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Just got our girl "Bella" spayed 8 days ago and she is driving me nutz!!!
We waited to get her spayed until after her first cycle (she is now 15 months old) so she would have he benefit of having the hormones associated with muscle and skeletal maturity and development! Some say it is not worth it but I believe that it is.
She has to be kept in crate or at very calm levels and it seems impossible. She is a “field-trial” line Choc. Lab that has never ending energy and I fear that her training will suffer greatly because of being subdued for these ten days? She has so much pent up frustration and energy from lack of exercise she tends to listen less and not react to my commands outside??
Anybody else go through this same situation??? What did you do to keep their minds “busy”. Have bones and toys but they are no substitute for going outside and playing with the balls or bumbers??
Adam, what I would do is use this time to teach her some new tricks and review the old "in the house" behaviors you want her to have. My dog Bindi really enjoys review and loves to learn a new trick, and it really makes her think, and use her little dog brain. Maybe a game of hide and seek with one of her toys in the house or with one of your family members. You could teach er to weave through your legs, or back up, if she doesn't know these already. Just suggestions.
God bless you
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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Quote: sharon empson
Adam, what I would do is use this time to teach her some new tricks and review the old "in the house" behaviors you want her to have. My dog Bindi really enjoys review and loves to learn a new trick, and it really makes her think, and use her little dog brain. Maybe a game of hide and seek with one of her toys in the house or with one of your family members. You could teach er to weave through your legs, or back up, if she doesn't know these already. Just suggestions.
God bless you
GOOD advice. Tricks can be very tiring (brain-work) but still not too rough-housey for post-surgery. :>
Don't laugh now, you may want try to put a snug t-shirt on her. Something about it does seem to have a calming effect; it has worked on two of my dogs.
Bad advice (had an ESS many years ago) don't go for a walk in the woods and absentmindedly throw a stick over the side of a bridge.......thank goodness it was not to bad / only needed to have two stitches redone.
Reg: 11-22-2006
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She has staples in, not stitches. Our VET puts in staples in older more active dogs. I guess they provide more "grip"? One of them does look like it pulled out or through. It is hard to keep her down.
Are there advantages to having the staples over regular stitches? I had a male dobie a while back and I think it had a negative effect on him. He didn't like to have his tummy rubbed.
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