Bundyburger

My boy went in to be desexed yesterday, and he had a reaction to the anaesthetic. His head and neck swelled up quite considerably. To the point where when I had him home I couldn't fit a finger under his collar on the last hole and had to take it off. He'd been treated at the vets. Most of the swelling had disappeared by this morning and he was mostly back to normal. I was just curious as to how common this is. Is it something we need to pay attention to if he ever needs to go for surgery again?? I just heard "he had a reaction" and switched off and didn't pay much attention because he was handed over to me and I was trying to stop him jumping all over the desk ;) Thanks

I hope you're prepared for the fact that desexing may not solve this issue BM. Yep certainly are. There has been lots of discussion before making the decision, and I'm reasonably confident from knowing his behaviour patterns that he'll settle once they're gone, but if it doesn't, well we have that under control too.

We were not going to desex until over 12 mths, on advice from our breeder, however due to some undesirable behaviours our boy has started showing the past two weeks after a surge in hormones, he's off for the snip tomorrow. Can't have him picking fights like he is at the moment, and we just don't have the knowledge to deal with a testosterone charged fully grown dog if he's already causing problems at this age. Luckily I have a great breeder who understands our reasons He's getting the training he needs but he's just erm, a tad distracted at the moment

My red terror is being done on Wednesday.. my vets have said because of his age (nearly 11 mths) that the surgery will be more complex and take longer. They also said that he will have to be kept quiet for a week and won't be able to go for walks or go to training? Would that be about right? I have nooo idea how I'm going to keep him quiet for so long Burgs doesn't DO quiet..

Bundy has the same problem, he can't reach bits easily and gives up. Let me know if you try the smaller one and I may just go buy them for mine too!

Potty Fisher I'm contemplating a Navman...

Metal crate for starters, and wear her out before bedtime!

It will probably take more than a few days to crate train him, more like a few weeks IMHO. Any way you can purchase an airline suitable crate? That way you can use it to crate train him, and he can get used to being crated before he flies, even sleeping in there at night, and you won't have to hire one and you'll have it at the other end if you ever need it for injuries and what not.

I'd pull her out of the clinic and take her to the vet to be checked. Crate rest is all well and good, but like Cordy said, what if a bone is broken?

The list needs editing, Lockwood and Glenelg listed under Vic aren't in Vic, neither is Burns Petfood, the first on the list, that is in NSW..

Our kelpie supposedly used to kill Kongs.. yet the one we bought for Bundy is still in tact after they've both been at it!!!

LOL My vizsla is an expert in getting her tongue down your throat! Poor tradesmen when they come to the house!! First she looks like she'lll rip their throat out, then when their guard is down, she slips the tongue in! It's a breed trait.. Tash is an expert, and Bundy has started too, she's taught him yuckky habits Don't mind a lick on the cheek every now and then (or even a forehead wash if i'm going to the shower) but ugh.. if he slips in the tongue I go off to gargle

Moselle - It's a debate on a public forum. You can't bloody well argue and stress your point to someone whom AGREES with you. I have my view, you have yours, everyone else has theirs. You seem to be in the minority on this one hence the reason why it seems everyone is "barraging you with questions" I dunno about that. Bloody DeShonko dogs Should have known Ah yes... the Pitoodle.. think I'm on a winner with this mix. If you say it out loud, it sounds like you're hocking up a booger.

Happy paws!!!! They're the best.

I would ask the breeder you bought the pup from, they will know the habits better

zoooooooooooooooooooooooom... thunder thunder, that was my herd of elephants for 2hrs. Now one is passed out on my lap, the other on my foot. Going by the mud on the red ones nose they were digging too grrr.

Raw bones, and even frozen carrots (supervised) helped my pup.. he loved them and the coldness helped soothe the gums.

Cute. It's not Friday though

Not surprised she wanted to protect you from Timmy He was freaky..

On Bundy's first walk to the park, he protected me from the evil green plastic crocodile. Hackles up, he planted his paws and stood there snarling and growling at it. I collapsed into fits of laughter. Even now he won't walk past it :p I've given up trying and take him to another park! He regularly protects me from the dogs on TV, who MUST run off the screen and end up outside our lounge window..

Bundy will go outside in the rain/mud and come inside and lick his pads and up the back of his front legs until they are dry

Thanks Labsrule. I'll keep a close eye on him the next few days and see if it's worth taking him in. At this stage it's more of a prevention as he's only shown stiffness the past couple of days in the cold. However, with his medical history he doesn't have to be old to have a problem.

Thanks guys, will try the joint guard. Our pup loves the vets and cars, but Diesel hates it, whilst we can walk him there if he REALLY has to go, but we have to carry him up the walkway and into the surgery then again into the consult room so as you can imagine it's stress we'd rather not put on him if we can avoid it as he's then all wound up for the next few days and won't go out the front door, as he thinks he'll be going in the car or walking to the vet! I think it all stems back to his awful but necessary vet trips after his accident, which has left him traumatised and quite frankly I don't blame him! We love him to pieces and want to do the right thing by him with as little stress as possible, but obviously if we notice a dramatic change then he'll be taken off to the vet, but for now I don't think it's needed as it's only a very small change. How much should we expect to pay for Joint Guard?

We have a 3yo Kelpie X BC, who fell out of a ute at about 18mths and did some serious damage to his pelvis. Last winter we didn't notice anything, but the past couple of days we have noticed that after a day outside doing burnouts with the puppy he is a bit stiff and occasionally has trouble getting onto the couch when he normally springs up at night time as it gets quite cold. He doesn't seem sore but he's certainly more careful with how he does things recently, and has been a little quieter than normal. He won't wear a coat, he tears it off, or the puppy does.. whoever gets to it first. What supplements do you think would be beneficial for him? Taking him to the vet is not an option, as he has panic attacks in the car and shreds the seats unless heavily sedated(which we hate doing) and he refuses to go for walks in this weather so we can't walk him there It isn't because he's sore, he is highly opinionated, however if the pup goes out, he will follow as he thinks he's missing out

Love the photos.. Helen I'll get my butt into gear soon I promise!