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Cocker Specific Discussion => Health => Topic started by: SkyeSue on June 17, 2009, 06:16:56 PM
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I know there have been lots of threads from concerned owners about what to expect, but I rely on you guys so much for support, so please, tell me again what your experiences have been. I know I have to keep her relatively quiet till she get's her stitches out...how on earth do you do that? I guess she won't feel much like jumping around anyway for the first day or two though. And how many of you have had to resort to the collar thingy? ANY comments and advice will be very much appreciated...I'm dreading it ph34r ;)
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I've had both of mine spayed and after the first day or so they were both back to normal and trying to leap around all over the place ::) They were only allowed on lead walks until the stitches came out. I made them both wear collars while we weren't there to keep an eye on them which didn't go down too well at first but they got used to them eventually. My shins didn't though :lol2: I know lots of people use t-shirts or babygros instead. Oh and be prepared for the big bald tummy too.
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Tess was spayed last month,for the first two days she was a bit depressed ,making me feel like a nasty mummy but she soon bounced back after I took off the dreaded collar and put her in a childrens T-Shirt :shades: - she was walked on a lead until her stitches out,I also kept her out of the long grass (I've got a thing about grass seeds ph34r ) .It was hard work trying to keep her from bouncing on the furniture and racing around but we survived :005:
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That'll take the wind out of Ms. Chloe's sails for a day or two then. :luv: Have only had one dog spayed (others came ready done) and that was Mollie - honestly she sailed through it - right as rain in a couple of days. I'm sure CHloe will be fine and that you'll be more troubled than she is.
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Carla has just been spayed and had her stitches out on Monday. To be honest she coped really well and wasn't ill at all only a little subdued the evening of the op when we fetched her back, she only had 4 external stitches and didn't bother with them at all - we put the collar on her just the once when we thought she was at the wound but it turned out she was licking where she had been shaved, think a nipple had a close shave!!! It was funny to see her in the collar as she just stood rigid and wouldn't move. We took her outside on a lead for toiletting as we do that anyway and carried her upstairs to bed and down again in the morning. Also started gentle walks of about 5 mins on the 3rd day as she was stir-crazy. Now she is walking more and seems back to normal.
Hope this helps and that Chloe does as well as Carla and soon over for her, love and best wishes Heather xxx
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Carla has just been spayed and had her stitches out on Monday. To be honest she coped really well and wasn't ill at all only a little subdued the evening of the op when we fetched her back, she only had 4 external stitches and didn't bother with them at all - we put the collar on her just the once when we thought she was at the wound but it turned out she was licking where she had been shaved, think a nipple had a close shave!!! It was funny to see her in the collar as she just stood rigid and wouldn't move. We took her outside on a lead for toiletting as we do that anyway and carried her upstairs to bed and down again in the morning. Also started gentle walks of about 5 mins on the 3rd day as she was stir-crazy. Now she is walking more and seems back to normal.
Much the same for Hattie. She had external stitches as she's a 'crazy cocker spaniel' (her vet recently lost his golden cocker so I guess it's ok for him to say that!) but didn't trouble them at all so no collar or t-shirt for her. She was very subdued and sad the evening she came home, about 75% the next day and then trying to bounce off the walls from then on. Trying to stop her jumping and bouncing was definitely the hardest part. Hope it all goes well for Chloe
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Will let you know more details tomorrow sue,Ruby is being spayed :-\ am dreading it
I have a silly question...when you collected your doggies after spaying,could they walk or did you carry them to the car :huh:
Think i'm worrying too much to ph34r
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start giving her Arnica now Sue - will help with swelling, bruising and healing...continue for a few days after the actual spay.
The GA will give some side effects and she may become quite distressed and whiny - this coupled with the painkillers wearing off may give you an evening of fun :shades: but it quickly passes :luv:
I hate the elizabethan collars, I think they add to the stress. If you can get some cheap babygro's I would 'modify' one of those so they cover the wound and stop her licking.
And stock up on some alcohol for you.... (and a bottle of Emergency Essence - for both of you ;)
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I'm sure she'll be fine, it'll probably take more out of you than her! Tills was already spayed when I got her but we had our old GSD Sasha done and she was a bit groggy the first night but after that she was fine. I would try a t-shirt on her rather than a buster collar if she's worrying her stitches, a lot of dogs get a bit stressed with the collars. Arnica works for healing and Rescue Remedy is good for calming - you and her! I gave Rodaidh both before and following his knee op and they did work.
ETA - posted at the same time as Helen!!
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Can't help you with this one Sue, but hope it goes ok for Chloe. Vivian and Rufus.
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Aww thanks for the quick replies folks :D Right I've got Arnica pills in my medicine cabinet ph34r :005: So, can I use these? If so, what dosage?
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Agree with above - Arnica and Emergency Essence is needed ;)
I was expecting Coco to be groggy when I picked her up but she bounced out of the vet's as if to say "what shall we do now then" ::) :005: She was just raring to go and the worst thing was trying to keep her still and quiet >:( She had internal stitches which were the dissolving sort and she never bothered with her wound - didn't seem to be in any pain either. The day after she decided she wanted to do the wall of death round my garden and tried to launch herself off the steps ::) After that I had to put the lead on her to take her outside for a wee. Her wound did bulge a bit and I was worried that she had done herself an injury but the vet said it was OK. After a week she was pretty good and the vet said to let her do pretty much what she wanted as she was going bonkers being on the lead all the time. :005:
I think I was quite lucky but I am sure Chloe will be fine too - I did use a Buster collar when I wasn't with her but now I would have got a t-shirt or babygro instead as my legs were black and blue after a few days. :lol2:
I have a silly question...when you collected your doggies after spaying,could they walk or did you carry them to the car :huh:
Think i'm worrying too much to ph34r
Yes Toni, I think you may be worrying a bit too much :005: I expect Ruby will be more than capable of walking to the car - the only thing is you have to avoid them jumping up/stretching and potentially putting a strain on the wound. ;) Coco tried to run to the car and if she hadn't been on the lead I expect she would have tried to leap into it too. ::) :005:
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Think they're all different. Indie my first cocker was back to normal the next day and I had a terrible time trying to keep her calm. However, Misha took a full four days before she would even consider going to the loo without being carried outside first. She really made the most of being pampered. I was lucky in that she didn't bother with the wound too much, so we didn't have to use one of the collars or bother with at T-shirt/babygrow - don't know whether this was because she had disolveable stitches, so there was nothing for her lick at really. Also I was told that one of side effects of the aenasthetic was constipation, which Misha did have, so its worth having something like Chappie to hand to feed with her normal food (advice given to me by NESSR) -soon sorted her out.
Will let you know more details tomorrow sue,Ruby is being spayed :-\ am dreading it
I have a silly question...when you collected your doggies after spaying,could they walk or did you carry them to the car :huh:
Think i'm worrying too much to ph34r
Misha had to be carried as she wouldn't walk. Stupidly, I put her down so that I could open the boot of the car and she tried to jump in (very big yelp), they don't realise that they can't do these things, so bear that in mind.
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As far as i am aware Sue you can follow the human dosage,i only started giving it to Ruby this morning so don't know if i have left it to late, but there are some threads on Arnica :D
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As far as the ga is concerned, well Chloe has had it once before, when she got a "foreign body" in her eye, and had to be put under for the vet to scrape it off....ouch :o Anyway, she came bounding out the vets as if nothing had happened to her, so I'm presuming she won't react badly to that, but of course there's no way of telling. Will definitely start the Arnica tomorow morning. As for the baldy tum...well it surely can't be any balder than it is already....Chloe is a bit short of fluff in that area :lol2:
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Sorry cant help you but hope everything goes ok!!!
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No advice I'm afraid, but all the best for the op on Tuesday :luv:
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Thanks again :D Now, one more question....how many of you have noticed any changes in your bitches behaviour and or coat since they got spayed?
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Thanks again :D Now, one more question....how many of you have noticed any changes in your bitches behaviour and or coat since they got spayed?
No difference in behaviour I don't think but Coco's coat became curlier and more woolly - I had heard it can become more wiry but hers is still really soft, just curly :luv:
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No difference in behaviour I don't think but Coco's coat became curlier and more woolly - I had heard it can become more wiry but hers is still really soft, just curly :luv:
Oh, I'm sure I can handle a bit more curly and woolly :005:
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Tilly's coat is a disaster but I don't know how much of that is down to her being spayed and how much is down to her being clipped back to the skin because both were done before I got her. Solid liver workers do seem to tend to suffer particularly badly from coat blow out though. You might be lucky and she'll stay silky - particularly as I don't think she has much coat anyway does she? - but it's impossible to tell really, she might stay sleek or she might turn into a bit of a fuzzy bear :005: :luv:
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I didn't notice any changes in Betty's behaviour but she does have fluffier, lighter coloured fur along her sides and legs. Her leg fur is quite thick and sometimes she looks like she's wearing little furry trousers. Betty was spayed at 5 months though so that may make a difference.
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Tilly's coat is a disaster . You might be lucky and she'll stay silky - particularly as I don't think she has much coat anyway does she? - but it's impossible to tell really, she might stay sleek or she might turn into a bit of a fuzzy bear :005: :luv:
Awww...Tilly's coat is gorgeous ph34r :luv: You're right about Chloe, she doesn't have much coat (and the way she's malting just now, I'm worried that she'll have no blurry coat left >:( :005: She's definitely a sleek and silky girl, but I wouldn't mind her being a bit fluffier ;)
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Hattie's got a tiny bit hairier - more feathers on her tail and legs - but she's still very silky and I guess she's changed a little in character but I think both are more likely to be to do with growing up (she was speyed at about 7 months) than 'being done'.
We were told that she'd be able to walk back from the vets to home when we went to pick her up, but she definitely couldn't. She walked about 100 yards and lay down and that was it. Rich carried her the rest of the way.
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pepper and liaths coats didnt alter a bit. rolo is far woolier and hes entire. I agree with not clipping a liver dog tho cos once you start you have to keep clipping it just gets woolier and fluffier and curlier and very dry and dead looking. chloes coat is black and glossy I dont think hers will alter much ( hopefully)
I never needed collars or t shirts with my lot after ops. I just kept a close eye on them and maybe Im just lucky but they left their stitches well alone.
pepper was fine straight away and liath was a bit sorry for herself. they are all different. on lead walks for 10 days tho and no jumping up or down! that was hard going!
good luck!! :D
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My Worker Bonnie Boo showed no change at all in temperament and her coat has stayed really soft and silky. Didn't bother with a collar thing.She was a bit out of it for about a day then was back to normal ,she only licked the stitches a bit
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Oh well, it sounds like she might stay a silky soft girl with a manic nature then :005: I just thought there might be the slightest chance of a bit more coat and a bit less attitude :005: :005: Just as well I love her :luv:
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Maddi was in what I could only describe as full blown petted lip mode the night of the operation! Next day she was back to her normal self, coped well with the days of on-lead resticted exercise, i kept Murphy on lead too so as not to upset the princess and only used the lampshade when I wasn't able to keep an eye on her (saw a lady walking her GSD with the lampshade on after speying, the dog looked at me as if to say please tell her I don't need it on in public) her coat has got curly, but she is a show type, and her coat is totally different to Murphy worker, so i don't know how her coat will end up!
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Can't say whether being spayed has made Misha's coat go fluffy. Misha was fluffy coated beforehand, so much so that groomers thought that she had already been spayed, plus we had a bad haircut one time which didn't help. I've tried really hard to get groomers to manage her coat by not clipping, but everytime she was bathed or got wet she looked like she'd been plugged into a socket. >:D
Being a liver hasn't helped - finally gave in when the groomer said she'll always look a bit scruffy, so she got a cocker clip leaving feathers and skirts.
But have to say all the black workers that I've seen all seem to have nice shiny flat coats.
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It certainly seems as if the liver cockers are more prone to getting curly and fluffy so Chloe might stay shiny and sleek. Coco is also clipped so that has had an effect too. It did take at least 6 months for Coco's coat to change though. ;)
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It certainly seems as if the liver cockers are more prone to getting curly and fluffy so Chloe might stay shiny and sleek. Coco is also clipped so that has had an effect too. It did take at least 6 months for Coco's coat to change though. ;)
see no-one told me about liver cockers and their coats blowing so much....I wonder if mine is still on guarantee? ph34r
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It certainly seems as if the liver cockers are more prone to getting curly and fluffy so Chloe might stay shiny and sleek. Coco is also clipped so that has had an effect too. It did take at least 6 months for Coco's coat to change though. ;)
see no-one told me about liver cockers and their coats blowing so much....I wonder if mine is still on guarantee? ph34r
Yes, I would take him back and ask for a refund Helen :shades: :lol2:
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It certainly seems as if the liver cockers are more prone to getting curly and fluffy so Chloe might stay shiny and sleek. Coco is also clipped so that has had an effect too. It did take at least 6 months for Coco's coat to change though. ;)
see no-one told me about liver cockers and their coats blowing so much....I wonder if mine is still on guarantee? ph34r
As long as he keeps those dangly bits you should be ok :lol2:
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Tiffany was speyed at the end of April, she's about 5 years old. When I picked her up she was a bit groggy and I realised their idea of 'oh she's had some food', in Tiffs case, meant they'd put it in the cage and she'd lay with her head in it :005: :005: She was still a bit dozy by the evening so we got a load of duvets down and slept on the floor in the lounge rather than go to bed upstairs. I woke up at 2am with her lying on my chest, nose inches from mine, whining, with my face completely enclosed by the bucket :005:
She had the collar on for a couple of nights and when I went out but she didn't really bother with the stitches. She was also bouncing off the walls the day after the op and I have to confess that after about 5 days I forgot and let her off the lead. I did a lot of wincing and shouting that week.
She had a tooth out and a scale and polish at the same time. Her personality doesn't seem to have changed, her coat's ok too so far.
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It certainly seems as if the liver cockers are more prone to getting curly and fluffy so Chloe might stay shiny and sleek. Coco is also clipped so that has had an effect too. It did take at least 6 months for Coco's coat to change though. ;)
see no-one told me about liver cockers and their coats blowing so much....I wonder if mine is still on guarantee? ph34r
As long as he keeps those dangly bits you should be ok :lol2:
sheeesh, it's fluffy enough WITH the dangly bits ::)
(sorry to go off topic Sue, but consider this your warning about liver working cockers :lol2: )
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Alfie is a fluff ball too but i'll have a go at stripping some of it out before we see you all to make him look half decent. :D
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:luv: Being speyed has not changed Katie's coat so far, she is still sleek and shiny bless her young paws.
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Aw... good luck with your op Chloe and if you do get a bad hair day, you could get a fetching wig???? ph34r ph34r
Sue, my golden cocker turned into a total rug about 6 months after he was done, ph34r sheep in iceland would have given anything for a coat as thick as him :005:
I'm sure Chloe will be fine though, I have good vibes for you!
Good luck with the op, hope it goes smoothly and she's back with you in no time at all :luv: :luv:
Hannah xxx
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Hope all goes well Sue.
See you next month :D
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Hope all goes well Sue.
See you next month :D
Thanks Mark...looking forward to coming down and hopefully meeting your gang (you better check the campervan before I leave, in case I inadvertantly steal a brown boy ;))
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Gari had a thick curly coat before he was neutered and it didn't change, it probably couldn't have got any curlier! :luv:
Good luck for Tuesday Sue. :-*
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Hope all goes well Sue.
See you next month :D
Thanks Mark...looking forward to coming down and hopefully meeting your gang (you better check the campervan before I leave, in case I inadvertantly steal a brown boy ;))
sheesh - with THAT coat - are you MAD?
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Hope all goes well Sue.
See you next month :D
Thanks Mark...looking forward to coming down and hopefully meeting your gang (you better check the campervan before I leave, in case I inadvertantly steal a brown boy ;))
sheesh - with THAT coat - are you MAD?
Quite possibly :shades: :005: I adore fluffy brown boys :luv:
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Hope all goes well Sue.
See you next month :D
Thanks Mark...looking forward to coming down and hopefully meeting your gang (you better check the campervan before I leave, in case I inadvertantly steal a brown boy ;))
sheesh - with THAT coat - are you MAD?
Quite possibly :shades: :005: I adore fluffy brown boys :luv:
hmmm....are you any good with a coat king? I may have a small 4 legged job for you ph34r :shades: :lol2:
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I have no advice just wanted to say hope all goes well :-* :luv:
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hmmm....are you any good with a coat king? I may have a small 4 legged job for you ph34r :shades: :lol2:
What...you mean a Kong Slicker won't do the job ph34r :lol2: :lol2:
Just kiddin'...I really don't know how I would cope with a thick coat, I have enough problems trying to groom Chloe's ears ph34r :005:
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Has Chloe been spayed today and is she allright ?
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Has Chloe been spayed today and is she allright ?
Yes, I just got her home 10 minutes ago. She came bouncing out the surgery as if nothing had happened to her ;) She's had a bit of tea and is lying quietly in a soft crate that I set up in the living room for her. As I am typing, she came out and tried to get on the sofa, so I lifted her up, but she promptly jumped off again before I could stop her, yelped a wee bit, then back to the crate. I'm wondering if I should close the crate door. Haven't been given a collar, vet said its unlikely that she'll bother with her stitches but if she does, just to put an old t-shirt on her. doG I'm gonna need eyes in the back of my head me thinks :shades: :005:
Thanks for remembering and asking about her :luv:
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Glad all's well on the Chloe front. You have quite a task ahead for the next few days keeping her reasonably quiet. It never ceases to amaze how animals get over op's so quickly. Hope you both have a restful night. Sarah & Willow
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Hi Sue, glad that Chloe is ok. Milly was just a bit tired and subdued after having her op. I even ended up hand feeding her little bits of chicken later that night cos she was too tired & miserable & couldn't possibly get up! :shades:
Next morning I had my old Milly back! Hardest thing for me was having to cope with exercising on the lead only (bit of a touchy subject for us!)
Milly never had a bucket collar or t shirt. She was very good and never bothered with her wound. I was very pleased that my vet did sub-cut with a disolvable suture, very neat wound and without the hassel of having them removed. ;)
Try not to worry, she will soon be back to her old self! ph34r :005:
I commented on Chloe's coat in your video thread with the blue ball. Milly's certainly has changed - very fluffy/spikey & alot denser, but not sure if this is all down to op or just maturity. Shame though cos she used to look like your Chloe - very sleek and shiny without much feathering at all, just some fringes on her legs. We used to say she looked like a seal pup! :luv: :luv:
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Well, she is very subdued (I'm not complaining about that ;)) She's licking (or rather devouring) her wound from time to time, and I'm trying to distract her. Tried the t-shirt, hmmmmm....think a major sewing job would be needed for it to fit her :shades: :luv: My main question is, if she's just licking at her wound, but not biting the stitches, is this ok? I have tried distracting her with a kong, and with saying "leave" and gently talking to her. Any other ideas?
from a paranoid mummy ph34r :005:
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I would stop her licking the wound as she will make it sore and it could get infected.
have you got something to cover it with like t-shirt so she can't get to it?
Maybe she will have to have the lampshade for a couple of days to give it time to start getting better :blink:
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Try and stop her licking it, she'll make it very sore and if shes doing this now it will be harder to stop her when you're asleep. Indie went through 3 T-Shirts and ripped them all off and in the end we had to go back to the vets for a collar, it was the only way to stop her from getting to it.
Added that I didn't go back to the vets for a collar, she went back to the vets and they put it on her when she stayed and then I kept it on when she came home. Its bringing back memories, good luck Sue and hope she recovers very quickly. :luv:
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No advice, just some gentle squishes from Molly and me to Cloe :luv: :luv:
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http://www.cockersonline.co.uk/discuss/index.php?topic=60040.0 (http://www.cockersonline.co.uk/discuss/index.php?topic=60040.0) ;)
Love this idea :lol2:
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http://www.cockersonline.co.uk/discuss/index.php?topic=60040.0 (http://www.cockersonline.co.uk/discuss/index.php?topic=60040.0) ;)
Love this idea :lol2:
Thats what Indie had, still ripped it off her and again and again >:(
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Hi Sue
Glad that Chloe is home and recovering :blink: Saffy had a double hernia op a few months ago, so stitches in roughly the same area - we were a bit unprepared to be honest on what she would make of her stitches but yes do deter her from licking them or the area. We used oh old t shirts quite successfully without any cutting and sewing - if you put head and arms through (as you would a human) then kind of gather the loose and twist it around, not too tight, and knot loosely on her back that should enough to keep her interest away. Sorry if I haven't explained that very well ph34r hope all goes good for a peaceful night :blink:
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gawd, I'm getting in a right mess with the t-shirt, its not a good fit over the neck and shoulders and she just slips out of it :shades: >:(
Off to look for a babygro or child's t-shirt tomorrow and praying that she doesn't pull the stitches out in the middle of the night
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For bedtime you could make a nappy type thing using a t-towel gently covering the scar but with a safety pin finishing on her back so she can't get to it :blink:
Hopefully she sleeps in your room so you can keep an ear open :luv:
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Yay, we've sussed it...put the t-shirt on the rear end...and tie up the loose stuff on her back. Works a treat :005: Good grief, she is giving me some awfully pathetic looks ::) :huh: Never thought I'd see the day when Chloe was stationary for more than 5 minutes ;)
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So glad Chloe is OK and i hope you manage to get some sleep tonight.
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Brodie sends her sympathies to Chloe :shades:. Glad she's came through the op ok :luv:
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Me and Chloe say thanks everyone for all your support and kind wishes ;) Now, just one more question (well, depending on how she gets on, it might not be the last question ph34r :shades:) How much did it cost you guys? I paid £140 and have to say I wasn't expecting it to be quite so much...thought around £100, though I have heard from someone down south that £140 is cheap. Just curious ;)
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Hya Sue,welcome to my world at the moment :005:
Ruby has a childs vest on,it isn't a great fit and she charges at the furniture scraping herself all along it to try and get the vest off,it is driving her mad.
I do give her breaks without it on but have to watch her like a hawk as she is interested in her stitches :shades:
I am still finding it hard to keep her quiet,and am counting the days until monday ::)
So glad Chloe seems fine and her usual self,be prepared for a few sleepless nights ;)
we paid £204 :o :o
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I read the pricing board at the vet when I had Tilly there the other week and they charge £160 for a bitch under 15kg and £180 if they're over 15kg. I think I paid about £120 to have Alfie castrated.
I'm glad Chloe came through the op ok, I'm sure she'll be back to firing on all cylinders soon :luv:
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Glad to hear Chloe is doing well, bless her :luv: :luv: Betty and Millie both went to a clinic that only does vaccinations and spaying/castrations so they're cheaper. We only paid £100 and that included a microchip. My vet quoted me £120 just over 7 years ago for Millie so I dread to think what it would be now.
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My memory's terrible, but I think I paid around the same as you, Sue. It was either £140 or £180 but I'm sure it was the cheaper one.....
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Glad Chloe's ok - sure she'll be bouncing around in no time
We paid £114 for Misha who was about 8kg at the time
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So, it depends on weight then? WILCO's Brenna got spayed a couple of months ago...same vet....and I'm sure it didn't cost so much, but she is definitely a couple of kilos lighter than Chloe. When I booked Chloe in for her appointment, I asked how much it would cost, and was told around about £120. I know I should have questioned this discrepancy when I picked her up and paid, but I'm ashamed to say I find the female vet in the practice really intimidating, and I just wanted to get Chloe home and comfy, and didn't want any kind of confrontation. (She'd already given me a hard time this morning about only using the 0-tom for Chloe's ticks - she wants to me to use Advantix, cos its the best, so she says >:D ) I got a blurry lecture about Lymes disease >:D
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Glad it went well. :D
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Hi Sue
Hope Chloe is recovering ok - glad you sorted out the t shirt :lol2: must admit I hadn't thought of putting it on the other end.... :shades: just goes to show ...
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Yep we down south in wilts (somerset boarder) and paid about £240 /250 ish for Rosie last Aug :o
My dad had his cocker Dee spayed last month and he pd £306 including the bloods :o but she is 6 years old so just had to get bloods too :luv:
Archie is being done in a few months he has undesended testicle been quoted £260 for that one :-\
hope Chloe is feeling ok this morning
Jo
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how's she doing this morning Sue? :luv: :luv:
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its 150 here for a dog of chloes size a terrier sized dog is less and a lab sized is more and a deerhound is around 300. perhaps your vet just gave an estimate prior to weighing chloe? the anaesthetics etc go by body weight and surgery costs by the min. its expensive but worth it.
how is she doing? keeping her quiet may be the worst thing and lead walks only for 10 days til the stitches are out isnt easy.
re lymes we are in a lymes area as well. have your vets had any affected dogs ? I have to say I use advantix as well as it stops the horrible things attatching. its also a flea preventive as well which is handy in rabbit and sheep areas. I use drontal as well for worming.
I just keep the dogs out of water for a couple of days after putting the spot on on. theyve had no side effects at all.
maybe Im lucky, but i know of 3 people in my village with lymes so Im not going to risk it. If I was in a lymes free area I might just use an o tom.
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Awww poor lickle Chloe, hope shes had a good night Sue :luv: Indie was spayed recently (down here) and we paid £120 the vet did say it does go by weight as you know Indie is a wee pocket cocker. I was a nightmare when Indie got done Sue, I slept with her downstairs on an air bed for the whole ten days ph34r I was incredibly paranoid and wouldn't leave her on her own ph34r Indie was fine though, she was a bit whiney for a couple of days, but after that it was hard stopping her from doing anything, she just enjoyed getting spoilt with lots of cuddles and an endless supply of warm bowls of tea :lol2:
Sending her lots of cuddles from Indie and us :luv:
xxx
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Oh, I'm sooo tired :shades: ::)
Tried sleeping on cushions on the floor last night (thinking this would encourage her to stay on the floor (as oppose to the possibility she might jump off the bed if we slept in the bedroom). Well that didn't work cos she wanted to cuddle up, and couldn't fit on the cushions. So off to bed for a sleepless night - every time I heard her licking, I would have to replace the t-shirt that she'd wriggled out of. We're both still in bed and I think we might just stay here :005:
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Awww poor Chloe and you, I know exactly how you feel Sue, I slept with one eye open for the ten days, it was such a relief when the stitches came out! I wonder if a filled Kong may occupy her for a bit, so you can get some shut eye?
ETA: Do you have a double air bed or can you beg, borrow or steal one, you may find it helps as she will be able to curl up on that with next to you.
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Does Chloe have a crate you could use to keep her quiet when you can't watch her?
£140 sounds cheap to me too - I think I paid nearly double that down here >:(
Hope Chloe is feeling better this morning and you manage to get some sleep tonight :-\
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Awww poor Chloe and you, I know exactly how you feel Sue, I slept with one eye open for the ten days, it was such a relief when the stitches came out! I wonder if a filled Kong may occupy her for a bit, so you can get some shut eye?
ETA: Do you have a double air bed or can you beg, borrow or steal one, you may find it helps as she will be able to curl up on that with next to you.
There's a Kong with yoghurt and tuna freezing as we speak ;) As for the air-bed, well I have a really good one that has been used only 3 times, but a couple of weeks ago my pal and her lab slept on it, and he managed to pierce a hole in it. So far, my attempts at repairing it have been unsuccessful :shades: >:(
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Does Chloe have a crate you could use to keep her quiet when you can't watch her?
Yep she's got a soft one set up in the living room and she's got one in the campervan. I think, as its such a lovely day, I'm going to put her in the camper, open all the doors and windows, and do some gardening. She settles no bother in it and it means she can watch what's going on outside.
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Hope Chloe is feeling a bit better today. Milly's spay cost me 169.90 (<20kg) She is also on Advantix, it was recommended we use this because often walk in the woods.
I advise you to take a nap with Chloe this afternoon if at all possible, just incase you have another sleepless night. (Sorry, got my midwifery head on!!)
Jo & Milly x
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I hope you manage to get some sleep tonight, you'll be exhausted. Poor Chloe, but I'm sure she'll soon settle down and forget all about it. :luv:
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How is the little madam this afternoon? :luv: :luv:
How is she coping not having as much exercise? More importantly, how are you coping? :luv:
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How is the little madam this afternoon? :luv: :luv:
How is she coping not having as much exercise? More importantly, how are you coping? :luv:
She's much better thanks :D Her bouncy-ness is returning rather more quickly than I'd expected >:( It's very hot, so all the windows are open and the flies are getting in, so I'm trying to swat them before she does!!! She's quite happy to settle in her crate (not used since she was a wee puppy, so that's good :D I got her 3 babygros from the charity shop this morning (thanks for the tip Han :D)....here she is modelling one of them
(http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/skyesue/themorningafter.jpg)
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Aw the poor girl looks very cute (if a bit embarrassed) in her babygro :luv: :luv: :luv:
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Awwww, bless her :luv: :luv:
That's a really cute picture of her! Glad she's doing well! Looking forward to seeing pics of her running around again soon! :luv: :luv: :lol2:
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Aw she looks really sweet, and is modelling that baby grow with style :luv:
As regards the cost of spaying we're in Northamptonshire, Tiff is about 5 and a half yrs, weighs around 11kg and it cost £166.
I was a bit concerned when the stitches came out as there was this little roundish pink fleshy thing, a bit smaller than a lentil, poking out of the incision The vets said it was nothing to worry about (I thought letting her off the lead that day meant her insides were coming out :lol2:) and you can;t tell now there was anything odd.
I'm sure Chloe will be bouncing off the furniture very soon
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Poor you, hope you manage to get some sleep tonight, Chloe looks so cute in the baby grow, :luv:.
I have all this to look forward to in August.
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She's been really good bless her :luv: She doesn't seem to be in any pain, she's doing full body wags again and eating heartily. Resting quite a lot in her crate, but that's great. No bother about putting her babygro on either, she just stands there and lets me do it, helping by lifting her legs up. Love her to bits :luv:
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What a cutie she is in her babygrow. :luv: It sounds like she is enjoying the extra attention she is getting just now. :D
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:luv: awww what a cutie
mmm wish i had known about the baby grow idea - especially with braan who pulled his own stitches out ::)
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Aww Chloe, well done little lady for being such a good girl for your Mum, and you do look really cute in your babygro :luv:
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Sorry for being so indulgent, but she really makes me laugh in her little nappy :lol2:
(http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/skyesue/babygro2.jpg)
(http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/skyesue/babygro1.jpg)
(http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/skyesue/Babygro3.jpg)
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Those pics really made me laugh. Poor Chloe, you might have at least got her one that fits her! :005:
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Those pics really made me laugh. Poor Chloe, you might have at least got her one that fits her! :005:
:lol2: :lol2: It was the only size I could get :lol2:
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bless her, glad she's recovering so well :luv: :luv: :luv:
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I'm loving the babygro pics :luv: keep getting better Chloe xxx
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Oh Chloe what has your mum done to you, that back end view looks sooo funny. :005:
So pleased to see she is on the mend :luv:
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Glad everything is going well, love the piccies ;)
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:luv: Aww she looks so sweet in the babygrow, glad she is doing well, they bounce back quickly these lil doggies :luv:
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Bless her! Glad she's doing so well
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She looks so cute in that babygro - particularly love the back view with her tail poking out :lol2:
Glad she's feeling better :luv:
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How is she today Sue? Anymore funny pics? :D
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Get well really soon Chloe..... the worse part is over.
Love your babygrow!!! At least you wont be biting those itchy stitches. :luv:
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How is she today Sue? Anymore funny pics? :D
She's doing really well thanks Fiona (and everyone else who has asked about her). I''d hoped to set her crate up in the garden so we could sit outside (its mega hot here), but she really can't handle the heat, so we're relaxing inside! The babygro's are a god-send, I would definitely have had to get a buster collar for her otherwise, cos she really wants to get at those stitches! She does tend to wriggle out of it during the night though, but I always hear her starting to lick, and I get up and re-dress her :shades:
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Aww chloe looks lovely in her babygro :luv: :luv: glad she's doing okay. The babygro strategy really works doesn't it? Hope the next few days pass quickly for you xx
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Oh dear, she's suddenly sprung back to life with a vengance >:( :luv:
She's been awake more than she's been asleep today, and spent rather a lot of time whining at the back door. I have taken her into the garden on numerous occasions, but she clearly doesn't need to pee or poo (although she pretends to pee when I give her her command)...she just wants out >:(
Any ideas for keeping her from going stir crazy? No use getting the clicker out, she goes bonkers the minute she sees it! At least we we're working on the "wait" command whilst I put on and take off her babygro a dozen times a day :lol2:
Here she is, NOT looking like she had surgery 3 days ago :shades: :luv:
(http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/skyesue/gettingbacktonormal.jpg)
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Oh Sue,wish i could give you some advice,but Ruby has been the same ::) going bonkers to burn off some energy.
She has been having onlead walks,but she will pelt down the garden at every oppurtunity >:(
She even did a indoor wall of death cos i waggled a banana skin at her today,it mad her go crazy barking at it,wish i'd had videod that :lol2:
I have been giving her one kong and one carrot a day which she doesn't usually have ;)
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Oh Sue,wish i could give you some advice,but Ruby has been the same ::) going bonkers to burn off some energy.
She has been having onlead walks,but she will pelt down the garden at every oppurtunity >:(
She even did a indoor wall of death cos i waggled a banana skin at her today,it mad her go crazy barking at it,wish i'd had videod that :lol2:
I have been giving her one kong and one carrot a day which she doesn't usually have ;)
Did you give Ruby walks before she had the stitches out? My vet told me I wasn't to take her out at all (apart from to do her business) till she gets her stitches out :-\
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I'm so glad Arwen is a lazy lurcher so her spay shouldnt be as hard to manage!! Poor you and Chloe, you have my utmost sympathy Sue :-\
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Couldn't resist adding this one
(http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/skyesue/pleaseletmegooutMum.jpg)
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Oh Sue,wish i could give you some advice,but Ruby has been the same ::) going bonkers to burn off some energy.
She has been having onlead walks,but she will pelt down the garden at every oppurtunity >:(
She even did a indoor wall of death cos i waggled a banana skin at her today,it mad her go crazy barking at it,wish i'd had videod that :lol2:
I have been giving her one kong and one carrot a day which she doesn't usually have ;)
Did you give Ruby walks before she had the stitches out? My vet told me I wasn't to take her out at all (apart from to do her business) till she gets her stitches out :-\
She still has her stitches in until monday,we were told she could have onlead walks 24hrs after surgery,obviously not a marathon but we built it up gradual.
Maybe you should ask COLers what they did and make your mind up from that,i think the main thing is not to let them run and jump ;)
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Oh Sue,wish i could give you some advice,but Ruby has been the same ::) going bonkers to burn off some energy.
She has been having onlead walks,but she will pelt down the garden at every oppurtunity >:(
She even did a indoor wall of death cos i waggled a banana skin at her today,it mad her go crazy barking at it,wish i'd had videod that :lol2:
I have been giving her one kong and one carrot a day which she doesn't usually have ;)
Did you give Ruby walks before she had the stitches out? My vet told me I wasn't to take her out at all (apart from to do her business) till she gets her stitches out :-\
She still has her stitches in until monday,we were told she could have onlead walks 24hrs after surgery,obviously not a marathon but we built it up gradual.
Maybe you should ask COLers what they did and make your mind up from that,i think the main thing is not to let them run and jump ;)
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Oh Sue,wish i could give you some advice,but Ruby has been the same ::) going bonkers to burn off some energy.
She has been having onlead walks,but she will pelt down the garden at every oppurtunity >:(
She even did a indoor wall of death cos i waggled a banana skin at her today,it mad her go crazy barking at it,wish i'd had videod that :lol2:
I have been giving her one kong and one carrot a day which she doesn't usually have ;)
Did you give Ruby walks before she had the stitches out? My vet told me I wasn't to take her out at all (apart from to do her business) till she gets her stitches out :-\
She still has her stitches in until monday,we were told she could have onlead walks 24hrs after surgery,obviously not a marathon but we built it up gradual.
Maybe you should ask COLers what they did and make your mind up from that,i think the main thing is not to let them run and jump ;)
Thanks, at the risk of boring everyone stupid, I'll start another thread and see what folk say :shades: ;)
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Sue have you tried putting some of Chloe's kibble/treats into a plastic bottle? it keeps Brodie quiet and occupied for ages :005:. Hope the walks help :D
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Sue have you tried putting some of Chloe's kibble/treats into a plastic bottle? it keeps Brodie quiet and occupied for ages :005:. Hope the walks help :D
tbh, I've done this in the past, but more recently, I tend to hide treats/kibble in various boxes and hide them around the house, which is obviously not what I should be doing now! It's a good idea, perhaps I'll feed all her meals in kongs and bottles etc. and that should keep her occupied for all of 10 minutes :shades: ;)
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Sue have you tried putting some of Chloe's kibble/treats into a plastic bottle? it keeps Brodie quiet and occupied for ages :005:. Hope the walks help :D
tbh, I've done this in the past, but more recently, I tend to hide treats/kibble in various boxes and hide them around the house, which is obviously not what I should be doing now! It's a good idea, perhaps I'll feed all her meals in kongs and bottles etc. and that should keep her occupied for all of 10 minutes :shades: ;)
She sounds a bit brighter than Brodie then, it takes her about 1/2 an hour to figure out how to get 5 bits of kibble out the bottle :005: