Divine Mastiffs

Please keep yourself and your pets inside….Valley Fever is a horrible and costly condition that you don’t want to deal with.

This event will bring back valley fever. Your soil is dry, it is usually wet during winds in monsoons.

Phoenix.. dry equals airborne virus of valley fever Wednesday to Friday ...if you are autoimmune compromised.. take this message seriously... dry winds like this will bring up the virus beneath you ..and trust me that is one thing you don't want to fool with. Protect your animals... .

Raiden Storm
Master General Meteorologist

Let's talk about this photo. It's cute, except it's not. I see a dog who cannot get up without telling the child to get off. How do you think a dog is going to do that?

The 7 Golden Toddler Dog Rules:
#1: If a dog walks away from you, you DO NOT FOLLOW.
#2: Always leave room for the dog to walk away from you.
---that right there is 90+% of dog bites eliminated---
#3: We do not climb on the dog.
#4: We do not grab or pull on the dog.
#5: We do not hit or throw anything at the dog.
#6: We do not touch the dog's food.
#7: We do not go into the dog's kennel.

I promise these are not overly difficult concepts for littles, nor will they rob a kid of their bond with the family dog. It will deepen that bond, while keeping everyone safe.

"Oh, it looks like Moose is walking away from you. She is saying she wants a break. Let's play with this instead!"

"It's Moose's dinner time! Let's give her space to enjoy her yummies."

"That is Moose's room(kennel) and only she is allowed to go in there."

"If Moose wanted a break, could she walk away from you right now? No she really couldn't. Let's move away from the play house. You can keep playing but now she can leave when she wants a break."

In conclusion, ***parent your child or your dog will do it for you, and you will not like how they do it.***

Mastiff Health

Anesthesia is an important consideration for our giants! Our gentle giants have a few dos and don’ts regarding the use of anesthesia. Due to their immense size and breed proclivity to slow metabolization of certain anesthetics. If your dogs must undergo any sort of procedure make sure you remember this important information!

Aceprozamine: DO NOT GIVE
Interesting quick video on Ace in general and note: do NOT use for noise phobias! Makes them more sensitive to it!

Atropine: Have read conflicting things on this drug. My vet usually gave to my mastiffs to help cut back on any excessive drooling/saliva/mucous - never had any problems with its use. Can increase heart rate.

Butorphanol/Buprenorphine: Opioid/pain control.

Dexdomitor: Generally safe but can also decrease heart rate, etc. So do NOT use for dogs with existing heart failure, etc. NOTE: This is also the same drug that is used in the new drug “Sileo” -- a sublingual oral gel that is given to help with anxiety issues in dogs.

Can be REVERSED with Atipamezole: Administration of atipamezole after dexmedetomidine rapidly reverses the effects and thus shortens the recovery period. Within 15 minutes dogs and cats are normally awake and standing.

Ketamine: Usually combined with va**um as a pre-anesthetic. Can also add in butorphanol.

Medetomidine: DO NOT USE

Opioids: Can cause sedation but more effective for pain. Class if opioid drugs include: Morphine, Tramadol, oxymorphone, hydromorphone, codeine, Butorphanol/Buprenorphine

Romifidine: Do not use with pre-existing heart issues

Rompum/Xylazine: DO NOT USE

IV SEDATION before Inhalant (generally):
Thiopental/Telazol: IV sedation
Propofol: IV sedation
Thiopental (also known as “Pentothal”): Discontinued in the U.S.

INHALANT Anesthetics:
Isoflurane
Halothane
Sevoflurane
Desflurane

For more information and a handy dandy PDF visit the Mastiff Health page here:
https://www.mastiffhealth.org/anesthesia.html