Spayed

Well we took the advice of our vets and got Tika spayed a week ago. So far she seems to be OK and her wound is healing. We were advised to only walk her on a lead to allow the wound to heal, but it is very difficult to stop a collie leaping around ! The vet advised that it was better to tire her out with a lead walk than not walking her and having her leaping about the house.
However even with all our best intentions she has still managed to leap a fence and yesterday I found her on the breakfast bar ! However I was able to lift her down....

There is an interesting discussion though about the merits of spaying and neutering and the best age to do it at :
http://www.doglistener.co.uk/medical/neuter.shtml

I remember when we got our bitch spayed when I was younger I always felt after it that other dogs didnt know if she was a male or a female and it caused confusion. I remember she didnt seem to get along with other dogs so well after it.
However I hope that that doesnt happen with Tika. She has been fairly well socialised up to now so lets hope that continues...

Also the vet advised that from a medical point of view if you spay before their first season then this lessens risk of mammary tumours.

However we may yet find that it is not advantageous from a phsychological point of view.

Let us know how you got on if you got your pet neutered or spayed.