{"id":4523,"date":"2010-07-22T14:15:45","date_gmt":"2010-07-22T21:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/?p=4523"},"modified":"2010-07-22T14:15:45","modified_gmt":"2010-07-22T21:15:45","slug":"shiba-diary-neutering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/shiba-diary-neutering\/","title":{"rendered":"Shiba Diary &#8211; Neutering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Snip, Snip &#8211; Yikes! They are gone!!<\/strong><br \/>\nFebruary 28th 2007<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Today I was loaded up and brought to where <a href=\"http:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/shiba-diary-visit-to-the-vet\">the white coated lady lives<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>I was all ready to fight her AND all her Amazons, but they were <a href=\"http:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/commercial-dog-treats-review-shiba-inu-siberian-husky\">giving me treats<\/a> so I <em>tolerated<\/em> their company. <\/p>\n<p>Suddenly I felt wozzy. <\/p>\n<p><div id='4525' class='wp-caption frame3 alignright' style='width:280px' ><div class='shiba-outer shiba-gallery' ><div class='shiba-stage' style='width:280px'><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/e-collar-280x210.jpg\" alt=\"Shiba Sephy recuperating after being neutered.\" title=\"Shiba Sephy with e-collar.\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4525\" \/><div class='wp-caption-text shiba-caption'>Shiba Sephy recuperating after being neutered.<\/div><\/div> <!-- End shiba-stage --><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Did they drug my treats?!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Those sneaky, sneaky females! <\/p>\n<p><em>HELP!!! I am losing consciousness &#8230; need chicken soup.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id='4470' class='wp-caption frame3 aligncenter' style='width:520px' ><div class='shiba-outer shiba-gallery' ><div class='shiba-stage' style='width:520px'><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/IMG_3503-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"Now I sleep with my back against the wall so the white lab coat lady can&#039;t sneak up on me!\" title=\"Shiba Sephy sleeping in the corner.\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4470\" \/><div class='wp-caption-text shiba-caption'>Now I sleep with my back against the wall so the white lab coat lady can't sneak up on me!<\/div><\/div> <!-- End shiba-stage --><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Slowly I awaken. <\/p>\n<p>Something seems different. <\/p>\n<p>Yikes! &#8211; I have this stupid thing around my neck (see first picture). I feel itchy, wozzy, and yucky. <\/p>\n<p><strong>White coated lady really sucks. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Wait a minute &#8230; something else is missing too &#8230; NOOOOooooooo!!<\/em><\/p>\n<div id='4481' class='wp-caption frame3 aligncenter' style='width:520px' ><div class='shiba-outer shiba-gallery' ><div class='shiba-stage' style='width:520px'><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/IMG_3529-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"Wait a minute \u2026 something else is missing too \u2026 NOOOOooooooo!!\" title=\"Shiba Sephy exposed!\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4481\" \/><div class='wp-caption-text shiba-caption'>Wait a minute \u2026 something else is missing too \u2026 NOOOOooooooo!!<\/div><\/div> <!-- End shiba-stage --><\/div><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\n<strong>Shiba Wisdom<\/strong><br \/>\nI don&#8217;t miss them. They just got in the way!! <\/p>\n<p>[Note from 2-legs: Neutering prevents some health issues down the road and can help with mounting and some forms of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.associationofanimalbehaviorprofessionals.com\/effects_of_neutering.html\">dog aggression<\/a>. However, spaying and neutering can also <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neutering#Disadvantages\">slightly increase the risk of certain types of cancer<\/a>.]\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shiba Inu Diary &#8211; Sephy goes to the vet to get neutered. The most difficult part of the neutering experience was making sure that Sephy did not bite at his stitches. 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