My four month hormonal nightmare is finally on the way out! Yesterday, I was able to have my long awaited spay surgery. Everything went well, and now I will spend ten to fourteen days recovering. If you know me in the furs, you probably know the past four months have been a real mess, but things are starting to settle down now finally.
My mom wants us girls to have at least one or two heat cycles because the hormones are important for proper development. My first two were uneventful, like nothing was even going on, but this third one has been a disaster. Emma had three of four cycles and never experienced issues like I’ve had. What I have gone through happens, but is not the norm. Olivia will still wait at least two cycles to be spayed and hopefully won’t end up following in my paws during those times.
You may remember back in the beginning of May, I flipped out at my nose work trial! I busted out of my kennel, was terrified of people and the place itself. I could not even do my nose work job. The days following that, Bailie and I fought twice, which we had never done before, but then life went back to normal, except that I was in heat. Mom blamed the whole weird week on my pre-heat hormones.
Olivia moved in with us, and just about two weeks after that, Bailie and I started to fight again. It was random, but we were not getting along. I was humping her constantly, she was upset, and we fought. Everyone told us that after my heat cycle ended, life would go back to normal, but it didn’t. Things actually got worse.
I’ve been paranoid of everything, to the point of not even wanting to go on walks. As time passed, I got worse, not better. My sports suffered too, as I was so afraid I could not sniff. Mom was getting really frustrated as I never had fears before. I know a lot of people because I’m out an about, and many asked what was wrong with me as I was not the Madison they knew. Then it all became clear – I had a false pregnancy. Out of the blue, I started whining all the time, day and night. I was always hiding in the back room in my kennel with a pile of blankets and a stuffie. No one could go near my stuffie or I got mean and defended it.
We made it through the false pregnancy, and the past ten days or so, I’ve been feeling more like my old self. Mom says she can feel the tension in the house has gone down. Now finally being spayed, my hormones should get even more like the old me, but it will take months before everything settles.
Mom has kept Bailie and I separated because with my “mood”. The danger of fighting was lurking and is not something we want to happen. There were times this summer we didn’t know if I would ever be normal again. Not being able to have my surgery in July was a real disappointment as it delayed the end to my hormonal nightmare. Once I’m over my surgery, we will start integrating all of us together. Mom works with Bailie and I and we have been wanting to play once again which is a good sign. We haven’t talked about all the issues going on because we really didn’t understand it all until recently, and didn’t know if life would ever get back to normal again.
My spay surgery went well. I love my vet, as she is really good. The incision is barely even visible! I didn’t get any stitches, so I don’t have to go back to the vet unless there is a problem. We sure learned how hormones can really change a living being, and not for the better!
I’m going to be resting while I heal, so Bailie will have to pick up my slack and hang out with Olivia. The time will go by fast, and before you know it, I’ll be back to wrestling and playing!
I’m thankful for my surgery, and that my mom recognized my hormonal issues were what was ruining our lives this summer, not the real me, so I’m joining the Brian’s Home Blog Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
Oh my dog!!! You poor baby, Madison. I sure hope you surgery clears up your issues and you become your same sweet self again. Sending extra XOXO’s and love. XOXO, Sparkle
It’s been a really rough 4 months on and off, but the past 10 days or so, I’ve been returning to my old self and the surgery should also help. Mom is working hard to get us all squared away again.
I know you are sure glad to have that surgery over with and so is your Mom. Now you can get back to being the sweet, sweet you. Thanks for joining the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
It was not fun for me being so scared of everything, and I’m normally not a mean pup either, but hormones do weird stuff.
Hope you feel more like your old self soon Madison. One dog i had went through lots of phantom pregnancies and she would go and dig in this one spot like a maniac. Merlin was neutered when he was 6 months old. I guess it’s different for boy dogs.
Boys also have their issues, but girls have more sometimes. I turned into a completely different dog the past few months, but I’ve started to come back to my old self.
Sending healing thoughts. I hope you’re feeling better quickly.
Mom is taking good care of me, and I know I will be all better soon. Lots of resting for now.
Oh gosh, we’re so sorry you’ve had such a rough time with this, Madison. We’re just glad your surgery went well, and we hope all gets back to normal, especially with you and Bailie, very soon. This must have been really hard on your Mom too. Hormones really are crazy things, but I never realized they could affect dogs so much too.
Some dogs have more issues than others. It has been a really hard summer for me because my personality totally changed, but the week before my surgery, Mom could see me slowly returning to my old self more and more every day. I’m happy it won’t happen to me again.
I’m glad the surgery went well and hope you have a speedy recovery.
Thank you. I’m resting, and Mom is taking good care of me.
Welcome to womanhood. I’m so sorry you were going through this. I’m sure you will be back to your old self in no time.
Those woman hormones are so nasty! I became a totally different hound, but I’ve slowly been returning to my old self.
I hope things do get back to normal now. You just rest and heal. We’re all praying for you. I hope you know that.
Have a woof woof Thankful Thursday. My best to your siblings and your mom. ♥
I’m doing well for a day after surgery, and resting a lot. Mom will take good care of me.
Oh, you poor, sweet baby!! I can only imagine how awful it must have been for you, and for your Mom, Bailie, and Olivia. I’m so glad your surgery went well yesterday! If I’d known, I’d have texted your Mom to make sure SHE was okay. Hopefully now you will be back to your sweet self really soon and playing happily with both Bailie and Olivia. Ducky and I send you lots of POTP, love, and hugs and lots of love and hugs to your Mom, Bailie, and Olivia too!!
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Mom is very optimistic since I was starting to return to my old self before the surgery. I was a very different dog, and anyone who knows me noticed it right away. Surgery is not fun, but it will keep me from being weird again in the future.
It#s great to have a super vet and we wish you a speedy recovery … hugs and potp to you
A good vet we trust is super important. I’ll be over this surgery before I know it.
We send you lots and lots of healing vibes, Madision, and hope that you’re back to being yourself soon!
Me too. I’m drugged up and lounging around today.
Sounds like you have been on a major roller coaster Madison, and bet you can’t wait to heal up and get back to a normal, more even tempered life!!
xoxo,
Rosy, Jakey & Arty
I think it has been harder for Mom and my sisters than for me, but I’m ready to be normal again.
I am so sorry to hear about all the troubles in your house. Yep those darn hormones helped us when we lived in the wild for selective breeding, but us guys have the same issue – especially Elbe, and our household went through roughly the same thing with him. It was scary and awful, and sometimes even bloody a bit. Sometimes I still get leery of him.
Your understanding friend, Chablis
Hormones are a dumb idea, whoever created them. Hoping to be normal again real soon. Be nice Elbe.
Poor you, poor mom and poor sisters. Hormones are nothing to mess around with and it’s amazing, how something as tiny as hormones can have such a big impact. I hope the spaying takes care of everything and you get back to being and feeling like your happy little self.
Hugs from the HLAD clan.
Thank you. Once I finished my phantom pregnancy, I started returning to normal. Hopefully this surgery will help the process along, and I’ll never be my weird self again. It was not fun for anyone.
Sweet, brave girl! Purrs and prayers for a return to normal for you.
I’m feeling much better, and looking forward to getting back to normal.
Dear Madison, I am sending you healing hugs!
Thank you. I’m feeling better and starting to eat now.
So glad to hear your journey back to being yourself has begun!
It is definitely time. The summer has been rough.
So happy to hear your surgery went well. Now rest and milk your recuperation for all it’s worth. Get those humans to wait on you and, if you’re not sure how to do this, ask the cat.
Purrs && Head Bonks
Tucker and The Tribe of Five
Cats are experts in resting and being served. I prefer to get going, but Mom says I have to rest for two whole weeks.
Poor Madison (poor Mom too!!) i know you will be feeling much, much better very soon!!!! Sending lots of POTP!! Love from all of us!
I’m doing really well after my surgery, so I know recovery will go well. It will start to get boring soon, but we will get through it.
So glad you were finally able to have your surgery! I hope you have quick healing!
My vet did such a great job, you can barely even see where my belly was opened. I’m feeling better already.
Sending healing hugs for all this to be behind you!
I want it all so far behind me that I can’t even see it in my rear view mirror!
Sorry you had to endure so much. Here’s to a uneventful and full recovery.
I’m feeling a lot better already today, but will be stuck in solitary confinement anyway.
I am so sorry that you have had such a tough time. I know after my hysterectomy, I was a different human so I’m sure you will be back to your sweet self in no time. Hormones are HELL!!
They were really bad this time. Mom has never seen anything like it, and we hope to never see the likes of those hormones again!
Oh Madison! Next time you should just be a boy. It’s a lot easier like that.
Oh no. Mom doesn’t want any boy pets around here.