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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Get some therapy.[/quote]

-__- Well thanks for keeping it real. I realize I'm internalizing this way more than I should. But, I was honestly feeling like I was going to be doing harm to her. Reading the responses, I get that that was pretty dumb and I should've had this done long ago.

[quote=Anonymous]It's a medical procedure! Did your personality change after a root canal? Give whoever will be taking care of your dog a sealed baggie with her favorite treats. She will like that person and it'll calm her down.

BTW, YOU are scared out of your mind. Dogs have high EQ. YOU are causing your dog to be scared because she's picking up on your nervousness. Calm down. [/quote]

This was really helpful. I will definitely do that. And yeah, I see how I just need to get my own self together for her. Now I'm pretty embarrassed I even asked and felt this way.[/quote]

Listen, I wouldn't advocate for exploratory surgery just for shits and giggles or anything, but if I were you I'd strongly consider a different vet. Your vet sounds too passive about your dog's health (unless the issue is your interpretation skills) for my comfort. I want a vet who pushes me to do what's best for my dog's health.[/quote]

I agree. I'm looking into new ones now. Even when I had told her about the false pregnancy symptoms, she made it seem like it was okay. I had no idea what was going on and she just said its because she's not spayed so her body is still cycling certain hormones. Nothing else. Nothing about infection, nothing about the serious health risks, nothing asking again if I was going to have her spayed. She has mentioned it twice before though, but waaaaay back when she was younger. The first was during her first appointment with her, I think as protocol. The second when I took her in for a bad rash (which turned out to be demodex (sp?) mites. She asked, I said no, and she said don't allow her to have puppies because the mites are passed down through the mother. I looked into having her spayed because she was going through more false pregnancy symptoms so soon after the last time she went through them and it's lasting longer. And I read (googled) about cancer being more prevalent. After reading everyone's posts, I feel like it's ass backwards that a bunch of strangers have persuaded me to keep her appointment and not the vet she's been seeing for years.[/quote]

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