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New Client Intake Form

by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Aug 24, 2020 | Uncategorized

New Client Intake Form GET STARTED We can’t wait to see you! Please complete your New Client Intake Form before your first visit. If you have any questions, feel free to call us! Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name *FirstLastEmail...

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Harrisburg Veterinary Surgery Careers

by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Aug 22, 2020 | Uncategorized

Careers Join our team! CALL US We may be looking for the next rock star to join our team. Are you a rock star? Are you a unicorn? Are you a SuperTech? Then you might have what it takes to work at HRVSS as a CVT or a nurse assistant. Only experienced veterinary nurses...

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Harrisburg Veterinary Surgery Appointment

by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Aug 21, 2020 | Uncategorized

Appointment We proudly serve pets in Dauphin County, York, Lancaster, Lebanon, Reading, Wilkes-Barre & Scranton, PA. We look forward to seeing you! GET STARTED Thank you for choosing us! Request your next appointment online by completing the form below. Please...
Harrisburg Veterinary Surgery Success Stories

Harrisburg Veterinary Surgery Success Stories

by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Aug 21, 2020 | Uncategorized

Success Stories Here is what past pet owners and referring family vets have said about Dr. Zeltzman’s services. CALL US We appreciate your feedback. Thank you for trusting us with your pet’s care. Please click below to leave us a five-star review on Google or...
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20 Questions to Ask Before Your Pet’s Surgery

Trusting your vet or a surgeon with doing surgery on your beloved pet is not as easy as it sounds. It requires a lot of trust.
To help you establish that trust, here are some questions I feel are reasonable to ask your vet or your surgeon.

  • Are you a board-certified surgeon, i.e. a true specialist?
  • What’s my pet’s exact diagnosis?
  • What are ALL of the treatment options?
  • What is the name of the specific surgery you recommend?
  • What is the purpose of the surgery?
  • Why do you think this surgery is a better option than the other ones?
  • Is my pet a good candidate for this surgery?
  • Who is the best person to do the surgery?
  • How many of these surgeries have you done in your career?
  • How many of them have you done in the last year?
  • What are the possible risks and complications?
  • How common are they in general? How about in your hands?
  • What is your success rate?
  • Are there additional tests required before surgery?
  • How will my pet be monitored during and especially after surgery?
  • How long will the surgery take, and how long will my pet need to stay at the clinic?
  • If there is an overnight stay, who will supervise my pet?
  • How will pain be assessed and addressed?
  • How long will it take for my pet to fully recover?
  • What are the postop care instructions and restrictions?
Even though this list looks long, and seems like it would take hours to answer, a good surgeon should answer many of these questions during the consultation anyway.

So check those questions off as they go, and ask the remaining questions after that.

It’s critical to have open and transparent communication with your surgeon to ensure you make an informed decision about your pet’s surgery.

If you would like to learn how we can help your pet with safe surgery and anesthesia, please contact us using the button below

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We help your pet get back to feeling their best.

Privately owned Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty is the first and only local veterinary surgery center in the Harrisburg area. We partner with your family vet to provide your pet with surgical expertise in orthopedic, “soft tissue” and cancer surgery. All we do is surgery!

We proudly serve pets in Pennsylvania (Dauphin County, York, Lancaster, Lebanon, State College, Reading, Wilkes-Barre & Scranton, Progress, Colonial Park, Hershey, Elizabethtown, Carlisle, Lehigh Valley, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Stroudsburg, Enola, Camp Hill, Mechanicsburg, Good Hope, Camp Hill, Dillsburg, Boiling Springs, York, Gettysburg, Lancaster, Lititz, Middletown), New Jersey (Phillipsburg, Blairstown, Morris Plains, Trenton), New York (Manhattan, Buffalo), Washington DC, Delaware, Maryland (Baltimore, Gaithersburg), West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina, and even Florida!

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Harrisburg, PA 17111

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