Animals: Today, I brought my dog to the vet for a routine surgery. The...

By lylethomes15 - 21/04/2009 13:48 - United States

Today, I brought my dog to the vet for a routine surgery. The vets assured me that no dog had ever died during this procedure. Apparently my dog was the first. FML

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By baddoggy - 17/10/2010 08:13 - United States

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Today, I was discharged from the hospital after having scrotal surgery. When I got home, the anesthetic had worn off, but I felt okay. Then my dog jumped up at me, paws slamming straight into my nuts. FML

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By yes I felt EVERYTHING - 11/01/2022 20:01

Today, I went in for surgery. All my life, my biggest fear has been that the anesthesia would paralyze me, but not actually put me to sleep. The doctors assured me the chances of that are almost none. You can probably guess how my surgery went. FML

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By tbright010 - 08/04/2011 22:48 - United States

Today, the highlight of my day was learning how to drain my dog's anal glands. FML

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Tuesday 21 April 2009 22:51

omg im so sorry!! thats so sad. jeez

betsymonty 0

Tuesday 21 April 2009 22:52

So sorry. They should at least pay for a new puppy.

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kgsaywha 0

Thursday 23 April 2009 0:14

aw ;[

somerandomguy 0

Thursday 23 April 2009 3:11

Sue their asses.

beatiiingheart 0

Thursday 23 April 2009 5:55

I am terribly sorry for your loss. I have an 8 year old cat, and he is my first and only pet I've ever had and I know it will be a devastating day when he passes on. My condolences. As for those who gave this a YDI, there is a good possibility that it was hit by mistake. I know that was the mistake I made for this particular post. You certainly don't deserve this at all and I hope you are doing alright. Feel better. :]

trtls 0

Thursday 23 April 2009 10:58

ouch, so sorry to hear that. r.i.p doggy..

suburbansprawl 0

Thursday 23 April 2009 17:30

So sorry for your loss

mwyman29 0

Friday 24 April 2009 1:30

i feel bad im so sorry. but i wouldnt sue the doctor its not like he did it on purpose. sadly these things happen no matter how unlikely. i no if my dog died i would be upset too

Gotz_No_Love 1

Friday 24 April 2009 3:35

that's really sad. what's going on with these people who click YDI on stuff like this, clearly when the OP didn't do anything wrong.

smg91 0

Friday 24 April 2009 4:22

no don't sue the vet! i'm sure the vet nd the rest of the staff attending to the surgery did all they could. surgery is risky for anyone, humans and animals. a lot can go wrong. older dogs, small dogs, and puppies are all at higher risk for something going wrong during surgery. (i work in a vet clinic. i know what i'm talking about) anything using anesthetics pose a risk to the animals life. maybe your dog was allergic to the anesthesia? if the vet paid for every animal that had ever been lost in surgery they wouldn't be in business still, lives are priceless- hello if your dog died you wouldn't just want it replaced by a new one! i am terribly sorry for your loss, i have 4 dogs and i'd be crushed if anything happened to one of them.