Shio vs. Bird

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Today our Shio got a taste of raw meat -- and it wasn't because we wanted to give the BARF diet a try... When Shio went to a dark alley around the building tonight, he managed to pick this up...

Dead Bird

I had to yank it out of his mouth. The piece I managed to get out first was the feet -- once I saw it I knew it was trouble... Luckily, Shio spat the rest of the body out...

We freaked out and called a friend whose girlfriend is a vet-in-training. She reassured us that Shio should be fine, and that we should monitor his behavior to make sure everything is ok...

Hopefully, our baby boy is alright...

Shio vs. Neutering

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When I went to pick up Shio from the vet this afternoon, I expected a limp and tired Shio. To my surprise, Shio bolted from the back room into my arms in the waiting room. He was happy and ready to go!  I was stunned by the fact that Shio was so hyper and was afraid that the doctors had skipped him and forgot to neuter him!  I flipped Shio over and saw the one inch incision that was made and the sutures (stitches that will dissolve on their own) were there.  Phew.

We made it home and I let Shio sleep for most of the evening. I can tell that he's happy to be back home.  :)

P.S. Shio now weighs 20.3 lbs

A Sad Day for Shio

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Shio is getting neutered tomorrow. Funny because whenever I say that 'n' word around men, they cringe. You really can't blame a guy for that since they are just reacting to the thought of being castrated themselves. Quite frankly, some of them should be. Anyway, I've talked to people who are not pro-neutering/spaying and most of the time, they think that it keeps the dog intact and happy. Don't be one of those ignoramouses who think that your dog should stay intact when you don't plan on mating your lil friend! There are so many reasons why you should spay/neuter your dog.  Here are ours:

  1. We will not be contributing to the overpopulation of unwanted pets in the United States. There are 3 million dogs and cats that are euthanized every year. Shio will not have offsprings that will participate in that statistic. It's too heartbreaking.
  2. We've seen too many dogs in dog runs that are testosterone driven and become aggressive. We bump into at least 5 dogs each time we take him out for a potty run alone and we do not need to increase the risk of him being harmed.
  3. Reduced chance of testicular cancer. Also, neutering nearly eliminates the risk of perineal hernias and penile tumors.
  4. I'm tired of Shio marking e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g. Although this habit may carry on long after he is neutered, we still have reasons 1-3.

Neutering is our responsibility to our dog as a pet owner. It will be painful to see him during the week that he's healing, but there will be a lifetime of benefits for Shio.