Liliput Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 so reading past posts on neutering and in general health questions, we've decided to neuter Gambit. The vet has it scheduled for April 12th, he will stay overnight and we get him the following morning. For those that have gone through this, what should i expect? A little nervous but we are comfortable with our choice and feel it is the right one for us and him. We'd like to have our Gambit for a long time. Any thoughts or suggestions? someone will be with him at all times especially those first 3 days.&;thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK_naya Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Naya is getting spayed April 15, so thanks for starting this thread! I'm going to be watching it closely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 First of all: Congrats for deciding to neuter! It helps cut down on unwanted pregnancies, and can prolong their life by years! (or so I'm told.) I'm not sure what to expect, because Suka was already neutered at the shelter, but I'm sure other helpful members will be able to shed some fur...err I mean light...on the subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargirl Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Kodi had his op today poor little pet. He has a huge collar on and is sleeping with the odd whimper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 cone if they try to lick sitches - tho we got the cone from pets at home as vet cones are rubbish - blaze went in around 8ish - we picked him up at 3ish - he was abit grumpy with bings n skyla so we seperated them - he was fine eating and drinking - tho not all will want to do this straight away - he also knew his boundries n didnt go upstairs or jump for the first few days i had 2 give him a short walk that night as he wouldnt pee out in the back garden but would on walks - he didnt wear cone out on walks either they might give u pain killers to give him or they will inject him with pain killers - ur vet will give u a list of things to look out for ect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayt Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 You can likely expect a cuddle muffin. My wife loves how snuggly Jon has become. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Jekyll Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 I'm planning on spaying Tali'zorah as soon as I can. Ive heard about the risks of not doing it and its not worth her life to me. When its time for more huskies I plan on having a ton of them and get them all as pups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutsibe Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 How old is Gambit? The surgery is harder on an older male than an younger one, as the scrotum thickens and develops creases with age, and is more likely to fill up with blood and serum post-op in the older guys. Sometimes the scrotum is removed - "scrotal ablation" - to help with this... http://www.jacobswellvetsurgery.com.au/Services/Neutering/tabid/19935/Default.aspx http://www.acvs.org/AnimalOwners/HealthConditions/SmallAnimalTopics/CastrationinDogsCats/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca_&_me Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Im sure that no one here sees it as a bad decision to neurer gambit, as many of us have spayed and neutered our huskies. Now that all 4 of mine are done, I feel like they are happier and more calm. The older 3 are very relaxed and angel is doing very well now, Im very happy with the decision to get mine fixed. With the males just be sure they dont chew on themselves and that they get their pain meds when needed. Chewy was pretty much back to normal within 4 days, and being his happy go lucky self. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liliput Posted March 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Thanks for the replies everyone. Gambit will be 10 months old by the time of his surgery. i have a consultation with the Doctor that morning so i'd like to get an idea of what others have gone through and have a list of questions ready for him. Also thanks for the links as they are helpful. I also notice about the stairs. Gambit sleeps upstairs in my brother's room so, should we bring his bedding down to the first floor? thanks for reading! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowpup Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Yuri sleeps in our room upstairs, I just was told to keep stair movement minimal. I was told only to take him upstairs to bed and keep him down in the day. He had a cone but he got his head over it and in the end they got rid of it. He had surgical stitches and ended up having 12 days of anitbiotics and 10 days of metacam. At the time I hated myself for getting him done but I don't regret it now. He has calmed down noticably, he's happier and calmer. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutsibe Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 He should be ok going up and downstairs once he's fully awake. I would take him up and down on leash, to help keep him from going too fast and hurting himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindog Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Over the past four years our organisation has had approximately 380 dogs/bitches neutered. The number of these experiencing post-operative problems - 0 On Friday we had an 18yr old neutered (he had developed testicular cancer) - it hardly slowed him down at all (he acts like he is 18 months not 18 years). As your dog is staying at the vets overnight after the op, he should be more or less back to normal once you bring him home. Just keep the exercise from getting too strenuous for a week or so and he will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowpup Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Over the past four years our organisation has had approximately 380 dogs/bitches neutered. The number of these experiencing post-operative problems - 0 On Friday we had an 18yr old neutered (he had developed testicular cancer) - it hardly slowed him down at all (he acts like he is 18 months not 18 years). As your dog is staying at the vets overnight after the op, he should be more or less back to normal once you bring him home. Just keep the exercise from getting too strenuous for a week or so and he will be fine. The vet told me it was rare that a dog gets complications but infections happen occationally. Yuri is just a very sneeky boy sneeking his head over that cone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargirl Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Well it is day 3 for us today and Kodi is in great form. He chewed through the cone and I took it off last night as it was really annoying him, but he is much better without it and not bothered with the wound so that's good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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