Hi Bill,

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

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

Wow.. didn't know that there were some that would affect a breed (or any dog)
like that.  That's scarey.

Take care,
Janis

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