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Vets and anesthesia (lemmy.fmhy.ml)
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Does anyone have the feeling that veterinaries are too quick to administer anesthesia foe things as simple as an xray? Couple years ago, most clinics ago wanted to put my dogs under just to chip them.

I'm always concerned about the risks of anesthesia. I'm originally from Dpain, and there the technician (or the owner) will go inside with the dog wearing a lead vest to hold them while the image is taken.

Am I overreacting? Is there something I'm missing ?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What do you perceive as the risks of anesthesia?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As in humans, the chance of not waking up because of a reaction, overdose or other circumstances

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

And in humans these risk are low with properly administered anesthesia by an anesthesiologist.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I'm not familiar with need anesthesia for chips, but depending on the xray, it makes sense. The dog has to not move for a good picture, and depending on the location, that might not be possible if they are awake.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not really. They put dogs under for xrays because they need the dog to be still for the xray. If your dog was elderly or had some specific reason that anesthesia was high risk, I'm sure they'd consider alternatives.

I've never heard of pets being anesthetized for microchips and I've had chipped pets since the late 90s.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Yes, the chip was too much. At the end, we waited until they needed something that actually requires to be put under to get the chips in at the same time because they'd refuse otherwise