Meg, one of Boogie's breeders, was there with us for the initial appointment. And before we even got out of the exam room, Harriet, Boogie's other breeder had joined us. Talk about support!
The vet was really nice and offered to let all of us watch the surgery. Mike opted out before the offer was even out of her mouth! Mike faints just at the sight of x-rays. In fact, once when a vet was moving Sparkie's leg around and Sparkie screamed, Mike threw up and had to leave the room. So watching a surgery was out of the question!
Boogie was given an initial injection to make him groggy - and after about 15 minutes he was wondering what the heck was going on. He was then given another injection and he was out pretty quickly after that.
He had no idea that he was being shaved in preparation for his surgery.
Then he was taken into the operating room and got all hooked up and tied down.
While they were getting everything ready I kept a close eye on the monitor. He had a nice steady heart beat.
But as soon as the surgery started (I'll spare you those pictures) his heart rate shot up sky high. They stopped, adjusted the anesthesia, and waited for his heart rate to come down somewhat. It was still really high but they seemed happy with it and proceeded to continue on with his surgery.
The vet said the surgery went very well. Phew. What a relief. I have no problem watching any kind of surgery whether it's on my dog or someone elses- in fact, I always find it very interesting. But I have a really hard time during the recovery period.
He actually did okay but like usual he had some interesting ticks while coming out of the anesthesia. For about 20 minutes he did an excellent Ray Charles imitation. Everyone got quite a kick out of that.
After a couple hours we took him home where he was not a happy camper at all the rest of the day. It's going to be a long night...good luck Mike!
Debbie
12/19/07
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