We just got back from the vet...

[katienme2002]

Well took Foxy for that last round of shots today, she did ok except for she is such a little wiggle worm..lol..They went ahead and did her shots and did her bloodwork because of her upcoming spay/dental. So we are back at work, and she is resting somewhat quietly under my desk..lol..We made the appt. for May 31st , this gives me time to save the money needed for her appt. They are estimating that the cost be between 450-600 for the spay and dental, the vet said that was estimating high, but at least I will be prepared just in case they have to pull more teeth or something like that. They are still betting on 3 teeth being pulled, so I guess we will see. I have to go back one week prior to her appt to get her started on her antibiotic and some sort of dental spray? But anyways overall she did well, and she is well on her way to being "perfect"..lol..not that she can get much more perfect than she is now..haha...

[katienme2002]

I also wanted to ask you experts about this..The vet tech mentioned that when Foxy is under anesthesia that they will cut her nails for me, but something about cutting the quicks? I know that she has super long nails with long quicks because her nails hadnt been cut in years it seemed. She was so neglected by whatever owners she had, thats another story. So anyways any ideas on this?

[BonBon]

Awww, that's wonderful news! She's gonna be the prettiest, healthiest girl around with you taking such good care of her.

Did they say they were going to cut the quick, or just that it might happen?

[My lil friend]

Im not an expert and someone else may have a better explanation. If they are waiting until she is asleep to cut her nails,due to the length. Then they are probably going to cut into the quick (the bloodvessel that runs down the middle of each nail),which will make them bleed. They will then probably cauterize the end to stop the bleeding. All of this is alot easier to do if she is not wiggling and much less stress on your baby and you.
Hope everything goes well!!

[yorkietalkjilly]

I had to have my dog's nails quicked once when I had been down with my back and radiating leg pain. They did it during the dental and I swear the dog never seemed to notice! I still gave her some pain medication the vet prescribed twice the first po day and a 1/2 dose the 2nd but she seemed to do just fine. I'd gotten over my acute disc by the time I got her in for the dental and I was able to keep her nails very short after that. It gave me the heebie-jeebies to have it done but they had gotten long enough to click whenever she walked and I knew it would take a while and a lot of stressing on both our parts to try to get them shortened again little by little as the quick was likely long so I had the vet quick her with some misgivings. I kept her very quiet for the next two days after the quicking in case her nails might bleed or something so we had none of that.

[katienme2002]

Originally Posted by BonBon

Awww, that's wonderful news! She's gonna be the prettiest, healthiest girl around with you taking such good care of her.

Did they say they were going to cut the quick, or just that it might happen?

Well, the vet tech said since her nail quicks hadnt gone down much since her last visit, they might cut them while shes in surgery? hopefully i misunderstood?? She was severly neglected and her nails hadnt been cut in years.

[katienme2002]

Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly

I had to have my dog's nails quicked once when I had been down with my back and radiating leg pain. They did it during the dental and I swear the dog never seemed to notice! I still gave her some pain medication the vet prescribed twice the first po day and a 1/2 dose the 2nd but she seemed to do just fine. I'd gotten over my acute disc by the time I got her in for the dental and I was able to keep her nails very short after that. It gave me the heebie-jeebies to have it done but they had gotten long enough to click whenever she walked and I knew it would take a while and a lot of stressing on both our parts to try to get them shortened again little by little as the quick was likely long so I had the vet quick her with some misgivings. I kept her very quiet for the next two days after the quicking in case her nails might bleed or something so we had none of that.

Ok, that makes sense, I was wondering why they would cut the quicks of the nails..lol..

[Lil Sis]

glad she did so well!!!

[yorkietalkjilly]

Originally Posted by katienme2002

Ok, that makes sense, I was wondering why they would cut the quicks of the nails..lol..

Yeah, the cuticle grows out long if the nail is not cut pretty regularly and it can take a long while and a lot of angst to get the nails short enough again. If they are asleep and the nails are quicked really short, the cuticles are supposed to withdraw rather quickly and you have a nice, fresh start. It just gives me the jitters thinking of doing it on my nails - having them cut back into the quick and having to live with them that way until the nail grows back out but the vet said it wasn't the same as it is the nerves in our soft tissue around the nails plus the cuticle itself that gets so tender and sensitive after our nails are cut into the cuticle. He swore it wouldn't be that bad for my dog but he gave me some pain medicine to give - not the narcotic stuff but the other type and I gave it.

[katienme2002]

Thanks everyone! Also I called the vet late yesterday afternoon and they said her pre surgery bloodwork come back normal, she said everything looks great! Woo hooo! Being that I didnt know her complete medical history and the fact that she is five, I was concerned, so this was a huge relief!

[shodanusmc]

It will be fine. These re tough littler terriers, and they could be Honorary Marines!

[katienme2002]

One more thing I forgot to add was that the vet said Foxy's teeth were a stage 3, stage 4 being the worst..ick..Im wondering if I should be softening her food, she seems to eat it with no issues?