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Uneasy and scared So Lilly had a vet appt last Friday to have a "tumor" on her head removed and to have a dental cleaning done. I was extremely nervous to begin with and awaiting the call from the vet. They called and said they were halfway through with her cleaning and she started waking up. They also told me that she didn't breathe all that great on her own while being asleep and they had to assist in her breathing. They never could get her back asleep so they rescheduled her for tomorrow. I am supposed to drop her off in the morning for the same procedure and I am a nervous wreck. What if it happens again or what if she doesn't breathe on her on and things go downhill fast? Is this normal??? :confused::confused: They said they thought the anesthesia machine was messed up but assured me that there were other surgeries between then and tomorrow and they would know more by then. She is my baby, if something happens to her I don't know what I would do. Thoughts?!?! I knew you all would know the right things to say as you all care for your furbabies as I do mine. |
That's terrifying.... I wouldn't personally do it. Maybe wait a week or so? |
Surgery That is scary. How about trying another vet? |
I am so sorry for your baby. Personally, I would not return to this vet. Something is not right. I would go to another vet and discuss anesthesia protocol. |
Here is info on a good anesthesia protocol: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...-protocol.html I would be really upset with a vet saying they "think" something is wrong with the anesthesia machine??. |
This would certainly scare me as well. Ask them if they had anesthesia machine checked and serviced and had all flow vents checked. If they say yes, I would certainly most want to see the check out report. As someone else has stated I would wait for a least a week, and then if it was me, I would also have them sign acknowledgement of previous non working machine and they would be responsible if any problems occur, OR I would take her to a specialist to have it done. Did she have a complete blood work up done before being out under ?? I am a very difficult Pet Mom and my Vet's know I ask all kinds of questions. |
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I've decided I'm just going to call them in the morning and cancel the appointment. I couldn't live with myself if something happened to her tomorrow. I am going to wait and see what they say tomorrow about the machine. I feel as if they were very unprofessional about a lot of their responses. It also really bothers me how they said that she didn't breathe well on her own and they had to assist in her breathing, they told me this over the phone?!? Thanks so much for the input... |
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Did they remove her growth/tumor? Telling a client things like our anesthesia machine is messed up is very unprofessional! I'd be looking for a new vet and pass on that dental tomorrow. |
My boss would have beat me with a shoe if I had ever told a client we had almost lost their pet because our anesthesia machine was possibly malfunctioning! I think you are right to cancel the dental #1 they need to get their equipment serviced....and #2 if it is just for a dental it's best to wait a period of time between undergoing anesthesia .... especially if she had some problems. If it's not life threatening I would wait....and in the mean time maybe research a vet with specialty in small animals. |
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"If my Vet EVER made that kind of comment to me, I would be out the door with all my girl's records and on my way to another Vet." You and me both!!!!! |
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I agree 100% Maximo, my boyfriend and I were just stunned when we picked her up and listened to everything they were telling us. megansmomma, no they didn't remove the growth/tumor. That was actually the main reason we took her to the vet. At first I was upset that they didn't remove the tumor first but then after I thought about it I was glad because I would much rather Lilly wake up during a dental cleaning than during the tumor removal. I am going to call them today and request to just pay for the blood work and them give it to me so I can take her elsewhere. They ended up not charging me for anything Friday. |
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Anesthesia is what is used to put your baby to sleep for a procedure. The vet tech or anesthesiologist that is supposedly trained to administer the anesthesia, has your baby's life in their hands....too much gas and the pup can die on the table....not enough gas and pup wakes up in the middle of the procedure. Your pups experience thankfully, went the way of not enough anesthesia.....your pup could have not survived that little "malfunction". I personally would not be comfortable pushing my luck and trying again. This vet makes me VERY apprehensive and I would find another vet.....I can not imagine the horrific outcome of doing surgery and the anesthesia machine "quits working" mid procedure. |
Good to hear you are. Finding another vet! |
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I think you need to look for another vet!! |
So glad you cancelled... I have been thinking about what you were going to do! So concerning making the decision to go ahead with put them under anesthesia and then something going wrong.... Could have ended worse :( |
In looking for a new vet, I suggest you look for one that is AAHA accredited. https://www.aaha.org/pet_owner/about...h/default.aspx |
Sounds like a strictly second-rate vet clinic with lack of proper equipment or veterinary protocols. I would grab my dog and run from that place, never to return. What the heck did they reschedule her for the very next day until they had her further checked for what could have caused her breathing problems and that anesthesia machine inspected and repaired/re-certified or totally replaced? I cannot believe that they used it on other surgeries that day after having problems with your dog, seemingly to further check it out! One would expect a professional veterinarian to immediately stop all that day's surgical procedures, call in the repair technician for on-the-spot repairs or replacing it with a loaner machine. What a close call. Thank goodness you are moving on from that clinic. |
good for you I would do the same thing |
I definitely would get another vet no question there. You would also feel better and have no regrets. Susan |
Just thought I'd post an update for everyone on Lilly. The vet ended up calling me back Monday evening and spoke with me for a while on the phone about what had happened Friday. They let me know that they did in fact end up canceling all of their surgeries Friday after what happened with Lilly. The vet apologized numerous times and said they honestly didn't know what had happened. She said they thoroughly checked the machine and everything was fine with it. So she chalked it up to "a 1 in 12 year freak accident." The vet I spoke with on Monday evening was actually another vet at the same facility. She asked if I would bring Lilly in Tuesday morning (yesterday) and she would be the dr to perform the dental and removal of growth. After her reassuring me several times that she would make 100% sure nothing bad happened, I made the appointment. Lilly had her dental done yesterday and her growth removed and everything went perfect. I was extremely nervous but I just prayed about it and tried to leave it in God's hands. She ended up having to have 3 teeth pulled and they removed the growth. She is now home and is healing and resting. I appreciate everyone's input and suggestions, I knew I could come here and not be "the crazy dog lady." |
Glad everything turned out fine! Curious what did your vet charge you for all of this? Did they give you a break? |
Thanks for the update. So glad she made it through alright and they removed the growth. She is beautiful. |
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So happy it all woeked out well. Thanks so much for letting us know! :) |
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I am just now seeing this and so happy that it finally turned out ok. I have ever heard of such a thing, but it will forever be on my mind when my girls go under. |
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