Eevee nearly died last night after spaying!

BarbV said:
I guess the difference between a low cost spay and a normal spay, is that with a normal spay, the vet normally keeps the dogs overnight so that they can monitor their reaction to the drugs.
Click to expand...

Most dogs come out of anesthia pretty quickly and it has nothing to do with a "low cost spay" and a "normal spay."

Most vets around here, that are far from low cost I might add, send the dogs home after a few hours once they come out of anesthia. Keeping them stressed out in a vet kennel that isn't monitored 24 hours is not always the best thing for the dog.
 
How terrifying. Hope she continues to recover. I would find out why she reacted as she did in case she needs surgery in the future and get the test done the others mentioned. Most people I know that get their dogs spayed don't leave them overnight.
 
ClantyreSheltie said:
http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/depts-vcpl/

TEST HER FOR THIS!

Dogs who carry this mutation can not process drugs out of the blood-brain barrier, and so it takes them a really long time to recover from certain classes of drugs, of which many anesthetics belong to. It won't kill them, but some dogs have been known to be comatose until their brain can get the drugs out, which can be days.

This is a known medical issue with white footed herding breeds. My Collie has two copies of this gene, and her spay was a game of "what drug CAN Katie have?"
Click to expand...

My first thought too. Ketamine and valium are the induction drugs ie the drug that actually knock her out. What premeds did she get. Ace and Butorphanol are common preansthestic drugs and are problems for MDR1 mutant/normal and mutant/mutant dogs.

There can be individual reactions to drugs but Ketamine/Val and isofluance gas are very nice drugs. Most are up in a couple hours and walking quite normally in 5-6 hours. Usually but the next morning all is back to normal.
BarbV said:
It sounds to me like she was just recovering from her surgery, although it can be scary to see them wobble out of the anaesthetic.

I guess the difference between a low cost spay and a normal spay, is that with a normal spay, the vet normally keeps the dogs overnight so that they can monitor their reaction to the drugs.

It's different with a neuter, because these only generally require local freezing (unless the pup is cryptoid, as was Bacca - he was kept overnight, and by the time I brought him home the next day he was fine)

I'm hoping she's fine now. If after 24 hours, she is still staggering around, then definitely need to get her checked out.
Click to expand...

Neutering in dogs is not a local. It is general anesthesia using the same drugs as a spay. So they should be keeping neuters too if it is the recovery from the drugs. Almost nobody keeps spays overnight here. If there is not a night staff watching them all night. NO clinic should be keeping them IMHO.

Hope your little girl is doing better now.
 
My vet no longer gives Deska pre-meds after he had a bad reaction post-neuter. Sounds very similar to Evee's reaction. While I haven't had the MDR1 test done, the vet said we should assume he does have the mutation and to be careful from now on. I must say he has recovered perfectly from anaesthetics the last couple of times without the premeds so its likely it is the MDR1.
 
Sounds very terrifying, I'm so sorry you and Eevee went through what you both went through.. Wishing for nothing but the speediest of recovery. <3
 
glad that eevee is doing better. of my 4 girls, Kayla is the one that has had problems after surgeries or teeth cleaning. she is rummy for a couple days, the day after she is out like a light, so now, no surgeries unless a ''have to have'' now Tessa, her sister, i swear, 2 hours after surgery, she is wide awake, you would never guess she was ever knocked out.
again, glad eevee is better, i would ask the vet for the name and dosages of what drugs were given
 
Oh I was so scared for you all reading your post! How terrified you must have been. I'm so very glad she's doing better.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top