-=> Roy Witt wrote to Janis Kracht <=-


 JK> We've had some problems with "quiet" echomail areas so I'm hoping
 JK> that folks out there will reply to this message.

 JK> Please reply!   I know that the weather is nice, but some folks are
 JK> concerned that links may be broken.

 RW> You're 59* in Texas. * Loud and Clear

 RW> As for: Anyone ever run into this kind of thing with an older dog?

 RW> My MIL had two poodles (I called them Big Dog Bait) that got a special
 RW> diet of boiled chicken and rice (veggies too, if she had them). She was
 RW> the worst cook I've ever known (not Italian), but the dogs seemed to do
 RW> well on that.  As I recall, Ciello (the mother) went to the vet one day
 RW> for teeth cleaning and never woke up from the anesthetic. Mz Fracaroli
 RW> was devastated by that and met me at the door of our house when I was
 RW> off to the shop. Seemed to me that the loss of a dog was worse than the
 RW> loss of her husband. Dunno what Nancy did to help her get over her
 RW> grief, but all seemed well when I returned home. Don't remember what
 RW> happened to the daughter of Ciello, but she wasn't much of a dog to
 RW> begin with, IMO.



The vet probably used Acepromazine for anesthesia.... it's deadly for Boxers...
and I'm sure it's quite harmful to other breeds as well.


Bill

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