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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!

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

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.

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

Princess

Tinkerbelle

Tigger

&
Nina

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

09-05-2007, 06:05 AM	#67
Ellie May And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 17,928	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? __________________ Crystal, Ellie May (RIP), Rylee Finnegan, and Gracie Boo🐶

09-05-2007, 07:07 AM	#69
ellie81 Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Florida Posts: 5,314 Blog Entries: 1	oh i'm sorry you had to go through that! thank God she's ok! __________________ Ellie and Bengi Bengi Is Home!!! - http://youtu.be/8OKv35pk5Pk

09-05-2007, 07:52 AM	#70
Isabel Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Woodlands TX Posts: 1,010	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!!! __________________ Isabel T., Don Juan and Luna's momma.

09-05-2007, 08:53 AM	#74
Ellie May And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 17,928	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 __________________ Crystal, Ellie May (RIP), Rylee Finnegan, and Gracie Boo🐶

09-05-2007, 09:18 AM	#75
LunasMomma Izzy's Momma Too! Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stuart, Florida Posts: 8,799	OMG that is so scary, and reminiscent of how I lost Starr 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 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 __________________ Tracy, Mom to Izzy and Luna

09-04-2007, 06:17 PM	#61
jrsygal37 Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 3,370	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

09-04-2007, 07:46 PM	#62
Rae Rae YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,823	OMG that's terrible! 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?

09-04-2007, 09:12 PM	#63
YorkieShadow BANNED! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: USA Posts: 9,999	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.

09-05-2007, 04:31 AM	#64
cutiepieyorkies No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: kentucky Posts: 759	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

09-05-2007, 04:33 AM	#65
cutiepieyorkies No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: kentucky Posts: 759	ps what blows me away is my vet cleaned her teeth with no problem must have been different meds he used

09-05-2007, 05:19 AM	#66
Ines3185lyorkie Inactive Account Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Yorkietown Posts: 634	After what I have been through with an incompetent vet. 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 Princess Tinkerbelle Tigger & Nina