Friend of mine adopted ( saved) two kittens from that high-kill county pound we have been trying to change. One of the kittens, a little 8 week old two lb female DIED during spay surgery.
My friend is beside herself!!! She is a vet tech and really didn't want the pound vet to do the surgeries, but didn't have a choice. The vet is actually a livestock vet, not a small animal vet.
They are having a necropsy done. But this is her account of what was given to the baby:
She gave this baby enough drugs for a goat. Am sure that is why she died and believe (also told AB- AC Director) that she never made it to the surgery table. She was given Butorphonol and Ace and some other
to dry up mucous membranes and increase (tachycardia) the heart rate as a PRE-anesthetic and if she did make it to the table, Ketamine and Iso were added then. She only weighed 2# for God's sake!!!
I read here that Ketamine is bad for cats. I feel so bad for my friend and for the little girl kitten. RIP little doll. We tried to save you!!
My friend is beside herself!!! She is a vet tech and really didn't want the pound vet to do the surgeries, but didn't have a choice. The vet is actually a livestock vet, not a small animal vet.
They are having a necropsy done. But this is her account of what was given to the baby:
She gave this baby enough drugs for a goat. Am sure that is why she died and believe (also told AB- AC Director) that she never made it to the surgery table. She was given Butorphonol and Ace and some other
I read here that Ketamine is bad for cats. I feel so bad for my friend and for the little girl kitten. RIP little doll. We tried to save you!!