I am worried about her. my husband picked her up from the vets after he was called, and she was still pretty much out of it, when she came home she got on my bed and went back to sleep, I come home from work at 6, and she was out side, as she can let herself out, but the strange thing is, she crawled way in under my deck where I can't get to her and will not come, or have anything to do with me, it is cold and raining out, and I think that she is dry enough, but what is going on with her? she and I are very close and she never leaves my side, what are your thoughts please....I don't need any wise remarks back, just professional thoughts. Is she in pain?
2006-10-20 12:48:10 · 12 answers · asked by misselliet 4 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Ok, you need to get your dog in the house to stay the night. She needs to be warm, and dry. Her incision is not meant to be dirty. You also need to be able to monitor her for vomiting, and pain.
Chances are good that she is still sedate from the anesthesia, and she is a bit under the weather. The best ways to assess pain are respiratory rate, such as panting, not wanting to lay down, or being restless, or crying out. Your dog may be sore, but if she is that sedate, the vet probably gave her at least one medication that helps with pain.
DO NOT give any medication that was not expressly prescribed or recommended by your veterinarian. Tylenol is safe only in specific doses, and any medication that you give can react with the medications previously given.
Get your dog out from the deck, by coaxing her or bribing her with treats - not steak! - and monitor her in the house. If you are still concerned about her, take her to the emergency clinic in your area.
These are the exact reasons that some veterinarians will have people leave their pets overnight after surgery. They can relax, and be safe, and owners don't have to worry about what the pet is doing.
Hope your dog is doing fine.
2006-10-20 13:33:08 · answer #1 · answered by clovicat 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i have had many pets over the years, dogs and cats and others, and had them all fixed, except the bird and fish. lol, most of the time especially the females need more anesthesia to be spayed then males for neutering. it takes them a couple of days, also she is probably in pain and doesnt understand why, at 6 months, she has never had this kind of thing happen and doesnt understand, when a dog or other animal think they are sick, they leave the pack, and you are the pack, that is natural, try to keep here dry, cover the deck with plastic so she wont get wet for sure, in case it leaks thru.
she will come out in a couple of days, then 1st off, check the incision for redness, puffyness, feed her soft bland foods for a couple of days
2006-10-20 18:49:21 · answer #2 · answered by spacye 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She's in a bit of pain from the sounds of it, but don't worry, you did the right thing by getting her spayed. Do get her out from under the deck and bring her inside. Make sure the wound area and sutures are clean. Give her a day or two and she'll be back to her usual self. She just went through major surgery. If the vet gave you pain meds, give them as instructed. Good luck, and thanks for saving lives by spaying!
2006-10-20 14:32:12 · answer #3 · answered by Carson 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She may be in pain if the doctor didn't give her anything to tide her over.
When dogs are hurting they hide.
You need to do what you can to get her in the house and where it is warm and dry.
Your vet should have told you she shouldn't have been let out by herself for at least a few days.
I hate it when they don't give the follow up info they should.
She had surgery and needs to keep the incision dry and clean.
I hope you can get her to come out (try steak or other favorite )but if you can't as soon as you can check her incisiion and make sure she is clean .
Good luck
Good point for crate training.
2006-10-20 12:57:14 · answer #4 · answered by damashe 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Put out food and water under the deck so she can get to it.
Keep trying to entice her to come to you--if she is having any complications you need to know. Do whatever you can to get her out and into your warm house.
It is rare to have complications from routine procedures, but it can happen. Not to scare you--but better safe than sorry. She could be licking/chewing at her stitches, for one, which is not good. Some vets give analgesics, some don't. Even if they didn't, she may be uncomfortable but shouldn't be very painful.
At the least, get a bright flashlight/spotlight/whatever you have, and get under there to look at her.
Good luck.
2006-10-20 12:57:55 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She's probably experiencing a bit of discomfort from the surgery. It's also possible that if you dropped her off, she may be snubbing you a bit for what she perceives as "you did to her". Dogs can be funny like that sometimes.
I would do your best to coax her at least inside your home tonite, whatever that takes as she needs to be monitored. If she's not better in a day or two, you might take her back to the vet to have her checked out.
2006-10-20 12:54:09 · answer #6 · answered by Shadow's Melon 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-15 06:05:34 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She may be in some pain but my guess is she is still coming out of the anesthesia. Different dogs will react differently to it and she maybe still a bit hung over from it. Try to get her inside though. Use some treats to try and coax her out.
2006-10-20 12:54:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your dog is in a severe amount of pain and doesn't know what to do. Call the vet's emergency # right away to see if anything went wrong and their recommendations.
If it's safe for her to have food. Make steamed rice and boiled meat (chicken or beef, ground or shredded). Go outside with it and lead her inside. Her stomach is probably upset from being put out you may want to give her this tomorrow as well. Measure it out once it's cooked cup for cup just like her dog food. After give her one Tylenol if the vet doesn't give you anything for pain. If your dog is up to 65 pounds you can give it to her every four to five hours. You may want to give her Tylenol PM so she sleeps, there's a little benadryl in it. If under 65 cut it in half. Good luck! I hope your girl is better soon.
2006-10-20 13:06:34 · answer #9 · answered by 26433_ED 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
After I got my dog fixed. She just wanted to be left alone for a couple of days. It didn't take her long to get back to her normal self! Good luck!
2006-10-20 12:51:20 · answer #10 · answered by gorillagirl 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋