What You Must Know Before Your Pet Goes "Under"

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Really interesting and informative read on what you need to know before your pet is to be anesthetized for surgical procedures.


http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites...nesthesia.aspx


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Many pet owners are fearful of veterinary procedures that require their dog or cat to be anesthetized. And while this is a very legitimate concern, the risks of anesthesia can be minimized with proper planning before the procedure, careful monitoring while the dog or cat is 'under', and competent aftercare.

Every pet is different and anesthesia protocols should be customized to meet the specific needs of the individual. For example, a senior pet or one with a health problem would probably require a different anesthesia protocol than a young, healthy dog or cat.
 
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Originally Posted by NutroMike

Really interesting and informative read on what you need to know before your pet is to be anesthetized for surgical procedures.


http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites...nesthesia.aspx


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Many pet owners are fearful of veterinary procedures that require their dog or cat to be anesthetized. And while this is a very legitimate concern, the risks of anesthesia can be minimized with proper planning before the procedure, careful monitoring while the dog or cat is 'under', and competent aftercare.

Every pet is different and anesthesia protocols should be customized to meet the specific needs of the individual. For example, a senior pet or one with a health problem would probably require a different anesthesia protocol than a young, healthy dog or cat.
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Thank you for sharing that with all of us. I can say that as a veterinarian technician I see animals go under anesthesia all the time. Most of the time nothing negative happens.

But one of my personal cats ALWAYS almost dies under anesthesia. But thank the lord she does not need it very often
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Please remember most cats are NOT like her. So I am not trying to feed into any paranoia. Just trying to show some of you I can see "both sides".
 
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Very informative. That's why I always encourage clients to have bloodwork done before surgery. We just had a dog in for a spay and found she was anemic and had high white blood cell count. Also, if an animal has kidney problems, it needs to have extra hydration. Certain breeds need special consideration like the short nosed dogs and cats.

I also think it's important that while monitoring anesthesia, veterinary personnel should not rely solely on the machines. I always check the animal's heart rate, capillary refill time, temperature manually throughout the surgery, as well as during.recovery.

While it is important to know the risks involved, incidents are thankfully rare.
 
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When I put my Siamese in to have a tooth removed, vet sent him home and I thought the lethargy was just part of the anesthesia. When it didn't go away by 8pm same night, he added falling over, retreating under bed, walking in circles and more. Spent 900$ at emergency vet and they had no clue. Original vet thinks it was an underlying, undetected vestibular disorder. He also had his ears cleaned on the same day. So, we just don't know. He always had a weird head tilt prior to surgey so I am inclined to say vestibular. Either way, I think that had we consented to pre-anesthesia testing, we may have stopped it before it started.
 
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