I am a big proponent of exercise, so yes, I would encourage you to exercise them....
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It can make them be healthier and have a far better quality of life....
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A spay is for a female dog, and a neuter is for a male dog. In a spay, we remove the ovaries and sometimes part of the uterus....
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That can be a tough question to answer, but your pet may change their breathing habits; they may go into labored breathing....
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So there is a little bit of variability with that, depending on the procedure that they've had....
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Great question....
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There can be, especially with neuter surgeries....
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That's a great general question. So it depends on what type of surgery that is....
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It can vary, but generally you're looking at anywhere from around five to seven days of them having to be rested and calm.
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No. Just in case that wasn't clear on tape, no. No. There's no evidence or proof that that is a positive thing....
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There are many health issues that we can prevent, and it's much better for your pets to prevent disease than it is to treat it when it happens....
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When your dog wakes up after surgery, we extubate the tube in their throat for the anesthetic....
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We have a conversation about that with you first, and we make sure that you feel that that time is right....
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As we all know, dogs can vary from tiny little toy breeds to the giant Great Danes and Saint Bernard breeds....
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No, of course not. Nope. Nope. No, no. No. They don't have to be spayed or neutered....
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As your dog ages, they can lose some of their hearing, so you may notice that they don't respond as quickly to you. They may not come....
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So some of the best things that you can do at home are to have had your pre-surgical exam with your veterinarian so that you know what to anticipat...
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Yes. It is good to continue exercising regularly with your dog. Hopefully, your dog would have been conditioned to do that all alone....
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When dogs come in for neuter surgery, they're prepared in a very aseptic way. We clip and clean everything to prepare them for surgery....
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Well, that's one I actually hear quite a lot. There's really no health advantage to letting your dog have one litter....