Getting spayed

Stress X 10 !
Schatzi got spayed today, a doggie hysterectomy . Who knows how many litters of puppies she had, conceivably 6 to 8. In the doggie mills the more litters the better, this equals money. Who cares, when the moms got worn out and don't produce anymore, there are plenty of fresh dogs.

She was not happy this morning.
Did mom forget my breakfast ? It certainly looked like it.

The 20 miles to the kennel were a serious struggle between a powerful little girl and 2 people holding her from climbing into the back seat.
At the rescue, she was silent. On one hand, she was familiar with the smells and barks, on the other hand, she looked with incredulity : Are they abandon me ?

There was lots of activity. The enclosures were cleaned, a cart of stainless steel bowls were washed and the play area was full with temporary quarters for all kind of little guys. It was amazingly quiet for so many dogs, except for a little one with a big mouth : a dachsie. Birgit told us, they received 70 dogs in the last rescue. Among them a lot of beautiful dachshunds.
We always had more than one doggie, but with Schatzi having to learn everything, there is no way we could take another one. Schatzi needs so much help that it would not be fair to her to raise another dog at this time.

5 hours later Dad removed her from her recovery cage, completely groggy .
One of the volunteer ladies told us that, she " shredded " someone after she woke up from the anesthesia. She escaped , had to be chased and put back into her quarters, all the while biting into a glove and not letting go.
My timid little girl who is so afraid of the world. Hard to believe, that she has it in her.
Sleeping in the backseat on the green big old pillow, that all the Dachsies used in the car, we got home without struggle.


Papa carried her in , carefully placed her in her bed, rump up and head low.
It looked like she needed a little adjustment. Suddenly she screamed and turned at him, almost biting. Dad had touched the incision !
Schatzi is now recuperating and sleeping.
According to the veterinarian, she will be almost back to normal in 24 hours.
Let's hope she knows that.
Around 10 in the evening she was looking around, bright eyed, but definitely not bushy tailed.
Are they still serving dinner ? Schatzi ate well, did not throw up and was ready to go back to bed.