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If your pet is having a minor surgical or diagnostic procedure performed, we sometimes use a local anesthetic to help control pain. For example, when we perform a biopsy (in which a small portion of tissue is surgically removed so it can be examined), we often use a local anesthetic. Local anesthetics cause a loss of sensation in the area where the procedure is being performed. We sometimes use a sedative and/or anxiolytic (anti-anxiety medication) in combination with the local anesthetic to keep pets calm during a procedure.
Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns about your pet receiving local anesthesia or about the procedure for which your pet is scheduled.
40 Donnermeyer Dr Bellevue, KY 41073
Phone: 859-912-7060 Fax: 859-305-1901
In the case of an emergency after hours please call or take your pet to one of the local emergency clinics:
Medvet 3964 Red Bank Rd. Fairfax, OH 45227
Care Center6995 East Kemper Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45249
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