I am so sorry for your loss of your beautiful Maezie, I love your tributes to her, was she a show dog? she had so many ribbons how proud you must be.
Thank you for sharing your story with us because I am sure it will help other pet owners. I have been contemplating a dental for my Lola so this thread has got me thinking and researching. I was surprised when you mentioned Propofol, because I have always asked for Isoflurane and that's what they told me they used. But after doing some research I come to find out that prior to the Isoflurane they use a Induction anesthetic (a pre anesthetic so to speak). This might not be news to others but it was news to me. I guess I can understand why the procedure had not even taken place since during the administration of propofol they would be just waiting to go to the next step of a more deeper anesthetic. Below is something I copied that explains it. So it got me wondering if an allergic reaction could be possible would it be prudent going forward if you had to have a dog go under anesthesia to administer allergy medicine in advance. Lola once had a reaction to some vaccines, just throwing up and not feeling well, not severe but ever since that time I give her benedryl before she gets a shot and we have not had any more problems. So I wonder if doing this before a procedure would help. I have a call into the vet tech so I will see what they say, but I was wondering if your vet said anything about that.
Induction anesthetic. As its name suggests, this anesthesia agent kicks off the anesthesia process. Propofol is the name that most owners will be familiar with, but, again, there are a variety of choices, depending on the veterinarian and the situation at hand. Induction anesthesia is administered intravenously (that is, with a needle); the idea is to administer a fast-acting anesthetic to pave the way for the more powerful inhalant anesthesia. The catheter that dispenses the induction agent also gives the veterinarian a conduit to provide supportive fluids – and immediate access to the bloodstream should other drugs need to be administered in response to the patient’s condition.
Because propofol works so smoothly and quickly – and can be reversed just as speedily – it is typically used to anesthetize a dog as a preparation for general anesthesia. Your vet is unlikely to use it alone during any major procedure. |