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05-21-2009, 11:41 AM | #1 |
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| Question about spay procedure.Is this normal? Bailee is getting spayed next week. I have to drop her off around 9 in the morning and she will go into surgery between 11 and 1. I will get a call when she goes in and comes out. Then part I am not so sure of is she must be kept overnight and I may pick her up in the am. NOONE is there all night and I am not sure Im comfortable with that...She has never slept alone and what if something where to happen? Is this what everyone does? Im wondering if I should discuss this with them...
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05-21-2009, 11:45 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member | If there is no one there at night....no way would I allow her to stay. Mine were all dropped offf early am and picked up in the late afternoon.
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05-21-2009, 11:59 AM | #3 | |
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At Ellie's old vet office a vet was always there so it didn't matter. I got to take her home same day anyway and she had a liver biopsy on top of everything. The vet switched offices and there is nobody there at night. But the option is always open to transfer your dog to a fully staffed vet before closing time. If Ellie ever needed 24/7 care, that's what I'd be doing. I would never let her stay by herself after surgery. They want them there for observation but nobody is observing them! Or some think that the owner won't keep them calm but that isn't true in a lot of cases.
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05-21-2009, 12:09 PM | #4 | |
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05-21-2009, 12:11 PM | #5 | |
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05-21-2009, 12:16 PM | #6 | |
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If she reacts to the pain meds (which they should be giving), who is there to help her? Her incision should be okay but I wouldn't want to leave her alone just a few hours after surgery. It is just not a good idea to leave an animal unsupervised after surgery. You could go a few towns over and have a vet do it that has staff 24/7 and just go get her the next day. Or you could just tell your vet you will be taking her home that night. There is risk to it but there is risk leaving her too.
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05-21-2009, 06:56 PM | #8 |
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| I suspect she is being kept overnight because she is having her surgery later in the day. They want to make sure she safely recovers from the anesthesia and there are no complications before sending her home. Although they aren't fully staffed at night, most vets do check on them in the night. I would ask if her surgery can be rescheduled to a day when surgeries are done first thing in the morning so she can come home that day. |
05-21-2009, 07:07 PM | #9 | |
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I dropped Jackson off around 8:30am for his neuter and picked him by 2:30pm.
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05-21-2009, 08:11 PM | #10 |
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| Our vet does the surgery early in the a/m and we pick them up about 3:00 or so. They call us after the surgery to let us know how she is doing. We of course are welcome to call and check on her at any point. It wouldn't make any sense to me whatsoever to leave her there over night in an unstaffed environment, she would have far better observation at home.
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05-22-2009, 01:16 AM | #11 |
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| Hi, Make sure you have the bloodwork done. Request, no, insist that your Vet uses Isoflurane or Sevoflurane. This will cost a bit more. Call your vet to discuss your choice. Sensitivity to Anesthetic: Yorkies and other small dogs are sometimes sensitive and allergic to anesthetics administered during surgery. While most vets are already privy to this information, it is a good idea to remind your vet of this possibility.
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05-22-2009, 03:29 AM | #12 |
YT 1000 Club Member | Voice your concerns to your vet. Usually they don't just leave animals all night (that just had surgery) with no one there. I know at my vet they have someone come in at night to do medicine and probably take them out. They probably only have one there if there's animals staying over night and not all of the time. If I were you I'd just ask to be sure about this and if this is true then tell them you'd feel better picking your baby up at the end of the day before they close. Depending on the vet you have, most will send home the same day after so many hours. You just have to becareful after the surgery that there's no jumping of any kind. Good luck and sending hugs your way. I know how unsettling the whole thing can be.
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