Quote Originally Posted by borzoimom
Isoflourine is a good one, and there is another new that my vet used on Hottie. Let me find out what it was. They open at 11 today.
Yes, I asked for isoflurane when my rat had his surgery. It's good because 99% of it leaves the body when the dog breathes (because it's a gas). I think when everyone hears anesthetic they think of IVs and such. We have people that come into the shop to do teeth and everyone at the shop tells them it's safe for old dogs because it's "aneastethic free" but I think that's silly because older dogs have just as good a chance at making it as younger ones with the kinds of stuff we use today.

I'm not sure why Isis wasn' spayed at 7 or 8, I didn't know Marla back then. Spirit was spayed at 8 with no problems. I definatly plan on spaying Visa when she's done -- as they get older, they have an increased chance of pyometra. Way too scary for me!