Affordable, quality veterinary care for your pet.
Although routine spay and neuter surgery is a commonly performed outpatient procedure, the surgery is invasive and serious complications can result from failure to follow post-operative instructions. Complications include, but are not limited to: skin infection, swelling at the surgery site, opening of one or both suture layers, internal hemorrhage and death.
1. Dogs and cats must be kept indoors for a week after surgery. Dogs may be leash walked for a short time ONLY to use the bathroom.
2. You may offer your pet half the amount they normally eat the night of surgery.
3. Restrict your animal’s activity for the next 7 days. Do not allow running or jumping. If your pet runs or jumps they will open their stitches.
4. You must keep your pet from biting at their incision. If your pet licks or bites at their incision they will open their stitches.
5. Do not bathe your pet for a week after surgery.
6. DO NOT GIVE YOUR PET ASPRIN, TYLENOL, ADVIL OR ANY OTHER HUMAN MEDICATION AFTER SURGERY. THESE CAN BE TOXIC TO ANIMALS AND MAY RESULT IN ORGAN DAMAGE AND/OR DEATH. All patients receive pain medication that will last up to 72 hours. If your pet seems uncomfortable, please call or have her/him seen by the local veterinarian. DO NOT PUT NEOSPORIN, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, ALCOHOL, OR ANYTHING ELSE ON YOUR PET’S INCISION.
7. Your pet’s stitches will dissolve and do not have to be removed.
RASCAL is mobile and therefore will not always be in your area to see your pet if there are problems.
If your pet has had vaccines other than Rabies today with RASCAL, he or she will be due for boosters in 3-4 weeks.
Below are veterinary emergency care hospitals that are open late-night or 24 hours. RASCAL is not responsible for any charges incurred and is not affiliated with any of the facilities listed. These hospitals are in the central Ohio area.
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MedVet
300 E. Wilson Bridge Rd.
Worthington, OH 43085
Phone: (614) 846-5800 or (800) 891-9010
Fax: (614) 846-5308
Click here for a map to MedVet
The Ohio State University
College of Veterinary Medicine
1900 Coffey Road
Columbus, Ohio 43210
(614) 292-1171
Click here for a map to OSU Vet Hospital
Capital Veterinary Referral And Emergency Center
5230 Renner Rd, Columbus, OH 43228
Phone: (614) 870-0480
Click here for a map to Capital Referral
If your pet had vaccines with RASCAL, most likely they will need to be boostered in 3-4 weeks. All vaccines RASCAL offers, with the exception of Rabies, will need to have a booster in order to provide long term protection for your pet. Make an appointment with your local area veterinarian to have these vaccines done. Sometimes RASCAL makes regular visits to an area, and if the unit is back in your area offering vaccines within the right time frame you can get them boostered with RASCAL veterinarians.
RASCAL Cat Vaccines
Rabies- no boosters. Your cat is then protected for a year.
FVRCP (Feline Distemper) - 2 boosters 3-4 weeks apart if your cat is under 4 months of age at time of initial vaccine. 1 booster shot in 3-4 weeks if your pet is 4 months or older at time of initial vaccine. Your cat is then protected for a year.
Feline Leukemia - 1 booster shot 3 weeks after initial vaccination. Your cat is then protected for a year.
RASCAL Dog Vaccines
Rabies- no boosters. Your dog is then protected for a year. (3 year protection and tags will be based on vaccine history.)
DHLPPC (Canine Distemper) - 3 boosters 3-4 weeks apart if your dog is under 4 months of age at the time of initial vaccine. 2 boosters if your dog is 4 months to a year of age at the time of initial vaccine. 1 booster if your dog is over a year of age at the time of initial vaccine. 1 booster if your dog is over a year at the time of initial vaccine. Your dog is then protected for a year.
Bordatella- 1 booster shot 3-4 weeks after initial vaccination. Your dog is then protected for a year.
If you have recently had your pet fixed on RASCAL, you should have received a sheet of paper along with your post-operative instructions with contact information for veterinarians in your area. If not, please refer to your local yellow pages or you can use a web based search to find a vet in your town.
RASCAL veterinarians and staff are committed to long term pet care. The RASCAL unit and low-cost spay/neuter programs are available to provide a necessary service for people and their pets, but should not be used as a substitute for a regular long-term relationship with a veterinarian. A yearly examination and preventative care by a vet in your area is the kindest and most crucial thing you can do for the long-term health of your pet.
Cost can sometimes be a
factor when it comes to veterinary care. Medical insurance is now also
available for pets, and policy holders enjoy similar low out of pocket
cost that human medical insurance provides.
Humane Society of the United States Pets for Life
This site gives you all kinds of information from choosing the right pet and choosing a veterinarian to dealing with behavior issues and even moving with your pet.
An Ohio State University website that can give you tips for dealing with behavioral issues in cats.
Visiting our site from out of state? Visit Spay USA to find a low-cost
spay/neuter program in your town.
Want to help programs that provide funding for spay and neuter in Ohio? Get the Ohio Pet License Plate!
This link takes you to Columbus Dog Connection, a great website for pet information in central Ohio.
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