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Choosing a vet for spaying Our personal vet, that we just got to know recently, says he does surgery. We have an animal birth control clinic that does hundreds of spay and neuters a week. We have had 2 large dogs spayed at the birth control clinic. Does anyone here have an opinion about all this? Do you think I am correct in thinking the clinic has more experience and probably knows more about spaying small dogs? Thanks to all who answer. |
I think the clinic probably has more experience with surgeries, but we took Spike to our personal vet! Just because we know him and felt comfortable with him. It's up to how you feel about your vet. |
Thanks, that is the problem. He like the vet, but we don't know anything about him really. Our vet that we have used for years died of cancer a few months ago. :( She loved everyone's babies and it broke our hearts. She more like family than a vet. Dr. Keil is sweet and gentle, but we don't know if he is a good surgeon or not. Many of us went to him when Mary died because he is nice and he is close to home. What sold me on this vet, was the day I was there checking out the clinic and trying to decide if I wanted to use him for a vet, a lady came in to pay her bill from her dog dying there. She started crying and left him an extra $50 over the bill because he tried so hard to save the dog's life and was so caring. THAT sold me. You could tell that the assistant hated to even take money for the bill and she was in tears too. I will wait and see if anyone else has more thoughts and tomorrow make an appointment somewhere. |
I would use Ellie's normal vet or a specialist for any and all medical procedures because I trust her. That said, who has the better anesthetic and surgical protocol? Does the clinic do line spays and neuters? Do they rush them through to get so many done in a day and do each step on each animal before moving on to the next step OR do they get individuallized attention? How about blood work? Most clinics don't offer it... |
Great questions to ask!!! Thanks, I will look into that. |
Most spay and neuter clinics don't do pre op bloodwork. You would have to make sure to get that done at the other vet's first to make sure she can handle the anesthesia. Has your dog been checked for retained baby teeth? It is very common in Yorkies. They are normally removed during the spay or neuter while they are under anesthesia. Clinics won't remove baby teeth so she would need a separate procedure for that which would put her at risk twice, plus end up costing much more in the long run. |
She has lost all her puppy teeth, I am sooooo glad. The vet we took her to today did not think she needed any blood work before spaying her. He said she looked healthy, was a good weight and she would not have any gas used on her during surgery. We are just so new at all this. |
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So, I need to tell the vet to run a test on her liver to make sure it is functioning properly. He will know what that is? Sorry if I am like, duh yes, but I just want to make sure I can tell him. Oh how I wish my old family vet was still alive. My stomach is in knots. |
The vet is NOT using gas? |
I did a terrible job of telling all this. I am tired and loopy, sorry. We told the vet that we thought we might take her to the Animal Birth Control clinic and he said they do not use gas. I guess they use IV? If he did the surgery, he would use a shot to sedate her and then gas during surgery. He said in a couple of hours she would be awake and alert. Of course he made it sound like his way is best. The problem is we don't know who to trust because we have never needed another vet. All our friends have big outside farm dogs, so we don't even have someone to ask. Of the 30 - 40 people I know, we all used Mary, the vet that died. We are all in the same boat looking for a good vet. :( |
Your regular vet is correct. Isoflurane or Sevoflurane gas should be used to maintain anesthesia. Using an IV only is just not safe. I would not allow abdominal surgery without gas. I would run from that spay clinic honestly. |
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I think I found the vet for the surgery. Still waiting on a call back for the rest of my questions to be answered. I found a clinic in a nearby town that does laser surgery and they require the pre-lab work! They did not mention the bile acid test and the vet was in surgery so they are going to call me back on that. The lady answering my questions did not know how they put the dogs under or what kind of stitches they use either. She said all the people that know everything were in helping with the surgery. I was just encouraged that they do laser surgery and they do the pre-op tests. Question: Do I want to go a week before for the blood test or is that something to do the day of surgery? The lady on the phone said they can do the test the morning of surgery. :confused: |
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