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Originally Posted by Rhetts_mama  Endotracheal tubes come in different sizes, as do IV needles. Vets are well trained in intubating small animals, they spay/neuter rabbits, rats and the like. But like anything, practice makes perfect. Anyone with a tiny would do well to make sure they have a vet that deals with these little ones on a regular basis.
It sounds cruel now, but when I was learning to intubate preemies, we were taken to a vet clinic and practiced our techniques on little kittens that all weighed well under 500 grams (less than a pound). |
See? That is kind of the point with these tiny dogs. With a full grown dog this tiny one has to use a puppy, kitten or rabbit tube to anesthetize it!!!! Otherwise, you couldn't even put it to sleep using regular small dog equipment! And implants for total joints - wonder what they have to use for one of these? Maybe since they make special size sweathers and collars for them, some manufacturer makes tiny total joint implants, too. I'll bet one of those 1 lb. grown Yorkies would have trouble climbing my Tibbe's dog steps.