In a message dated 1/25/02 5:23:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> but I still won't have a surgery without > a blood panel. It tells the doctor so much about the internal health > of the pet. blood panels before surgery is always a good idea. if there are any underlying kidney or liver problems that will be compromised by anesthesia, the blood work can pick up on it, especially in an older dog. in this country, it is mandatory for humans to have pre operative blood work, so why not for the dogs, but i agree with jeanie. to routinely do bloods on an otherwise healthy animal is ridiculous i worked in the veterinary field for many years and one of the doctors i worked with always used to say that if you do enough bloods on a particular dog, eventually you are going to find something. lets just stick to trying to breed typey, healthy dogs without looking for some obscure new disease to add to the list. claudia ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
