my dog is getting neutered?

Question

my 1 year old dog is getting neutered on wed. dec 19 at 8:00 a.m and i was wondering the vet said he will be their for 9 hours but how long will the neuturing process take 4 hours (i heard) and will it take 9 hours plus rest or am i wrong please tell me!

thank you all i was just wondering but i really don't know how i am going to wait 9 hours for him because he is like my baby.

D shut up! and i don't work or go to school because i'm homeschooled!

Answer 1

No not 4 hours :-)

Depending on the experience of the vet, the actual op can take as little as 10 mins. Inexperienced vets might take about half an hour I suppose, to do a dog castration. Preparation for the procedure obviously takes longer than this - it depends on what pre-med and anaesthetic protocol is used but it could take up to an hour to be pre-medded, anaesthetised, clipped, scrubbed and positioned and of course the vet has to scrub and prepare his or herself too.

It also depends on what pre-med/anaesthetic is used and the age/general health of the dog as to how long he takes to recover from the anaesthetic. With the drugs we use I would expect a 1 year old healthy dog to be back on his feet within the hour from an anaesthetic gas being used, but I wouldn't send him home until he was properly perky again which can take a few more hours.

Being in for 9 hours is quite a while, but I'm not dissing another vet's protocol - remember they won't get started on him at 8am, they'll probably have appointments to get through first but will want the procedures to be admitted first thing. Ask your vet to ring you when the op is done or when he's recovered - or ask what time you can ring in to see how he's doing. We ask our clients to ring in after 2 o'clock, as we expect all procedures to have been done by that time and to be able to give an idea of when the animal will be OK to go home.

Chalice

Answer 2

9 hours? What the hell??

I took my baby in, at opening which was 8"30 9 am. and picked him up around 5 no later then 6, he was still a little out of it from the anesthetic ( but he had came to and was fine ) He should be home same day (well evening) unless they had complications, however that is a very common procedure you don't need to worry.
My dog didn't need any pain medications after i brought him home ( the vet said to call if he needed them and he never showed signs of pain.) He came home slept 2 or 3 hours, and was back to him self, never would had known he had a surgery.

Answer 3

Dominish... Neutered is a term used for male dogs. Spaying is a term for female dogs. Human males are given vesectomies, females ovaries are tied off. Thus I don't see how a female can be neutered when she doesn't have any gonads, (testicles). I don't know the place you took her at, but they need to be educated on the terms, spayed/neutered. I know that if I walked into a Vet's office and said I want my male dog spayed, they'd sort of look at me weird like. I hope that I have helped you. Everett

Answer 4

The vet that I work for takes about 15 minutes to do the actual neuter. If you counting the time that it takes to get the dog fully asleep and intubated, and then woken up afterwards, maybe 45 minutes. He has been in practice about 20 years though, so he's got the procedure down. :) No need to worry about anything, this is a very simple procedure and your boy should be just fine.
Edit: I know its hard to be away from them, especially when they're having a surgery, but a pup waking up from anesthesia is no fun! At the vets, he'll have plenty of quiet time to wake up, and they'll be able to monitor him for any problems. My vet actually makes surgeries stay overnight for monitoring, so consider yourself lucky :)

Answer 5

Some neuters take as little as 15 minutes. Depends on the Vet, age of the dog, and type of sutures used.

He will need several hours of rest immediately after.

Answer 6

Oh grow up. You mean you can't be without him for 9 hours? What do you do when you are at work or at school?! Would you rather rush in and grab him, and ruin everything -- or would you rather the vet did a proper job and not risk your pet getting infected?! The vet has more than just your dog to worry about. He may do several surgeries that day. And there is prep time and time afterwards to ensure your dog comes out of the anesthesia as he should. Of course you could always burst in on them and refuse to wait -- then whine when you get your dog home and he dies because he didn't come out of the anesthesia or receive proper monitoring in a hospital. This is SURGERY, not playtime! Grow up!

Answer 7

Neutering if all goes well takes about a half hour (if that)... the surgery won't last more than an hour at the most.... your pup will be there for nine hours to recover from the anethesia (spelling) and to make sure there are no complications.

Answer 8

The operation takes a few minutes but with the anesthesia they want to observe the dog after that for possible reactions.

Answer 9

Awe, your pup will be okay :-)... 9 hours actually isn't too bad.. mine had to stay over night, and I couldn't pick her up until 5 the next day!.. I was seriously depressed while she was gone, it was awful lol. My dog was spayed though, and for spay procedure it's much more work and a much bigger procedure, so they had to monitor her for the day. Your dog will be okay, and thanks for neutering your dog :-)

Answer 10

Neutering him wont take long.
They dont want to send him home still drunk from being sedated and want to watch him for a few hours to make sure that everything is ok before sending him home.
I'm sure he will do fine.
Thank you for having him netered and not adding to pet overpopulation!