Yes, Sugar lovers, today was the day. Sugar's reproductive organs have been removed. Poor baby. Sedated. Wasn't even allowed to have Green Woof, her sleeping toy, with her for surgery.
Had I been an animal breeder, or at least someone who has the least idea about matching purebred with purebred, making sure the bitch is impregnated, going through the whelping process, I might have let her keep her organs. But I don't. And so, Sugar will never know the joys and heartache of sex. And of canine motherhood. But honestly speaking, I think she can live without them. Think about it: the sex is for one minute. She's never met this beau before. It's all wham bam thank you ma'am for her. And motherhood? Well, after giving birth, in great pain, to a number of puppies, she doesn't even know them from Adam after a couple of weeks. And if she weren't altered, she'd have to experience menstruation (why is the "men" in that word?) for many years. Menstruation is the curse, as we used to call it before modern times. Because it is. It's really awful. For what does Sugar need it? For me to make a buck off her back with a couple of puppies to sell?
No, there are too many dogs in shelters as it is, who need homes, who need loving humans to take them home and nurture them. Anyway, there's only one Sugar in the world; she can never be matched. She's the genius of the canine world, growing brighter every day. The people should not get spoiled with too many Poodles around; they'll neglect all the dumber dogs in the shelters, panting with long tongues to be rescued.
Tomorrow I'll pick her up from the vet. Probably groggy from anesthesia. Wearing an "Elizabethan collar" to keep her from biting out her stitches. And with or without female organs, she'll still be our Sugar. I hope. I hope there's no Greek tragedian twist, whereby the protagonist, having been acted upon by gods and humans, is transformed and becomes a monster.
But I will inform you of Sugar's state sans ovaries and uterus as soon as the verdict is in. In the meantime, please pray for her successful recovery.
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