Jessie's Getting a Dental

jessies_mom

I've already started to worry so your vibes will help a lot

I so understand and I won't even bother telling you not to worry since I'm a world class worrier myself.  I'm sending Jessie tons of good vibes and good thoughts for tomorrow. 

 You have our very best calming vibes (admittedly neither I nor the Beast are very calm types but hey we try )

Seriously I can imagine the worry - I am sure it will all be fine!  lots of hugs and kisses from us!

You gotta love a vet that is proactive!!

My vet tends not to sedate -- he just masks them down during a dental and it works awesome.  Good luck!  OF COURSE you will worry - it's in the rules!

 Thanks so much everyone for the good wishes. I do have a lot of confidence in my vet; he does all the dentals for the clinic, and he's also the best surgeon there.

calliecritturs

My vet tends not to sedate -- he just masks them down during a dental and it works awesome. 

  Callie, he's still giving them anesthesia from the mask, right?  My vet usually uses the mask without other sedatives for her dentals; she's always been very good and lets them do anything they want. But he's also going to re-evaluate her LP tomorrow so he's using a catheter to administer a light sedative (it's important to sedate a dog very lightly when checking the arytenoid cartilages) before doing the dental.

calliecritturs

OF COURSE you will worry - it's in the rules!

  Yep; probably won't get much sleep tonight, but knowing you guys are here really helps.

jessies_mom

  Callie, he's still giving them anesthesia from the mask, right?  My vet usually uses the mask without other sedatives for her dentals; she's always been very good and lets them do anything they want. But he's also going to re-evaluate her LP tomorrow so he's using a catheter to administer a light sedative (it's important to sedate a dog very lightly when checking the arytenoid cartilages) before doing the dental.

I known Jessies Mom knows this but to explain for anyone thinking we're talking in circles -- anesthesia simply means a drug that induces loss of sensation (with or without loss of consciousness) -- but most vets DO give a sedative (something to make them go to sleep) before-hand.  I tend to equate a vet who will just use the mask (the anesthesia) with one that has a pretty good relationship with their patients -- as soon as the mask is taken off they are quickly back full "conscious" and can panic easily if they don't have a pretty good relationship with the vet or that vet's manner is soothing. 

There are many anesthesias (and sedatives) that can be used -- certain breeds just plain don't do well with certain anes/sedative combinations PERIOD.  But the risk of a bad reaction is greatly reduced when the vet uses only the anesthesia.

jessies_mom

But he's also going to re-evaluate her LP tomorrow so he's using a catheter to administer a light sedative (it's important to sedate a dog very lightly when checking the arytenoid cartilages) before doing the dental

Ahh -- that would make sense

Good luck -- I hope it goes REALLY well.

Jessie, You're gonna have some ery pretty pearly whites by the end of the day!!!  REmember to show them to your mom and she might give some yummy treats to you! 

Good thoughts, vibes and HUGS for Jessie (and Janice) today!

Johnny&Tessy

Jessie, You're gonna have some ery pretty pearly whites by the end of the day!!! 

  That's what my vet said when I picked her up; that her teeth were "pearly white". She did great; Rita, the tech who helped with the dental, said she did "fabulous". Her appetite is fine; she acts like she's been starved, which is normal for her. She's been active and only slept about 30 minutes this afternoon; you'd never guess she had anesthesia this morning.

  As I said in my last post, my vet checked her LP before doing the dental. It hasn't changed much since she was evaluated at Purdue about 17 months ago, which is good news. It doesn't look like she's going to need tie-back surgery anytime soon.

 Callie, I didn't know the difference between anesthesia and sedation when it comes to surgery. Thanks for explaining it. I don't know if my vet usually gives her a sedative before masking her, but he's always been very trusting about her temperament and comments about how good she is.  Thanks again everyone for your good wishes; I was anxious this morning and it helped when I thought about all of you.

jessies_mom

 Callie, I didn't know the difference between anesthesia and sedation when it comes to surgery

Just file that under the been-there-done-it-screwed-it-up files of Callie's dogs.

Foxy the Mostlie Sheltie was always healthy as a horse til he was like 11 (my ex had never allowed me to neuter him) and about 3 months after David and I were married (and MAJORLY Poor) Fox developed this huge 'lump' just to the right of his an*s (sorry words filter would get that) and  my vet decided it was a perianal hernia (the testosterone essentially rots the muscle).  We didn't have $2000 for the regular surgery so my vet went in to 'repair' it (since it was a recent hernia, not ages old). 

Foxy was a sheltie/corgi mix -- Doc used the wrong sedative/anesthesia mix (this was almost 15 years ago) and Fox darned near didn't come out from under the anesthesia AT ALL.  Now they know shelties (poor herders) have to have special anesthesia -- as do pugs and a lot of other breeds. 

So ... it would be nice if I didn't have to learn everything the "hard way" ya know??? *smile*

jessies_mom

 Callie, I didn't know the difference between anesthesia and sedation when it comes to surgery

Just file that under the been-there-done-it-screwed-it-up files of Callie's dogs.

Foxy the Mostlie Sheltie was always healthy as a horse til he was like 11 (my ex had never allowed me to neuter him) and about 3 months after David and I were married (and MAJORLY Poor) Fox developed this huge 'lump' just to the right of his an*s (sorry words filter would get that) and  my vet decided it was a perianal hernia (the testosterone essentially rots the muscle).  We didn't have $2000 for the regular surgery so my vet went in to 'repair' it (since it was a recent hernia, not ages old). 

Foxy was a sheltie/corgi mix -- Doc used the wrong sedative/anesthesia mix (this was almost 15 years ago) and Fox darned near didn't come out from under the anesthesia AT ALL.  Now they know shelties (poor herders) have to have special anesthesia -- as do pugs and a lot of other breeds. 

So ... it would be nice if I didn't have to learn everything the "hard way" ya know??? *smile*

Great to hear things went well!

YAY for Jessie's Pearly Whites!