--Thank goodness your dog is fine! We knew she would be!
Greyhound and greyhound-type breeds, the skinny ones, have very little fat. Back in the olden days years ago, the anesthesia used, went into the fat first and then was dispersed out from there over some time throughout the body. Very little fat means what drug goes in, goes in and Zap, knocks them out right away...it was very worrying putting greyhounds under some years ago
Here is a very good website by a Vet who has worked with GH for many years:
http://www.greythealth.com/
There is a click-on button on the side bar for 'Anesthesia' - apparently the older types of anesthesias were very dangerous for greyhounds, the newer ones much safer. The ones I write abouut above were the barbiturate-based anesthetic and pre-anesthestics.
I think we sighthound owners are still pretty nervous about it, because it used to be so dangerous. We just can't get it out of our heads...
*I am not a vet, nor do I play one on TV*
Wow, that's really got to add to the stress of it all. I'm glad they have newer types of anesthesia. I will definitely check out that site. I have loved every Greyhound I've ever met.