Re: Purrs for Yoda

On Aug 16, 5:48 pm, "Christina Websell"
<spamf...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Sherry" <sridd...@xxxxxxx> wrote in message

news:1187294893.140988.17760@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Yoda is at the vets right now having his eye sewn shut. They're going
to medicate the eye, pull the third eyelid over the eye, and then the
outer lid, and leave it that way for 2 weeks to heal.

On one hand I'm really encouraged that someone seems to actually know
what to do. We have been treating
this eye for at least 2-3 months and it would get better, but never
completely heal, then it would get worse again.

On the other hand, I'm very concerned about anesthsia, his age, and
his history of HL.

Purrs appreciated!

Purrs coming over for the Yodaman. There is an anaesthesia here in the last
few years that is used for elderlies as it is much safer for them. It is
quite a bit more expensive than normal anaesth..and my vet asked me right
from the start when we knew an op was up on an oldie if I wanted this
choice. I said yes. She was fine after her op.
Do you have this choice of special anaesthesia for oldies?
I
Tweed

Thanks Tweed. The vet didn't ask me for a choice, but he did go to
great lengths to explain
the anesthesia risk and method. I am sure from what Helen posted it is
the Isoflurane (sp?). He said
the anesthesia is completely controlled by the gas and so the animal
can be roused quickly. He said
the biggest risk control is to leave him "under" for the shortest
possible amount of time just to get the
procedure done, since a longer sleep makes for higher risk. Also
mentioned pain control *prior* to surgery
because of the (hormones?) that are released into the body even during
surgery from pain.
I'm afraid I didn't retain a lot of what he said. I was too freaked
out in the beginning by the very idea of
sewing his eye shut to listen good.
After this deal, I'm think about buying one of those tiny voice
recorders and sitting it on the table while
he talks so I can listen after I get home. :-(
Still waiting on the phone call, I expect it won't be until after 10.
I got the back room prepared with a bed
in the closet that he likes. You know how that "vet smell" agitates
the other cats. I don't want anyone
picking on him when he gets home.

Sherry

Sherry

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