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SURGERY

Anesthetic Info

Anesthetic - All chow owners need to know the problem chows have with anesthetic. It is very common for chows to die in simple surgery unless the doctor knows the precautions. Many vets do not know about the special needs a chow has. One of the most important things owning a chow is to know this and to not assume your veterinarian knows about the anesthetic problem for chows. Please ask your veterinarian these questions.

How does the chows generally do in surgery?
Have you performed any surgery on "chows" in the past?
Does a chow have any special needs?

By asking these questions this way you will know if the veterinarian truly knows the truth about anesthetic and chows. It is a shame how many times I have heard the sad stories about a chow going in for teeth cleaning, spay or neutered, c-section and died on the table. Routine surgeries do not kill chows when the veterinarian is experienced with the anesthetic problems with the chows. The use a certain type and dose and then chows pull through beautifully.

Our vet uses Telazol first and then Isoflurane a gas second for surgeries such as a spay or neuter. For a C-Section he uses Propsol first and Isoslorane after the puppies are out. I was also told that Chows do not require as much anesthetic as other breeds.

SPAY OR NEUTER?

The answer to this is easy. If you are not showing your chow. If your puppy is on a limited registration. For any dogs who are not going to ever be breed, they are not a show dog it is so important to spay or neuter. Here are the reasons. For more info go to the SPAY OR NEUTER PAGE

Updated 08/15/2007