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Date: 2007-05-16 19:22:54 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] RE: Re: Question: reaction to anesthesia
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" Re: Question: reaction to anesthesia
Posted by: "Jeff" inner.harmony@sbcglobal.net innerharmony
Tue May 15, 2007 7:02 am (PST)
I've only had one experience with anesthesia, but it wasn't a good one. When Neo was in for insulinoma and adrenal surgery (done at same time) back in January, he was given gas anesthesia, but I don't remember the specific name of it. He was expected to be able to come home within two days, but was very slow to come around, and didn't come home for 4 days. When he did, it took a few more days before we were able to get him eating and drinking normally. Part of that may have been due to the ulcers that he was also fighting at the time, but I believe he just had a hard time getting the anesthesia out of his system. He also had a strange reaction. When we heated his soup a bit and it enhanced the aroma, he would begin to convulse when he smelled it, as if he were going to vomit. And this was just from the aroma, before he even was given any of the soup. We stopped heating the soup so that he could get close enough to it to eat it, and this reaction finally wore off also. But all in all it took 8 or 9 days for him to get back to 'normal' and to the point where he would eat out of his bowl, without our urging or help.
Jeff
In Memory of Neo
Caring for Trinny, Morphy, and Baby Girl "
It sounds like your guy may have had an upset stomach postop, or pancreatitis, especially if he had a history of ulcers (nausea induced by the mere smell of food, for example). Did they have him on ulcer meds (sucralfate?) or anything for the nausea (pepcid, omeprazole/Prilosec, for example?). Out of curiosity. That's generally not the anesthesia itself, but rather the procedure and the stress causing those types of complications, or pain meds or antibiotics or other meds they might be given.
I'm sorry he didn't have a longer time with you postop....
Best,
April (vet tech and ferret owner)
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