Speying bitches...Q's

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Well it is finally time for Lil to have her speying op.

I think if Vinny comes home I will send them to be done at the same time, they can convalesce together and I think Vinny having some down time may help Roly to not cack his pants :D

So, having little experience of speying bitches, can you please tell me what to expect with Lil - what do they do and mainly (sorry sorry) will she be Ok? How long will she be down for? She's only small, will they be able to operate? lol Im laughing because I am the sick worried mother I tell people off for being!!

Help!

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When Dax was spayed a few weeks ago she was out for the count for almost a full 24 hours - they operated at 11.00, I picked her up at 4.00 (you won't need to bring a car, they said - I ended up carrying all 17.5kg of her home :o) and apart from a brief howling episode at 3am she didn't really wake up until mid-morning the next day. Once the nurses reassured me this was fairly normal (apparently huskies react weirdly to anaesthetics) it was actually quite nice and peaceful, lol. :p

They'll shave her belly, it'll probably look more drastic in a little dog but it soon grows back, plus a little patch off a foreleg for the anaesthetic. I was warned that she might cough for a few days afterwards because of the throat tube but she seemed fine and ate normally once she'd woken up. It'll be cheaper for a small dog! :D

Our vets use dissolvable stitches so apart from a quick check-up by the nurse two days later that was it, she was walking normally on-lead within 48 hours and I stopped her hooning around too much for another ten days afterwards. The scar is already totally invisible.

She will be fine. :)
 
Thank You.

It makes me want to cry, the thought of her having it done, but its good for her, isn't it? She would make a wonderful mother and have beautiful pups but seeing the dogs waiting in rescues and knowing they may never be homed, I refuse to add another JRT to the mix.

I wish they could magic her speyed, feels awful to put her through any pain.
 
I had the same questions when having my staffie bitch spayed - I had absolutely no intention of breeding from my (rescue) staffie whatsoever, but I was worried if I was doing the right thing. Did research and wished I hadn't as was given a lot of horror stories but talked it through with my vet and went ahead. One of my primary reasons actually was that a speyed staffie bitch would be a lot less attractive to thieves. Only regret is that I really wish I had got her weight down before having it down (she was very overweight when I took her on having had 8 puppies). She has less to eat than the boy, does only a little less exercise but always looks a tad broad in the beam!
 
There speaks someone looking at the bigger picture, thank you!

TBH dogs are so in the here and now, the pain I am sure will be pretty insignificant compared to some other injuries like a broken leg or something, and small dogs can be total drama queens :p

I am sure she will be fine, it has been a while since any of ours have been done but they bounce back quickly, a week or so of on lead/no-hooning exercise should see her right.
 
Once we'd got her home I did feel like the worst mummy in the world for a while but as CC says dogs are totally in the here and now and she had forgotten all about it as soon as she woke up. Dogs don't hold grudges. :)

Just think - no pyometra, no false pregnancy, less risk of mammary tumours and no messy/inconvenient seasons.

ETA: That sounds like heaven, If I could find a vet to do it I'd have my bits whipped out too. :p
 
LOL at Black Cob. I always say I would prefer to got to the vet than a doctor, reckon you get far better service. Re the spaying, Buffy was done about 3 years ago. She also had a lump removed from her tail at the same time and that actually caused far more bother than the spaying. The spaying incision was mid line, and tiny, and she was back to her usual self the day after the operation. I always ask the vet to run full blood tests before any of mine have a GA, just to put my mind at rest there is nothing underlying. When my older bitch Saffy was due to have a small mammary mass removed a couple of years ago the pre anaesthetic bloods showed her liver function wasn't brilliant. The op was then delayed by a month or so until the problem with her liver was sorted, and she was absolutely fine after the GA.
 
So you guys think she'll be fine?

I am so emotionally OTT with my dogs, I stand on their paws and I freak out because I love them so, but esp her as she is sooooo small!

Am I allowed to spoil her rotten when she comes home? Scrambled egg and rice and beef treats?

Please say yes!
 
Hehe tubby Jack :) She'd love that!! If I ever sit with a cusion on my lap - she jumps on, like a princess!! But she's the first down every rabbit hole and in every puddle like a proper Jack should :)
 
It'll be me sobbing! lol I will try and be brave!!

I took Roly to bed with me, when he had his op. He cried all night and I stayed up with him. My Ex slept through it all.

Funnilly enough Roly lived lol
 
She'll be grand. :) But don't be too alarmed if she tries to convince you she's dieing... Tinker spent a good two days flopping everywhere, sighing and looking generally sad in her plastic cone... Soon perked up with a new toy and night upstairs! Terriers can wangle anything!
 
Chimo was oh so sleepy the first day, i think she had her op in the morning and i picker her up at 5 after work, i had to carry her to the car (she is an inuit and GSD ssize!!) she slept all evening and by the next day it was like nothing has happened, she jumped over the 5ft fence to the neighbours on day 2!! keeping her calm was the hardest bit
 
Aw bless! It's sweet that you're worried. She will be given painkiller at the time of the op and she shouldn't really be in much pain afterwards, you can ask for some painkiller to take home (you'll probably be given some anyway) and she will be her normal self within a day or so, don't play up to her acting or you'll convince her that she should be sad! Not too many treats for the first 48 hours as the anaesthetic can cause tummy upsets so keep the food bland. Only lead walks til sutures come out or 10 days after op. She will have forgotten the whole thing as soon as her cone comes off so don't fret. Best of luck xx
 
Our new girl is being done next month once she's lost a couple more pounds so I can understand the worry.

Has anybody used a comfy collar rather than a cone post speying? I've ordered one but want to be sure it will do the job. The cones are a complete pain to ensure the dog can eat/drink/not knock itself out on doors etc.
 
Personally I would try without a cone first. I have managed to cope with my dogs after spaying, and after my old girl had an eye removed without a cone, as I found they stressed them more. Particularly Chaka who had the eye out, bad enough with having to adjust to the loss of sight without a "bcuket" on her head too. Some dogs don't bother much with their wounds, as long as you are vigilant it is possible to manage without.
 
Our old girl used to get very distressed by cones which she had to wear when her eye was treated which is why I wondered about the comfort collar as it's less likely to bump into things. As we are around most of the time maybe we'll see and just use the comfort collar or something at night when we can't supervise (in our sleep).

Maybe there could be an AAD bitches about to be neutered club?
 
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Yeah there should be a help group!

I know she plays on the fact I love her, because when I cuddle her, she whines, pathetically....possibly to try and make me think she's dying...!!

lol evil temptress!
 
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