Dog Question

MeaghanandMichael · January 2010

As many of you know, we adopted a dog from the shelter in the fall. He was not fixed because we took him only a day or two after they found him on the streets. We waited to get him fixed because we wanted to give it time between our old dog and him (and us) to settle down into a routine before we put him through surgery. The dog is between 7 and 10 years old. Is this too old to snip him? Has any one heard of complications. The vet we took him to when we first got him kind of sucked and basically didn't care if we snipped him or not. We want to though as it seems the responsible thing to do.

MeaghanandMichael · January 2010

ps- sorry to post and run, my 10:30 meeting just showed up early... I will check back in a bit, thanks!!

baby green bird · January 2010

he is NOT too old, and it should be done asap. don't take him to the sucky doctor though. find out where the humane society recommends and take him there.

redheadfsu · January 2010

He is not to old. Please do it.

vallyhoo · January 2010

Agreed, not too old.

I didn't realize your new addition was that old, that's great that you adopted him.

pooh8402 · January 2010

+1 for not too old. he's not too old to get another dog pregnant and contribute to the animal overpopulation, so he is not too old to get snipped.

I'd find another vet though, and get bloodwork on the dog beforehand. there may be something in the dog's body that might interact with the anesthesia, especially at his age. it costs extra, but it will be worth it if they find something. you would hate it if the dog died from complications from anesthesia because the pre-surgery bloodwork wasn't done.

missy68 · January 2010

My parents took in a 12 year old dog and had him neutered, and they also removed his.... um... male parts to avoid any problems later on. He did fine.

They will want to do bloodwork before hand I'm sure. FWIW, every time my late Maggie had surgery (she had several), they did a bloodworkup each time to make sure she was stable for anesthesia.

buddhagouda · January 2010

I'm surprised the shelter let you adopt him without having him fixed first. I adopted my little man the day they found him on the street, but I had to wait three days to pick him up so they could have him fixed. Get him fixed ASAP.

MeaghanandMichael · January 2010

At the time I didn't think anything of it Buddha, but now it seems pretty bizarre. We do get a discount if we do it at their vet, but there is no chance in hell I am going back to that guy.

missy68 · January 2010

Pooh, they snipped his balls.

When we brought Max home, he was between 2-3 months old, and he'd been neutered. The shelter won't let you take them home without having them spayed/neutered.

When I got Maggie, back in 1995, she was only 6 weeks old. Part of the fee I paid was for a "certificate" I could take to any vet in town when she was old enough, and they would spay her at no cost. I can't remember if I had to return something to the shelter/pound or not.

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