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Daisy is booked in to be spayed on 9th December. I have no idea what to expect really post op - other than a sleepy dog.

Can anyone give me any helpful tips and advice?

(Diary completely cleared for that week for me to be with her as much as she needs).
 
9 December?

Obviously post op anaesthetic they can be really out of sorts - some go a bit whingey and will be vocal. Others will just be quiet and snooze.

Your vet/nurse will give you information hopefully on post op care. Things like controlled walks and using care not to tear the sutures. But it's mainly keeping them quiet and not tearing round. Not letting them lick their wound. If it goes really red or oozy, you'd probably need to get it checked.
 
As PnP has said really. Don't be surprised or worried if she seems quite wide awake and bouncy when you pick her up from the vets and then zonks when you get home and is out of it for the rest of the evening. I have found that they seem to get a burst of adrenalin at the vets and then get home and relax and thats it. It is quite likely she will have dissolvable stitches that won't need removing but your vet will probably give her a post op check around a week after the surgery, to make sure everything is healing as it should.
The most important thing is to keep her quiet, which could be a challenge as generally I find within 24 hours of the op they are back to their normal selves and don't want to play the patient!
 
You need to take care for one week...the first day they will sleep a lot...then,the fun begins...
...no jumping and short , on lead ,walks..
..... Get a baby gro...or a tiny tee shirt for your bichon. ( put on backwards..the back feet through the arms, and knot at the waist of the dog...so she can't lick her stitches..
.....I found gold bond talc,which contains an antibiotic, good for when the stitches get itchy..

Don't worry,it will all be over and done with and you can look forward to years ahead with a season free dog.
 
None of mine have ever batted an eyelid about being spayed/castrated - Hoover was more worried he had had loads of teeth out than the fact he had been emasculated :D

Just as the others have said, keep an eye on the wound, if it looks red or angry or weeping then back to the vets, otherwise if she is messing with the stitches she might need a collar but some don't bother at all. Don't let her jump onto or off things until she has healed, she should be as right as rain the day following the op I would think after being flaked out tired on the evening after the op :)
 
I have had many bitches spayed over the years and only one was fidgety all the first evening, she didn't seem to be able to get comfy and kept getting up, scrabbling her bed, then sitting down again. She was fine the next morning. All the others just slept then appeared normal next day and as others have said it is much more worrying trying to keep exuberance in check!
Good luck, hope all goes well.
 
I've just had 2 of my bitches speyed in the last couple of months. One done the traditional way, wound about 5cm, she was a bit sore and cried a bit the 1st couple of days, but recovered quickly, then it was keeping her quiet for the next couple of weeks. The second had laparoscopy (keyhole) spey, 2 small wounds about 1cm each (maybe not even that), she can home 3 hours after the op and tried to jump into the top crate in the van and didn't seem like she had had anything done, I still had to keep her quiet for a couple of weeks, but I would definitely get my next bitch done this way.
 
Oh no, is it really 2 weeks quiet? Can't bear to think of it when our pup is done. Mind you, she appears to never be going to have a season, so maybe we won't need to!
I hope your pup is soon up and racing again AM, I hate taking them in to be done but so worth it in the long run.
 
Thanks all. Thanks for your thoughts and advice. Baby gro sorted earlier in the week.

I'll ask about the key hole surgery - but I suspect it will be the traditional op.

She's as fit as a fiddle, so I expect her to recover well - but keeping her quiet for a fortnight is going to be hard work!

I'll let you know how it all goes :)
 
I had one bitch spayed last year and one the year before. One was zonked for a couple of days, never touched her stitches and didn't bounce around at all - the model patient - but her stitches did get a bit angry and she had to go on antibiotics.

The other was a little sleepy that night, but was then pretty much back to normal - had to work to keep her quiet - but no problems at all.

My Vets wanted to see them a few days post op and then at 10 to 14 days to have their stitches out.
 
When my Italian Greyhound was spayed we were told "don't let her gallop about or jump for 5 days" We brought her home I turned around to take my coat off and she raced around the house like a loony and leapt up onto the sofa before racing off again! I nearly had a seizure but she was absolutely fine thankfully although I wouldn't recommend it. Hope your girl is okay and I'm quite sure that you'll wonder what you were worried about.
 
We advise post op check 3 days after the surgery, and lead walks only for 2 weeks. No jumping on or off anything, no up and down stairs, jumping in and out the car. We always offer a buster collar and if the owner declines and the bitch pulls her wound open then its not our fault. Ours go home with 3 days anti-inflammatory/ pain relief and use intradermal sutures so none to remove. For the more active bitches they can have decent lead walks ( couple of hrs ) after a few days rest once weve seen them for their initial post op check. With regards to a laparoscopy spey ive worked in a practice that does this and a laparotomy spey and while ithere is pro and cons to both I personally would have my own bitch speyed via traditional method. That way I know that everything ( uterus and ovaries ) are completely removed rather than just the ovaries ( uterus is left behind in laparoscopic spey ).
 
Mine is due to be spayed next Monday. Not looking forward to it. Not feeding her in the morning will be difficult as she loves her food. It is a bit of a worry. Glad your dog is doing ok. Looking forward to all being back to normal in a few weeks.
 
Merlin11 said:
Mine is due to be spayed next Monday. Not looking forward to it. Not feeding her in the morning will be difficult as she loves her food. It is a bit of a worry. Glad your dog is doing ok. Looking forward to all being back to normal in a few weeks.
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Good luck Merlin, for Monday x
 
Daisy back at the vets today (day 9), because the surgery site is very swollen and she's not healing as well as expected.

Has this happened to anyone else?
 
amymay said:
Daisy back at the vets today (day 9), because the surgery site is very swollen and she's not healing as well as expected.

Has this happened to anyone else?
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I seem to remember this happened to Ruby and it was leaking a bit. I think (my memory is awful) we got some kind of wash to wash the site with and they gave her an antib jab and she was fine. Try not to worry x
 
Sorry to hear that. Hope she is ok. Mine got done on Monday and seems fine so far. Main problem is keeping her calm and she is not keen on wearing her cone. She's not too bad at licking her stitches so just put the cone on when we are not around to watch her. Have googled for more comfy cones but not found anything obviously better.
 
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