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Originally Posted by airplane  Of course you’d say that proper protocol would’ve saved my dog. That’s a nice thing to say. I’ve sat down for hours with many vets discussing how my dog died and the circumstances of her death and reviewed every single finding of the necropsy report with them and the blood work and how quickly and severe of a reaction it was, and the actions that my previous vet took when the incident happened, etc. The answer is no, she couldn’t have been saved. Normally when one has an anaphylactic reaction to a drug that is injected, it often comes on extremely quickly and is a very extreme reaction. Dogs can die from it even when proper treatment protocol is used. Beyond that, the research study found a difference that changed the odds at 10 lbs and under, not 3 lbs. You sound like an academic who appreciates research. You should log in to your University account and read some research studies. There’s multiple studies out there showing that these are factors related to risk. And many vets I’ve spoken to have confirmed that with me. You can’t rewrite facts. |
I apologize for the way that worded. After thinking about it I didn't really write that well and I would blame it on stress I'm going through but really there is no excuse. I do think things maybe much different in Canada vs the US. I think more precautions are taken over here. I know with medicines it has to go through a lot more here then Canada. If a proper crash cart was compiled I feel there would have been a much better chance for survival but I know not every vet is the same or has the same equipment. Our veterinary groups over here say the risk is more in 3 pounds and under. I don't have access to a lot of the studies Veterinarians do and I hate the public in general can't see it all either. Anesthesia of course does have its risks but it is safe and not as risky as in the past. There are dogs that it is more risky for like Callie is high risk but its not her age that is really the issue its that her liver is slightly damaged from Cushings, she can suffer an after effect of the anesthesia because of her IBD and she can have lots of coughing from being intubated because of the Collapsing trachea. I'm trying to think about how many times she has been under I know its 3 times for leg surgeries, a root canal, a broken tooth extraction and maybe 6 or 7 dentals and never has had any issue even wakes up well and fast. My two boys were both under 10 pounds when neutered no issues although Ollie's temp dropped slightly but they had the ability to warm him up quickly. Generally your not putting your dog under anesthesia for the heck of it and it is a necessity and in most cases its successful with no issues. With my experience with Callie sedation is much harder on her body then anesthesia. I still think that because you lost your baby under anesthesia it does make you a bit more sensitive to the topic. I can't speak for every vet but my vet seems to have just about every thing prepared for things to happen. I will also be honest I worry like heck when any of mine go under even knowing medically its safe. We had twin goats back when I was 18 and they had been withered and one of them started having issues going pee and would scream when he went. We took him to the vet that gave us a powder to mix in his food but it still didn't work so they took him in to do surgery and its a bit different with goats their systems are different. He made it through the surgery but died in recovery, his heart just stopped. It's a terrible thing that makes you blame yourself. Had Callie not been a puppy that we just got at that time I think it would have been even harder because she was a distraction.