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Too Much During Surgery?

Hi All, 

My pooch is going in for acl surgery on Friday.  Would it be too much to add on dental while he's already out for the surgery?  I'm completely freaked out about him having surgery in the first place, and I don't want him to have to recover from a million things at once.  As it is, we will be bringing him home the same day as the surgery..... which normally, they stay over night.  But, Max has seizures, and I wasn't a fan of the thought of him being at the vets office overnight alone.  I was actually shocked to hear no one was there with the animals overnight.  So we got special permission to take him that day, if he comes out of surgery ok.  I am sure I am freaking out irrationally over everything with his surgery... but my Max is my boy, and I just want to make sure he is going to be ok.  TIA for any info, encouragement, anything!

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Re: Too Much During Surgery?

  • What kind of dental?  When Milo needed surgery, we had his teeth cleaned / dewclaws removed while he was out.  He was a sore puppy, but I felt it was better than putting him under twice (or three times).
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  • Its a cleaning as far as I know.  Its the first time he has had dental...I know, totally flame-worthy.  But the vet didn't seem like it would be a big deal.  He said Max's teeth look good from what he can tell.  I figured it would be best to do it while he's already out.... but I am totally freaked out over the whole thing.  LOL, I am sure he will be fine, but this is the first time, other than a neuter, that any of my animals have had surgery, so I know I am just being a freak.
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  • I think he will do fine!  He will probably appreciate not having to go under twice!  I always get nervous when my doggies go under, so if I could do anything to minimize the number of times they did, I did it!
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  • If it's just a cleaning, there's not really much of anything to recover from, so I'd say go for it. It's not like he's getting any teeth extracted. :)

    And no flames. My cats have never had dentals, and Zoey won't ever unless something happens and it needs to be done. They're not cheap, they involve anesthesia, and they're generally elective; so why put an animal through it if you don't have to? :)

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  • I would do it all at once. My dog had 5 surgeries at once so he wouldn't have to be put under and cut open more times and he recovered very well. Wishing Max a speedy recovery.
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  • Not at all; in fact, it's smart to do it while he's already under for something else.  Dentals don't hurt them.  Good luck with his surgery!
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