Shots and things~
May 16th Eevee is getting spayed, that should be fun. When Bailey got spayed we had to stop her from jumping on the couch for like a week because it hurt her incision. We're looking at getting them both put into some obedience classes, probably in June. Bailey needs those, she listens pretty well in the house but as soon as we go out anywhere it's like I don't exist to her. Eevee is just getting to the point where she focuses enough to do some training. We're working on sit now.  After the obedience classes are over, we're going to try some agility! I think Bailey will love it, I'm not sure about Eevee yet but she's still little. |
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| Yes, the worms are easily spread. Both dogs should be checked (bring a spec in from Bailey too). Any reason you are spaying her so young? It really is better to wait for growth to complete. There are numerous benefits to waiting. Several threads about this here too. |
got sheep wrote: Yes, the worms are easily spread. Both dogs should be checked (bring a spec in from Bailey too). Any reason you are spaying her so young? It really is better to wait for growth to complete. There are numerous benefits to waiting. Several threads about this here too. I'll make sure to get Bailey checked then, thanks. No reason really, they asked if I wanted to make an appointment for it so I figured she was old enough. How old should she be? I didn't know anything about that really. |
| IMHO I'd cancel the spay. Vets say there's no problem doing it young, but they refer to the process. Instead we look at it from the development of the dog. As Dawn said, we've discussed this many time so easier for you to go back and read up. Doing it at this age may be fine for a small dog, but it takes sheepdogs longer to mature which means she'll be maturing without needed chemicals in her body. That in turn may affect her bones, muscles, ligs, joints, etc. All my boys who were neutered young were way too tall and leggy, OES and Pyrs. Curiously each of the boys neutered at a young age (due to shelter mandates) all developed bone cancer later in life. There is no hard and fast scientific stuff yet, which the vet will bring up, but others beside my self have begun noticing problems since this early spay/neuter idea was first broached decade or two past. |
| Okay, I appreciate the advice. I'll cancel it. We can do it later, it's not like it's important for us to do it right away. |
| Glad to hear there is no rush.Playing it safe with your precious girl is a wise decision. JMHO, Robin |
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