Dogs that are not spayed or neutered will be under the influence of testosterone or estrogen depending on their sex. We were all 18 once....
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At home, you can go ahead and prepare a place where they're going to recover. You can go ahead and get that ready....
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So, nutritional needs will change as they age. Caloric intake or how much food they consume may also change because they're less active....
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It is a good possibility. Many male dogs are out looking for a girlfriend....
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For our senior dogs, a lot of it goes back to their lifestyle....
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Most of our patients will be dismissed in the late afternoon or early evening on the day of their procedure....
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As far as spaying goes, that's not normally something we see in female dogs....
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Female dogs are prepared in the same way that I described it for a neuter; it’s a very aseptic technique, making sure everything's clipped and clea...
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Maybe a male dog who is becoming territorial. So the answer to that question could possibly be yes....
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Beforehand we've probably communicated with you as far as the general procedure, what to expect, and when we will follow up with you to let you kno...
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Surgery is painful. We provide post-surgical pain relief for all dogs getting spayed or neutered....
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Palliative care is more trying to keep your pet comfortable while still trying to treat your pet, and hospice, in general, is thought of as more ke...
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Most of our surgeries are going to heal on their own....
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A lot depends on what your senior dog is exhibiting. If they're fairly healthy and they're running around, still playing, great....
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One important thing would be regular well checks, regular preventative care by keeping them on appropriate heartworm prevention, keeping the approp...
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We recommended it. As you can imagine, they have major abdominal surgery for those spays....
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Some misconceptions you may hear, especially with neutering is, "Hey, we're taking away his masculinity." That's not true at all....
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They don't have to be....
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Yes, certainly the accommodations we were talking about to the environment—make it brighter, make it less slippery, and make fewer steps....
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That's not an uncommon question....