My puppy is 7 months old, today he is being neutered and I will pick him up tomorrow. This is my first pet and was wondering what he may be like when I pick him up; if he will be very sore and whatnot...and anything I can get to make him more comfortable. Thanks.
2007-02-06 06:32:01 · 8 answers · asked by Jake & Jamie T 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
If you're picking him up on the same day he had surgery, he may still be groggy and sick from the anesthesia.
Give him a quiet place to be for the rest of the day and through the night, and make sure he has plenty of fresh water available so he can keep himself hydrated and can flush the anesthesia out of his system.
Ask the vet for some post-surgery pain medication. (It's relatively inexpensive and helps the dog recover more quickly.) And pick up some Neosporin at the drug store to apply to surgery site until it's healed.
You'll need to keep the dog from running, jumping, or chewing at it stitches for at least 14 days.
Most vets use absorbing sutures that don't require you to go back to the office to have the stitches removed, but check the surgery site every day. Make sure there is no swelling or redness, and that there is no "weeping" from the site, or separation of the "walls" of the site. If you see any of those things, get your dog back to the vet (these are signs of infection and poor healing).
2007-02-06 06:45:48 · answer #1 · answered by Fetch 11 Humane Society 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good for you! Kudos! each and every of the dogs i have had neutered I were given positioned up-op discomfort meds for (i in my opinion insist on it and each and every now and then pay for it if it truly is a foster canines). the first 40 8 hours are fairly groggy. you want to shop the dogs contained and inactive. nutrition might want to easily be supplied in small quantities for the first 12-24 hours. If the canines vomits, then wait yet another 8-12 hours in the previous providing extra. After that passes, the dogs will commence to normalize and also you'll might want to be vigilant about conserving them from operating, jumping, hiking stairs, jumping off the settee, etc. you'll also might want to be very constructive that they don't pull or chew the stitches. After 7-10 days, the stitches in many situations are literally no longer bothering them, the wound is extra frequently than not healed, and accepted activities can commence to be resumed - intently. lengthy time period, some human beings be conscious decreased rigidity, decreased marking, and decreased wandering. personality adjustments might want to no longer happen. Weight income occurs no longer because of neutering, yet because of decreased pastime and overfeeding. With a pug, conserving the dogs at healthy weights is amazingly major as they're a breed that is rather liable to hip dysplasia, rather even as poorly bred.
2016-11-02 12:19:38 · answer #2 · answered by bason 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He might still be in a little pain. He'll probably want to rest for a day or so. You know, with coming out of the anesthesia and being sore. Just let him be, let him outside if he has to go. Let him eat and drink. I wouldn't let him jump or run right now. Just seeing that he just had surgery. When he starts feeling better, you will know it. It doesn't take very long for them to bounce back from being neutered.
2007-02-06 06:39:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The vet will give you instructions on what to do.They will tell you not to let him get over active. Give him plenty of water .don,t let him lick or pull the stitches.If you notice any swelling redness or oozing call your vet this is for a week to 10 days. Let him rest if you picking him up too much you take a chance of pulling out the stitches or hurtting him
2007-02-06 06:48:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Leave him be you don't want him to get crazy, he might tear the staples/stiches. It's a misnomer that they calm down after the fact. He'll be back to normal in a few days. Your Vet may give you some sedatives, depending on the breed and size of your dog.
2007-02-06 06:47:00 · answer #5 · answered by Beano 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He might be wobbly and a little sore, but all in all he will be comfortable. Just make him a bed and give him extra love. He will be fine.
2007-02-06 06:36:46 · answer #6 · answered by katie d 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i had my puppy neutered and he was fine just feeling a bit sorry for himself, just be calm around him, give him love maybe a new toy or blanket, and if e wants to be left alone just let him be for a while.
good luck
2007-02-06 06:38:33 · answer #7 · answered by Christopher James 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i would just consider that you ask the vet when you pick him up but i know from the past that they have to be still a couple days oh and he will be a whole lot commer than he was
2007-02-06 06:36:13 · answer #8 · answered by j_breezy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋