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09-12-2006, 09:37 AM | #1 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philadelphia, PA
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| Why Isoflourine??? Ok, so Howie is 6 months old and I know I need to get him neutered. From being on here, I've learned that Isoflourane or Sevoflourine are the only anaesthetics that should be used on yorkies. My question is WHY? I was on the phone with the vet's office today scheduling an appt for blood work and asked what they used and the vet tech told me Pentathol. Upon more research, I saw that this is a barbituate which I've also read on here is a NO NO for yorkies. But I need to know why! I'm sitting here at work getting myself so worked up over this. I really appreciate your responses.
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09-12-2006, 09:43 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Seaford, NY
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| I don't know the answer but thanks for the post I'm actually waiting right now for the Vet to call me back cause Ladys is getting spayed on the 14th...now I have yet another question to ask her. |
09-12-2006, 09:49 AM | #3 |
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| I'm absolutely working myself up into a frenzy about it. I need to calm myself down. Lol.
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09-12-2006, 09:52 AM | #4 |
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| I understand from what my vet has told me is that Isoflourane or Sevoflourine are the safest modern anaesthetics for small animals and he wouldn't use anything else...they allow the animal to be brought round alot quicker after surgery than older anaesthetics and so have less side effects. Hope all goes well. Last edited by mitchell; 09-12-2006 at 09:55 AM. |
09-12-2006, 09:53 AM | #5 | |
Mardelin Yorkshire Terriers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California
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Iso and Sevo are what is used in pediatrics. Toy dogs experience little or no effects and wake up almost immediately. In the past when Barbituates were used, toy dogs were lost when undergoing routine procedures as teeth cleaning. Find another vet......he appears to be behind the times in his surgical practices, most vets do not use Barbituates any longer.
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09-12-2006, 09:54 AM | #6 |
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| that you for the information....that is definitely something I'll have to ask her... |
09-12-2006, 10:14 AM | #7 | |
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Isoflurane is the anesthetic of choice. Don't use Halothane or any of the barbituates (see number 4, below). Some vets will "mask" a tiny dog with Isoflurane rather than use the injectable and some vets will not intubate at all, but this depends on the type of surgery being performed. This is an excellent method whenever possible. Last but not least, DO NOT ALLOW YOUR VET TO USE ANY KIND OF BARBITUATES TO ANESTHESIZE YOUR TOY DOG. MOST PARTICULARLY NOT PENTABARB. Many toy dogs have died needlessly because of UNINFORMED VETS WHO ARE DECADES BEHIND IN USE OF ANESTHETICS FOR TOY DOGS. If your vet thinks Isoflurane is too expensive and refuses to use it, then FIND ANOTHER VET THAT will use it. It could and probably will save your dog's life. http://www.shooterdog.com/alexfaq3.htm
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09-12-2006, 10:19 AM | #8 |
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| Do not let your vet use this anesthesia. Isoflurane and Sevoflurane are much more expensive for the vet to use, but dogs come out of anesthesia very quickly. If you let your vet use the barbituate anesthesia there is a strong possibility that your dog will not wake up! Read this link and be sure and scroll down and read about Buttons, may the little one rest in peace. http://www.shooterdog.com/alexfaq3.htm#SURG |
09-12-2006, 10:24 AM | #9 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | Please insist or find another vet if yours won't/doesn't use Iso or Servo. It is too big a risk to take.
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09-12-2006, 10:26 AM | #10 |
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| thank you all so much for this information, I did not even realized that this sould be a concern...I've been so worried about just being able to convince the vet to let me take lady home that night (they want her to stay overnight) I posted a few days ago about that.. Hopefully the vet will call back soon, so I can ask all my question.... |
09-12-2006, 10:26 AM | #11 |
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| Thanks you so much. The shooter dog linked helped a lot. Now I just need to find a vet that seems competent.
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09-12-2006, 03:32 PM | #12 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Seaford, NY
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| I talked to my vet before and they are letting me bring Lady home that night (i had posted a few days ago about that situtation)....she did tell me that since she is such a small dog that she will be "masked", now the anesthesia she said that they use sounded a little like it had the word oxygen in it (not too sure, she had returned by call when I was driving). Does anyone know what she might be talking about?????? |
09-12-2006, 03:41 PM | #13 |
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| You know when i was getting Duchess spayed i went to talk to the vet. I asked him '' will you be using isoflourine?'' he said 'why?'' i told him that i had heard from a good knowledgable source (YT OF COURSE )that its safest for small dogs. He told me that the type of anaesthetic you use doesnt really have much difference, and that it depends on the amount needed on the individual animal, the same with humans? But yes he does use isoflourine |
09-12-2006, 06:16 PM | #14 | |
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09-13-2006, 04:19 AM | #15 |
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| are the barbituates used when masking or is it only by injection??? |
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