Lola Gets spayed today!

Hey to all you Lola lovers LOL,

The little girl turned 6 months old on Nov 30th so it was time to book her appointment to get spayed.

Luckily my vet is awesome and fit us in ASAP so today she went!

I couldnt help but feel TERRIBLE! and AWFUL and GUILTY. I felt so terrible putting her through this but its so weird. I have been there for my cats spaying, my family dog (who isnt with us anymore) his neutering and also my sisters dogs neutering. But for some reason for Lolas spaying I feel terrible lol. I know its just me being silly but surgery is surgery and its scary :/

Especially when its on a squishy face like this :

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Anyways I know its for the greater good. She never went in heat before the spaying which I knew she could go into anytime now but thankfully she didnt. I really dont want to clean up any bloody heats.

Since she is a purebred english bulldog I got the question "are you not going to breed her first?" quite a bit. Well for the simple fact of english bulldog births usually end in a C-section, I would rather not put my little girl through that process.

So yah I took her in at 7:30 this morning and am sitting here waiting till 1 so I can call to see how the surgery went.

Oh also I had the option while she was getting worked on to get her micro-chipped. So since it was a lot cheaper then what I thought I ended up going through with that and getting her micro-chipped. I have wanted to for a while but was unsure but I am defiantly glad I did.


So yah there is my mini rant thats not really a rant LOL

Just wanted to talk :P

I cant wait to see mah baby girl!!! I pick her up tonight at 6!

Fingers crossed everything goes smoothly. I always hate dropping my animals off for that. I worry so much until its done and over. Even though its a very standard procedure, I still worry, its my babies after all. Good job with the microchip! My babies are chipped, I would want every chance to get them back if they ever got lost. Make sure you let us know when she out of surgery. :)

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I work for a vet...and let me tell you...given the chance I'd be in the surgery sweet with my animals. :D Not that I could do anything if anything went wrong...but I'd feel better being there. Plus, watching surgeries is so cool. :P It takes our surgeon no more than a few minutes once the animal is on the table to complete the spay. It's crazy! Never seen anything go wrong in the time I've been there...so no worries. :3 A VERY standard procedure. We have at least one spay or neuter a day.

She's gonna be awfully whiney and pathetic when you pick her up though. :rolleyes: If they don't offer you an e-collar for her, you should pick one up while you're there. That way she can't lick at the incision and cause an infection. :gj:

I would feel horrible because of what is actually happening. I personally don't support spaying and neutering pets, and it is becuase I believe that doing so has no benefit to the animal if housed properly and only benefits the owner. Un-necessary procedure IMO. I know that male dogs that are neutered live longer because they will escape and go chasing ladies but if you as an owner maintain the fence in the yard properly that can't happen, can it? Not telling you that you're a bad person, just why I personally would feel horrible about it.

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Originally Posted by WarriorPrincess90

If they don't offer you an e-collar for her, you should pick one up while you're there. That way she can't lick at the incision and cause an infection. :gj:

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That, or pull the stitches out like one of my cats did. She got two out the first night I brought her home. So we went back to the vet, he put in staples and we got the collar. That same night with the collar she still managed to get one staple out. Ugh, back to the emergency vet we went. I was so worried, thought her insides were going to fall out, lol. Didn't realize until they told me, that there is a layer of stitches under/inside too. But she was the only animal I have ever had an issue with, with the spay and neuter procedure.

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It also has a health benefit in females as spaying before the first heat reduces the risk of mammary cancer. I had a citation to the study that I can dig up if anyone is interested.

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It also has a health benefit in females as spaying before the first heat reduces the risk of mammary cancer. I had a citation to the study that I can dig up if anyone is interested.

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I agree I have read many articles about the benefit of spaying females.

I completely disagree with you gsarchie.

Not only does spaying almost take away the chance of mammary cancer it also helps out the female. Going in heat for a female is no fun time either. I personally dont want to clean up any blood either like I have before with female cats that were not spayed.


Not only that but I live in a pet friendly apartment building with 5 other buildings around it. We have tons of dogs here so I would rather not have her be swarmed by other dogs when she is in heat.


and yes I got the e-collar! Even tho she is a big girl I have seen her lick down there before so I am not taking the risk.

Shes home and doing perfect!

Very very sleepy lol and hungry of course :P

Everything went well!

Awesome! Hope she recovers quickly and is back to normal soon :gj:

Thanks Flikky!

Also forgot to add :

She got weighed too!

She is sitting at 50.9 pounds! LOL

At 6 months old. She is perfectly healthy and in shape too. Vet says she isnt close to being over weight and thats something coming from a vet that is very strict on dogs weights.

And yes she is a Pure bred english with papers lol.

My dog trainer is guessing that a few generations back that the champion blood line might have snuck in there.

Yay, glad Lola is home safe and sound!

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Yay! Good to hear it went well. :D

I didn't include pull the stitches out because many vets don't use them externally anymore. They use the stitches that degrade over time for the internal suture and surgical glue to seal the incision. So no stitches or staples to deal with! :D

As to the benefits of spaying and neutering...not only does it help cut down on the number of pets without homes or that end up on the street, it also helps keep your pets alive and healthy longer. As already mentioned, spaying helps eliminate the possibility of mammary cancer in females. In males there is also greater benefit than "keeping your male from running off to meet the ladies all the time". It also keeps male dogs from getting prostate cancer and having other issues with their prostate which can make it neigh impossible for them to defecate properly.

Just in case you were wondering. :rolleyes:

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Yay! Good to hear it went well. :D

I didn't include pull the stitches out because many vets don't use them externally anymore. They use the stitches that degrade over time for the internal suture and surgical glue to seal the incision. So no stitches or staples to deal with! :D

As to the benefits of spaying and neutering...not only does it help cut down on the number of pets without homes or that end up on the street, it also helps keep your pets alive and healthy longer. As already mentioned, spaying helps eliminate the possibility of mammary cancer in females. In males there is also greater benefit than "keeping your male from running off to meet the ladies all the time". It also keeps male dogs from getting prostate cancer and having other issues with their prostate which can make it neigh impossible for them to defecate properly.

Just in case you were wondering. :rolleyes:

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Bolded part : My mother (who is a nurse) and I just got a look at the stitches and this is what she got. Its so clean and perfect too. My mom said that its some of the best work she has seen.

After surgery they also did Laser Pain Therapy.


I love how smart you are Nakita :P

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Originally Posted by reptiliachnids

Bolded part : My mother (who is a nurse) and I just got a look at the stitches and this is what she got. Its so clean and perfect too. My mom said that its some of the best work she has seen.

After surgery they also did Laser Pain Therapy.


I love how smart you are Nakita :P

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Aww thanks! lol. :redface:

And laser pain therapy! That's a fancy vet you've got there Joey. ;)

Nice Joey!
Congrats on the successful procedure.
Glad to hear Lola is doing great.:gj:

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Originally Posted by gsarchie

I would feel horrible because of what is actually happening. I personally don't support spaying and neutering pets, and it is becuase I believe that doing so has no benefit to the animal if housed properly and only benefits the owner. Un-necessary procedure IMO. I know that male dogs that are neutered live longer because they will escape and go chasing ladies but if you as an owner maintain the fence in the yard properly that can't happen, can it? Not telling you that you're a bad person, just why I personally would feel horrible about it.

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I'm with WarriorPrincess. She got it down. The pros of spaying/neutering far outweigh leaving an animal intact. Unless you intend your pet to breed, there is no reason to keep it intact.

Same and additional info as Nakita.

Spaying a female will prevent mammary cancer and uterine infections. Neutering a male will prevent prostate and testicular cancer. Not to mention no surprise unwated litters, which does help the overpopulation of homeless animals.

Spaying and neutering will also prevent unwated behaviors such as marking and vocalization. Intact males will scent mark everything. Being indoors may or may not prevent that. When that intact male catches a wiff of another intact male, he will go nuts and try to re-scent everything he already scented in the first place.
Female cats will vocalize very loudly and pee everywhere to attract males.

Males will also have a lower chance of trying to escape the yard to find a female. And aggression fueled by testosterone can be negated.

And have you experience a female dog in heat?
Not pretty. It is very messy. Say goodbye to white carpets, because it's going to rain red. You can try using a diaper pad, but good luck trying to keep that on.

All in on. Spay and Neuter. More pros than cons.

Oh I love how smart you are too Nikki! LOL

And yes they are soo fancy LOL. I think they are a wee bit over priced but I also havent really looked around because I have gone to them so many times before and know that they are they best in the city I live in. I would much rather pay more for amazing quality then to pay less and end up paying more for shoddy work.

All in all. The spay(includes the laser therapy), micro-chip,e-collar and a lyme booster shot it cost me $340. I am more then happy with paying that much for the quality I got from this vet.