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09-02-2010, 10:54 AM | #1 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire
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| Vet visit - anesthetic - worried about lack of food Remy is at the vet and requires anesthetic (dental) He obviously could not have any food this AM, we dropped him off at 8:30am. Just called to check and he has not yet been taken for his procedure. They said he has water. I am concerned about how long he has been without food (and expressed this to the tech). They said there is nothing they can do at the moment - he can not have food prior to the anesthesia (which I do understand) I am worried he will be (or has been) sick since he has not eaten since last evening is this a valid concern? Further, how do you handle this with your vet? Do you specifically request that your pup go in early since he/ she is small? Can you request such a thing? Don't vets naturally prioritize small dogs first since going without food is more problematic for them?? |
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09-02-2010, 11:00 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire
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| PS - This is the first time he will be under anesthesia. He did have the pre-op bloodwork last week and everything came back fine. |
09-02-2010, 11:06 AM | #3 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| He should be ok. You can request that your pup goes first although the vet would only be doing it to "appease the owner"... Cats usually go first. They take longer to come out of anesthesia. However, he can have fluids via IV which (I think) contains sugar. Ellie doesn't have a problem with fasting, so I don't ask the vet to do her first. She does gets fluids throughout the procedure though.
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09-02-2010, 11:19 AM | #4 | |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire
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Jack was saying I should call and insist on an IV for him, like you said, with sugar. I would hope this is something they would automatically do, if needed I did give him some extra food last night, and pushed his evening meal to 7:30 / 8pm so he would not be soooo hungry today. Hopefully it will all work out well | |
09-02-2010, 11:20 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New York
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| When Sammy had his teeth cleaned I had to bring him to the vet before 9AM. They called me at 2:30 to tell me he was finished and in recovery. I too, thought that he would have gone in earlier and I was worried about him being nervous and alone all day and hungry too! Then when he came out he had a cough from the anesthesia breathing tube. So they gave me a small bottle of cough medicine. |
09-02-2010, 11:27 AM | #6 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| Yes, they can use fluids to help stabilize blood sugar (subq fluids should not contain dextrose because of some complications that can occur). How much does he weigh though? They will probably start running the fluids when the procedure starts and stop them when he is coming out of it. But not all vets do fluids and not all think that placing an IV is necessary. Scary thought...
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09-02-2010, 12:12 PM | #7 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire
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| He is a very solid 6lbs |
09-03-2010, 06:18 AM | #8 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire
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| Sooo we picked up Rem last night at 8pm Gave him one NV medallion at the vets office, he ate slowly but did eat. Took him for a little walk before we got in the car, he was very wobbly. Tried to pee and could not stand, I had to hold his leg up for him. Had some diarrhea too. He looked very upset and his tail was down which is unusual for him. At home he got comfy on his blanket but was still very wobbly. Gave him some greek yogurt before he went to sleep. The vet cautioned us about letting him "gorge" so we wanted to give him some food, but not too much. Had diarrhea again during the night on the floor, and also had a pee accident. Neither of which is usual. Lots of whining too. Completely not himself. This AM we went outside, he did pee outside which was good. Vomited inside, not so good. Ate 1 NV medallion and had a bit more yogurt. He is not as unsteady as he was last night, but seems a bit off balance. Still a lot of whining and he definitely is NOT himself. Tail still not up. Looks at us kind of suspiciously and cowers when we try to pick him up. We played fetch for a bit, which he seemed to like. When we were going to the office (like everyday) we told him "time to go to the office, and get in the car" he looked at us, turned around and ran under the bed. He never, ever does this. Seemed like he did not trust us and was afraid he was going back to the vet He did finally come out on his own and I carried him to the car. He seemed frightened the entire ride to the office. Gave him another NV medallion when we got here and he is asleep on my desk now. He seems terribly "out of sorts"!!! I hope he comes around in the next day or so. He seems pretty upset with us |
09-03-2010, 06:33 AM | #9 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| If this was just a dental, he should be pretty much better. The Iso or Sevo exits fairly quickly. I'm guessing the preop/induction meds are affecting him. I'd ask them to try something else next time. Are his gums pink? Vomiting and diarrhea, as long as not excessive, are normal.
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09-03-2010, 07:10 AM | #10 | |
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Has not had diarrhea since sometime overnight, and has not vomited in last 2 hours. Hopefully he's starting to come out of this. | |
09-03-2010, 07:54 AM | #11 | |
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Some Vet clinics use IV's automatically it is not an option. Some don't It is something you can ask about when you book and certainly they will if you request it. For simple neuters I don't unless the dog is a smaller one. Neuters are pretty quick and they are not under long. Dentals and spays can take a while so are under longer. Pedialyte is great to have on hand when they come home. It helps settle diahrrea and brings the appetite back. It is an electrolyte available at your local drugstore, baby section. read the label to be sure it doesn't contain an artificial sweetener. Oddly enough, generic names end up being the best,they are usually sweetened with a little sugar or fructose or a natural fruit sugar. | |
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