Macho and his neutering!

I am back! Howdy everyone!

There are so many things going through my head these few days with Yu Yu's stomach getting bigger and bigger due to her hydrometra.... makes me missing my sleep every now and then. Surfing online doesn't give me much information about it. I am wondering, anyone who had experience it before that could share with me? Also her vet, Dr. Prem is on sick leave, god shake, don't know until when as he is having bypass............praying prayinngg..... for the best for my kids all the time.

Anyway, I am here today to talk about Macho's neuter as I never manage to finish talking about this topic earlier.

Some of you might known by now that my son Macho has been neutered (a process of removing his testicles).

Before his surgery- Looking v sad already

We did his castration as Gasing Veterinary Hospital and was performed by Dr. Adar. I have to say Dr. Adar did quite a good job although it took a bit longer for the whole process and my boy took quite sometime waking up from the anesthetic jab.

Well, mama will keep it with us forever...

Going home was great for Macho until mama found something amiss when his scrotum became swollen and all bruised up after the 3rd day of surgery.

Since I had no problem neutering my other dogs before this, I never expect such incidence to occur on our beloved BB Macho. So I had him on "warm and cold therapy" for the next 3 days making sure the swollen area gets better. Anyway, it took him more than 10 days for it to subside.

I was quite worried at first so I had called Dr. Adar up to make sure everything was alright and also, to make sure I was doing the right thing. Macho must had been running pretty a lot after his surgery that might have caused the intra-scrotal bleeding.



The fun thing about my boy was he was on E-collar for the past 14 days and he was enjoying every minute of it. He was actually having fun playing it scoping up his food..., toys and hiding his head in it. Weird boy I have. But I am a proud mama here.

Let me tell you the obvious changes I find in him after his neutering. I have to say it is a relief that we decided to have him neutered....
1. NO more pee pee on bed, and my stuffs
2. No more stealing my clothes
3. More loving now, sleep with us more
4. No more humping his sister Ah Pui

Cons
1. Heavy tear stain after neutering
2. Cost mama approx. RM220.00 (Neutering, medication and E-Collar)
3. Not allow to mandi (bath) for almost 14 days after surgery..made him the BUSUK king in the house..


Looking sad huh... mama woke him up from his sleep to take his picture :)

Well, that's all on macho. Hope you guys enjoy the photos.

Regards,

Macho being Neutered!

Just to let you all know what, Macho boy has been neutered (castrate). For female dog it is call spaying. For human it is also call castrate or orchiectomy.

Call me cruel or what, but I am sure I am not. Tell you why next time. I do really pray hard this procedure being apply to all human sex offenders in time to come. hahaha!

Now,, back to my son Macho..
He has been naughty ever since his birthday, so mama decided to make him tai kam.. sob sob...
Thinking how can her only son being so naughty now. Marking all over over home. Where did he learn that.. >,< sweaaat..

He knew he has been super pampered. Though with constant warning from mama, he still doesn't change. Mama doesn't want Macho to get scolding all the time and be sad. So..that is the decision that mama decided to make.

Will show you guys the picture of him later, I have problem loading them up. Stay tune...

What is Mange

Came across some video on mange today.



It reminded me of a lot of pups I came across when I was doing rescue work.

And why do I ever want to bring it up and talk about it?
So If your dog ever get it one day, you will remember that there is nothing to be worry about, so DON'T GIVE UP YOUR DOGS like most did.

SOOO, what is Mange?
It is just a skin disease caused by parasitic mites, look horrible, but, it is easily treatable. Please continue reading,,, I would like to tell you more. I try not to bore you.. will try to make it as short as possible.

Those monsters mites dig into and through the skin, causing intense itching and crusting thus slowly turns your cute pets looking like monsters. Hair loss and crusting frequently appear first on elbows and ears. Secondary skin infection is also common. They will be so irritated that they scratches themselves every single minute they have. Can you imagine the itch?

And of course, you need to take them to the vet for treatment. You can try curing yourself for a mild one..I mean not a serious case although it better it is always better to go to the vet. It will cost you a pinch of salt for the vet fees so not to worry much.

Here is example of how it would look like:
Mange (The monster)! Of course you cant see it through your naked eyes. Only can be seen through microscope.




Mange looking ears





Mangy looking elbow


Puppy with Mange


Dog with Mange




Cat with Mange


Rabbit with Mange


After looking at the pictures I feel the itch everywhere on me starting from my head to my toes.

Alright, This disease is highly contagious to other animals while normally they do not favor human as they couldn't survive on our smelly skin.

Remember to wear a glove when handling untreated pups. It is essential (a must) to isolate these pups from other healthy pups around your home. Just to let you know some pure breed are more susceptible to mange than others

What is next..
Normally if your dog has got mange, try scratching the edge of his ears, most likely he would take up his hind leg and start scratching it too.

At your veterinary, he would take a little scrap of the infected skin and look through his microscope to hunt down the culprit. If there are mites appearing under his scope, the vet would likely give your dog a jab to kill the mange and some medication to help speed up the healing process and antibiotic for infection. And he would likely ask you to go for visit around 2nd weeks later for another jab. If I did not remember wrongly, there were 3 jabs together for severe case. At that time, it just cost at RM30 for the jab. I am not so sure of the current price. Do check it out with your vet.

You can see relief on your dog after like few days to a week on treatment. Good Luck!
p/s: For mild cases, you can try putting "FRONTLINE COMBO" or Revolution not normal frontline though. Always remember to use the correct sizing for your dog to avoid intoxication. Cheers!

China is looking for new home!

HI all,

I am helping for cousin to find a new family for her dog "China".

Reason: Owner migrating to Australia

She is a super adorable, obedient dog. She has been spayed when got adopted from SPCA.

Any of you kind heart out there that could provide her a home or would like to make her your family, please do contact Wendy at 012-4863620


Here is picture our China. BTW, she is 1 year +! Still young and beautiful >.<'