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Admissions
 The following applies to all dogs and cats scheduled for both surgery and dentals:
Please use a leash or suitable carrier for your pet when visiting the hospital! This is for the protection of your pet, yourself and the staff. Please remember that although we do our best to minimize the stress your animal may feel while visiting the hospital, it is still a stress filled environment. Pets who may otherwise be very well behaved can react unpredictably in a stressful situation. If you do not have a proper carrier please inform the receptionist immediately upon entering the building.
All animals must be brought into the hospital the morning of the scheduled surgery between 7:30am and 8:00am to the main hospital at 24 E. Athens. Dentals are dropped off between 8:00am and 8:30am to Ardmore Veterinary Specialties at 18 E. Athens Ave. This allows the nurses to prep our patients for their procedures. Preparations vary according to the type of procedure scheduled. Expect that all surgeries will be shaved at and around the surgical site. Animals are also shaved on one or more legs allowing placement of IV catheters. Animals brought into the hospital for abdominal ultrasounds will be shaved in the entire abdominal area and also about halfway up their sides.
Upon admission you will be asked to read and sign a release form for the procedure, including any anesthesia which will be used. Pre-anesthetic bloodwork is mandatory for all procedures involving anesthesia. It is a good indication of the health of your pet, and lessens the risk of complications. We try to schedule bloodwork at least a week before your pet's procedure to be sure that all values are within normal limits.
 You will also be given a handout which explains surgical procedures and policies of The Ardmore Animal Hospital, as well as a handout regarding pain control. Please take these home to read.
We ask that you call no earlier than 4:00pm the day of the procedure. At that time, we are able to give you a status report on your pet, and let you know what time he/she is to be picked up. If your pet is staying overnight, such as in the case of routine neutering, we ask that you pick up between 8:00am and 8:30 am the following morning. Saturday pick-ups are between 8:30am and 9:00am. This allows our nurses to fully evaluate your pet prior to going home. At that time you will be given discharge instructions and told when and if to come back for suture removal.
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