Tomorrow is D day for Holly

Hi everyone
Tomorrow is De sexing day for Holly.. i feel terrible and have asked the vet to give her extra pain meds and some to come home with
Poor baby girl i feel like crap.
She is doing so well... we have opened the house to her and the dog door.. she is doing so very well.. no accidents in the house and she has been using the door to come and go... nothing damaged so far, fingers crossed...
the cat is stil an issue, btu they are starting to get better.... hopefully now that she is perm in the house when she wants to be they will learn to love ( LOL) i am not holding my breath tho lol
xx Mel

Sending our hugs n licks your way, but i'm sure everything will go fine and when you get Holly home be sure to give her loads of love and the next day she'll be like "whats with all the attention Mum" lol

Awww, i'm sure everything will go well tomorrow for her, and hoping she'll be as bright as a button and back to her normal self really quick.

Good girl for being on your bestest behaviour Now you've just gotta keep it up and make Mummy even more proud

Thanks,
I will be sure to pop in and let you know how she got on
x

Holly looks gorgeous, do you mind me asking why you're having her spayed so young?

SkyBlue wrote:Holly looks gorgeous, do you mind me asking why you're having her spayed so young?

Although i dont no the exact reason she is getting spayed i would like to point out for holly its by far the best thing health wise ie cancer etc and mel knows shes not going to breed her so its best to be safe than sorry x

I was just curious. I had my dobe spayed at 6 months before she had a season and she ended up with spay incontinence. Have learnt a lot since then and believe its better for the dog to have a season or two before being spayed. Obviously Mel has her reasons for spaying earlier and its her choice at the end of the day

Good luck tomorrow hun, she'll be fine and back to herself, well, the next day

SkyBlue wrote:I was just curious. I had my dobe spayed at 6 months before she had a season and she ended up with spay incontinence. Have learnt a lot since then and believe its better for the dog to have a season or two before being spayed. Obviously Mel has her reasons for spaying earlier and its her choice at the end of the day

I agree, but each to their own!

Good luck, Holly, hope you're feeling good real soon!

This makes interesting reading -

http://www.naiaonline.org/pdfs/LongTermHealthEffectsOfSpayNeuterInDogs.pdf

Pro's and con's and as said its each to thier own

Hope the op goes well

hope everything goes ok tomorrow

I'm sure it'll all be uneventfull (and more stressful for you than for Holly) - but best of luck!

Good luck to yourself and Holly everything will be fine. xx

Hope she's ok Mel it was only yesterday i asked where you'd been lately, glad your back with us

Hi there...
GOD IT WAS HORRIBLE.... I was a shaking mess... I would have rathered give one of the kids over ( terrible i know).. I drove my mum mental all day worrying about her.... the vet told me she would call as soon as she woke up...
by 5.30 last night i was starting to panic...
phone rings
" Hi Mel".....
" yes"....
" I am soooooo sorry......" ( my heart sank and I thought i was going to vomit!!)
" I am soooo sorrry it has taken me all day to call... we have had a rough day. Holly is perfect and is rest in her crate well.... ".... gave me a friggin heart attack...
dont start a phone call with the sound of death on your voice lady!
ahhhhhh
anyway i have called this morning ( prior to feeding my kids of course pmsl) and she is Happy... not licking at her wound and has eated ( no suprise there) and seems happy to relax in her crate...
thank god i crate trained.. the next few days should be much easier..

the reason that I did it at 6 months isnt really my choice...
1. there are 4 males living within 30m of my house....
2.. Our local council fines you if you have not registered your de sexed dog or registered it in a breeding programe... if there were health issues i could have had an extention... sucks really..
3. Like Blaze said... I dont want an accident... she is just to special to me

Well I am off to pick her up.. bought her a collar from a rescue centre on line... they hand make them and the money goes to helping the other dogs..
if i cant take one home I can at least feed one with all the bloody stuff i buy lol
i will post a pic when i get a chance and let you all know how she settles in

Marty... it is good to be back.., I had some health issues which i am sure you were aware of... everything is wonderful at the moment and i am fiting fit and healthy... just need to keep me that way now
chat real soon
xx
Mel

So glad she's doing well!! Shame on the vet for starting a conversation with "I'm so sorry!"

glad to hear she is well Mel it will be Millys turn soon

So glad Holly is ok, bet your glad it's over now

Good stuff Mel, we do worry don't we lol, pleased it all went well

So pleased to hear she's ok & will be home soon.

What a way to start a conversation..............."I'm so sorry.........." I'd have had a heart attack as well!

Thats good news shes all done and on the mend. Its a good idea your country has re finned for a entire female it would be nice for that to be enforsed over here

Good to hear Holly is doing well after her op, hope she has a speedy recovery

aawww glad it went alright but the vet could have started the call with a different sentence !

Heya,
Well were are a week into the recovery.. And we have had a small hiccup.. Holly just wouldnt sit still so she had a little lump form under the cut... nothign to worry about as it has gone away now but it was a build up of fluid cause she is a nut case who didnt realise she had 8 stitches in her belly!....

Hello peeps,
what a few weeks i have had... sick puppy on anti inflams, husband with broken ribs and 3 sick kids.... Holly was the toughest and easiest to look after lol

She decided that chasing the cat with stitches in was much more fun than laying in her crate... and of course she got it irratated and sore... thank goodness all is well now.. stitches out and vet is very happy with her... she has taken prime position in our new 4x4 and thinks the car seat is hers!.

Husband... well he thought he was 16 again and decided BMX riding was easy... hard lesson...

Kids.. grrrrr WINTER..... hate it.. anyway ther are off to the Dr now.
chat soon x
hope u are all well

aww what a hard time you have had, glad everyone is now on the mend

Aw, Mel, it never ends, does it? You'll have to write your hubby's age on the back of his hand with indelible ink so he remembers! Hope he isn't too sore.

Holly's a right pain isn't she? Chasing a cat. Huh! You'd never catch Dempsey doing a fool thing like that!

Give the kids a hug from me & some licks from Dempsey - hope everyone's better soon!

Jess and I send our love............ Jess has watched this topic with interest as she knows shes getting a wee op in the future too. You have both been very brave...........lots of hugs and xxx to you both..........

.. never a dull moment !!