KillerBs
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Hi friends!
My name is Alexis and I just wanted to share my baby's story and hopefully share some insight.
We are a family of sphynx, my parents have 2, my cousin has 1 and i have one big ole ham Benji
on 2/10/21 my 4.5 year old Benji was going in for a scheduled teeth cleaning ear cleaning. He is the worlds most dramatic naked when it comes to ear cleaning haha. Benji has a pretty clean bill of health so there was no major concern going into it aside from typical owner nerves of him being put under. His procedure was at noon and around 3 pm his vet called and told me that he was doing okay and the he was still a bit groggy waking up from the anesthesia and that I could pick him up around 6 pm. She did inform me that during the procedure his blood pressure had dropped very low a few times so the changed the anesthetic that was being used to another one and that after that was done it was smooth sailing. 6 pm rolls around I pick him up we come home and I can just tell he is off, purring and meowing very loudly extremely wobbly and he couldn't jump not even on the couch. I blamed it on the fact that he was still sobering up from the sedation. In the middle of the night I woke up to a blood curdling meow, I wake up in a panic and he's just chillin in the doorway looking at me. Thursday I call the vet's office and tell them that he's still acting like a little drunk and not wanting to eat DRY food, they said it could be that his teeth were a bit sensitive and that his belly could still be a little upset. It's now friday and Benji is still not wanting to eat his dry food, he is not jumping on anything and when he does attempt to it's more like a bunny hope that an actual cat jump. Maybe none of this sounds out of the ordinary for them but what made me really think something was going on was the fact that he wasn't jumping, he was hesitant to approach things and he was totally ignoring me! Friday evening i call the vet again and they tell me to email telling them what is going on with Ben and to send a video, in the email I stated my concerns I also mentioned that I felt that he literally couldn't hear a single thing. In a matter of minutes I get a call from his doctor and she asks me to bring him in, in the email i had attached a video of him sitting on the floor while my mom dropped something behind him and Benji didn't flinch or move an ear! I took him in and they looked inside of his ears to make sure there was no fluid then they do their version of a hearing test. Dr comes out and tells me that she's thinks that Benji can not hear , that's right that my baby can not hear anything! She said that she had never heard of a cat or dog loosing their hearing after an anesthetic procedure but that she spoke to the other vets and that even though this was an extremely rare occurrence it was still a possibility. She said that she didn't know if it was permanent or if it would come back that there was just not enough information or cases of this happening...
I found an article from Louisiana State Univ where is states that in 7 years 62 (+5 additional survey respondents) cases were reported of cats and dogs loosing their hearing after anesthesia and only 2 regained their hearing back. The difficult thing with this situation is that this is so uncommon and rare that vets dont know about this even being a potential risk! I do want to say this, I really dont want this to prevent any parents from taking their babies to get their teeth cleaned because it is important and could prevent so many other issues! I share this so that we know what could happen and that you ask your vet about it and become informed.
My baby boy is now deaf. I hate to make it sound so dramatic but that is his current state as of right now. I am devastated and feel extremely guilty for taking him to get his teeth cleaned in the first place. My heart hurts at the thought that he won't be able to hear me, but maybe if you ask him he'll say he's thankful he doesnt have to hear his mom sing anymore It's been 4 days and i am doing as much research for him and for me to make his new "normal" a bit easier. I dont think he'll struggle to adjust as much as i will. If any of you have any advice or tips regarding deaf pets I welcome them with open arms. Thank you for reading, I hope that this will help someone out there.
xx Benji and Alexis
My name is Alexis and I just wanted to share my baby's story and hopefully share some insight.
We are a family of sphynx, my parents have 2, my cousin has 1 and i have one big ole ham Benji
on 2/10/21 my 4.5 year old Benji was going in for a scheduled teeth cleaning ear cleaning. He is the worlds most dramatic naked when it comes to ear cleaning haha. Benji has a pretty clean bill of health so there was no major concern going into it aside from typical owner nerves of him being put under. His procedure was at noon and around 3 pm his vet called and told me that he was doing okay and the he was still a bit groggy waking up from the anesthesia and that I could pick him up around 6 pm. She did inform me that during the procedure his blood pressure had dropped very low a few times so the changed the anesthetic that was being used to another one and that after that was done it was smooth sailing. 6 pm rolls around I pick him up we come home and I can just tell he is off, purring and meowing very loudly extremely wobbly and he couldn't jump not even on the couch. I blamed it on the fact that he was still sobering up from the sedation. In the middle of the night I woke up to a blood curdling meow, I wake up in a panic and he's just chillin in the doorway looking at me. Thursday I call the vet's office and tell them that he's still acting like a little drunk and not wanting to eat DRY food, they said it could be that his teeth were a bit sensitive and that his belly could still be a little upset. It's now friday and Benji is still not wanting to eat his dry food, he is not jumping on anything and when he does attempt to it's more like a bunny hope that an actual cat jump. Maybe none of this sounds out of the ordinary for them but what made me really think something was going on was the fact that he wasn't jumping, he was hesitant to approach things and he was totally ignoring me! Friday evening i call the vet again and they tell me to email telling them what is going on with Ben and to send a video, in the email I stated my concerns I also mentioned that I felt that he literally couldn't hear a single thing. In a matter of minutes I get a call from his doctor and she asks me to bring him in, in the email i had attached a video of him sitting on the floor while my mom dropped something behind him and Benji didn't flinch or move an ear! I took him in and they looked inside of his ears to make sure there was no fluid then they do their version of a hearing test. Dr comes out and tells me that she's thinks that Benji can not hear , that's right that my baby can not hear anything! She said that she had never heard of a cat or dog loosing their hearing after an anesthetic procedure but that she spoke to the other vets and that even though this was an extremely rare occurrence it was still a possibility. She said that she didn't know if it was permanent or if it would come back that there was just not enough information or cases of this happening...
I found an article from Louisiana State Univ where is states that in 7 years 62 (+5 additional survey respondents) cases were reported of cats and dogs loosing their hearing after anesthesia and only 2 regained their hearing back. The difficult thing with this situation is that this is so uncommon and rare that vets dont know about this even being a potential risk! I do want to say this, I really dont want this to prevent any parents from taking their babies to get their teeth cleaned because it is important and could prevent so many other issues! I share this so that we know what could happen and that you ask your vet about it and become informed.
My baby boy is now deaf. I hate to make it sound so dramatic but that is his current state as of right now. I am devastated and feel extremely guilty for taking him to get his teeth cleaned in the first place. My heart hurts at the thought that he won't be able to hear me, but maybe if you ask him he'll say he's thankful he doesnt have to hear his mom sing anymore It's been 4 days and i am doing as much research for him and for me to make his new "normal" a bit easier. I dont think he'll struggle to adjust as much as i will. If any of you have any advice or tips regarding deaf pets I welcome them with open arms. Thank you for reading, I hope that this will help someone out there.
xx Benji and Alexis
