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Originally Posted by Bekgarrett  Getting back to the spaying/neutering issue. I've always had all my furbabies "fixed". The only thing I have been wary about is the fact that my vet always wanted to put a breathing tube down her throat. I was warned by the breeder that this could do some damage to the airway. My little man, Secret, was neutered by the time he was 6 months. He died of a collapsed trachea 4 years later. I'm not sure if they put a tube down for neutering, and I won't blame the vet for his problem later in life, but I begged my current vet to please not put the tube into her and he said he had to do it. He promised a ferret tube would go down her throat. Well, she was recently diagnosed with a collapsed trachea disease with the collapse up much higher. I wonder about the times she also had her teeth cleaned now. I wonder about a lot of things now that my baby is sick with the same thing that Secret had. She is only going to be 8 years old and also has congestive heart failure. I feel like a terrible mommy now who had the stupid tube put down her throat. |
Hey, Im soooooo sorry for your loss and for the pain you are currently going through. My breeder also told me somewhat of a horror story related to the tube that was put down one of her friends dogs throat during a neuter surgey. The little man suffered from collapsed trachea and brain damage
... Im unsure as to how, but it was related to the tube being put down the puppies throat. I dont think you should blame yourself at all! I understand feeling terrible, and i can not ask you to not feel that way, because frankly id probably feel the same if my little shia was suffering from the same issues. I think as a pet owner we are called to make some really tough decisions, some which are really life threatening. You did what you felt was right, I just hope that your little girl doesnt suffer the same ultimate fate as your little man did.