Miss B

Thanks Rappie - your posts are always very interesting and informative.

I had a chat to the vets at work today regarding this topic. They are aware of the need to be a little more cautious with sighthounds, but not Sibes - and they have never had any issues when putting a Sibe under a GA. Even so, we've chosen to go with Alfaxin instead of Thiopentone.

Thanks Rappie.

Do most clinics use Isoflurane these days, or are there still some that are using older style anaesthetics?

I know of two Siberians who have died due to reactions to the anaesthetic. Siberians are well known to be sensitive to anaesthetic and all vets should take this into consideration.

Do you know what type of reaction? And 'sensitive' in what way exactly? Did they die on the table, or during recovery? Were the Sibes otherwise healthy, and were they under the GA for routine procedures or something more serious?

I'm not doubting you, I'm just trying to get my head around it really.

Thanks Shell and Rappie.

So Rappie, would you say that Huskies in particular do not neccessarily need special consideration when going under a general? Assuming there are no other obvious health issues such as those you mentioned (underweight, overweight, heart murmur, very young/old etc)?

Hi guys

I have seen it mentioned several times that care should be taken when putting Sibes under a General Anaesthetic. I'm just wondering if anyone has any further info or experiences on this matter?

One of our Sibes may be needing to go under GA for a dental soon. I will be having it done at the clinic where I work, so will most likely be doing the anaesthesia myself. I'm just wondering how common it is for Sibes to have problems with this. The particular dog in question has actually been under GA before with no problems, and we will be running a pre-anaesthetic blood profile first so I'm not overly worried.

I'm just curious really to hear about any experiences that others may have had.

cheers

Penwing

Kenzie is so adorable! :D

Our local pet store has a DIY hydrobath salon in-store, so you can bring your dog down and wash them yourself. The warm water and shampoo are provided, and on Mondays and Tuesdays it only costs $2 :D (or $10 on any other day). I'm pretty sure that also includes use of their dryers as well, which is especially handy in winter. I'd love to have my own hydrobath but at this stage I'm not sure I could really justify the cost.

No problems

We've had our puppy for about a week and a half (she's 10 weeks old) and have found crate-training to be a godsend - it helps so much with the toilet training. She has a designated 'potty' area which we take her to frequently - after she wakes up, after a drink or a meal, after playtime. We are teaching her the command 'potty time!' and whenever she eliminates in the correct area she gets lots of praise and petting.

She's getting to the stage now where we can take her almost anywhere, and when we say "potty time!" she will relieve herself almost straight away. She's also started to take herself to the potty area without prompting.

She is crated overnight (with either myself or my OH getting up at least once in the night to take her to the potty) and so far she's only had one accident in the crate - and that was the first couple of days we had her. Since then she's been pretty good.

Cleaning any 'accidents' on your carpet is really important - make sure there is no ammonium chloride in the cleaner you are using, as it will encourage the dog to use that area again. We just bought a Bissell Pet Vacuum which also shampoos the carpet, and it's really effective at removing doggy odours.

Good luck and just stick with it

I absolutely LOVE her colour!!!!!!!! She's a gorgeous one!

Thank you for the lovely comment :nahnah: It's funny... 18 months ago I wouldn't even have considered getting a red/white Husky... I really wasn't a fan of the colour, but I can say now that I have officially been converted

Penwing your girl is just gorgeous, lucky you

Oh what a stunning little girl!

Thank you for the lovely comments

Here is another pic of the little terror... er.... I mean angel

I'm sure I have seen these in Petwise stores.

Name: Minook, aka Nook/Nookie

Sex: Female

Date of Birth: 31st March 2008

Age: 9 weeks

Colour: red and white

Hobbies: being a little terror...

Loves: her chew toys

Hates: not getting her own way

Run free Koko and Demon, you were taken far too soon :rolleyes:

Is the adult dog from the RSPCA vaccinated?

*Edited due to crap spelling.

My boys go nuts for the stuff, they absolutely love it

It better be working, they have been on it for a fortnight now and have their first official weigh-in tomorrow

I feed it to my two Cavaliers. They are on the Hills Prescription R/D dry food for overweight pooches.

How sad RIP Rowdy.

We've never bothered to set money aside specifically for vet bills. If our animals require treatment, we just pay for it out of our bank account.

I have the RACQ add on pet policy, attached to my contents insurance. It is only $50 a year/dog, but covers accidents/ sickness up to $500 per event, with no cap on the amount of 'events' per year.

As far as pet insurance goes, that sounds pretty reasonable!

The poll is a bit ambiguous, lol.

I chose 'No' for the first question but then had to select a company in the second question. I selected, 'Other - Please elaborate'.

If it were my dog I'd be off to the vet, I wouldn't take any chances.

Sorry to hear that. RIP Wiggs.

I have always thought pet insurance was a bit of a ripoff, although having said that - it's been a few years since I looked into it and things have no doubt changed a bit since then. I work in a clinic anyway and get all products/medications/surgery etc at staff rates, so it may not really be worth my while to fork out monthly premiums on 4 dogs.

At the clinic where I work, all castrates and speys are given both pain relief and antibiotic injections at the time of surgery, and in addition to this they are sent home with a three day supply of Rimadyl. The Rimadyl is not an 'optional extra', it is built in to the cost of the surgery.