Our boys were scheduled to be neutered today as well as have some of their baby teeth pulled. I went early to have a talk with the vet to make sure they were using the right anesthesia. So, last night to get ready I had my list of names of ones NOT to use and found really that only Isoflorane is the "drug" of choice.
So the poor boys went 12 hours w/o food and water and I get out to the vet and they tell me that they have the Isoflorane hook-up but don't use it...
Then they tell me that they use halothane - and this is one of those anesthesias on my list of NOT to use. So, by this time I am pretty uneasy.
Now, mind you about one year ago we had a 4 lb yorkie (girl) who went to this same vet to be spayed and we had absolutlely no problem. We were stupid back then and we were not well informed at all about what was safe and what wasn't.
So, being that we have used this vet for at least 10-yrs and never had a problem with our previous experience - do you think I did the right thing. I mean I am not second guessing - I just think that for an elective surgery I really didn't want to take the risk of having to tell my children that their babies didn't wake up becuase they used the wrong medicine.
So, I am going to call around now and see who, if anyone in our small town, uses Isoflorane.
Thanks for listening to me ramble.