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linz06 · 08-29-2006, 07:26 PM

Hey guys! I've been away for over a month and I have missed YT so much!
I had Layla spayed on July 31st. It was hard a tough surgery.. on me! She came through it just fine, but her stitches are still there. Is this normal? I called the vet a couple weeks ago and she told me it was dissolving stitches put in and they will eventually fall out. Should they still be there after 5 and a half weeks?
Also, since she was spayed she's been peeing a LOT. I used to be able to use a pad for 2 days at the least. Now I have to change them 1-2 times a day. Does this have something to do with her being spayed?
And finally, whenever I sit on the couch or go lay in bed, she goes straight to a pillow or a cushion and puts her mouth around a corner. She doesn't chew, she just sits there with her mouth on it. It seems to relax her or calm her down I guess but I don't know if it's a behaviour that's okay for her to do or if I should try to stop it?
5 weeks is way too long without YT!

daisy mae06 · 08-29-2006, 07:34 PM

Welcome back I don't have any advice but glad your back in YTville

marcerella02 · 08-29-2006, 07:41 PM

Hi. i am not too sure about the first two things.. but the pillow thing.. could she be teething? and maybe the pressure feels good? oh and i was so happy to see another yorkie named layla

mine just got her stiches out on wednesday from her spaying! they must be around the same age.. My Layla was born March 10th.. what about yours?

Bama Yorkie Mom · 08-29-2006, 09:15 PM

well when kizzy was spayed after she got home for a while and still sometimes yet, she peed more seemed like and I think because she was sore she wouldnt want to go outside to potty and I had her almost totally going outside and i've had to half way train her over again and she is still doing it sometimes. But seems to be getting better. I'm not sure if it was because she was sore and didnt want to go outside or if she was sore and sometimes it hurt to hold it longer. I thought for a while and still wonder if it just made her muscles weaker for a while. goodluck with yours but sometime the dissolving stitches do not dissolve that fast. But i'm not sure how long it takes.

linz06 · 08-29-2006, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by marcerella02

Hi. i am not too sure about the first two things.. but the pillow thing.. could she be teething? and maybe the pressure feels good? oh and i was so happy to see another yorkie named layla

mine just got her stiches out on wednesday from her spaying! they must be around the same age.. My Layla was born March 10th.. what about yours?

What a pretty name your yorkie has!

Actually, mine's almost a year old already, she was born last October. I was going to get her spayed but I waited a little too long and she went into heat, so I had to wait for that to be over so I just got it done at 10 months. She actually started the pillow thing while she was teething so I assumed that was it, but all her adult teeth have come in and her baby teeth have fallen out, and she still does it. It seems like she does it even more now than before!

irishawk · 08-30-2006, 06:05 AM

Howie went through a pillow chewing phase also. It was b/c he couldn't get anything else back to his molars when they were coming in. I bought him some bully sticks, which work great and sprayed the corners of my pillows with Bitter Apple whenever I saw him doing it. He stopped real quick! Glad your little girl came out of surgery OK!

Bama Yorkie Mom · 08-30-2006, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by irishawk

Howie went through a pillow chewing phase also. It was b/c he couldn't get anything else back to his molars when they were coming in. I bought him some bully sticks, which work great and sprayed the corners of my pillows with Bitter Apple whenever I saw him doing it. He stopped real quick! Glad your little girl came out of surgery OK!

where can I get the bitter apple? I havent seen it and does it work good?

linz06 · 08-30-2006, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by irishawk

Howie went through a pillow chewing phase also. It was b/c he couldn't get anything else back to his molars when they were coming in. I bought him some bully sticks, which work great and sprayed the corners of my pillows with Bitter Apple whenever I saw him doing it. He stopped real quick! Glad your little girl came out of surgery OK!

Oh I never thought about molars! Unfortunately, bitter apple doesn't work on Layla. The only thing I've got to work is clear deodorant but I don't want to smear that all over my pillows and cushions! But I'll see if I can find something to divert her attention to when she's doing it. Thanks for the suggestions!

08-29-2006, 07:26 PM	#1
linz06 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,154	so many questions... Hey guys! I've been away for over a month and I have missed YT so much! I had Layla spayed on July 31st. It was hard a tough surgery.. on me! She came through it just fine, but her stitches are still there. Is this normal? I called the vet a couple weeks ago and she told me it was dissolving stitches put in and they will eventually fall out. Should they still be there after 5 and a half weeks? Also, since she was spayed she's been peeing a LOT. I used to be able to use a pad for 2 days at the least. Now I have to change them 1-2 times a day. Does this have something to do with her being spayed? And finally, whenever I sit on the couch or go lay in bed, she goes straight to a pillow or a cushion and puts her mouth around a corner. She doesn't chew, she just sits there with her mouth on it. It seems to relax her or calm her down I guess but I don't know if it's a behaviour that's okay for her to do or if I should try to stop it? 5 weeks is way too long without YT! __________________ Lindsey and Layla, Lucy, and Kash

08-29-2006, 07:34 PM	#2
daisy mae06 Kodi & Pixie 2 Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: NEBRASKA Posts: 14,766	Welcome back I don't have any advice but glad your back in YTville __________________ OK Yorkie Rescue - http://okyorkierescue.org LorisCritterSitter.com

08-29-2006, 09:15 PM	#4
Bama Yorkie Mom Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,134	well when kizzy was spayed after she got home for a while and still sometimes yet, she peed more seemed like and I think because she was sore she wouldnt want to go outside to potty and I had her almost totally going outside and i've had to half way train her over again and she is still doing it sometimes. But seems to be getting better. I'm not sure if it was because she was sore and didnt want to go outside or if she was sore and sometimes it hurt to hold it longer. I thought for a while and still wonder if it just made her muscles weaker for a while. goodluck with yours but sometime the dissolving stitches do not dissolve that fast. But i'm not sure how long it takes. __________________ Linda and Maggie http://www.dogster.com/dogs/490696. http://www.dropshots.com/mnl

08-30-2006, 06:05 AM	#6
irishawk YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 695	Howie went through a pillow chewing phase also. It was b/c he couldn't get anything else back to his molars when they were coming in. I bought him some bully sticks, which work great and sprayed the corners of my pillows with Bitter Apple whenever I saw him doing it. He stopped real quick! Glad your little girl came out of surgery OK! __________________ Howie & Sarah Check us out on dogster: http://www.dogster.com/?327817

08-29-2006, 07:41 PM	#3
marcerella02 Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 11,257	Hi. i am not too sure about the first two things.. but the pillow thing.. could she be teething? and maybe the pressure feels good? oh and i was so happy to see another yorkie named layla mine just got her stiches out on wednesday from her spaying! they must be around the same age.. My Layla was born March 10th.. what about yours?