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Originally Posted by YorkieRose  Yes..we will agree to disagree...I lost a bitch once after pain meds were adminstered after a dental, her BP went very low and she went into shock before the vet could do anything..BUT that was a long time ago and things were not the same..Yorkies scare me with the things I have seen them react to...so innocent a thing and a dead dog...
We used to beg vets not to give lepto..no one listened, people lost puppies...finally we as breeders had to take a stand and refuse..now it rarely happens...
There are many times I would insist on pain meds..but for a simple spay or dental I would not..and this is because any time I am given pain meds the bottle says...take as needed...if Pinkie is running through the house, jumping in and out of her bed..the vet and I determine pain meds are not needed...
AND...you must remember, people my age did not grow up in an era where no one is expected to feel any pain whatsoever, no matter how minor...I thank God for help for pain when needed, but will save it for when needed... |
Well dogs cannot make that decision for themselves even though we can. That to me is the major difference and why I would err on the side of medicating my dogs after surgery. I also think pain is best managed, and doctors and vets agree with this, when you keep ahead of the pain and not wait for it to be agonizing.
I'm not sure how old you are but my grandma was 91 when she died and she took medications for pain for as long as I can remember. In our family, we dont suffer when a little pill can fix us up but we are not pill abusers either. In fact, I hardly EVER taken any medication because I don't do well with it.
I will agree to disagree and I do so respectfully but I'm having a real hard time wrapping my 40-year-old brain around this one.
