Ask the French Bulldog Vet - Spaying Gone Tragically Wrong
lorihuntdvm August 14th, 2008
I have just spent one of the worst weekends of my life. On Friday morning I took my apparently energetic and healthy little 4.5 month old girl to be spayed. About an hour after I dropped her off I received the call that she was dead. What I was told is that they didn’t even get her under - that the pre-anethesia medication was all that she had been given. The pre-anethesia included morphine. I was told that when they came to get her she was blue.
My questions:
1. Do most vets monitor small dogs after they have been given meds like morphine to make sure that there is no adverse reaction?2. If so - could anything have been done?
3. Is giving morphine as a pre-anethesia a common practice when spaying?I dropped off what seemed to be a perfectly healthy little dog for what I understand to be a very routine surgery. I had planned to pamper her this weekend after the spaying - cleared all activities. Instead I ended up mourning her death.
When I first found this vet I had talked to three others and discussed their familiarity with the breed. I went with him because I was assured that he had 4-5 current frenchies and that he was very familiar with the breed. I live in the Phoenix area and will be getting another frenchie - I really fell in love with the breed.
I didn’t see any recommended vets listed for out here - how do I make sure I am getting quality care for my beautiful little pups?
