Wow! that is all good news to me. I plan to get my little guy set up to be
neutered in a few weeks. I will let you know how it goes. Certainly glad it
well with your little guy.
Have a great day!
I will keep in touch.
Vickie
Bunny & Maxx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
My vet was great. The stitches were neat. And he recovered really nicely. He
was already marking for about 2 weeks when he was neutered. I also worried if
he was ever going to stop. Including the humping!
But you know what, when we got him that day after the procedure, he immediately
lifted his leg to pee at my couch and humped at my arm that night. I was so
disappointed. But then I also read that it takes a while for the hormones to
disappear.
It's been almost 3 weeks now and he has never marked or humped since that day
after the surgery. And I realized that I guess, when I brought him home, his
painkillers were still somewhat in effect so he lifteed his leg and humped me.
Later that night though, he was a bit tender when sitting so I guess the
painkillers wore off already. And because he was healing, he couldn't lift his
leg or hump. For 3-4 days he was tender and sensitive, unable to be very
active or lift his leg. And that made him forget to lift and hump completely!
On Jan 28, 2008, at 12:17 AM, Glenda Collins wrote:
Neutering frequently help with the marking but it takes a while for the
testosterone levels to decrease - months
a good vet makes the process pretty pain free and handles the dogs gently
On Jan 27, 2008 10:08 AM, Vickie Benavides <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Cheryl, I can't thank you enough for what you just told me. I cried as I was
reading. This little guy was thrown up against a wall and kicked and how he
turned out to be so good and sweet is way beyond me. If thats why he is
marking, I can deal with it. Do you think if I got him neutered he will do it
less? I don't want him to breed my little female anyway. And yet I am also
afraid that if I take him to get neutered, what will be in his mind, that
people are always going hurt him? What was scaring me when I had the thought
of giving him up was the fear of some one not caring for him and loving him as
much as I do. Besides
I have the support of my husband to keep him so I don't think he will be going
anywhere now. If I really love him I will keep him right?
Thanks again sooo very much.
Vickie
Cheryl Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
Vickie,
Don't give up on your little man. I have one that does the same thing. I
pulled him out of the pound. His "mom" had turned him in after having him for
a year (she pulled him from the pound when he was a baby) because she said she
"didn't have time for him". That really meant "I can't deal with his marking
and his separation issues".
Well, let me tell you, Harley is the sweetest little man I've ever met. All my
other Chi's love him and he loves them. But yes, he does mark everything. But
a friend of mine explained it very well. She told me that he only did it
because he was insecure and afraid that he would be taken back to the pound.
When she told me that, suddenly I could no longer be angry at him for being
insecure!
Lots of folks on our group make wonderful belly bands to keep the boy folks
from marking. And there are more smarts on this group than you can ever hope
for, so if it's a suggestion you need, you've come to the right place.
Just PLEASE don't ditch your little boy just because he doesn't have house
manners. He really can't help it. And it really shouldn't be a death
sentence. But it might be if you pass him on to someone else.
Okay, I'll get off my soap box now.
But PLEASE don't be too harsh on your little guy just because he's afraid he'll
be sent away...
Cheryl Harrison
My Best Friend's Bowl
Because they count on you to choose wisely
www.mybestfriendsbowl.com
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