I almost lost my first Yorkie to anesthesia. I was also in the surgical suite with the vet and surgery tech when it happened. I was a newbie tech at the time and was there only to observe. The vet explained that because she's a terrier, they fight when they're going under, and basically she was over medicated, then it finally hit her and she started going into heart failure. They had to bring her level up quickly and stabilized her before continuing with her surgery. She was being put under very gradually, and the reversal drugs were right there, so I believe they were prepared for this type of reaction.
This same reaction occurred when my step daughter had her feeding tube placed. It was her first operation, first time being sedated, and as she has severe Cerebral Palsy, I could not explain to her what was going to happen. The second time she was put under, she understood when I told her the doc was going to put her to sleep to change her feeding tube, bc she did remember the first experience. Just thought this a strange coincidence.. |