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Post by miamiferret2 on Jun 27, 2011 15:29:08 GMT -5
my dog Bud has been on a raw diet for several years now. he eats fresh meats from the grocery store as well as freeze dried raw from wysong & stella & chewy's.
he is having surgery tomorrow and i have to drop him off early in the morning. he will have to stay overnight so i have to pack up some food for him. i have packed up some freeze dried raw for him bc i don't want them to feed him kibbles not even for one night. the thing is i was worrying (thinking too much) and i was wondering if after the anesthesia will slow down his digestion any? i know that hte anesthesia continues to have an effect even after they wake up. so is it good to give them raw meat after a surgery? ?
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Post by Sherry on Jun 27, 2011 15:31:24 GMT -5
I wouldn't imagine it would. Sinnead had to have sedation, and the vet never mentioned anything, and knew she was raw fed.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2011 15:32:05 GMT -5
I've done it, with no ill side effects at all, and I wasn't warned against it, either. Don't know if that *helps* but that's been my experience (with ferrets AND larger furballs).
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Post by miamiferret2 on Jun 27, 2011 15:38:45 GMT -5
okay thanks. they told me over the phone that i don't need to bring him food and that they have "really good dog food" from "science diet" that they feed to the dogs that are left there overnight after surgery or for boarding. yeah right. "keep that crap away from my dog thank you very much." i told him that they have to feed him his food because he has stomach problems if he eats anything else. i can't imagine what would happen if they gave this dog kibble. he had horrible stomach problems with commercial dog food before i switched him. so the vets office would probably be dealing with explosive diarrhea and some foul smelling gas. i am so worried. i know that i will be a wreck tomorrow and that i will spend the whole day crying until i know that he is ok. when he gets home from his surgery i'm going to have a big ribeye steak waiting for him.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2011 17:28:25 GMT -5
After dogs have been put under anaesthetic, it is recommended that they aren't fed until the evening of the surgery (around 7-8pm if they have the surgery around 9-11am) and when they do get fed it's reccommended that they only get 1/4-1/2 of their normal portion for the night. The only reason for this is because they are usually really nauseous after the anaesthetic and if they eat too much they will basically just throw it back up. It doesn't have as much to do with their digestive system slowing down as it does to do with the vomitting part. If he does vomit when they give him his food, they'll just take it away and not offer him food again until the next morning (that's generally the protocol anyways). (At least that's my knowledge from doing surgery releases for the past 2 years at the vet clinic I work at). So he'll be fine with the food Definitely just tell the vet he's only allowed to have the food you're sending with him. They really aren't allowed to feed him anything you don't approve of, since he's your dog. Fingers crossed that everything goes well! What kind of surgery is he getting that he has to stay their over night? I only ask cause the only surgery we ever require overnight stays for are cat declaws.
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Post by miamiferret2 on Jun 27, 2011 17:37:40 GMT -5
He has to be neutered. he has impacted anal glands and prostate is enlarged. Vet said it will all resolve once he is neutered. He is a border collie. He's 6 years old.
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Post by miamiferret2 on Jun 27, 2011 17:38:36 GMT -5
I'm always taking him in to have his anal glands squeezed. Yuck.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2011 17:43:29 GMT -5
Oh okay, they probably just want to monitor him over night because of the impacted anal glands and enlarged prostate. If it was a straight forward neuter, he'd probably be good to go home the same day I imagine. Definitely good thing you're getting him neutered! Anal glands are nasty. I have to tell you there is no smell like expressed anal gland smell. Ick. I should warn you though, while it will reduce the amount of times he has to have them expressed, border collies (even those that are fixed) still seem to be bad for full anal glands, so you'll probably have to keep getting them expressed. (Unless he's getting the anal glands removed too?) You could always ask your vet to show you how and do it at home Just kidding, even I refuse to do them on my own. Yuck!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2011 17:49:43 GMT -5
we have a chow/beagle mix who has issues with his anal glands .... I feel the pain :C that smell is not pleasant (the first time they were expressed, our vet tech, trying to be nice, spritzed Bronx with some perfume. The mix was noxious )
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2011 17:52:22 GMT -5
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Post by miamiferret2 on Jun 27, 2011 18:14:00 GMT -5
No way! I won't express them at home. I take him to the vet. That is exactly what they use. Something for skunks. Blech!!
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Post by miamiferret2 on Jun 27, 2011 18:15:49 GMT -5
How often should I be taking him in to have his glands squeezed? He's not having his anal glands removed.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2011 18:23:35 GMT -5
Bronx's issues are sporadic. He'll go months up to a year before he has an issue, so we don't have a set schedule (he always lets us know when the time's coming around, LOL).
Thanks for the link, carpetsharks, I'll definitely have to look into that ('cause our guys have made getting sprayed by skunks their #1 priority now that we've moved up here!)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2011 18:47:08 GMT -5
You know, if you add a tbsp of bran to his daily meal, he won't have anal troubles. I have been feeding raw to my dogs for 15 years and have dealt with this before (and, yes, it really works).
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Post by miamiferret2 on Jun 27, 2011 19:13:55 GMT -5
i'm going to do that. thanks!
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