Solo shaman pet tactics?

[whippetofspades]

My shaman is 36 now, and I've been looking around for a new spot after the saltwater crocs at AC went light blue. Trouble is, in this new level range I seem to be taking a lot more damage than I was before. So soloing is less efficient than it was. My current method is:

haste, regen and buff me
haste pet
send pet
slow
scourge
melee
then sometimes winter's roar

This used to work fine, but now that mobs are hitting for ~80 I am losing too much health. Root rotting seems to use too much mana, especially since enstil breaks quite often.

Any ideas for a more efficient method? I figure pet can be used to make this work better, not sure how though. Also, for what it's worth, my gear is mostly totemic with a couple of jaundice pieces and the odd bit of hp and wis in jewellery.

Thanks