Fw: [PyrNet-L] dumb question/books

["Danita Acquafredda" <genesis@atlantic.net>]

Hello all,

Only recently I joined this list and have been reading the posts for the
past several days.

Regarding neutering of male pyres, I have 3 males(and one female fixed) of
which none have been neutered, nor have I considered same.  Should I?

What are the advantanges of having a male neutered?  My female was fixed due
medical conditions and, of course, due my 3 males and her inability to have
a litter of pups.

With kindest regards,
Danita
genesis@atlantic.net



-----Original Message-----
From: Mitzi Potter <Pyrs@prodigy.net>
To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org <pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org>
Date: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: [PyrNet-L] dumb question/books


>On Wed, 07 Oct 1998 11:34:57 -0400, Autumn B. Ferguson wrote:
>
>> I am taking him in at
>>10:00 AM and picking him up at 5:00 PM.  Should I plan to stay home from
>>work with him the next day?  Will he be in pain?  I have never had a dog
>>neutered before so I am new to all of this.  Also, he will be 8 months
>>Oct. 10th and he weighs approx. 90 pounds.  Is this the average?
>
>Mine are usually back to normal by the next morning. I usually just feed
them 1/2 their
>amount of food and *try to get them to stay still. Where is he used to
staying when
>you're not home? I'd keep him inside, crated if you have to so he doesn't
get the
>incision dirty. Every breed group I've ever heard claim that "their" breed
is different as
>far as anesthesia. Any giant breed is going to have a slower metabolism,
but vets know
>that. My Pyrs are the only ones my vet had done surgery one & they popped
right up
>afterwards and did just fine. None of them (I've got 5 neutered boys)
seemed to be in
>any kind of pain at all.
>His weight sounds fine. I wouldn't be concerned about that at all.
>Good luck!
>
>
>Mitzi     Pyrs@prodigy.net   OKC   OK
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>
>