Just want to add, a comfort toy dor DD. If she has a special toy she goes to bed with or something. Something that will help her to be comforted when she goes in for her anesthetic and when she is in recovery. Also try and prepare her for it - explain that she will go to sleep in one room and wake in another. That she will have a special straw in her hand (the cannula) but she mustn't pull it out (a good hospital will bandage it so it isn't a temptation to pull it out). Explain that the nurses will look after her in recovery and she will get to see Mummy soon.
You need to prepare yourself for how she will be when she falls asleep. I know you have training as a vet nurse and you know how the animal body reacts when it is anethetized. The human body isn't too different - but it can still be traumatic for a parent to see their child suddenly go limp or to be chatting away one second and stop mid word. It's ok to cry when she goes off to sleep - the staff won't mind. (I am assuming you will be allowed into the anesthetic room with her).
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