Linus Got Neutered Today
Linus was neutered this morning and I brought him home from the doctor a few hours ago. So far he seems to be doing pretty well but I'm really working to keep him from licking himself. I saw in some other threads that people put gym shorts on their dogs to discourage it. I'll try that tonight, but I'm wondering: How long should I be concerned about this? 2 days? 3? Should I hold off on taking him for walks for a few days, too? The doctor said no jumping or running....and I was too out of it to ask about morning walks. Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks! |
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My Blue was fixed in April. I held off on walks... never know what you might run into. I did the shorts, did great. He will try to lick through the shorts... but really not a big deal. I had it on him 2 to 3 days on the 3rd day I kept it off, if he started licking I put it on. I do remember we had snow then and he ran out side and sat in the snow nice and low.... I think it fewlt good  |
Snowy was spayed about 2 1/2 months ago. She had to stay 3 days. The reason is she is almost all white and has a gene missing , that makes her a bleeder. she had lost more blood than normal. She was so black and blue. And yes she wanted to lick. We had to put a collar on her. She was fine in a few days.  |
| We accidentily OD Oliver when he got neutered , that was a panic attack!
We used the shorts too. Just a suggestion: Put the shorts on Linus so the string is on his back, then loop through his collar. It really helped Oliver keep his up! About 3 days, confined to a room for rest and Oliver was back to normal! |
| Poor linus!
If he's bothered by his stiches, I'd recommend walks only long enough for him to do his business for a few days. Give him an extra hug for me. |
Get better soon Linus  |
OES Mommy wrote: Snowy was spayed about 2 1/2 months ago. She had to stay 3 days. The reason is she is almost all white and has a gene missing , that makes her a bleeder. she had lost more blood than normal. She was so black and blue. And yes she wanted to lick. We had to put a collar on her. She was fine in a few days.
is this von willebrand (sp)? we need to be tracking for this in the breed as well. I don't believe it is related to her coloring I had a puppy on deposit from a "breeder" that was very dark and he died from it. |
| Kerry, I really don't know what that is?? Please advise. |
| I am not the expert but it is a type of hemophilia. there are tests that can be done to determine what causes the bleeding - the most important thing is the dogs involved (including parents and sibs if they are carriers) should not be used for breeding (the way I understand it)
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&articleid=488 |
| Thanks for the help! And good idea, JCC....I'll try that tonight.
I put some shorts on him, but the little guy's so skinny that they didn't stay on too well. He got them off sometime between 2 and 3 in the morning and started licking/chewing, and by the time I woke up and checked him out the incision looked really bad. We went back to the doctor first thing in the morning, got some medicine and he seems to be feeling a bit better already. I'll be trying some different attire tonight to make sure he heals well. Many, many thanks! |
kerry wrote: is this von willebrand (sp)? we need to be tracking for this in the breed as well.
Kerry, I don't think von Willebrand was even on the last breed health survey. Hemophilia D was. Both are on the new survey. On the last survey, there was a 0% rate of hemophilia reported, but the survey target group was more narrowly defined. It'll be interesting to see what the new survey tells us. Kristine |
| the 0% is interesting because OES are listed as a prevalent breed in any discussion I have seen. |
| 0% always deserves further exploration. I'll be interested to see the new survey too. |
kerry wrote: the 0% is interesting because OES are listed as a prevalent breed in any discussion I have seen.
That could be a population distinction or reflect the fact that it could have been a problem that has been brought under control in the population that was surveyed (though, frankly, I'd never heard of these disorders in our breed before my vet told me about the litter you almost got a puppy from - long story). I'd love to have a pedigree on that litter with multiple affected puppies, but were they even registerable? If it's in the breed, it's in the breed, but population splits may have skewed one sub group more in one direction than another, just like CA is relatively rare in BYB OES (not that it's all that common in the showlines either, but proportionately I suspect the rates to be higher there) - or unrecognized because many of the former breeders don't necessarily pay attention to what afflictions occur in the breed. I know of a (lab) breeder-vet who misdiagnosed CA as wobblers before we knew we had a problem in the breed and she was probably not alone. The next health survey will hopefully help clarify some of these kinds of questions. Kristine |
DandAbi wrote: 0% always deserves further exploration. I'll be interested to see the new survey too.
0 % can mean you asked about an affliction that doesn't occur in the breed. It doesn't mean that's the case, but some times when you add things to a survey, you are fishing. It's a "never heard of this in an OES, but how will we know if we don't ask?" What it means in this case is that of the people who responded to the survey, no one had seen this. Does that mean it doesn't exist in the breed? Not necessarily. Would I expect it to occur at high rates? Not in that population of OES unless the response was very low -then it's anybody's guess. You have to remember that these surveys cover a set time period - usually five years. During the last one, my girls' breeder could say she had a dog with CA. He was PTS last year, so during this one, he will be counted again as a dog she had living with her during that five year time period. For the following time period, he is no longer counted in those statistics, which is as it should be. We're not counting how many OES who have had CA since the inception of the breed (or at least since it was diagnosable). We want to know what the current state of the health of the breed is - i.e. we're measuring trends. Kristine |
| Ole Blue, Merlin and Panda want Linus to know how he feels (although distant memory for them now). Anyhow sending sloppy sheepie kisses his way and hope he's feeling better soon.
Marianne and the boys |
Mad Dog wrote: kerry wrote: the 0% is interesting because OES are listed as a prevalent breed in any discussion I have seen. That could be a population distinction or reflect the fact that it could have been a problem that has been brought under control in the population that was surveyed (though, frankly, I'd never heard of these disorders in our breed before my vet told me about the litter you almost got a puppy from - long story). I'd love to have a pedigree on that litter with multiple affected puppies, but were they even registerable? Kristine that litter was fully registerable - let me see if I have anything saved or can find info - I know someone who actually got a puppy that died. I'l pm you - I need to vent about something else anyway  [/quote] |
| how is linus doing now?? |
| He's doing great! Thanks so much for asking.
I think we'll have two more nights with his gym shorts on. He's a very good boy and, even though he doesn't like them, grudgingly lets Mom put them on every night at bedtime. |
shescribe wrote: He's doing great! Thanks so much for asking.
I think we'll have two more nights with his gym shorts on. He's a very good boy and, even though he doesn't like them, grudgingly lets Mom put them on every night at bedtime. That IS a good boy. Che and I fought this every day, but I told him it was that or the cone, and neither one of us wanted THAT. (I think my bruises have finally faded )
Happy to hear he's doing well. Kristine |
| kisses linus....maybe one day soon mom will let you play with panda!! |
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