chicken bark Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Well my whippet girl Annie is at the vets getting spayed today. I hate this knotted tummy feeling while you wait to hear how they have got on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I can really sympathise with you, bet you can't wait to hear she is ok, which I am sure she will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicken bark Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 Thanks. They said they would phone me a lunchtime. So now I'm wondering if that is a 12 noon lunch or a lazy 2 o'clock one lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicken bark Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 Annie has come round. Get to collect her about 4. So relieved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I can just imagine the worry. I was like that with our cats and I am sure I will be the same when we get Neela done. Glad all is ok though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicken bark Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 I know these operations are routine but I think any animal lover would worry. Looking forward to seeing her later. Apparently because she is a whippet she'll need extra pain relief than other breeds and be dozen for longer. It's a good job I love her for being a big wuss. Mind you I remember the vets saying my cats would be dozey for a while too and as soon as they were home they were back to climbing the curtains Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majuka Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Hope that all went well today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicken bark Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 Hope that all went well today Thanks She is home and has eaten something so only have the 'mustn't let her do too much' part to worry about. She is going to get really cheesed off bless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Awww bless, the bad news is that she will probably be feeling more or less normal by tomorrow morning and you will then have the joy of keeping her quiet for the next 10 days Glad to hear the op went well, it's such a worry when they have to have surgery, however routine it may be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Glad she is back ok, if she is anything like my three it was definitely the keeping them quiet bit that was hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicken bark Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 The biggest problem so far is that she is a nervous dog and so didn't like me leaving her at the vets. As such last night she was getting distressed when I tried to get her in her crate (I have cats so don't want her chasing them around the house at night) and so she ended up 'sleeping' on the settee with me. Got a cat at the vets today so having a busy/expensive/worrying time of it. Actually I was shocked at how cheap her spaying was. I think the vet must have done it cheaper as she is a rescue dog. It was £180 which I didn't think was taking the mickey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes55 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Glad she is okay. I would agree it's always a worry when our pets are having surgery. Our puppy will be spayed after her first season and I am dreading it already. That's a good price you paid, we have been quoted £250 for our shih tzu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 That sounds like a fair price for the spay. I seem to remember I paid around £165 for Tango's spay at the beginning of this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Cheaper here, Flynn was £130, top of the "medium " dog range, (under 20kg!!) She also was a big woos the night she came too, and carried on like she'd been at the sherry!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Is the price determined by the weight of the dog then? I had no idea. Our vets start at £198.82 *faints* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Yes, as a large amount of the cost is the anaesthetic. The bigger the dog... the more anaesthetic! There are advantages to having a small dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Those prices are huge Lara has just been spayed. She is 4 kilos and it cost £120. I did not realise how lucky I was! It is a new surgery and everything looks very clean and tidy. The girls were lovely with her but I was worried during the day of the op waiting for the call. The worst part after was that she had to wear a cone which she went in a huff about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Our vet does S/med/lrge charge on dogs!! which is pretty good. Cheaper than a litter of unwanted puppies, every time. I know 12-20kg is med range, so that's a fair range of dogs in each band, really. £198 Wow!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes55 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Our shih tzu has just finished her first season and I was really surprised at how light it was. We only noticed some drops of bloody on her mattress in the mornings for a few days and the rest of the time she was licking herself and keeping herself clean. After a couple of weeks haven't noticed anything else so am assuming she has finished. Makes me wonder if it's worth having her spayed if her seasons are so light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicken bark Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 Spaying is supposed to make them less prone to certain cancers, but I'm sure there are arguments for and against. Personally I wouldn't want to risk having an accidental pregnancy. I think that would be far worse than getting spayed. Annie's operation went really well and she had no problems with the stitches/infection etc. She is truly back to being her wonderful, mischievous self. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Our shih tzu has just finished her first season and I was really surprised at how light it was. We only noticed some drops of bloody on her mattress in the mornings for a few days and the rest of the time she was licking herself and keeping herself clean. After a couple of weeks haven't noticed anything else so am assuming she has finished. Makes me wonder if it's worth having her spayed if her seasons are so light. Spaying greatly reduces the occurrence of mammary tumours (breast cancer) and also a really unpleasant condition call pyometra. Pyometra is very common in middle ages "Ooops, word censored!"es, their uterus fills with a large volume of pus and is not only life threatening but very expensive to sort out. They essentially have to be spayed as an emergency whilst critically ill. A dog's uterus is normally about the thickness of a pencil, during a pyo it can swell to the size of links of a black pudding (can't think of another thing to compare to )I would 100% recommend that you have your dog spayed unless you intend to breed from her. First seasons are often quite light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 First seasons are often quite light That's interesting CM. Tango is spayed now but had a season about a month after we rehomed her.The vet had guesstimated her age as no more than a year and so we just assumed it was her first season and she was maybe a wee bit younger. However, the mess she made with her season was like a murder had taken place in the house, so maybe it wasn't her first season at all and she is a wee bit older than we think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Some dogs are really good at clearing up after themselves but my old GSD seemed to think it was all too revolting and made a terrible mess Needless to say she only had 2 seasons before she was spayed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes55 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 First seasons are often quite light I did wonder if that might be the case. I know with our labrador it was quite noticeable when she was in season, but she is a much bigger dog. There are some days when OH and I consider breeding Daisy in the future as she has a very good pedigree with a lot of champions in her bloodline, but not sure we'd be able to cope with all the work involved. Probably much easier to just have her spayed before she comes into season again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 The only reason that I would think of breeding would be if I wanted to keep a puppy. Having a litter is hard work and it is quite a responsibility ensuring that they all go to good homes. I have a friend that had 10 puppies (sold for £800 a piece - part of the reason for breeding). Vetting homes was a nightmare, a couple of new owners didn't appreciate how hard it was to raise a puppy of this particular breed and wanted to return them (1 did). She initially said that she would have a couple of litters but had her spayed as soon as possible after the puppies had gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
