Chris
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Hi, Lee! The vet will give you instructions. Usually you get pain medication for him. You'll have to keep Mo Mo quiet for a few days. I would crate him if he has to be alone.
neutering...yay or nay?
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Hi, Lee! The vet will give you instructions. Usually you get pain medication for him. You'll have to keep Mo Mo quiet for a few days. I would crate him if he has to be alone.
BarbV
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My two boys were both done at about 11 months.
Indy was a straightforward neuter. Bacca was cryptoid, however, which meant abdominal surgery.
Indy could have come home the same day, but because Bacca could not, the vet kept them till the next day. I was given instructions on keeping them quiet, etc. By the time, Indy got home, you would never know that he'd been neutered. He was jumping and bouncing, just like always. As a result, I kept checking his incisions to make sure everything was o.k. It was.
Bacca took a few more days to heal. He was supposed to stay quiet for 10 days....while that was more like 2.5 days. He was able to run and play with Indy. The only thing he could not do well were stairs, or jumping on or off furniture (not a bad thing!). He was back to normal within a week.
You have no need to be concerned. Most of the time, it's a very straightforward operation. Just check the incisions daily after he comes home.
Indy was a straightforward neuter. Bacca was cryptoid, however, which meant abdominal surgery.
Indy could have come home the same day, but because Bacca could not, the vet kept them till the next day. I was given instructions on keeping them quiet, etc. By the time, Indy got home, you would never know that he'd been neutered. He was jumping and bouncing, just like always. As a result, I kept checking his incisions to make sure everything was o.k. It was.
Bacca took a few more days to heal. He was supposed to stay quiet for 10 days....while that was more like 2.5 days. He was able to run and play with Indy. The only thing he could not do well were stairs, or jumping on or off furniture (not a bad thing!). He was back to normal within a week.
You have no need to be concerned. Most of the time, it's a very straightforward operation. Just check the incisions daily after he comes home.
When Indy was neutered it was so simple and easy on him that he really never acted any different at all...no pain behaviors, no hesitation in jumping up on me, etc. He was scheduled in a fund-raiser walk 3 days after the procedure, and I had been prepared to roll him in a grocery cart if needed. Nope. He walked 10K without any complaint. The only advice the vet gave was to avoid stairs.
Indy was at a year old when he had his surgery.
Indy was at a year old when he had his surgery.
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Caro
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I left mine at home alone the day after desexing (althuogh had to seperate them). Neither of mine had collars to stop scratching. I did put a tshirt on Deska with some tape around the tummy part so he couldn't get to the stitches. But otherwise the stitches didn't really bother them.
Good on you for getting Mo Mo desexed. You will feel better after its all done. I remember how awful it was for me to send my little ones for an operation. Good luck.
Good on you for getting Mo Mo desexed. You will feel better after its all done. I remember how awful it was for me to send my little ones for an operation. Good luck.
Mo Mo is back from the surgery, he is doing fine.
he still jump up and down on sofa, bed, seems nth happened to him. But he just feel more tired, I think he will be fine tmw.
he can eat well too.
I didnt put the collar for him, the vet said if he lick it and go back to buy the collar.
he still jump up and down on sofa, bed, seems nth happened to him. But he just feel more tired, I think he will be fine tmw.
he can eat well too.
I didnt put the collar for him, the vet said if he lick it and go back to buy the collar.
Caro
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So glad to hear. Doesn't sound like anything phases him!
Help chaps, I'm confused!! 
Conventional wisdom suggests I should get 9-month-old Howard neutered. I hear there are both health and behavioral benefits.
However, I just found some research online which suggests the health benefits may be trumped up, and that there may actually be more health downside to neutering/spaying your dog.
I was on the verge of going ahead with it until I read this. And it looks like a trustworthy source of info too. Here's the PDF - it's quite in-depth, but the vital info is all in the summary at the start:
http://www.naiaonline.org/pdfs/LongTermHealthEffectsOfSpayNeuterInDogs.pdf
Does anyone have any thoughts? I'm willing to accept the behavioral benefits make the potentially increased health risk worthwhile. What do you Sheltie lovers think? As far as we're concerned, Howard has no real behavioral problems - he may bark a bit more than our liking, and he pees all over the garden to mark his territory, but this is hardly an issue for us. What other behavioral bads will he develop as he gets older if I don't get him neutered?
Also, back when we got him, the breeder said there was no need to neuter him. I trust her opinion, she is a top breeder, and she knew Howard was only going to be a pet. What do other Sheltie breeders normally recommend?
Thanks anyone for sharing your thoughts. This is turning out to be a really tough decision :sadsmile:
Conventional wisdom suggests I should get 9-month-old Howard neutered. I hear there are both health and behavioral benefits.
However, I just found some research online which suggests the health benefits may be trumped up, and that there may actually be more health downside to neutering/spaying your dog.
I was on the verge of going ahead with it until I read this. And it looks like a trustworthy source of info too. Here's the PDF - it's quite in-depth, but the vital info is all in the summary at the start:
http://www.naiaonline.org/pdfs/LongTermHealthEffectsOfSpayNeuterInDogs.pdf
Does anyone have any thoughts? I'm willing to accept the behavioral benefits make the potentially increased health risk worthwhile. What do you Sheltie lovers think? As far as we're concerned, Howard has no real behavioral problems - he may bark a bit more than our liking, and he pees all over the garden to mark his territory, but this is hardly an issue for us. What other behavioral bads will he develop as he gets older if I don't get him neutered?
Also, back when we got him, the breeder said there was no need to neuter him. I trust her opinion, she is a top breeder, and she knew Howard was only going to be a pet. What do other Sheltie breeders normally recommend?
Thanks anyone for sharing your thoughts. This is turning out to be a really tough decision :sadsmile:
mcguiregirl2248
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Here is my number 1 reason to neuter a male - to keep him from running away. If there is a female dog in heat anywhere near you, he will find a way to get to her. How do I know? Well Rasha my blue merle, is not spayed yet. There is this lovely German Short Hair Pointer about a mile down the road from us that is not fixed. He is in a yard with an electric fence. We have a chain link fence. I think he would find his way out of a chain link fence as well, he is a very determined boy! He will find his way to our house several times a week when Rasha is in heat. Luckily, we have a chain link fence to keep out all of the wayward boys and I keep an eye on her and don't leave her out long when she is in heat. Soon she will be spayed but if this is not a convincing reason, I'm not sure what else could be.
Help chaps, I'm confused!!