My boy has to get his ofa hips and elbows done. Our vet will sedate him to be sure to get good positioning.
My concern is he had a lousy coat all summer and is now looking very good finally. So how bad will being sedated affect his coat?

thank you

no affect

Being sedated wont cause him to blow some coat ?

It has not with mine in the past. Can't give you a scientific answer, just my experience

Thank you Maureen

I have had some blow some coat and but most not at all. The ones that do, it has never been bad. I do have friends with other breeds who tend to blow a ton of coat when getting OFA's. More nervous breeds though.

I had the same concern about mine but my vet uses a sedative, not general so he said it wouldn't effect coat at all!

I can not attest to the science of this, but I was told by a vet long ago that it is the hypothermia from keeping a dog under sedation that causes the coat shed. If they are only sedated for a short time, it would seem logical that their body temp does not go down much. I know my vet uses light sedation sufficient only to get complete relaxation and only long enough to take the films. YMMV

Ya know I never gave it a thought. When they turned 1 year they went in for prelims. When they turned 2 they went in for finals. Never has one blow coat till my last girl. She was in full coat and going into specialty season. I took her in and within 2 weeks I got her results back but had a dog that was going naked! Next time I will wait....