In a message dated 8/29/2006 12:53:47 A.M. Central Daylight Time, hollywoods@xxxxxxx writes: A friend just met someone that had a shepherd with lock jaw. The man said it came out of anesthetic with it and has had it ever since.. My friend was wondering if this is an anesthetic thing or a german shepherd thing or both? I said I would find out I suggest your friend goes back and finds out what the vet used as anesthetic. Then do a search for known side effects, possible side effects and rare side effects. I have assisted on tons of vet surgeries, and have never seen this happened. However, I don't know this to be a GSD thing. What other illnesses can create a locked jaw? Sometimes the dogs will lock jaws while having seizures, but it is not permanent. Hopefully your friends vet is honest, and can help them with their dog. Who is going to help them with the care and treatment on their dog from here on? There are all kinds of risk involved with ANY surgery, and good vets make all their clients aware of that. I will strongly suggest doing some serious research, and if it was me, I would look for a second opinion. If nothing more, for their own peace of mind. We always feel so guilty when something out of our control happens to our dogs. Ileana Chance favors the prepared mind ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================