My 12 month old Sheltie Springer cross girl was left in today to get spayed (attempt number two-last time she was having a phantom pregnancy so couldn't be done)
The vet phoned to say she couldn't spay her today because the anaesthetic didn't work on her. Technically she was unconscious, but her heart was racing and her breathing was fast and shallow, so she didn't want to perform the surgery with her like that. Apparantly it's the most commonly used type of anaesthetic but occasionally it doesn't work-usually on collies. So we have to take her back next week to try again with the other type of anaesthetic.
Now I'm freaking out, waiting to collect her, worried sick that there's something wrong with her heart or something, and of course panicking big time about next week.
Has this happened to anyone else? Any vets here?!
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Anaesthetic didn't work-so worried :(
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EvenBetter · 18/08/2014 14:02
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