Hi friends,
All or most of you know that we lost our beloved Bernese Mountain Dog "Simon" in January. 2 weeks ago our other Berner became sick. I took him to the vet right away and we did extensive blood work, a urinalysis, etc. I knew there would be blood in the urine, as that was the reason I took him there to begin with. Well, Max is an unneutered 6 year old male, and yesterday we had an ultrasound done. The results showed that he has Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. I talked to my vet for over 20 minutes, and we decided to neuter him now. Tomorrow I'll schedule his appointment.
I guess the main reason I'm posting is to let you all know that I learned the hard way about neutering. We neutered our first dog when he was 5. Simon was never neutered, but he, too, had severe prostate problems at the end. And now Max. :'( :'( Yes, I wanted to breed him, especially since he is SO healthy, has such an incredible, sound, breed-typical temperament, but it wasn't meant to be.
Please, to all of you dog owners, who perhaps share my "old-fashioned" sentiment about neutering, please neuter your male dog. It can definitely lead to health problems. I have certainly changed my mind about the subject. Our next male WILL be neutered ahead of time.
I'll keep you all updated when the time comes that I have to take him in for the procedure.
And thank you all for listening.
Here he is, my love, my pride and joy, my pillow, my footwarmer, my best friend, and the best hugger in the world:
As a puppy
Now
All or most of you know that we lost our beloved Bernese Mountain Dog "Simon" in January. 2 weeks ago our other Berner became sick. I took him to the vet right away and we did extensive blood work, a urinalysis, etc. I knew there would be blood in the urine, as that was the reason I took him there to begin with. Well, Max is an unneutered 6 year old male, and yesterday we had an ultrasound done. The results showed that he has Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. I talked to my vet for over 20 minutes, and we decided to neuter him now. Tomorrow I'll schedule his appointment.
I guess the main reason I'm posting is to let you all know that I learned the hard way about neutering. We neutered our first dog when he was 5. Simon was never neutered, but he, too, had severe prostate problems at the end. And now Max. :'( :'( Yes, I wanted to breed him, especially since he is SO healthy, has such an incredible, sound, breed-typical temperament, but it wasn't meant to be.
Please, to all of you dog owners, who perhaps share my "old-fashioned" sentiment about neutering, please neuter your male dog. It can definitely lead to health problems. I have certainly changed my mind about the subject. Our next male WILL be neutered ahead of time.
I'll keep you all updated when the time comes that I have to take him in for the procedure.
And thank you all for listening.
Here he is, my love, my pride and joy, my pillow, my footwarmer, my best friend, and the best hugger in the world:
As a puppy
Now
