Valentina Dental Update. Avoid GoVets Manchester.
Hi guys,
I’m back with an update after the most terrifying week of my life.
So, Valentina had her first dental Thursday with 4 extractions. I was hesitant about this but thought it was in her best interest as I’m aware dental infections can spread to the rest of the body. And this is the last thing I would ever want.
I drop her off on Thursday. They ran preop exams, and assured me she was in excellent health. They performed the procedure and I collected her at 4pm. When I brought her home, I noticed she had a very strange rapid breathing spell. She was also tired but still eating. I administered pain meds in her food.
I videoed the rapid breathing spells and called my vets straight away, showing them the videos and explaining the issues. They informed me this was normal and nothing to worry about. I did some online research and saw that sometimes the breathing can be a side effect of anasthesia or pain meds. I was still super worried, but trusted the vets.
The next day (Friday) she stopped eating in the afternoon and became increasingly lethargic. Spells of rapid breathing continued. She also developed a cough. I was terrified, I took her to the ER where they did an emergency triage check but assured me nothing was wrong. They told me she just has some slight throat irritation from the tubing but tried to tell me her breathing etc was fine. So I took her home relieved, and we both fell asleep.
The next morning, Valentina woke me up to throw up. She was still refusing food and water, and was very very lethargic. I was in tears crying. She was obviously in pain. I waited an hour for my vets to open and took her straight there.
I explained she hasn’t ate or drank in 24h. All they did was give her a morphine injection and send me on my way with a pack of antibiotics. I said how can I give her these if she isn’t eating. They said there’s a chance she has aspiration pneumonia but nothing severe.
When I got her home, she was super high and weird from the morphine. Still not eating and became increasingly lethargic. I rushed her back to the ER straight away.
They admitted my baby for 2 nights on drips and fluids. Thankfully, all her vitals and blood work came back amazing. She just had some slight aspiration from the procedure (but not pneomia) and was just in pain, tired, dehydrated. So a combination of all these things is way too much for a 1.6kg chi.
My heart was broken. But thankfully, after the support she received, my baby is back at home with me back to her chirpy self. Eating and playing and resting.
She still has a cough and abit of a sneeze but the tests suggest this is just some slight irritation which should settle. I am praying that’s all this is, and that the dental didn’t cause anything more serious.
Guys, please be so careful. And please avoid govets manchester. They are horrible. They ignored all my concerns and have not even checked on Valentina to see how she is doing. They are incompetent and negligent.
I hope my baby continues to make a full recovery. Please send her your love on this journey 🩷