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Originally Posted by 107barney  I have not had the testing done. But, I can tell you that my dog Daisy has had skin tags and a skin cancer removed while under dexdomitor. Dexdomitor is conscious sedation and the dog is monitored while sedated. So they are not intubated and there is no gas. They use a reversal agent called Antisedan to reverse the anesthesia when the procedure is over. Dermatologists use dexdomitor all day long, so they are quite comfortable with the monitoring and use of it.
I probably would only do labs if my dog was due for them, or unless my vet had a strong recommendation to do it. I think more than good bloodwork, you should have your vet do a very thorough listen of the heart for any potential murmurs or heart issues. Dogs w/ heart issues are not ideal candidates for dexdomitor.
Good luck, she will do fine. |
I took Betty Boop to our regular vet today and had bloodwork done as she was due for her 6 month lab work anyway. He listened to her heart. He said there was no murmur and had a good steady beat.
I am a little concerned about a couple of things on the lab work. Her Lipase was high (normal range is 200 - 1800. She was 2111). She had a high result last year and he did something called a CPL and it was normal. Her follow up bloodwork had a normal LIPA.
The MPV and PDW were low.
MPV range is 8.7 - 13.2 (result was 7.4)
PDW range is 9.1 - 19.4 (result was 8.1)
AMYL range is 500 - 1500 (results was 461)
He said he doesn't go by these numbers but goes by some other numbers. I can't remember which ones, but they were normal.
Would you know if these numbers are something that should really concern me? I panic when anything is out of range. Maybe I need to follow up with another blood test soon to see if the numbers change.