We don't really see much in the way of personality changes, at least not what we would consider to be things that happen in a bad way....
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With male dogs, it may help if it's a marking or territorial issue. A lot of that you're probably going to see improvement as your pet gets older....
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Like any surgery, we prioritize pain control for your dog....
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Start slow, focusing on one side and stopping when your dog becomes impatient or uncomfortable....
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We would recommend it....
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It'll definitely help....
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Yes, as we mentioned, it can definitely prevent a lot of scary illnesses that are really all preventable by spaying or neutering your dog.
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As with any surgical procedure, there are potential complications....
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A sanitary haircut is where the hair from the rectum down to the male or female parts is trimmed up....
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There are a lot of health risks for female dogs, such as ovarian and mammary cancer, and a uterine infection called pyometra....
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For dog spays, please drop off your female dog in the morning between 7:30 to 8:00....
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Partially, yes. If your dog runs away to mate, neutering should help mitigate this behavior....
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That's always a little bit of a concern because after their spay or neuter, their metabolism will go down a little bit and their calorie requiremen...
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Yes, we provide a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication that should be given to your dog twice daily for a week to manage pain....
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Yes, when you have the spay or neuter done for your cat, well send you home with written discharge instructions and we'll also go over those things...
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No, spaying or neutering does not directly cause weight gain....
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Generally, the recovery is about one to two weeks. For neuters, for male cats, its actually very quick....
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Yes, we provide discharge instructions for all of our spays and neuters....
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No, spaying or neutering does not alter a dog's personality or demeanor....
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Yes, we definitely want to send home pain medication for your cat....