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Old 02-13-2009, 05:48 PM   #15
Ladymom
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Thanks for the tip on the anesthesia, you can bet that I will request the same for my baby (that is if I muster the courage to try this neutering business again). I did not even think to ask my breeder her thoughts...I could kick myself! This is one tip that I did not read in any of my Yorkshire Terrier books that I bought when I prepared for the arrival of my furbaby, and what an all important tip it is!
Don't blame yourself. Your vet should have explained the importance of pre op bloodwork to you. Better yet, his office policy should be to insist on it for any animal who has never undergone anesthesia before.

You were lucky you didn't lose Toby.
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