Prepare clearer questions before a spay, neuter, microchip or ID discussion with your vet.
Educational note
This is a planning checklist only. It does not collect or store personal information, and it does not replace your veterinarian's advice or surgery instructions.
Planning note
This tool does not collect or store personal information. It is only a checklist to help you prepare questions for your veterinarian. Your vet's instructions come first.
Before the vet visit
Dog stage selected: Adult dog. Ask your vet how age and growth affect timing.
Dog details selected: Female dog.
Source selected: Adopted from a shelter or rescue.
Ask the shelter or rescue what sterilisation agreement, records, or follow-up applies.
Bring vaccination, rabies, deworming, tick and flea, medication, and previous surgery records.
ID and record reminders
Ask the vet to scan for a microchip or discuss microchipping.
Confirm microchip registration details are current.
Check that your dog has a readable ID tag with a current phone number.
Take photos of vaccine cards, rabies records, microchip details, and adoption paperwork.
Pre-surgery questions to ask
Ask whether heat cycles, possible pregnancy, false pregnancy, or recent puppies affect timing.
Ask what signs after a spay would need urgent veterinary attention.
What pre-surgery checks do you recommend?
What does the estimate include and what could cost extra?
Which medications, food, or routines should I discuss before the day?
What should I do if my dog comes into heat, seems unwell, or may be pregnant before the appointment?
Post-surgery care questions to ask
What written recovery instructions will I receive?
How should activity, stairs, jumping, bathing, and licking be managed?
When is the follow-up check?
Which symptoms are urgent and which are expected?
Who do I contact after hours if I am worried?
Emergency signs after surgery reminder
Contact a vet urgently for collapse, breathing trouble, pale gums, repeated vomiting, heavy bleeding, wound opening, uncontrolled pain, severe weakness, or fast-worsening symptoms.
Do not give human medication or change prescribed medication unless your vet tells you to.
Follow your vet's instructions before advice from friends, social media, or generic online posts.
