Nutering, what happened to my good little boy?
Max is 10 months old now. He has been doing so well with all his schedules and behavior. He had a sleeping schedule, which worked well with ours, he was eating well and on schedule and he was obeying very well. Then on the 2nd of Sept. we had him nutered. He was sore and cranky for the first few days and just wanted to rest. Then he got his spunk back and then some!! Does nutering cause a puppy to revert back to their younger days? He is acting like he was when he first came to us. He is extremely hyper all through out the day, won't hardly sit still for a second, wants to eat constantly and especially late at night. He won't sleep anywhere near our schedule and is barking and talking back to us all the time. We are trying to be very patient with him and work on getting him back to being a good little boy. I was just wondering if anyone knew if nutering had that effect or could it be something else.
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Permalink Reply by Sarah C. on
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He might be adjusting hormonally and compensating for having been cooped up during his recovery.
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Permalink Reply by Geri & Sidney on
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I was thinking just as Sam posted. Crazy teenage behavior! It's probably his age rather than the surgery. SIdney acts the same way often, but now at age 14 months he's starting to settle down a little.
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Permalink Reply by Karen & Bailey on
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haha we're experiencing the same thing! Bailey was netuered.... a little over a month ago. HE's defintely MORE energetic!.. and I don't think its the neuturing. He's a teenager! He currently is in that im-going-to-ignore-you-when-you-call-my-name-mode....... at the dog park, but hes actually quite more obedient now at home - just more energy that we have to work with. =P
so yepp i believe the otehrs are right. its age, not the surgery!
Oh, and bailey's 8 months in a week or so.
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Sid is still so nuts that after a nice long walk, where he goes "flat dog" on us...as soon as we get home he goes into a frap session!
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Permalink Reply by Megan and Penelope on
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Not that this is really the same, but we just got our Penelope spayed and we find that she is more active than when she was younger now (although she still is young), just really barky, talking back to us as well, chewing on the furniture again, snapping at us, and getting more into things that she shouldn't since the spay. She is only 7.5 months, but she was really settling down a little before her spay. Wonder if she is "adjusting" as well...
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Permalink Reply by Dannielle on
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Same thing happened when I got Droopy fixed he is still going through this rebellious stage I am at my wits end! :o(
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I guess some of these little boys are getting back at us!
I didn't notice anything dramatic with Sidney, neutered at age 6 months. 8 months later and he's just fine. I wish for those of you with problem children that they settle into happy and obedient young men very soon!
(If they are not in training classes, I highly recommend them. They'll show you how to deal with problem behaviors)
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Permalink Reply by Cory & Adri on
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we got cody neutered over summer and he did the same thing. after surgery he was so mellow and calm. then he went bonkers. we were getting scared but like others have said, its prob a teenage stage. cody is now almsot 14 months old and he is behaving even more than before his surgery. it was a hard 2 months of him misbehaving and barking for no reason nonstop, but its all worth it in the end.
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Permalink Reply by JollieEllie on
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I thought neutering would calm Bailey down too. When I picked him up from the Vet, I thought he would be sore and sad and all but no, no such thing. He got his old energy back (& more) right away. Down from the car, he frapped and went straight to sniff Truffle (my 2 years old girl). He's been crazy ever since. :)
I so hope this is just the teenage stage. Truffle wasn't as hyper as Bailey. Maybe it's also a boy thing.
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Permalink Reply by Corey & Holly's Mom on
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I had the same problem with Holly after her operation. I just kept on what I was doing prior to her getting fixed. She is much better now. But it took a couple of months. She is 10 months now and is doing much better. Hang in there. :)
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