So my Joey (22 months) and Tank (17 months) were finally neutered yesterday. We had originally considered studding them out, but decided against it, as there are already so many dogs that get put down every day, I just didn't feel right bringing more puppies here. Sooo...we are gonna foster instead! In order to foster, my boys needed to be fixed, and there are other things such as the fact that we will never have any oops litters, and if something were to happen and they got out, they cannot impregnate any females while running loose. I feel good about my decision, but it was so sad to see them so out of it yesterday, and I could tell they were still in pain this morning before they got their meds. I had it done at our humane society, and boy were they good! Not only did we pay a meager $181 for both of them (plus one puppy tooth extraction), we got 4 days worth of medication for each of them in that price. The incisions are tiny, and they seem to have been stitched well. I definitely recommend the pound, cause they're cheaper, know what they're doing, and I really did feel good about the service they provided us.
Now on to the fun stuff...it is SO hard to keep them from jumping on/off the furniture!!! Try as I might, I can't stop them from doing it! I think I might have to just put them on leash, and keep the leash with me. Tank isn't doing it as much as Joey, but it still sends my heart into my stomach every time they do it, cause I'm sure they're gonna rip their stitches one of these times. We have blocked off the stairs so they can't go up and down those, and we were able to keep them from playing today - though I'm pretty sure their meds helped make them tired. I'm at work now, and have been since 330 this afternoon, but my husband took the day off to watch them. So far so good, and my husband said that they seem to be doing fine. I was very happy to see that they didn't throw up though. I think it helps that we didn't feed them till like 8 at night last night, and when they got food, it was a small amount. This morning I started them with another tiny meal, and when they finished that off, I gave them a bit more. Success! No vomiting! That's good at least.
Just thought I would share my experience with everyone about how I finally did what most of you do when they have 6 month olds
