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Post by goodie on Mar 20, 2020 10:58:07 GMT
I've never been totally convinced about the 'benefits' of castration.... Hubby went in with Axel instead of me, and he was told: "If your dog is not castrated, he can develop cancer blah blah blah the usual", and then hubby was told "He will be sexually frustrated if he is not castrated". I bet if I had gone in with Axel that comment would not have been made, but I might be totally wrong of course...Another thing that struck me unusual as I was waiting outside the building. Somebody arrived in front of the building, but instead of going in, he rang the vets and I overheard him saying "I am here to pick up some medication for my cat". The vet nurse came out of the bulding and handed over the medication (really at arm's length, at least one metre between them...And hubby said the vet's surgery was totally empty apart from him, Axel the vet and the vet's nurse. It is usually very busy in there. I presume they space out appointments now so that nobody comes into contact with anybody unneccessarily.
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Post by Carlin on Mar 20, 2020 16:19:48 GMT
Fully agreed - we took Axel for a health check yesterday, and only one of us was allowed in with him - their policy is one person per pet during the corona thingy. 41.3 kg, healthy, and of course we were told about the "benefits" of castration... Castration has been all good for Buddy. Of course he was 18 months before I did it and he would refuse to eat when females were in season and was so stressed so it was best for him. Since I waited until he was a little older he has a lot of that adult male GSD pondus but none of that MUST MOUNT EVERYTHING FEMALE behavior. I think it has helped him be balanced in some situations where an uncastrated male would have had a more aggressive reaction... like when the sausage dog attacked him and Buddy only pinned him to the ground instead biting him in two.
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Post by goodie on Mar 20, 2020 16:31:16 GMT
Castration has been all good for Buddy. Of course he was 18 months before I did it and he would refuse to eat when females were in season and was so stressed so it was best for him. Since I waited until he was a little older he has a lot of that adult male GSD pondus but none of that MUST MOUNT EVERYTHING FEMALE behavior. I think it has helped him be balanced in some situations where an uncastrated male would have had a more aggressive reaction... like when the sausage dog attacked him and Buddy only pinned him to the ground instead biting him in two. Axel is nearly 16 months. I think male GSDs mature at about 3-4 years. I am not sure if an uncastrated male would have reacted differently? Is that not more a bahavioural problem rather than a testosterone problem? Not sure though, our previous dogs were female, Axel is our first male dog, for the moment we will hold off with casatration, and see how things develop.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2020 18:28:01 GMT
I picked up my raw food and the supplier gave me extra but unfotunatley wont all go in the freezer. Went online to buy a freezer and guess what, they are all sold out at argos, amazon, curry's, wayfair etc. It's rediculous, people are buying extra freezers to stockpile food. Looks like Kaio will be having extra portions for a few days😅 I was speaking to the groundsman at work today amd I mentioned that i needed a freezer. He said that he had one going spare in his shed but it has been switched off for 2 years, he said i could have it😁 So just turned it on and hoping for the best🤞 |
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Post by gsdgroupie on Mar 20, 2020 22:01:04 GMT
Great news about the freezer, let's hope it works.  |
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Post by gsdgroupie on Mar 20, 2020 22:05:05 GMT
Sweden has had only 1 death from the pandemic thus far but a lot of people have become very ill or been quarantined this week. I am supposed to start a new job on Monday but I'm not even sure the new workplace will be open. What happened about your job? Did you actually start it? 
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Post by gtrmacs on Mar 21, 2020 0:57:32 GMT
T'n'D'n'me had the 'only one to talk to vet' thing Wednesday, too   The problem is, Dawny is a whiz with dates and figures and very accurate with the history - I'm not so precise but Tasha's 'my' girl and will only perform properly for me. Not helped because our usual vet has had to go back to Australia, his locum refused to prescribe some of the meds she's been on for 2 years, and the Dermatologist we paid £300 for (part of the same group practice) has never got back despite numerous attempts at contact ... Her Ophthalmic vet is another practice, so it's a nightmare for a new vet to catch up and interpret Tasha's notes. So back to the main hospital instead of the local branch we've been using. So Dawny went first and chatted for about 20 mins, then there was about a quarter of an hour while the vet (who seems to be really good) matched what Dawn had said with the computerised history. Then I went in with Tasha for examination/chat. Beginning to seem like she _doesn't_ have the Addisons we've been treating her for for 2 years !!! |
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Post by Carlin on Mar 21, 2020 1:27:04 GMT
Sweden has had only 1 death from the pandemic thus far but a lot of people have become very ill or been quarantined this week. I am supposed to start a new job on Monday but I'm not even sure the new workplace will be open. What happened about your job? Did you actually start it? Yes! I just finished my first week (love it!). Today we had about 20 children in a place built to accomodate 180. The government of Sweden actually had no democratic legal right to close schools which is part of why it has been delayed. They voted a law through on Thursday to allow for emergency school closures. The plan is to have 2 preschools open in the region where I now work for people in essential jobs and the rest of us who are healthy to help out in homecare and nursing homes. As I had close to 20 years of experience in healthcare before I chose to work with children I will likely be moved over to working in elder care to fill the gap there, while still getting my salary for working with children, which is higher (sadly). I do not mind as I know that every bit helps. We must care for each other now more than ever. I am an ideal candidate. I live alone with no children and no close family. I have a bit of natural social distance.
Fortunately, I also have a dog, or as I sometimes say: dooger bum! and I have a set group of caregivers for him in this situation or in the event I should become ill. I have already talked to my friends about it and made arrangements.
Sweden is up to 11 deaths now and expecting a surge this weekend. We shall see what Monday brings.
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Post by Carlin on Mar 21, 2020 1:31:00 GMT
T'n'D'n'me had the 'only one to talk to vet' thing Wednesday, too The problem is, Dawny is a whiz with dates and figures and very accurate with the history - I'm not so precise but Tasha's 'my' girl and will only perform properly for me. Not helped because our usual vet has had to go back to Australia, his locum refused to prescribe some of the meds she's been on for 2 years, and the Dermatologist we paid £300 for (part of the same group practice) has never got back despite numerous attempts at contact ... Her Ophthalmic vet is another practice, so it's a nightmare for a new vet to catch up and interpret Tasha's notes. So back to the main hospital instead of the local branch we've been using. So Dawny went first and chatted for about 20 mins, then there was about a quarter of an hour while the vet (who seems to be really good) matched what Dawn had said with the computerised history. Then I went in with Tasha for examination/chat. Beginning to seem like she _doesn't_ have the Addisons we've been treating her for for 2 years !!! New doctors! New opinions! But that is not always a bad thing. Metabolic issues are tricky in both dogs and humans- speaking as someone who has had metabolic issues pretty much her whole life!
Hopefully the new voice can help bring a bit of balance into things for Tasha 
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The problem is, Dawny is a whiz with dates and figures and very accurate with the history - I'm not so precise but Tasha's 'my' girl and will only perform properly for me. Not helped because our usual vet has had to go back to Australia, his locum refused to prescribe some of the meds she's been on for 2 years, and the Dermatologist we paid £300 for (part of the same group practice) has never got back despite numerous attempts at contact ... Her Ophthalmic vet is another practice, so it's a nightmare for a new vet to catch up and interpret Tasha's notes. So back to the main hospital instead of the local branch we've been using.