I was just wondering if your vets explained to you that there are two different procedures and if he gave you a choice? Mine did not, and it wasn't til after the procedure when I asked more questions did he tell me this. I don't know if I should be upset with not being given the choice or not. I would really like to know what other vets do.
One procedure totally removes the sac and the testes. There are more stitches involved and this was why Scooby had a hard time for a full two weeks. He was very unhappy, had a lot fo discomfort from the stitches, and he wanted to be carried and held all the time. He had to wear that horrible cone constantly because he wanted to get to his stitches. Also Scooby was kept at the animal hospital for 24 hours after the procedure was performed.
The other procedure requires a tiny incision which allowed the vet to push the testes up though the penis. The dog needs just a stitch or two and can go home in a shorter period of time. The little sacs remain. From what I hear the dogs recover very quickly and most don't even bother their little stitch.
Which did your dog have and did your vet give you a choice?
Kathy116
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In the 18 years that my DH has been a vet, he has never used Neuticals...but he did bring home a pair for me to see (I thought he was joking, I didn't think this would actually exist! Amazing the things they think of!)
LImom
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Kathy, I'm so happy you responded to this. Do you mind finding out from your DH which neutering procedure he uses and if it's a rule for the vets not to give us a choice between the two.
Thanks.
suven
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I have a friend whose Boxer had the 2nd procedure. So, he has an empty sac. According to her, her vet said it was less invasive to leave the sac.
Kathy116
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Ok, I asked him ,
Neutering procedures are standard throughout the world (as being for male dogs) a removal of only the testicles through an incision in the prepuce area above the penis, where the testicles are pushed up into (they are not removed through the scrotal sac or through the penis, both are left alone and not involved).
This is the standardized neutering procedure. Other techniques used rarely because of the potential complications are not logical to use routinely so therefore, are not discussed by the veternarians:
These are scrotal ablation (removing the scrotal sac) and vasectomey (cutting the vas deferens and leaving everything else: problem, can still have testicular tumors, prostate conditions, pernial conditions and perianal tumors because they are not removed). Again, both are illogical because of the difficulty, expense to the client, and relatively high frequency of complication.
Neutering as prior discussed, rarely has a problem with blood accumlation in the scrotal sac, if done correctly.
The routine neuter is way preferred because the scrotal sac will shrink.
LImom
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Kathy, thank you very much for the explanation - and thank your husband.
I wish I had known all this before Scooby's scrotal ablation. The poor puppy had a very hard two weeks, as did we. Fortunately, however, he had no complications and he recovered completely.
Kathy116
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I'm glad Scooby is doing well
LImom
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Thank you.
I wish I could get him to sit for a new picture. He really is a cutie but he runs when he sees the camera. I guess he didn't like the flash.
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Posted by LImom
Poor babies
The vet did assure me that it is better in the long run. It rules out blood accumulating there and maybe causing problems later in their lives.
I really hope we hear from other girls as well. I really would like to know what they had done.
We have always had the 'full removal' (but left the sac) done, and for the reason that your vet explained. I adopted a dog that had the vasectomy that Kathy mentioned in her post, and he ended up developing a tumor when he was about 10 years old. We then had to go through a full removal at that point, which was not only very painful for an older dog, but more of a risk as well.
You should have, however, been given all of the information before the procedure was performed.
ETA: A friend of mine got neuticals for his dog....seemed a little creepy to me
