What to expect after neutering my pup.
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Comments (4)I am not a professional banana person but I know a little. When the most mature plant does produce fruit and those fruit ripen or are removed for ripening indoors. The plant that bore said fruit will die so best to go ahead and remove it leaving the several pups to continue growing and to produce there own crop when they are mature enough. Pruning a few leaves now and then will not hurt a banana tree especially if it is actively growing and making new ones. But I would think in your zone they would need regular fertilizing and watering to produce fruit continually. I have in my zone 8b garden huge clumps of orinoco and I never remove the pups unless I am digging to pot to sale or giving a start to someone else. Now of course I don't have a space issue, But there are bearing size and pups all through each clump. Actually I am eating fresh tree ripenend fruit this week. But as soon as frost or freeze warning hit I have a stalk of fruit to cut and bring indoors. Hope that helped some. James Maloy...See MoreKitten problems after neutering.
Comments (5)Sorry Sam doesn't feel well, but as long as he is eating and drinking fine and seems to be breathing normally it probably isn't an emergency. But I would take him to a different vet once you find out the answers to a couple of questions... 1) What type of rabies vaccine was given, and where was it given? Sam could be experiencing a vaccine reaction, and to avoid them in the future you need to know what to avoid (not all rabies vaccines are created equal). 2) What infection prompted the penicillin shot and does Sam need continued care? What should you be looking out for? 3) Where was the penicillin shot given? 4) Was it a routine neuter? 5) What was given for pain control (penicillin and rabies vaccine don't do anything for the pain associated with making 2 scrotal incisions and ripping out the testicles and tying them in a knot). I hope by now Sam is feeling better but those questions need to be answered. Certain rabies vaccines have been associated with cancer, and if Sam was given one of those types of vaccines then you need to know in order to keep a close eye on the vaccine area. Whatever prompted the vet to give a penicillin shot needs to be addressed as well, because if he had an infection you need to know what to watch for to make sure it gets better....See MoreMegane - Question about spaying/neutering
Comments (37)According to this, studies found no difference between animals s/n at 7 wks or 7 mo. The only difference was between those s/n older than one year as opposed to younger than a year. Early Spays & Neuters Holly Nash, DVM, MS Veterinary Services Department, Drs. Foster & Smith, Inc. In the United States, most dogs and cats are spayed/neutered between 5 and 8 months of age. To try to control pet overpopulation, many humane shelters have started to spay/neuter all animals before they are adopted. This means they are spaying/neutering animals at a younger age, even 6-14 weeks of age. Many veterinarians in private practice have started early spaying/neutering as well. Questions have arisen regarding the safety of this procedure and possible effects on the animals when they become older. Some people were especially concerned that early neutering could make cats more prone to urinary tract disease. As more studies have been done, and veterinarians have followed early spayed/neutered animals into older age, these concerns have been shown to be unfounded. Groups of cats spayed/neutered at 7 weeks of age, 7 months of age, and after 12 months of age were followed in a large study. The cats were all placed in homes and followed for years. When comparing the groups of cats it was found that: Cats spayed/neutered before 12 months of age were generally longer and taller than those spayed/neutered at 12 months. Cats who were not spayed/neutered until 12 months of age or older were noticeably less affectionate and more aggressive. There were no significant differences in the development of the urinary tract among the three age groups. A similar study was performed with dogs. There were no significant differences in growth rate, food intake, or weight gain in the three groups of dogs spayed/neutered at different ages. Early spaying/neutering has been shown to be safe in multiple studies. It must be remembered that younger animals may need different anesthetics and are more prone to hypothermia (lower than normal body temperature) during surgery. But as long as procedures are modified to account for these differences, early spaying/neutering is very safe. In fact, animals spayed/neutered at a younger age, often have faster recoveries than those spayed/neutered when they are older....See MoreExpect your rooms to be darker after replacing windows
Comments (4)I worry about losing light with replacement windows, so your comments are interesting. I'm sorry you're disappointed in the effects on the amount of light and color in your rooms but it seems to be what these new replacement windows are designed for. They're built to put more of a barrier against the outdoors than traditional single pane wood windows. That's how they're advertised, that's supposed to be their appeal: the light, heat, cold, and sound of the atmosphere outside the building is supposed to be filtered, muffled, dimmed, excluded, not experienced at all, if possible. I think it's kind of sad, but then again, I live in a very mild climate in a relatively quiet neighborhood. It just seems like a philosophical shift: windows used to be made to "poke holes" in the barrier between indoors and outdoors (to provide light, air, a connection to the outside world), but new ones are made with the opposite purpose in mind, to strengthen that barrier....See Moreeandhl
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