I'm home and all better!

I'm back at home recovering with my family:

 

Weasley did well with his surgery, though he was certainly very groggy last night.  Our vet followed this anesthesia protocol:

1.  Bloodwork the morning of surgery (of course)
2. Fluids during surgery 
3. Induction with ketamine and isoflourane for the anesthesia
4. Pulse oximeter and ECG monitoring

It cost extra, the final bill was a whopping 750, but it is the preferred method for flat face dogs and what I ask for in every surgery for my smoosh faced guys.

I am not sure if any body if any of you subscribe to the Whole Dog Journal but they had a very interesting article on neutering and spaying this month, here is a link to the article.   The author echoes a lot of my own feelings about the procedure and does a good job with a controversial topic.  While I certainly understand the need for population control at shelters my own feelings about when to alter have changed.   That is one reason I waited until Bob and Weasley where about a year old to neuter them, where as I neutered Tubby and spayed Ping at about 6 months of age.  I also worry a bit about Norbert because he had a juvenile neuter at the shelter which I now know is not really the ideal.  I wish there was a way for shelters to adopt puppys out and then insure that owners followed through with the  surgery at the appropriate age.  As for giant breeds I am not sure I would want to neuter one I owned at all, as there seems to be such a connection between that and cancer.   Its one of the reasons I will likely never own a giant breed dog.  I was just wondering how you guys feel about this article.