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Originally Posted by Bekgarrett  Thank you so much for your support and comment. It just hurts to see this unfolding again. I know that Kissy is much better off than Secret was with his collapse at this point, but I just can't help, wonder "if only" and what if"? My breeder immediately asked me when I called about her condition "if I had allowed that damn (her words) tube be put down her throat for any surgeries?" Of course, I had, but it was a ferrett tube, she said it didn't matter that it just damages those little fragile rings in the throat. Once they've been messed with it's all downhill from there. |
All dogs/cats no matter what the size need to be tubed for surgery. It keeps an airway open at all times. If that tube wasn't there and your puppy stopped breathing there would be no way to properly breath for the pup and keep him alive. Then while the vet is scrubbed in for surgery, and the pup isn't breathing, a stressed out tech would have to put a tube in with the dog on its back during the surgery and probably cause damage to the trachea that way.
If done properly, intubating a a patient for surgery should NOT harm the trachea. I've personally never seen a dog develop CT after having been intubated.
I'm sorry both your yorkies had/have this problem but i wouldn't blame the vet for tubing the dog. I'd be thanking him for doing everything possible to ensure a safe surgery.