Advances in anesthesia have made elective procedures safer with a low rate of anesthetic complications. Complications can arise because of pre-existing conditions not evident during previous examinations. In order to evaluate your pet’s current health status, a pre-anesthetic examination will be performed by a doctor. In certain rare circumstances a condition may exist that is not evident on physical examination or pre-anesthetic screening, which could result in an anesthetic complication. Patients will be monitored during and after anesthesia. Pain relief medication will be administered in hospital and dispensed for at home use at the discretion of the doctor.