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As everyone has said it really depends on the vet and his experiances. I have worked for many different vets and in my experiance sending a desexed bitch home same day does have its risks. You have to realise that spaying a bitch is a major internal surgery. Yes we do it every day so it does become routine but we are still pulling and cutting organs out of the bitch. Yes young dogs do tend to recover quicker then older ones, but a younger dog has more chance of jumping around and ripping sutures out. It is not only the external suture i am talking about it is the internal ones holding your dogs intestines in. I have see on multiple occasions dogs coming in the morning after the surgery with haematomas the size of cricket balls hanging down from there suture line because owners have not confined the dog properly. I have only once had a lady come running into the clinic about 2 hours after we had sent her dog home holding her dogs stomach which we quickly realised was the only thing stopping the dogs intestine falling completly out. The dog had chewed ALL its suture out. Some vet would also keep animals over night if they new that the dog owners where real 'worriers' as well. We would arrive to work in the morning to the vet complaining how 'fluffy' the spey from yesterday's owner had called him/her at all hours of the night because the dog was snoring and the dog didnt usually snore and stupid things like that. Although i can completly understand an owner not wonting to keep there loved pet in a vet clinic overnight by itself, in most cases it is the safest place for your pet to be.

I was told to try cabanossi as a bait for my Irishwolf Hound in the show ring because as a puppy he was interested in everything but me while in the show ring. And the cabanossi worked great until about 20min before i had to do the baby puppy in show line up when he when really quiet and just was not himself. It was also the first and only time he has vomited in the trailer and the only thing i could think that could have done it was the cabanossi. But in saying all of that i have found out over time that my dog does have a really sensitive tummy and i do have to watch what i give him. I know of a lot of people that have been using cabanossi for a long time with no trouble at all. It is just up to you if you thing your puppy would be OK.

Little Pixie you are correct. Advantage only treats fleas! Advocate is the competing product for Revolution. The price difference between Revolution and Advocate is Minimal $2 or$3 i think. They all work just in different ways so it just depends where you live. I have been selling vet products for years and I have found that people living in the suburbs prefer Frontline and where i am now is quite sandy and they find Advantage and Advocate work better!! It also depends where your dog sleeps, does it have acsess to under the house, and do you own an outside cat. All of these factors will affect the amount of fleas you have and there for the effectiveness of the product you are using. First thing DO NOT let your dog under the house, That is where fleas breed and it is just to big of a burdon for the flea product. As quick as the product is killing the fleas more are just replacing them. And make sure you treat you cat for fleas as well. Chances are that your cat is who is bringing the fleas into your house. Best thing to do is ask your local Vet nurse what works best in that area. They sell these products every day and they are who hears if the products dont work. And last but not least dont be scabby, if you find your dog is getting fleas before the month is out then treat them a week or two early. Hope this is a little heplful???