... and I'm a wreck. I HATE the thought of this. He's all brushed pretty and his nails are trimmed. I have been conditioning him to the Elizabethan-collar today because I know he's going to need it and I don't want to spring it on him when he's hurting...
He has an undescended testicle, so it's going to be major surgery... Ugh! I feel SO bad for him!
Please send good thoughts for my sad boy tomorrow.
Thank You!
Poor baby! He'll be fine though. The undescended testicle is more major than a simple neuter, but no worse than a spay, and I didn't need the collar for either Dena or Keefer. It will probably be harder on you!
Dante was cryptorchid as well.
I did have his hips x-rayed as long as he was under for OFA Prelim.
The recovery went smoothly though he was chomping at the leash by the time he got his stitches out.
I did have to use the double t-shirt method with him as he would worry at the stitches by the 3rd day. If I was gone it was Elizabethan collar, if I was home it was double t-shirts.
I put Dante's head through the neck hole and a front leg through each sleeve, then his tail through the neck hole and a back leg through each sleeve.
I then gathered up the excess material at his back (made it snug) and just used a rubberband to secure it.
The only
was the fact they both had to come off for potty runs.
Thank you, yes, I brought him home on the same day. He's fine. He wants to lick at his bits, but other than that (and the fact that I got MAYBE 3 hours sleep) everything is fine. He's very vocal and all through the night there were moans and whines. I'm going to try the t-shirts today because he absolutely hates the head collar.
Dante HATED the collar too and I would feel so bad when I left for work with him in the collar and in his crate.
We both liked evenings and weekends much better and using the t-shirts.
Glad to hear it went well, did they have any trouble finding the testicle?
My then vet said Dante's was the hardest she'd ever had and she'd probably suggest ultra sounds in the future to find the location.
The vet said there was no trouble at all. And after 24 hours home, Jaia is doing GREAT! I've been leashed to him those 24 hours and will keep that up but DH is walking him right now. (Freedom! LOL) Jaia wants to play with B'asia and go out and run in the field... It's going to be a long 10 days for both of us.
The T-shirts work fine, but as you said, it's a pain for potty time. I will use the cone at night and a combination of t-shirts and constant observation during the day.
We had a scary moment this afternoon.
Rumo was eating a dried beef trachea, and he started choking/hacking. His face looked alarmed.
Eventually he "fixed" it and settled down, but I realized that I didn't know what to do!
Is there a Heinlich maneuver for dogs?
Will he bite me if I reach...
We have to get Eva's hips x-rayed when she's 1 year old, for our contract. And well, you guys all know, it's good to do. I looked that it can cost upwards to $150. But I want to get an idea of it based on your experiences. Money isn't the problem, was just curious about it.
I know I could probably do a search and find this subject a thousand times.
But I was wondering what the end result is?
Kira will be 6 months on December 25th.
What is the PREFERRED age to get her spayed? I'm concerned about her health, hormones, etc..
I have no intention of breeding her.
Wondering our reliable are those type of devices, been considering the Whistle model from amz but would appreciate any feedback on efficiency, thx!
Sorry i'm not allowed to link to the item.
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