Surgery
APPOINTMENTOur clinic offers a wide range of soft tissue surgical procedures. We very commonly perform spay and neuter surgeries as well as more complicated surgeries such as abdominal exploratories, mass removals, and biopsies.
We are not high volume, and limit the number of procedures we do each day in order to take the utmost care with each of our patients. A dedicated surgical nurse is with your pet every step of the way. Each and every patient is closely monitored by at least two people throughout the procedure, and parameters such as oxygen saturation, blood pressure, heart rate, and temperature are continually monitored. Pain management is a vital aspect of our pre, intra, and post-operative surgical protocol.
Important Questions to ask before choosing a Veterinary Hospital for your pet’s surgery:
Will a veterinarian perform a comprehensive exam prior to anesthesia on the day of surgery?
What other tests are performed before my pet has surgery?
Will my pet have an intravenous catheter and fluids during surgery?
What drugs or methods of anesthesia will be used on my pet?
We also intubate every surgical patient with an endotracheal tube at the start of surgery to provide oxygen and protect and maintain the airway. Anesthetic gas mixed in oxygen is delivered through this tube to fine tune the depth of anesthesia. We can also breathefor the patient using this tube and machine if/when necessary. The endotracheal tube also prevents aspiration of any fluids from the esophagus into the lungs. We feel it is inappropriate not to intubate a patient under anesthesia for several of these safety reasons.
We use pre-anesthetic medications to relax and calm pets before anesthesia,these medications also provide pain relief before the surgery begins. Sedatives also help us decrease the amount of anesthetic needed for general anesthesia.
How is my pet monitored during anesthesia?
Sunrise Veterinary Clinic is fully equipped with modern machines to measure blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen content of tissues, and body temperature. For every surgery there is a least one and often two trained staff members present with your pet and monitoring these parameters constantly from the beginning of anesthesia until after your pet is recovered and breathing well following the procedure. We keep an anesthetic record with all the vital parameters recorded and drug amounts and fluid rates tracked for each patient.
What types of surgical care or standards are offered?
Anesthesia also causes pets to lose body heat. Cold surgery tables and hospital settings are uncomfortable! Lower body temperature also decreases blood pressure which can lead to problems during and after surgery. For these reasons, our veterinary clinic has invested in veterinary patient warming devices. Much more comfortable for our pet patients!gh recovery. Your pet is not left alone in a cage; we are with them through the entire anesthetic process. With thorough monitoring of your pet we are quickly alerted of any problems or changes and can make adjustments accordingly.
Sunrise Veterinary Clinic is fully equipped with modern machines to measure blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen content of tissues, and body temperature. For every surgery there is a least one and often two trained staff members present with your pet and monitoring these parameters constantly from the beginning of anesthesia until after your pet is recovered and breathing well following the procedure. We keep an anesthetic record with all the vital parameters recorded and drug amounts and fluid rates tracked for each patient.
What about sterility to prevent infection?
What about pain management and nausea?
We offer CRI (Constant Rate Infusion) pain management for particularly painful surgeries; this involves an IV drip of pain
management (similar to Morphine drip) throughout surgery and recovery. We also have a variety of oral and injectable antibiotics to use when indicated.
We utilize Cerenia, a 24-hour anti-nausea injection for our patients prior to anesthetic induction to minimize nausea in recovery.
What about after surgery care?
A post-surgery re-check, and suture removal are included free of charge for surgery patients. We also trim the nails of every pet under anesthesia.
When choosing a veterinarian for your pet’s surgery, no matter how ‘routine’ you feel the surgery to be, we encourage you to ask these questions.
At Sunrise Veterinary Clinic our team strives to provide a high standard of care with surgery and anesthesia.
If you have questions or concerns about your pet and surgery & anesthesia please address these with your Veterinarian!
We're proud to serve Benton City, WA and the surrounding communities.
At Sunrise Veterinary Clinic, we go above and beyond to take an individualized approach to each of our patients. You and your pet's comfort and safety are always our top priority!

Location
Benton City, WA 99320

Contact Info
Phone: 509-588-6970
Email: sunriseveterinaryclinic@gmail.com
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