Drs. Zeltzman and Baia consider pain management, the number 1 priority for caring for your pet before, during, and after surgery. Committed to the personalized treatment of your pet, our team offers the latest in pain management options:

• • Sedatives to keep your pet calm and stress-free before surgery. This also helps us give less anesthesia.
  • An anti-nausea medication.
  • Morphine-like pain medication in the IV fluids, so your pet gets a micro-dose in each drop before, during, and after surgery (and overnight) (aka Constant Rate Infusion).
  • If applicable, a pain medication in the joint before and after surgery.
  • If applicable, Nocita, a pain medication injected around the surgery site to numb it for up to 3 days (similar to the Novocaine you get at the dentist, except that it’s out of your gums in about an hour!).
  • An injection of pain medications around the nerve that feeds the surgery site, when applicable. Again, same concept than at the dentist, except our “nerve blocks“ typically last up to 24 hours.
  • But wait, there’s more! We will send your pet home with 2 or sometimes 3 pain medications.
  • Your pet will also receive antibiotics before, during, and after surgery.
  • We will also recommend joint supplements to help manage arthritis when appropriate.

Regardless of the surgery, our goal is to keep your pet as comfortable and safe as possible.