My dog has anxiety & a cold. Can she still get dental anesthesia?

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Im scheduling a dental soon. I will ask her vet these questions but for now- she has a bit of anxiety- would that interfere with anesthesia/cause problems? It makes her heart race. It happens when shes afraid of like a noise or me trying to brush her teeth. I know they give propofol would that calm her? Other than that her full bloodwork came back good. Also, she did have a cold & throat mucus during her check up. It came back due to extremely cold weather - should I wait until its gone again? Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 9 years and 11 months old | 4 lbs

Ana M, DVM · Accepted Answer

Thank you for submitting your question regarding Precious. The medications given to her before anesthesia will help to keep her calm. Propofol is used to induce anesthesia and then she will breathe gas to keep her under. All of these drugs will lessen her anxiety. I would wait to have the procedure done until all of respiratory signs have resolved. I hope this information helps!

My dog has anxiety & a cold. Can she still get dental anesthesia?

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