Not all are necessary. I strongly recommend certain ones....
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There can be, just like any vaccines that a human will get. There are risks associated with vaccines....
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Prevention. We’re all about prevention....
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Yes, they are, especially rabies....
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Yes. If the dog has any type of surgical procedure that causes pain, we always do pain medication....
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As far as that goes, if your dog has had an allergic vaccine reaction before, we will generally give them a Benadryl injection and potentially even...
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There’s local and general anesthesia....
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So depending on the procedure, the post-surgery pain medication will be dispensed....
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Spays can take anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour and a half, depending on the size and maturity of the dog....
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There can be many changes. We often associate eating with feeling good, but that's not always the case, especially for our larger breeds....
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It is a possibility. Their metabolism can be affected once we remove those hormones....
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It depends on the surgery. With sedation and anesthesia, sometimes the dogs aren’t themselves when they come home....
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Let's talk about cancer. Testicular cancer in a male dog can't happen if he doesn't have testicles....
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Possibly. There could be a medical issue with your pet. It could be a urinary infection. They could have bladder stones. There could be anxiety....
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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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It really can help to decrease the overpopulation problem that we are dealing with....
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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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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....