Drooling After Anaesthetic?

[kiwioz]

Cal had a liver biopsy today, poor wee man is not very well and I await the results on Monday. But in the meantime this evening he is drooling thick, mucusy saliva fairly consistently from his mouth. I did ring the after hours vet and she was lovely, said that occasionally they could get fluid on the lungs after an anaesthetic but that it could just be mucus in his throat. Google gives me varying information, that drooling is normal, and that it is a cause for concern so I'm not quite sure what to think! It is a fair hike to the after hours clinic and I'd rather keep him warm and quiet but am not sure whether to be concerned. When he lies down his breathing becomes pretty noisy but he is managing to get a full breath in. Perhaps due to this, he is very reluctant to settle and keeps pacing.

Any thoughts or advice very welcome!

[Everythings Shiny]

Drooling can be fine, sometimes methone can be used in the course of the procedure. Occassionaly it can be used as part of the premedication and it can also be used as pain relief afterwards. Some patients do drool a far bit from the Methone.

I tend to advise to keep an eye on them and if they seem unwell, bring back for a recheck. Hopefully this morning he's doing better :)

[persephone]

How is he today?

[kiwioz]

Thanks for asking :) Ended up reposting this in general and have done a more detailed reply there, but he has settled more today. Not a well dog unfortunately but at least he is comfy enough to lie down today and the drooling has eased.