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I have not been on for a few days because I have been taking care of Dixie. I had her spayed last Wednesday and she had a terrible reaction to the anesthesia and I almost lost her but hopefully someone can learn from my experience.

Here's my story and I will try to avoid going off on a rant. I took Dixie in on Wednesday to get spayed. They used isoflurane gas and also did all of the pre surgery bloodwork which they said was perfect.

They called and said that I could pick her up that afternoon which I thought to be unusual but I was just glad that she didn't have to spend the night. When I went in to pick her up, she was pretty groggy which is to be expected. Once I got her home I set her down in the grass and she could barely stand up which started to alarm me so I called the vets office and the tech said not to worry about it.

Well a couple of hours went by and I took her out again and this time she was worse, she would just fall over and she couldn't keep awake for more than a minute at a time. This was beyond just being groggy and I had a horrible feeling that something just wasn't right. So I called my vet's office but no one picked up even though it was still early afternoon. By this time she was shaking so I rushed her into the ER clinic and she started seizing. Thank god they were able to determine that she was having a bad reaction to the anesthesia and knew what to do. If I had not gotten her there in time, I would have lost her.

The next morning I brought her back to my vet's office and I was shaking, I was so mad. Apparently what had happened, was that after Dixie's surgery, he had gone to the dentist with an emergency and one of the vet techs was to keep an eye on Dixie and ensure that she was okay to go home. I don't know if the tech was incompentent or simply didn't do her job but she should have been able to determine that Dixie was not okay. I find it strange that they closed soon after I picked up Dixie and have to wonder if the tech sent her home early or without making sure she was okay just to close the office early. Regardless, someone made a mistake, a big one.

So there is a reason why they should stay overnight after being spayed. I guess that every vet has his or her own opinion on the issue but I would rather error on the side of caution. And I guess the other thing I hope everyone gets out of this is to trust your instincts when you think something is wrong and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.