GAVC takes a significant amount of steps to try to keep the cost low for you. Here are some examples:
- Text messaging as our primary form of communication equals less staff time devoted to communication in the form of phone calls, checking voicemails etc.
- Online scheduling so that you, the owner, can schedule yourself for an appointment.
- Pre-surgical online paperwork that we request you fill out.
- Our surgeons are not board certified. However, with most surgeries, we have a significant amount of experience performing these surgeries. This means you can feel good knowing that your pet’s surgeon has experience.
- Our surgeons are very efficient and fast since they have so much experience. This lessons surgery/anesthesia time for your pet. A win-win. We can fit in more surgeries in a day and your pet is not under anesthesia for long.
- Our anesthetic patients are monitored with a base level of equipment monitoring- pulse oximetry (measuring heart beat and oxygenation level), temperature, and blood pressure for longer procedures. Both surgeon and pet nurses work together to recognize any signs that a patient may not be doing well that might show up prior to machines recognizing an issue. We do not offer EKG.
- We do not offer hospitalization after surgeries. Most all of our surgery patients recover at home (usually due to owner cost constraints and inability to afford hospitalization at urgent/ER clinics). However, transfer to urgent/ER clinics post surgery is always an option.
- High volume and high efficiency. In order to be lower cost we need to get through more surgeries than most other clinics. There are many behind the scenes steps that we take to do this.
- All of these steps enable us to provide surgeries at half or even a quarter the cost of other clinics. Please check out our pricing page for pricing on specific surgeries.
SCHEDULING
We have the option to schedule your spay/neuter appointment online. Go to www.gavccolorado.com and click “Request Appointment” up top. Then click Spay/Neuter, and a link will appear that will take you to our online scheduler.
NIGHT BEFORE INSTRUCTIONS
No food after 10pm unless your pet is a younger kitten or puppy. If younger kitten or puppy, then give a small meatball or teaspoon of food first thing in the morning. Water is okay for your pet until morning.
DROP-OFF INSTRUCTIONS
Check in through our website- www.gavccolorado.com and wait in your car until we are ready for you. This prevents us from getting too many pets in our lobby, which can stress out both pet and owner. You will be asked to fill out paper work online. This will be a surgery questionnaire. You can add on services through this form such as vaccines or nail trim, etc. There is the option for blood testing and IV catheter placement. These are always great. However, most people elect not to do these unless there is more concern for their pet (ie older age animals. Brachycephalics (pugs, bull dogs etc.) would benefit from a cerenia (anti-vomiting medication).
YOUR PETS STAY WITH US
Please have your pet go potty before drop off since they likely won’t get a chance to go while they are with us. This is not a problem for most pets since they haven’t eating anything or had much to drink. Your pet will be given an oral sedative/pain medicine at drop off and hang out until their turn for surgery.
Sometimes, their surgery will be immediately; but other times they may need to wait longer for their surgery especially if we have a critical patient come in for a surgery. We do not give updates on our spay neuter patients. You are welcome to text us. However, our surgery staff is often very busy with surgeries so there can be a delay in responding. If there is any concern with your pet, we most definitely will notify you in a timely manner.
No news is good news.
Plan for pick up around 4:30pm unless we text you otherwise. Sometimes, we will text you earlier if your pet’s surgery was done early and is recovering quickly. Other times, we might text you to let you know pick up can be a little later (likely due to a critical pet surgery that needed to go earlier). Unless you are texted to come later, please be to the clinic by 5pm or we might need to add a $25 every half hour. The late fee is to help pay for staff that otherwise would have left on time, but now are needing to stay late.
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