toy aussie mom

well we made it to day 7 (today) and no mishaps yet. yea they are still shaking a little but i think its cause they dont like the child tshirts i have on them lol i usually brush them nightly - keeps them pretty and also is awesome cuddle/puppy kisses time and i didnt brush them for the first couple days after the surgery, so their hair was a little bunched under the tshirts. i caught one going under my kitchen chairs to scratch her back, so i think its more that than anything else. i read alot on ear mites (yes im paranoid a bit lol) and there are no signs of those. i made sure to clean their ears (what a task to keep em still!) and brush them paying special attention to around the ears and it seems to have lessened. So I'm hoping that once the shirts come off in a couple days theyll stop shaking like they just had a bath lol Sassy is pretty well healed - incision isnt red or swollen and is getting lighter. While Lady is a little swollen still and not as light as her sisters. Both look great tho, just want to give it a couple more days to "finish" as they started trying to lick each others incision site now (im guessing theyre helping each other itch it OR they just noticed the other has it since I took advice and try to keep them seperated as much as possible. Which, by the way, is impossible now ;P Im going to let them out to play today for a bit and try to keep them from getting too rough, but going to start getting them back to normal as they look so sad and bored lol I think theyre tired of the Kongs and pretty much everything except for the feeding ball at this point lol I'm hoping to start our walks again on Sunday and I KNOW that will have them excited again lol and again i want to thank everyone for their support and encouragement. I know I could have made it through this without you guys, however i would have been less sane and so would my vet/friends/family lol

I received messages from quite a few advising me to stay around. I will be reading alot because I am a first time puppy owner and I know there are experienced breeders/owners with lots of insight to give me id just rather not deal with any negativity in my life if i dont have to and realize all are entitled to their opinions as am i altho i doubt i will post, i may message some of you who were helpful if i run into issues you calmed my nerves at the worst time and i appreciate it have a great day

I'd like to thank everyone for their words of encouragement and the information they provided. I appreciate it more than you know This was a hard week for me and this forum helped me get through it. But, since I've been informed my dogs arent recognized ,I wont be posting here anymore as there are more experienced people than I (thats for sure ). I found this site as a fluke and was just a worried puppy owner trying to get info and you all helped with that - again I thank you and so do my two little ones have a great day in Oz

Name: Sassy sex: Female Date of birth: April 1, 2008 Hobbies: herding her sister Loves: food..any kind Hate: being ignored

Name: Lady sex: Female Date of birth: April 1, 2008 Hobbies: chasing flies Loves: nose kisses Hate: Her sister pestering her

well today is day 4 and incision site looks good still i havent been able to stop them from totally not running or jumping, but ive lessened it alot. now whats weird is that they keep shaking their heads like they just got a bath. i checked their ears and they look ok.. going to see if they continue it tomorrow and if so - back to the vet ;P they were just groomed before the surgery and i dont see anything in the ears (dirt etc). so we'll see wish me well and hope its just a lil itchy since i havent been able to keep them still enough to brush them and the hair outside the ear is getting curly yes im a paranoid first time mommy older dogs were a little easier i must admit, but the pups are WAY fun

I actually purchased both of them - so yes, unless something drastic happens - theyre both here to stay. even tho they are a handful at times lol they get along great and they both adore and listen to me pretty well for 6month olds - so at this point no reason to think of not having one or the other two are twice as expensive, twice as time consuming but i get twice as much fun and twice as much love to make up for it ;)

no pen its the kennel or a room in the house ;( so really no matter where i put them - besides the kennel - they will have room to run. I would hate for something to happen to them, but at this point it looks like I just keep watching them and trying to keep them calm lol im sure by day 5 its gonna be impossible ;P thanks for all the thoughts. ill stop at petsmart today and see if i can find some more things to occupy them. thanks again all ill let you know how it goes

They are miniature australian shepherds - one is 11 lbs and the other is 13 lbs. The biggest part I am worried about is the "herding" of each other. They can get those little legs moving pretty fast! lol ive been watching the incision very closely and they calm down when i tell them "stop" but i can tell they dont like it lol I think im going to lose my mind by day 7 tho They have internal disolvable stitches - so if everything goes well, no need to return to vet. Maybe I'll confine them to one area so they cant "chase/herd", i know they wont like that either but its better than the crate for 20 hrs a day lol

I have two 6 month old littermates. I got them spayed on Thursday and was told to keep them as inactive as possible for 7-10 days. On friday they were pretty much back to their normal selves - wanting to run/jump/play. I am kennelling them as much as I can, but letting them out for breaks as well. They listen well when I think they are getting too rough and stop easily. I have kongs/food balls and other toys for them, but they still seem to want to run/jump/rough house. Any good ideas for activities to do with them once I stop them from "wrestling"? (this is the first time Ive gone thru dealing with a spay puppy - much less two) i was also told not to walk them for 7 days - they are used to two one hour walks a day, so this is the hardest adjustment. They already look at their leashes and bark to go lol thanks in advance for your advice