Surgery? No surgery!

[cjsmith]

Yesterday I managed to watch an extremely routine teeth-cleaning before I had to go to class. There may have been one or more extractions needed -- the X rays were just coming up when I departed -- but if there were, I didn't see them. The skin tag removal and two cat neuters were done later in the day, too.

I did learn quite a bit about running pre-anesthesia blood work, how to enter that data in the computer, how to make up a "crash chart" with all the dosages of all the drugs that would be needed in an emergency, and all the beeping and hissing and plonking and feeping that goes on when an animal is under.

And now we're on a reduced schedule at the clinic for a couple of weeks, probably related somehow to the construction. If I understand it right, there will be no "procedures" for two weeks or so. (On the up side, we're getting outdoor dog run space!)

Comments

[billeyler.livejournal.com]

All my schnauzers had bad teeth problems. In Sophie's last year, she was happily gumming her carrots and treats as if she had a full set, but I think all her extractions left her with just gum and bone. She was none the wiser!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

My first cat had no dental trouble her whole life long, and that spoiled me as a kitty-owner. By the time I realized Jackie needed her teeth cleaned, she needed two extracted. I blamed myself and felt horribly guilty. I suspect she never noticed. :-) Animals sometimes do pretty well with stuff we humans moan and groan over, don't they? Teeth gone? Who cares? :-)