Most of our patients will be dismissed in the late afternoon or early evening on the day of their procedure....
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I highly recommend having your dog spayed or neutered.
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Probably not....
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Great question....
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A lot of times you'll need to add some glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate, MSM—these are all good for the joints....
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It can....
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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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Most of our surgeries are going to heal on their own....
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So the actual process itself shouldn't if they’re anesthetized, and pain management should be regulated well during that procedure....
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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....
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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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There certainly can be. Just as with people, every anesthetic carries a risk....
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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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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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It is a possibility. Their metabolism can be affected once we remove those hormones....
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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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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 really can help to decrease the overpopulation problem that we are dealing with....
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We think that dogs get senile just the way people do. Sometimes, they get their day and nights mixed up....