Okay, I'll try to be succinct. She is sweet and beautiful, but has cycles that are way too frequent. They are far more frequent than normal. It is time. It will most likely be okay. She won't be quite the same, but mostly. Getting a beloved puss neutered is hard. Mine came already done.
There's a reason I don't chop my dogs' balls off until the testosterone or the behaviour it can induce becomes a problem. It only became a problem with Hamish when growths happened. He was always a gentleman. Neutered twice. Jamie is still a question.
Nonetheless, there is a second tightening in my chest today. Even if you won't unplug your land line and ping me. I'm doing as close as I get to prayer. For everyone.
I got Hamish a vasectomy when the pick of litter looked to be thriving. He was almost 8. It wouldn't be fit for her father to cover her. The whole deal was enough of a fiasco/brouhaha that I didn't want to go through it again, no matter how fine the dam. I don't approve of incest. So I got him a vasectomy. The vet blinked, but understood; and agreed. "It would just make him fat and sleepy." was what he said. So I got a certificate of neutering. He could fire blanks. Not that he did.
When the boy was 10, I found a growth on his chin, and one on his anus. They were of different natures. At that point the same vet who agreed about vasectomy said "I think his testosterone may be a problem." So he got his growths removed and his testes sucked out.
I got another Certificate of Neutering.
So, the dog got neutered twice, and lived another 4 yrs.
Rose, the pick of litter, watches over my good ex-boyfriend, and is having hip problems. Things are are never simple.
I hadn't been too surprised at how long her estrus lasts, given that she's not getting the stimulus that normally triggers the end of it, but I was wondering about the frequency.
I think part of my problem is that even though I know this is ultimately good for her, I have to make the decision on her behalf. I can't have a conversation with her and get her consent.
Perrine
There's a reason I don't chop my dogs' balls off until the testosterone or the behaviour it can induce becomes a problem. It only became a problem with Hamish when growths happened. He was always a gentleman. Neutered twice. Jamie is still a question.
Nonetheless, there is a second tightening in my chest today. Even if you won't unplug your land line and ping me. I'm doing as close as I get to prayer. For everyone.
Re: Perrine
twice neutered
When the boy was 10, I found a growth on his chin, and one on his anus. They were of different natures. At that point the same vet who agreed about vasectomy said "I think his testosterone may be a problem." So he got his growths removed and his testes sucked out.
I got another Certificate of Neutering.
So, the dog got neutered twice, and lived another 4 yrs.
Rose, the pick of litter, watches over my good ex-boyfriend, and is having hip problems. Things are are never simple.
Re: Perrine
I think part of my problem is that even though I know this is ultimately good for her, I have to make the decision on her behalf. I can't have a conversation with her and get her consent.