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I read something about Chows and anesthesia? What does it do to them? How do they react after surgery with anesthesia? Please help me? I had a chow/lab/german shepherd mix puppy just a little over a year old. I recently had to put him to sleep a couple days after he was neutered because he became mean. He was a great dog, nothing was wrong with him until after his surgery. My dad and I can't figure it out. He was never mean what so ever, and then he would just snap in and out of it. Please help me.

>>I read something about Chows and anesthesia? What does it do to them? How do they react after surgery with anesthesia? Please help me? I had a chow/lab/german shepherd mix puppy just a little over a year old. I recently had to put him to sleep a couple days after he was neutered because he became mean. He was a great dog, nothing was wrong with him until after his surgery. My dad and I can't figure it out. He was never mean what so ever, and then he would just snap in and out of it. Please help me.

If a dog is in pain or confused or otherwise affected by anesthesia or surgery, they need some time to calm down. Two days is not long enough to determine that a dog's temperament has changed. Perhaps there was a bite so serious that you decided to put the dog down because of it. Whatever the case, be sure your next dog gets really good aftercare from surgery, and you shouldn't see that kind of problem.

Chows can inherit a problem with anesthesia, and I think malignant hyperthermia is the one with Chows. I would not expect this to happen to a mixed Chow, and it has nothing to do with the dog's temperament.
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Kathy Diamond Davis, author, "Therapy Dogs: Training Your Dog to Reach Others," 2nd edition, and the free Canine Behavior Series at www.veterinaryforum.com