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04-05-2006, 06:19 AM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hartsville, SC
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| Neutering Question Hi all! I still have a couple of months before Tank and Buckeye hit neutering age, but I want to interview the vets in the area and decide where I would like to do it and try to schedule it for when they are around 6 months old. I like my vet right now but he's like 85 years old and his facility isn't very clean. But he works with all of the small dogs in town so I have mixed emotions about him. Thus the interview, price comparison, etc. So my question is what shoudl I be asking about? I knwo there are certain kinds of anestesia that you should use on small dogs, but what are they? Is there anything else I should be asking about? Please share your experiences and what you wish you would have known. Thanks! |
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04-05-2006, 09:26 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | I opted to have Cali spayed by a Board certified surgeon because she alos needed a liver and intestinal biopsies. My regular vets were not equipped to fix a liver shunt if they found one. I intereviewed the surgeon who also owns the Animal emergency clinic and was very impressed. They monitored Cali for 48 hours and if I had had her done at my regular vet she would have stayed the night with no one there and she did have some problems during the night that they were able to address. It cost way more but I felt good about the vet. For routine spay and neuters regular vets are fine but I would make sure you have confidence in them. The not being clean would worry me and his age.
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04-05-2006, 12:00 PM | #4 |
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| I was so apprehensive about getting Hobbs fixed because he is so small (not quite 3 lbs). So, I went in and talked to the vet, and expressed to him my concerns. He assured me everything would be fine. He told me that normally they require the dogs to stay overnight, but no one would be there at night to monitor him. He said that he likes for them to stay overnight because they are not supposed to run, jump, play, etc. after surgery. However, he told me that if I could promise him that we would make Hobbs stay calm and relaxed taht we could take him home that night, and we did. When I went to pick Hobbs up, the vet told me that they only used gas on him, instead of an IV. With the gas, they wake up right away after surgery, whereas with an IV, they are out cold for a good while. The gas they use that is the best is called "isoflourine." I would talk to your vet and ask him if he could just use gas instead of an IV. I think the only reason my vet used the gas instead of the IV was because he knew I was freaking out about it! I also looked up on the Internet other questions to ask: 1. Do they keep the doggies warm while in surgery...little dogs especially loose a lot of body heat under anesthesia. 2. Will there be someone there besides the vet to monitor vital signs. That is all I can remember right now. But express to your vet your concerns, and I am sure that you will get your questions answered and feel a lot better about the whole thing. I know I sure did! |
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