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Not sure if I should post this here or in the Health forum, but since Koa is only 9 months I thought this was appropriate. Please feel free to move.
This morning, my perfect angel pup lifted his leg and peed on my ottoman. I've been trying to wait until he was at least a year old before neutering. He is a rescue so he needs to be neutered, but I've been holding off because I wanted him to develop properly.
I called Texas A&M this morning because they offer the laparoscopic Gastropexy (tacking of the stomach) and can do the neuter at the same time. I lost my beloved Kai to bloat in August 2011 and I think I'd feel better if we tacked Koa's stomach to prevent the torsion.
So...I wanted some opinions. I can delay the neuter surgery, but I really don't want him picking up the bad habit of marking my furniture while we wait. I know that neutering won't stop him from marking, but I don't know what to do! I can't having him marking the furniture. I'm aware that I should be watching him like a hawk and I was watching him when he did it this morning and stopped it almost immediately. This was the first time he's ever done it, but he's marked nearly every tree and bush in the lawn on a daily basis for a few months now.
If it were your dog...what would you do?
Also, has anyone had a gastropexy done? I'm pretty positive that I'm going to do it, but I wanted your thoughts on that as well. Any bad experiences? Honestly, I truly want to do what's best for him. Ruined furniture or not.
This morning, my perfect angel pup lifted his leg and peed on my ottoman. I've been trying to wait until he was at least a year old before neutering. He is a rescue so he needs to be neutered, but I've been holding off because I wanted him to develop properly.
I called Texas A&M this morning because they offer the laparoscopic Gastropexy (tacking of the stomach) and can do the neuter at the same time. I lost my beloved Kai to bloat in August 2011 and I think I'd feel better if we tacked Koa's stomach to prevent the torsion.
So...I wanted some opinions. I can delay the neuter surgery, but I really don't want him picking up the bad habit of marking my furniture while we wait. I know that neutering won't stop him from marking, but I don't know what to do! I can't having him marking the furniture. I'm aware that I should be watching him like a hawk and I was watching him when he did it this morning and stopped it almost immediately. This was the first time he's ever done it, but he's marked nearly every tree and bush in the lawn on a daily basis for a few months now.
If it were your dog...what would you do?
Also, has anyone had a gastropexy done? I'm pretty positive that I'm going to do it, but I wanted your thoughts on that as well. Any bad experiences? Honestly, I truly want to do what's best for him. Ruined furniture or not.