Desexing Surgery: Post-Operative Care

This assignment focuses on providing post-operative care instructions for cat and dog owners following a desexing surgery. It includes information on managing anesthesia recovery, wound care, dietary recommendations, and identifying potential complications. The task involves designing a one-page brochure that outlines these crucial steps for pet owners to ensure a smooth recovery process.

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Unit Code ACMVET203A Unit Title Assist with surgery preparation
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ASSESSMENT TASK
1. CLEANING TERMS
Draw a line from each term to its correct definition (5 marks)
2. PREPARING THE SURGICAL SITE
Fill in the gaps using the words listed below: (6
marks)
 Clipped
 Vacuum cleaner
 40
 Periphery
 Incision site
 10
The hair should be clipped from the animal using a number 40

blade, to a margin of at least 10 _ cms around the surgical site. The
clipped hair should be removed with a vacuum cleaner . When
cleaning the clipped area, the cleaning should start from the incisin site
and work towards the periphery .

3. POST-SURGICAL CARE
3a. Post-operative wound infection will usually take a few days to develop. List (3) possible signs:
(3 marks)
 Heart rate and rhythms above 180 beats per minute
 Unusual colours on the mucous membranes
 Low refill rates by the capillaries
3b. When might sutures be left in longer than ten (10) days? Give 3 examples: (3
marks)
 In case of an infection at the operated site- This would require leaving the sutures so that
they can be removed later when the wound is healed.
 Location of the sutures- Sutures located at other sites other than the face can be left for
longer days to give time for the skin tension to reduce.
 Skin irritation- sutures can stay for longer than 10 days in patients who have no skin irritation
by sutures, and hence gives enough time for re-epithelialization to take place.
4. HOME CARE NOTES (20 marks)
Design a 1 page brochure than can be used for male and female, cats and dogs that have
undergone this surgical procedure.
Dayatsune veterinary services
Cats and dogs home care following desexing
Desexing
This is a surgical procedure which prevents the cat or dog from coming on heat, through general
aesthetics and then abdominal incisions.
Females:
 The removal of the uterus and ovaries.
 Operation at the abdomen through incision
Males
 Removal of testicles in scrotum for cats or proscrotum in dogs
 Testosterone levels decrease within one week
Hone care
Aesthetics make the cat or dog to be drowsy and lack appetite
 Keep desexed the cat or dog in a quiet and warm place
 Give little soft food in the morning and evenings
 Give plenty of warm water
Sutures
 Take the cat or dog for suture removal about two weeks after desexing
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 Keep suture lines dry and clean
 Ensure the cat or dog does not chew the sutures
Incision site
 Keep them in a clean cage or environment
 Avoid cat and dog bathing or swimming at all costs
 Reduce the movement of the cat or dog
Washing
 The animal should be washed for about 10 days before it is taken back to the veterinarian for
further check-up.
 Ensure no water and shampoo enters the incision site.
Need for emergency
In case the following signs appear on your pet, contact us;
 Frequent vomiting
 If blood is oozing from the operated area
 Dwelling near the incision site
 Continuous licking of the wound by the cat or dog
Kindly contact us in case you observe the above signs on your desexed cat or dogs.
Contacts details:
Dayatsune veterinary services
P.O box-54600
Melbourne.
Email: [e-mail]
Telephones:[phone]
TOTAL: /37
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