This simple statement can strike fear into any dog owner. The thought of keeping your whirling dervish ‘quiet’ for up to six weeks can make you go weak at the knees. As a veterinary nurse, I have often been the purveyor of this news and seen the look of horror on my clients’ faces. I recently experienced this first hand with my own dogs. I have two young, very exuberant working cocker spaniels and made the decision to castrate them on the same day. My thinking was that I coul