NEED Some advice, reassurance... anything... and quick

I guess I just needed reassurance... and seeing it in black and white helps. Noba is at the vet's and will be going into surgery soon... :( ... I never had any doubt that getting him neutered was the right thing for him and any unborn potentials... I've always known it needed to be done... just the concern of his personality changing too much, but the reassurance you all have given me helps... I'm a first time dog owner and I don't want to screw him up!!! I was raised iwth dogs, but he is my first go at it alone!!! :D

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I guess I just needed reassurance... and seeing it in black and white helps. Noba is at the vet's and will be going into surgery soon... :( ... I never had any doubt that getting him neutered was the right thing for him and any unborn potentials... I've always known it needed to be done... just the concern of his personality changing too much, but the reassurance you all have given me helps... I'm a first time dog owner and I don't want to screw him up!!! I was raised iwth dogs, but he is my first go at it alone!!! :D

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Well sounds like he has a great mom and you 2 will do wonderful!
welcome to PT by the way, hope to see pics of your fab boy and get to know you better also!

Noba's home... he got home about 5 hours ago and has just woken up for the first time to go potty and had an appetite like crazy... fed him only a little at a time. He's been walking around pretty whiny and keeps falling asleep, but other than that he's good!!! The E-collar and a basset hound is the funniest sight.. :D Since he is so low to the ground, he can't walk with it on and I have to hold the "cone" from the top to help him navigate around... it's so funny!!!

I'm glad you made the right decision and Noba is home and doing well! When most dogs get spayed/neutered they are pretty calm when they get home, well when Nebo (husky) was neutered he was bouncing off the walls! He had to have an E-collar too, and he hated it, so he feels for you Noba!

Good for you! You did the right thing and I'm sure if he could, Noba would thank you! I doubt you'll see much personality change in him, if any at all. He'll be back to himself in a few days :)

here is a picture of the newly neutered Noba... he was so knocked out the first night... poor baby was shivering from the anesthesia, so I covered him up and he slept all night!

He is just beautiful!!

I am so glad you gave us an update!!How are you doing now that he is home mom?

Dr G,

I am doing great... thanks for asking.. I feel so much more relieved now that I know he is doing great!!!! I do have one question though... where his "stuff" used to be is what looks like a small sac... I thought the vet was supposed to remove this??? I'm not sure what it is... is it similar to when a female has puppies and her milk sacs dry up and it takes time for the skin to tighten??? I know this is an odd question, but from the back it still looks like he has his "stuff"??? :D

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Dr G,

I am doing great... thanks for asking.. I feel so much more relieved now that I know he is doing great!!!! I do have one question though... where his "stuff" used to be is what looks like a small sac... I thought the vet was supposed to remove this??? I'm not sure what it is... is it similar to when a female has puppies and her milk sacs dry up and it takes time for the skin to tighten??? I know this is an odd question, but from the back it still looks like he has his "stuff"??? :D

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That will eventually get smaller and smaller. It will go away soon, don't worry, it's completely normal!

Smooches to your big boy! He looks so cute under the blankie! I'm glad it all worked out well, I know you are relieved. He'll be bouncing around in no time.

Cyber-sibes,

He started bouncing around again yesterday morning... he was back to his old self 110%. It was great, but at 630 in the morning, not so much. At that point, I wanted to call the vet and see what else we could do that involved a little anesthesia and drowsy time... lol... :D

I am glad he is doing well.
Having morning energy after sleeping all night is normal. He will probably crash later on this morning after once the rest wears off..

We went through the same thing with our Mack (11 month old English Bulldog) a few weeks ago. He has that same little "sac" you mentioned, but it is not nearly as big as it was before. :eek: Thankfully, Mack didn't have to wear the e-collar at all. Poor little round thing couldn't have reached down there if he had to. :p

He was back to his old, lively self in about 48 hours, and it was hard to keep him quiet!

Hope your baby will do just as well.

Logan