My dog just turned 13. She is a husky shepherd mix. She has a
large cyst on her back that seems to continually bleed. We are
considering having it removed because it keeps bleeding and we are
worried about infections.

Other than the bleeding it does not seem to hurt her in anyway.
Other than a little arthritis in her hind legs she is very healthy and
active. She goes for a walk every day and still acts lilke a puppy
at times.

What is the risk of giving her an anaesthetic? I want to do what is
best for my dog.

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ups.com...
My dog just turned 13. She is a husky shepherd mix. She has a
large cyst on her back that seems to continually bleed. We are
considering having it removed because it keeps bleeding and we are
worried about infections.
What is the risk of giving her an anaesthetic? I want to do what is
best for my dog.

..........that depends on the outcome of a pre-anesthetic blood panel. They
check liver and kidney function mainly. If it were me, I'd get a full blood
panel run - CBC and chem, plus a urinalysis. That way you know if there are
any existing problems or worrisome indicators which could cause a problem
during surgery.

.......do a page search here for anesthesia - I know they did some articles
on it, plus they have a link to a vet anesthesia page where you can educate
yourself:
http://vettechs.blogspot.com/

........take the time to discuss the anesthesia agents with your vet.

good luck to you and your pup
buglady
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On Oct 9, 12:14 pm, "buglady" wrote:
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ups.com... My dog just turned 13. She is a husky shepherd mix. She has a
large cyst on her back that seems to continually bleed. We are
considering having it removed because it keeps bleeding and we are
worried about infections.
What is the risk of giving her an anaesthetic? I want to do what is
best for my dog.

.........that depends on the outcome of a pre-anesthetic blood panel. They
check liver and kidney function mainly. If it were me, I'd get a full blood
panel run - CBC and chem, plus a urinalysis. That way you know if there are
any existing problems or worrisome indicators which could cause a problem
during surgery.

......do a page search here for anesthesia - I know they did some articles
on it, plus they have a link to a vet anesthesia page where you can educate
yourself:http://vettechs.blogspot.com/

.......take the time to discuss the anesthesia agents with your vet.

good luck to you and your pup
buglady
take out the dog before replying

Thanks for your input. We did do full blood work and an urinalysis
and all looks good. Thanks for the site, I am going to check it out
now.

.........that depends on the outcome of a pre-anesthetic blood panel.
They
check liver and kidney function mainly. If it were me, I'd get a full
blood
panel run - CBC and chem, plus a urinalysis. That way you know if there
are
any existing problems or worrisome indicators which could cause a problem
during surgery.

Also an ECG. Four our geriatric pets, standard pre-op is full blood panel
and ECG.

"Sharon Too" wrote in message
...
Also an ECG. Four our geriatric pets, standard pre-op is full blood panel
and ECG.

.......really? Is that in house equipment Sharon?

buglady
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......really? Is that in house equipment Sharon?

Yes

"Sharon Too" wrote in message
...

......really? Is that in house equipment Sharon?

Yes

...........should have clarified - is that *usual* in house equipment? g

buglady
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..........should have clarified - is that *usual* in house equipment? g

Most hospitals these days have blood machines such as Vetscan or Idexx's
latest and "greatest". Most non-single doc practices have computerized
ECG's.

i've worked for three vet hospitals and all three have run ECGs on all
pets during surgery. we don't generally do ECGs pre-surg unless
there's a concern.

ECG's are done at our hospital pre-surgically for geriatric patients. During
surgery an ECG isn't done, but we do have monitors for things like VP,
heart, resp, etc...

"elegy" wrote in message:

i've worked for three vet hospitals and all three have run ECGs on all
pets during surgery. we don't generally do ECGs pre-surg unless
there's a concern.

That's what happened with Khan during his tooth extraction. His heart was
monitored during surgery and after, but they didn't do a pre-op ECG.

Suja