Wow how awful! Poor thing...that must have been hard to deal with. I don't believe there was anything that you could have down at that time..Poor pug!
It's hard, I know. When I was a vet tech I would assit the Dr in sx and we had to de-claw this little kitty from the pound that just got adpoted..she was about 9 months old. Well..the Dr didn't want to tube her he said it will take a second we will just put the mask on her..
I did not fell that was right. I hated when he did things like that! ( thats why I no longer work there) anyways I was watching her breath...she was doing fine. We were on the last paw, she stopped breathing. We started to try to bring her back, but it was too late, We lost her. He said that she had a weak heart thats what happened!
I felt so bad! I felt for the longest time that it was my fault. It was really hard for me to assit him in further sx. I told him if he isnt going to do the correct protocol with the next sx I wouldn't help him. I had to tell the people that we lost their kitty..That was the hardest thing I ever had to do in my life!! The worse thing about it, they didnt care! They said that they just got her a day ago!!!! I was shocked!! I didn't even know what I say, I went to the back room and just cried. I know how you feel!!! The best thing you can do is vent!