tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post2134013860257388099..comments2024-03-12T22:31:46.500-04:00Comments on What Would Phoebe Do?: In which WWPD gives in and becomes a dog-blogPhoebe Maltz Bovyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-79993139074559564392011-11-09T13:05:51.167-05:002011-11-09T13:05:51.167-05:00Kei,
Thanks for the reassurance!
You kept Mitsu ...Kei,<br /><br />Thanks for the reassurance!<br /><br />You kept Mitsu at the vet overnight? Our vet is having us pick Bisou up at the end of the day (we dropped her off early in the morning), but as long as she's medicated and there's a bed-in-crate situation for her at home, I'm not too worried about the first night. It's really the whole "keep her still for two weeks" bit I find baffling - she's only ever "still" if you've taken her for a massive amount of exercise, or let her sprint/jump around the apartment. Hyper is her normal state, even with three long-ish walks. Medications are no doubt essential for making this happen. And apparently one of those cones...<br /><br />We just called to check, and she's apparently fine after the surgery, although it took her longer than they'd hoped to wake up after the anesthetic, whatever that implies for a dog. <br /><br />JM,<br /><br />Thanks!Phoebe Maltz Bovyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-35691322149612868142011-11-08T12:41:11.201-05:002011-11-08T12:41:11.201-05:00I'll keep Bisou (and you) in my thoughts. Whe...I'll keep Bisou (and you) in my thoughts. When Cleo, my sweet cat, was spayed about 14 years ago, I felt bad for the poor thing and her shaved belly. She did fine, healed quickly, and has lived happily ever after. JMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-42386299908655588852011-11-08T12:12:49.918-05:002011-11-08T12:12:49.918-05:00The decision to get a Golden pup from a reputable ...The decision to get a Golden pup from a reputable breeder was obviously carefully considered. It surprises me that the rescue group in her parents' case didn't know about the aggression issues. Anyway, I think if there were more stories like these, there may be less of an implicit-snooty Rescue Culture, and we could all just focus on raising our dogs to the best of our abilities, whether the dogs are from breeders, rescue groups, no-kill shelters, or found on the street. The dogs don't care where they're from, they just want to jump, eat interesting-smelling things, sleep, and play!<br /><br />Jumping up was also an issue for us. You'll learn all of this soon enough, but in addition to keeping Mitsu overnight at the vet's, I think there were pain meds involved that were supposed to keep her more still than usual (can't remember if those worked...) and crating also helped a little. Good luck to you guys and Bisou! Everything will be okay!keihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10395109777604139705noreply@blogger.com