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jrsygal37 09-04-2007 06:17 PM
I couldn't remember which was safe and which wasn't. I just remember reading something about it on here. I just went and checked my paper work from when I had Bella's teeth cleaned and Jersey Spayed. My vet used "Sevoflurane." Does anyone know if this is also safe or what the unsafe anesthisia was called? My vet is very good and is supposed is always voted best in the area, but still I want to be safe then sorry. Again, I'm happy Dixie is alright, and yes you're right an allergic reaction can happen but I'd have it out with the doc. about why the tech allowed her to go when she wasn't really ready. Thank god she came through alright. Elaine

Rae Rae 09-04-2007 07:46 PM
OMG that's terrible! :mad: I'm glad that she's O.K now. Maybe it's better she didn't stay the night, because if she did she would've been alone and no one would be able to notice her condition. It's so scary when they go under because anything can go wrong. Is the vet going to reimburse you at all for the spay since it sounds like it was their negligence as to why it got this bas for her?

YorkieShadow 09-04-2007 09:12 PM
Im so sorry this happened to your girl. Im so glad you did take her home, if not and if noone was there at night with her, she could of died.

cutiepieyorkies 09-05-2007 04:31 AM
omg i just got on and read this i am so very sorry i hope dixie recovers fast with god speed this just has tore me all to pieces i can just imagine how you are feeling the vet tech should be fired if she is that uncaring she does not need to be working in this type of enviorment and has not the slighest clue as to what she needs to be doing again gb both you and dixie:littleang :littleang :getwellso

cutiepieyorkies 09-05-2007 04:33 AM
ps what blows me away is my vet cleaned her teeth with no problem
must have been different meds he used

Ines3185lyorkie 09-05-2007 05:19 AM
After what I have been through with an incompetent vet. :mad: I am seriously thinking that spaying and any needed surgeries I will have done by specialists. I know it costs more but the pain and suffering is not worth it. There are good vets out there but they are hard to find. Trust your gut instincts, always. Thank God she is fine now.

RIP.NIKKI: Sasha:animal36 Princess:animal36 Tinkerbelle:animal36 Tigger:aimeeyork &
Nina:aimeeyork

Ellie May 09-05-2007 06:05 AM
I am so glad Dixie is okay. This is exactly why I would never let Ellie stay alone at a vet's office when sick. It is just not safe. Vet techs do bug me. I have seen a few that you don't know what planet they are on that day. I was reading an interesting article about anesthesia online. It was saying that the gas form is so safe but injectable may be safer if the administer of the gas isn't "all there" that day. Now, I would never use injectable but it is something to think about.

Drawlins27, was it you that just had one of your dogs in for emergency surgery and they had trouble waking him up?

TinyBit 09-05-2007 06:58 AM
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Originally Posted by lara2913 (Post 1350548)
How scary, poor Dixie and poor you :(

Although its worth mentioning that some vets who ask for dogs to stay overnight do not even have anyone there overnight which IMO is worse than them being at home because at least you can watch them. So I say definatly check if there is going to be anyone there
That was my first thought, what if she had been kept overnight but no one there with her. You would have lost her.
maybe this was a blessing afterall.

ellie81 09-05-2007 07:07 AM
oh i'm sorry you had to go through that! thank God she's ok!

Isabel 09-05-2007 07:52 AM
OMG!!!!!!!!!!! I am glad she is OK!!! And you should try to get the ER bills back... They should have been extra careful with her, with all her antecedents... Good momma, she is a lucky one!!!

drawlins27 09-05-2007 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by cutiepieyorkies (Post 1351854)
omg i just got on and read this i am so very sorry i hope dixie recovers fast with god speed this just has tore me all to pieces i can just imagine how you are feeling the vet tech should be fired if she is that uncaring she does not need to be working in this type of enviorment and has not the slighest clue as to what she needs to be doing again gb both you and dixie:littleang :littleang :getwellso
She is doing so much better! She is her old self again. Yesterday, she kept attacking my leg as I was walking down the hall wanting me to play hide&seek with her (this has quickly become her favorite game). And this morning she ate more than she has in a long time which makes me feel much better.

drawlins27 09-05-2007 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Ellie May (Post 1351954)
I am so glad Dixie is okay. This is exactly why I would never let Ellie stay alone at a vet's office when sick. It is just not safe. Vet techs do bug me. I have seen a few that you don't know what planet they are on that day. I was reading an interesting article about anesthesia online. It was saying that the gas form is so safe but injectable may be safer if the administer of the gas isn't "all there" that day. Now, I would never use injectable but it is something to think about.

Drawlins27, was it you that just had one of your dogs in for emergency surgery and they had trouble waking him up?
Yes, that was Bailey. He had surgery for bladder stones, they had some complications come up while trying to remove them from his urethra and they had to keep him under longer than they would have liked. He is also an older dog which makes things more difficult. He just didn't come out of it as quickly as he should have.

Do you know the address to that article, I would love to read it.

drawlins27 09-05-2007 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by cutiepieyorkies (Post 1351857)
ps what blows me away is my vet cleaned her teeth with no problem
must have been different meds he used
I didn't know Dixie had ever had her teeth cleaned. I think I got her when she was about 5 months? Could you find out what they used?

Ellie May 09-05-2007 08:53 AM
Here is the article but I don't know about some of the stuff this person is saying (especially with the use of barbituates), so this serves as my disclaimer.;)
The part I was talking about is at the very bottom.
http://www.2ndchance.info/anesthesia.htm

LunasMomma 09-05-2007 09:18 AM
OMG that is so scary, and reminiscent of how I lost Starr:cry: I KNEW she didn't look good when I picked her up, as she'd been spayed and had dental cleanings previously and was just fine. That last time she was SO groggy and was whining:( I didn't listen to my gut, and believed the vet tech, who said she'd be fine:mad: Thank GOD you know better, I sure didn't back then.

I'm SO glad that Dixie is going to be okay! This is a good post for everyone to see:thumbup:

drawlins27 09-05-2007 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by LunasMomma (Post 1352350)
OMG that is so scary, and reminiscent of how I lost Starr:cry: I KNEW she didn't look good when I picked her up, as she'd been spayed and had dental cleanings previously and was just fine. That last time she was SO groggy and was whining:( I didn't listen to my gut, and believed the vet tech, who said she'd be fine:mad: Thank GOD you know better, I sure didn't back then.

I'm SO glad that Dixie is going to be okay! This is a good post for everyone to see:thumbup:
That sounds exactly like how Dixie was acting! I hate to bring up bad memories for you, but did they ever find out what went wrong? I think it may help me get to the bottom of what happened in Dixie's case.

I think that it is the vet tech who administers the gas (someone please correct me if I'm wrong) and I'm really suspecting that she gave her too much and may have given my Bailey too much as well. I'm requesting that she be let go and I'm going to file an official complaint against her, but I need to get my ducks in a row first so to speak.

LunasMomma 09-05-2007 09:29 AM
It's okay. I never did find out what went wrong with my girl, but suspect too much drugs. I didn't get the necropsy, as we were already in debt with her surgery bills. I should have!

I am just very very thankful that you knew Dixie wasn't right and did something about it. We waited too long to get Starr to the ER vet, and she was DOA. At least we were holding her and talking to her, telling her we loved her, when she went:love:

Dixie is one lucky girl and I hope that if the vet tech is guilty that she never works with animals again!

drawlins27 09-05-2007 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by LunasMomma (Post 1352373)
It's okay. I never did find out what went wrong with my girl, but suspect too much drugs. I didn't get the necropsy, as we were already in debt with her surgery bills. I should have!

I am just very very thankful that you knew Dixie wasn't right and did something about it. We waited too long to get Starr to the ER vet, and she was DOA. At least we were holding her and talking to her, telling her we loved her, when she went:love:

Dixie is one lucky girl and I hope that if the vet tech is guilty that she never works with animals again!
I suspect that it was the dosage of drugs given in Dixie's case as well. I have learned that you need to use a vet you trust (which I did) but its also important to know and trust the vet tech who seems to be just as important in making sure that the surgery goes smoothly. In the past, I have questioned the vet extensively, but I have never asked anything about the vet tech.

SweetPea53 09-16-2007 12:45 PM
This is a very informative thread and I am happy to hear that Dixie is ok....I am contemplating getting my lil one spayed next month (she will be 8 mths old) and I now have a list of things to ask my vet before I even schedule the surgery.

SevenGirl 09-16-2007 12:49 PM
Thank you guys for posting all this important information! I love how everyone on this site is so quick to share their story so that others can be aware in case it happens to their baby. I am happy that everything is going better with Dixie now. :)

kezza 09-16-2007 02:16 PM
When i picked Pixie up from her breeder last weekend she said to me..'you do realise she will be too small to breed from'? so i said...'yes of course...we will be getting her spayed'.. my breeder was NOT happy when i said that and proceeded to tell me the risks of putting such a tiny dog under an anaesthetic and told me her friend had lost a dog while having teeth pulled. I don't think pixie will be much over 3lbs as an adult so i'm not going to take the risk..i'm just too scared of losing her...she will only be put under anaesthesia if absolutley necessary. I wanted to get her spayed because my last yorkie, Heidi, developed mammary cancer later in life and i was told that if she had been spayed when she was younger she would have been less at risk.

Yorkiekids 09-16-2007 03:16 PM
Now I'm afraid to have Penny spayed. I'm going to find a vet that will keep her overnight.

Rosie 1 09-16-2007 03:27 PM
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[COLOR="Red"]NEVER LEAVE YOUR DOG AT THE VET'S OFFICE OVER NIGHT UNLESS THEY HAVE AN ATTENDENT WORKING ALL NIGHT... I'VE SEEN TOO MANY DOGS DIE AS VETS WENT HOME TO COME BACK THE NEXT MORN TO DEAD DOG.... When Mic was so ill last winter I told my vet to take him home with her if she though she needed to.. He was on IV's and spent 5 days in the hospital... As to the anistesiea... I've seen dogs go under to come out with brain damage... I've seen dogs go under who's ears stood perfectly before hand to have them fall... I've been breeding my dogs for over 20 yrs now and I have just found someone whom I think I can trust a little... It's so scary.. You just don't know how the yorkshire or any tinny dog will react to anisetics..


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