Anashetic

[banshee]

Hi

How long after anastesia should your greyhound stop panting and return to a normal and less dazed state ?

thanks

[Deleted]

They are usually OK by the morning, if you are worried give your vet a call. They did use the correct greyhound specific anaesthetic didn't they?

Who has had what done?

[banshee]

Yes i was very specific about the anastetic..... so i hope they did what told......

Kiwi had stitches in his lip

Rosie has some stitches in right back leg its all bandaged up

They are very dazed with a empty look in their eye not sure this is normal, we picked them up at 17.10 at the vets, and they say there were no problem......

[lurcherlot]

I am presuming neither of the dogs had large operations, so would have thought they should be a bit more alert by now ..... but their metabolic rates all vary - have they had anything to eat or been outside for a pee?

[banshee]

they shared a can of food at the vets, they were out in the garden when they got home, rosie did both, kiwi none, shared another can of food and went out kiwi did both and rosie a pee. They have been offered and had water too.

It was not major surgery kiwi has about 5-6 stitches rosie im not sure, shes all bandaged up and i cant remember what they said

I will be sleeping in the lounge with them tonight just to be on the safe side.

[Deleted]

As it was a minor procedure they may have been put under later in the day so it'll take a bit longer to come around properly.

Do you know what time they were put under?

[banshee]

i dont have the excact time, but they were both awake at 14.35 thats when the vets called to arrange for them to go home

[Deleted]

That is a long time then to be so out of sorts, 7 hours. If you are worried please phone the vet, have they had pain relief?

What happened to them if you don't mind me asking?

[banshee]

they werent out for 7 hours.... i left them at the vets at 9, if i remember right the nurse said that the surgeries wouldnt be longer than 30 minuts.

they been given a shot of antibiotics and painrelief. and have 2 weeks of antibiotics to do on both of them.

a cat tried to cross the garden while they were out this morning

I havent had a dog thats been under before thats why i ask .....

[Deleted]

Sorry I meant it's been 7 hours since they woke up (@ 14:35). If they were awake at 14:35 then 7 hours have passed & I would have thought they would have been a bit more with it.

If they have had a stressful experience this morning, then whisked off to the vet, been put under, in a bit of pain from their wounds etc they may just be a bit overwhelmed by the whole experience.

[banshee]

ill just see how they are tomorrow, oh will be in almost all day (besides when he is dropping me off/picking me up from work)

Thank you

[Granny Whirlwind]

Before I type anything else the main thing is if you're at all worried ring up the vet.. But my lurcher recently had a quite large op with about an hour knocked out, and was bouncing around by the evening, but then went back in & had a 'not quite full knockout / bit more than a sedative' to have stitches sorted due to minor complications on the first op.. and took until the next morning to become more like himself again... Don't have the medical knowledge to explain, but hope it's all good very soon for mutts & you!

[mtbbuxton]

Daisy whippet was away with the fairies for about 12 hours after being spayed by the vet Gap uses (so I know she was given the right stuff) She was so zonked out Mayo was too scared to go anywhere near her ;D
I think the amount of body fat also affects the rate at which the anaesthetic is metabolised.
Hope Kiwi and Rosie are feeling well very soon
Moira x

[tesse0barney]

how are they today?

[Jane and Sara]

How are they today? I find they all differ - Last year Nelly was bouncing around on return from being spayed while Sam had to sleep at the vets after having his teeth done he was so 'zonked'. It is very difficult to get normal vets to understand the problems about anesthetic for our dogs.