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This is certainly one consideration why Max's owners would
have booked him in for surgery this week. A dog as handsome
and friendly as Max is one you would like to have around
for as long as possible.
With the benefits of modern anaesthetic agents recovery
is very quick and patients are usually back to normal by
the following day. At this practice, using a special suturing
technique no stitches are visible and consequently don't
need to be removed. Additionally, when performed at a young
age (6 months) puppies tend to retain that playful and juvenile
attitude for longer than normal. All "Guide dogs for
the blind" have this procedure performed routinely.
Regular readers may be wondering whether the same procedure
is applicable to humans and I am afraid to say that the
research is just not available! And the procedure in question.........
orchidectomy, or as it is more commonly known castration!
Whilst the mention of this word in the consulting room
always produces a sharp intake of breath by any male owner,
Max, for one, with the opportunity of living longer and
healthier will be only too happy to leave those two "Christmas
baubles" behind!
Terry
Dunne BVMS, Cert SAO, MRCVS
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