Buddy & Bella were neutered and spayed last Thursday at Kent Animal Shelter in Calverton, NY...what a terrific place

Bella and Buddy were spayed and neutered last week at Kent Animal Shelter in Calverton, NY. What a lovely place filled with warm and loving people in a beautiful peaceful place on Long Island. We prepared the pups, because they were bait pups and have had their share of injuries and infirmities, for this by building them up as much as possible. They have been on a super vitamin for months, have gotten plenty of exercise, we’ve made our own high nutrition food to mix with an excellent dry food. Bella now age 9 months weighs 42 pounds, Buddy now age 7 months weighs 42 pounds. Buddy is going to be a big boy. His paws are massive. I put my holistic principals in place for the surgery as preparation and for immediately after. Bella was very much affected by the anesthesia. We assumed she would be as she’s a very sensitive girl. She had all the side affects vets warn about…she was spaced out for hours and hours after the surgery, she wouldn’t take anything to drink and she vomited. We gave her small amounts of water on our finger tips as it was a very warm day and her mouth was extremely dry on the way home. We pulled off the road several times and just rubbed a little water on her gums, we shielded her from the rays of the hot sun and took it easy on her. Once home the affects of the anesthesia seemed to worsen and her breathing was shallow. She was trembling and it was kind of scary. We used one drop of the homeopathic remedy Rescue Remedy and put on some very soft music, gave her Dr. Doloras Krieger's famous therapeutic touch - please see http://www.therapeutictouch.org/ and let her sleep. An hour later, we swabbed her gums again with warm water, wiped her face and eyes with a warm wash cloth, propped her head up in her E collar and sang her favorite song…she loves music and there’s a certain song that she reacted to when she had a fractured skull that has become Bella’s song. Bottom line…she did not pull out of the anesthetic until the next morning and then it was like nothing happened. Turns out all of the above is normal however we think Bella is very susceptible to anesthesia and we will certainly make that part of her medical record at her regular vet. Buddy? He flew through it as usual. Buddy's spirit soars which we were told is probably due to the fact that he may be part lab which seems to make a dog young forever. Thanks again to a great Long Island resource…Kent Animal Shelter in Calverton. They were animal shelter of the year in 2009 and we could see why! And as always, thanks for to the prayer team!