What do the Veterinarians themselves
say about the risk of anesthesia!
Title:
Remove malpractice risk from anesthetic risk
By: Dr. Christopher Allen, DVM
Article In: dvm THE NEWSMAGAZINE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
"Clients who sue are shocked clients; they sue after they bring
in a reasonably healthy looking pet but leave with their animal in a plastic bag.
They sue when their high-risk pet dies under anesthesia and no one fully explained
the concept of anesthetic risk."
"calls taken---a disproportionate number involve pet deaths that have occurred while
an animal was sedated or under anesthesia."
"Anesthesia is, by its nature, an inherently risky undertaking. Think of it as you
would about walking through a slippery parking lot. Before you leave the house,
you put on your shoes or boots that have the best traction. In other words, every
possible step should be taken to minimize risk. "
..."Let's extend our analogy: If it's icy and slippery, you don't go on an errand
at all unless there is a good reason to do so. It really pays to think twice before
undertaking something dangerous. Can the problem be handled other than with a procedure
involving anesthesia?"
"Is putting this otherwise decently healthy dog under anesthetic something I really
want to do?"
"And don't forget to charge the client an extended office visit for the time you
took giving your professional risk evaluation."
Note: An article on anesthesia
risk in Dog Fancy magazine, Feb. 2004, page 50 which reiterated our findings about
dogs and anesthesia. Author Denise Flaim quoted an anesthesia study of 2,500 dogs
published in the Jan/Feb 1999 issue of the Journal of the American Animal
Hospital Association. It said "12 percent of the dogs had
complications (including low blood pressure and abnormal heart rhythms) and 0.43
died." (That would mean that 11 dogs died!!
This verifys other reports that in some areas it is as high as 1 in 200 deaths!!
Don't let the next one be your dog or cat!)
Very Helpful information written by a specialist in Anesthesia by:
Susan V. Hildebrand. DVM. DACVA
A Must Read if you are anticipating an anesthesia procedure for your pet!!!
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in our hearts and memories.
Anesthesia and scaling is not the only answer to cleaner pets teeth.
Why would you subject your precious pet to this kind of treatment when there is
an alternative. We have heard many horror stories about what has happened
during what was supposed to be a simple procedure. If you want to see for
yourself go to any search engine and put in "anesthesia deaths dogs." We
went to Google and got 37,600 responses. Below you can read what happened
to Jim Tucci, Celeste Yarnall and others.
We are not trying to give Veterinarians a bad rap. There are many who are
very conscientious and caring. If your pet needs serious pet care ask around
get referrals. If your vet will not let you see his back rooms and how your
pet will be cared for go elsewhere. Your Pet's Life is in
Your Hands!!
These Pictures are of routine teeth cleaning under anesthesia, note the tubes and
lack of any monitoring devices. After the anesthesia is administered and the
procedure is completed, they just hope your precious pet wakes up!!
Read below an article that was published about "The Killing Fields." If your
pet has had a bad experience with anesthesia, please e-mail it to us and we
will post it on our site. It is time to be heard!
petzlife
Anesthesia Information: A Must Read!!
"I am a holistic veterinarian and am always in search of
natural products for my patients. PetzLife dental products have been
a great addition. I feel like I have a new "tool" against tartar.
In my 17 years in practice I have often seen older pets undergo anesthesia for
dental cleanings or growth removals, and they were never the same afterwords.
Some even developed seizures. Petzlife Oral Care has worked on my patients
that have had severe tartar and gingivitis. Before discovering
these products we had to perform dental cleanings under anesthesia or resort to
keeping the animal on antibiotics (As a holistic vet I don't use antibiotics very
often).
Now we can cure the problem while avoiding the anesthesia and the
drugs !"
Keep up to good work Petzlife.
"I had canceled my appointment with the Vet for his teeth cleaning that was
going to cost around $300.00. The cost of the teeth cleaning at the Vet was
a strain, but what really bothered me was I had lost my previous dog,
(which my wife and I considered as part of the family) to an over dose of Anesthesia
at the Vets office for what we were told was a routine operation. I
laid in bed for weeks, wondering if this would happen again to our new dog which
again is considered part of the family. One night while all this was going through
my head about his up coming cleaning appointment I thought of doing a wild search
in the Internet for Pet's Teeth, when I did your web site came out first, of course
that is when I decided to give your product a try. I am so happy I did."
Please use me as a reference anytime.
Jim Tucci
Clermont FL 34711 bostonbeaconhill@hotmail.com
Dear Petzlife,
I began testing PetzLife Oral Care Gel in January 2006 in my 10 generation raw meat
feeding cat breeding program (ala "Pottenger's Cats"). The teeth and gums
of raw meat eating cats and dogs is extraordinary. However, as you recall,
I suggested including pharmaceutical grade salmon oil to the gel, and my results,
including palatability, were excellent. We, at Celestial
Pets, are pleased to offer our clients this excellent product for their dogs
and cats. We are always excited to see what new things you develop as well.
PetzLife Oral Care Gel certainly gets our stamp of approval.
Celeste Yarnall, Ph.D.
Celestial Pets Natural Nutrition & Holistic Healthcare for Cats and Dogs www.celestialpets.com
Celeste Yarnall, PH.D
From: Celeste Yarnall
I, too, have had some horrendous experiences with anesthesia. As a holistic
consultant and author ("Natural Cat Care" and "Natural Dog Care"), I avoid it whenever
possible. When I must, I ask for Isofluorane, as this anesthesia I feel is
the safest. I also prefer no preop sedatives (such as Ket/Valium or Propofal
[sic?]) because of my first nightmare. Thirty minutes after the vet pulled
my cat's "trach tube" (the tube inserted in your pet's throat), my beautiful, love-of-my-life
Siamese cat went into cardiac arrest and died. How heartbreaking
it was to go home from a dental with an empty cat carrier. I sobbed for days,
but she had clearly been over-anesthetized. They used a new drug pre-op (Propofal instead
of Ket/Valium, which is more common), then gave her a pain patch, and pain meds.
This is just too many drugs. How many times must our hearts be broken
before they learn these bitter lessons? I know they are trying
to provide pain control, and vets are doing their best to accomplish this.
However, all to often, the result is fatal.
Last year, a client of mine purchased two beautiful, healthy, robust, male
kittens. She took them both in for neutering but only went home with one.
This little guy lost his brother because he had been given an overdose of the
anesthesia.
The next loss was following a spay and teeth cleaning...two procedures I
have learned the hard way should not be done together. Bacteria from teeth
cleaning are "stirred up," but who wants to put them under twice?
Thank you so much for
your quick reply – I was very impressed with all of your answers to my questions,
and I feel confident in trying this product. I just placed my order for the combo
pack of salmon oil spray and gel that you recommended and will cancel with the vet
this afternoon. Thank you for offering such great customer service and for
easing my worries. I’m sure you will hear from me again.
Have a great day,
Abby
-----Original Message----- From: BUD GROTH [mailto:budgroth1@msn.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 6:47 PM To: Harris, Abigail A Subject: Re:
Dear Abby!!!! Please
read our information on Anesthesia Risk-- I would never advise anesthesia and scaling
for routine oral care-- Please read what the Vets themselves are saying about how
risky it actually is-- and the sad thing is that 12% of all the animals sedated
have a negative reaction--this is reported in a study done on 2,500 dogs-and 1 in
212 died!!!!!!!!!! Your beautiful Frogarelli is another sad statistic-- I am
hearing this same story repeated so many times-- Just this week-end I had a discussion
with a golfing friend of mine that has a dog now that just stares at a wall after
going through anesthesia for routine oral care-- and the Vet just shrugged his shoulders
and said that can happen---but still charged him $310
For your family of
5 I would suggest the Salmon oil gel and spray combination --cats and
dogs like the taste of the salmon oil-- and you can always just use the spray as
a sprits on the dogs--both have the same active all natural ingredients--
And as far as the
guarantee-- we will refund the entire purchase price--if you are not happy--With
the 1,000's of happy users I am sure you will be pleased as well--then if you like
you can re-order our large professional size gel which will last you much longer
if you continue to use it on all 5.
To answer your question
about how long will it last--our spray bottle contains over 450 sprays-- if you
used 4 sprays / application that would be over 100 treatments and our gel is 4 oz
and on small dogs -we suggest 1/3 teaspoon and that is another 90 applications---You
will have enough product to see a great difference!
Abby I would like
to be able to put your e-mail message up on our site-- just to help spread the word
about how dangerous Anesthesia really is---I look forward to your order and your
using PetzLife Oral Care on Holly and "Frog" and all the rest--Bye for now-- Bud
Groth-- Owner PetzLife Products
I made an appointment
this afternoon for my 10 year old dog, Holly, to get blood work done so that she
can have a “dental” in the near future. I made the blood work appointment
separate because I was already apprehensive about having my older girl put under
for any reason whatsoever… I decided to do some research on the internet
and now my concerns are only heightened. My other dog, Frogarelli, had surgery months
ago for a tumor in his shoulder and did not come out from under anesthesia the same
dog. He began submissive peeing and would shake before I fed him or took him out
when he never did that before. Since they are the same breed and Frog had a bad
reaction to being put under I am worried to do the same to Holly. But, I do not
want to hurt her by making the wrong decision. I am confused about what treatment
would be best for her… Do I buy the spray and the gel? How long do the last?
Is the guarantee a money back guarantee? I have 3 dogs and 2 cats all together –
what would be the best package for all of them, but especially my ten year old?
If I think that this can help, I will cancel the blood work and not consider the
dental anymore. Please help me with this decision by providing some more information.
