How soon can my dog come home after surgery?

That would depend on the type of surgery done. Most patients here at the Animal Hospital of Statesville go home the same day because we are not open 24 hours, and we are not here overnight. So most of the time we want them to go back home in the afternoon. So we'll monitor them after surgery for a few hours and then send them home later in the afternoon.

Most of our patients will be dismissed in the late afternoon or early evening on the day of their procedure. Their go-home time will be discussed with you when the doctor gives you a call about their procedure once they're in recovery.

If it's a routine procedure, they're generally able to go home that same night. There are certain circumstances with more involved surgeries where we like to keep them overnight, but the routine ones typically can go home a couple of hours post-surgery.