Any vets or vet nurses please - Spaying questions

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My pup was spayed today but having just spoken to the surgery they've advised it wasn't as straightforward as it could have been as when they opened her she was on the verge of coming into season. I understand this makes everything more 'friable' so she would have bled a lot more but is there any other problems this may cause?

I took her in last Thursday to be checked & she was checked when I dropped her off this morning and there was no swelling noticed so there was no way of knowing she was coming into season which is why she was spayed today.

In addition the standard pain meds weren't enough so she had to have a large morphine dose meaning I can't pick her up until much later. Apparantly the two issues aren't connected and this can sometimes happen, it depends how sensitive the individual dog is to the medication.

I am very worried now, can anyone offer me any words of wisdom and just advise on either issue please.

Thank you :o
 
has your pup had a season before?

how old is she?

she may just take a little longer to be back to her normal self, has she had fluids do you know? you can phone and ask to speak to a nurse or make an app to discuss everything with a vet when you collect her (there should be no charge for this) it will put your mind at rest and give you some idea of the warning signs of complications
 
Hi Jools2345, thank you for your reply.

She is 6 months old and hasn't had a season. My vet advised things run much more smoothly if they haven't had a season and it also hugely reduces the risk of ovarianm & mammarian cancer in later life. I did research this on the net which said basically the same.

I'm not sure about the fluids, I spoke to the nurse at about one o'clock who said she was awake but due to the morphine was drowsier than she would have been hence the delayed pick up. I didn't think to ask about fluids.

I have an appointment booked in so when I pick her up I will have chance to speak to the vet but I'm just a bit more worried than I was considering there seems to have been 2 'issues'.
 
the opinions on when to spey seem to change every few yrs and yes it reduces the likelyhood of cancers if done before the first season. that has to be weighed up with the risks of doing the surgery so young. there are risks both ways and you have rightly pointed out the risks to leaving it after the first season but i hope your vet discussed the risks of doing it so young as there are some to that as well.

sure she will be fine they wont send her home tonight if they are at all concerned
 
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