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Referral Success

by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorized

Referral Received A member of our team will reach out if we have any...
Veterinary TPLO Surgery

Veterinary TPLO Surgery

by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorized

Dauphin County, PA Pet TPLO Surgery Frequently Asked Questions. CALL US WHAT IS A TPLO? TPLO stands for Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy. It’s is a surgery performed on dogs suffering from a ruptured or torn ACL. TPLO is THE most common surgery Dr. Zeltzman performs...
Overweight Pet

Overweight Pet

by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorized

Overweight Pet Good nutrition is critical for your pet’s health. CALL US Like humans, the general health of pets is affected by the ability to manage weight. Obesity, or even being overweight, can not only lead to a variety of insidious conditions and diseases but...
Veterinary Pain Management

Veterinary Pain Management

by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorized

Dauphin County, PA Pet Pain Management “Pain is not acceptable.” CALL US At Harrisburg Regional Veterinary, we are very generous with pain medications and always say “pain is not acceptable”. Drs. Zeltzman and Baia consider pain management, the...
Veterinary Post-Surgery Care

Veterinary Post-Surgery Care

by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorized

Dauphin County, PA Pet Post-Op Care Your pet is in good hands. CALL US Surgery is over. Now the road to recovery begins. As important as surgery, the postop surgical care your pet receives greatly impacts recovery and comfort.Success comes from following the discharge...
Veterinary Tumor/Cancer Surgery

Veterinary Tumor/Cancer Surgery

by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorized

Dauphin County, PA Pet Tumor/Cancer Surgery Cancer is more common as pets live longer and longer. CALL US As the years pass, veterinarians continue to report more and more incidence of pet cancer. While it sounds like a negative, the reasons for the rise in numbers...
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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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