Slow reaction time :(

Oh poor Otto. Give him some scritches from me. And its not your fault. Its the fault of the stupid woman with her dogs off leash!

Poor Otto---I hope things go smoothly for him tomorrow.
 
[sm=devil.gif]Did you get a chance to kick the idiot woman who owned the aggressive dog?
 
I'm sorry your walk was spoiled---but don't blame yourself.
 
Otto will forget all about it---my Dad was on a patch like that and he was convinced he was working at the phone company (never worked there and he was in a hospital at the time) and he thought a fire extinguisher was a photo of the new Pope. He doesn't remember ANY of this, but we do and we tease him about it.
 
Have a good night and a good day tomorrow.

Poor Otto!  I'm sure he'll be just fine though!  Just make sure that after his surgery, he stays calm for a while.  I usually don't use pain meds because the pain will keep them a bit quieter.  Now, if it is extreme pain, then go for it, but just keep him calm.

I usually don't use pain meds because the pain will keep them a bit quieter.

That was what my vet did when Willow was spayed.  She got some extra pain meds before she came home but nothing at home.  They wanted her to know she was uncomfortable so she'd not overdo it.  And, that was for a late spay, I can't imagine it being necessary for a neuter like that. 

What were you supposed to do?  Keep him in till after the surgery?[8D]  I don't think so!  It wasn't your fault but that stupid womans.  What did animal control say/do?  Good luck Otto on surgery!  You will be much happier for it![]

a pain patch for a routine castration?  most male dogs act like nothing ever happened. Baxter was leaping around in excitement when I went to pick him up two hours after the snip. Never even used pain meds for a spay.

Poor Otto.  It may have been a good thing though that he wasn't peppy enough to be reactive, and fortunately he didn't suffer any injuries.  As for using pain meds, I'm not sure how I feel.  Sassy was fine, but groggy after her spay.  However, I think we all know that dogs can and will mask their pain really well.  I'm not sure it's a fair comparison, but when my ex had his vasectomy, he felt retty crummy for a couple days.  I think if you're going to bring them home and crate them to keep them quiet, there's no harm in using pain meds. 

I don't remember using any pain meds for my two getting spayed/neutered...  Kota didn't even know that he was missing anything.  He was groggy, but that was all.

Sorry you had a crummy walk.  I know how that feels.

a pain patch for a routine castration?  most male dogs act like nothing ever happened. Baxter was leaping around in excitement when I went to pick him up two hours after the snip. Never even used pain meds for a spay.

They used to think the same thing about children and routinely did not give pain meds because they didn't "act" as if they were in pain and the theory was their nociceptors were not properly developed. Unfortunately when you look at physiologic responses (heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, etc), they did indicate significant pain that was otherwise "silent" which improved with proper analgesia. We now routinely give children pain meds even after minor procedures. Being a surgeon, I would never operate without giving proper analgesia, with people that is actually malpractice as pain is the "fifth" vital sign these days. I'd rather he be groggy and pain free then "boucing around two hours later". Especially since there shouldn't be any significant activity for at least 48 hours as to assure proper epithelialization of the wound. But this isn't really why I posted this to start a debate on whether or not dogs need analgesia following minor procedures.

I wish that you had kicked that woman in the head!  

maybe cute little Otto needs a body gaurd. LOL!
 
carry a tazer with you. usually just the noise of the crackling electric scares the dogs away...and god forbid you did ever have to actually use it for real...it will be the only time.
Our foster home had a guy move in across the road whose dogs attacked several dogs and a few people in the area. Animal Control said there was nothing they could do. ( WHAT???? yeah that was our reaction as well) anyway...she got a Tazer...and the dogs stayed away...
the ONE bold dog that attacked one of our rescues on a walk and she actually had to hit the dog with the tazer...that dog keeps a VERY safe distance from her now...actually runs back to its yard when it sees her.
 
if that is too rough for you...try the air horns like you see at the sports games. A good loud blast usually freaks the dogs out long enough to get yours scooped up and safe...but they do desensitize to the noise after awhile.

You can buy Tazers?

You can buy Tazers?

Hmm, I like that idea. My new place is on the ground floor too so it could be protection for me too

proper epithelialization of the wound

Definition, please?