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Posted by ilovepoco (My Page) on Fri, Aug 1, 08 at 11:09
| I've only had female dogs up until now (so am familiar with the spaying process and recovery), but we're getting ready to neuter our male Toller soon. What is the recovery period like typically?
Thanks,
Susan |
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| I was wondering this also, before we adopted our boy. He was older when we neutered him and I hear that puppies recover quicker. Anyways, the recovery was WAY faster than I thought it would be. The day we brought him home he pretty much lied around. The next day we had to stop him from running around, he didn't even seem to care he had stitches. He couldn't go swimming or play fetch for about 10 days and THAT was the hardest part. He didn't have any way to get his energy out and we would turn around and he would be running around the yard and playing. We took him on a lot of walks to try to compensate for his lack of playing. So overall, the first two days were a bit hard. We had to make sure he wasn't bothering the stitches and that he was eating ok. The rest of the time he was pretty much his normal self. We didn't have a problem w/ him bothering his stitches though. I think it would be harder if you have this problem. -renee |
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| I don't put external stitches in any animal unless I need to. None of my neuters get external sutures so the pets can't chew them out and cause problems. I had external sutures once. If I was a dog, I would have had an e-collar, because I removed those darn itchy things in 6 days instead of waiting 14! Of course, I could see and comprehend that my skin was healed- a dog cannot. Other than that, appropriate pain control by the vet is really all they need. I like to give the females a couple of days of pain control to go home- it's a major abdominal surgery. And no, I don't put external sutures in my girls either! |
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| Thanks guys. He's not a young pup, he's 8 months old now, and will be around 9 months when we take him in. We will wait until after we get back from boarding him while we are on vacation later this month so that I can keep an eye on things post-op. Guess he'll have to forego his 2x weekly doggie daycare for awhile too - no WAY to keep him from rampaging there! Keeping him from swimming - that will be a problem! He finally learned how (no, it's not necessarily inborn in water breeds), and he's now INTO IT. Susan |
RE: neutering recovery period
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Meghane,
My 2 pups are going to be spayed/neutered in 2 weeks.
I have certificates from Friends of Animals. It will cover the procedure, the visit and pain meds.
I've got a couple of questions. The pups are very, very lively! They play fight all the time. I know that Bridget's spay will be harder on her than Flanagan's neutering.
I was thinking it would be best to have them done on the same day? Would you agree? How long for recovery for Bridget? We have a very tiny house, it would be very difficult to separate them.
Also, I hate the thought of those damn cones. Do non external sutures cost more? Does it make the surgery harder (for you, the vet)?
I'm going to ask my vet if she does this. Even if I have to pay the difference. But, should I expect to pay more? I mean, would that be standard practice? Lastly, is there anything else I need to know about? Thanks, Silly |
RE: neutering recovery period
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| Hi Silly. Most hospitals charge a set price for spays/neuters regardless of actual time and materials used because we really want people to be as responsible as you. So there wouldn't be an additional charge. Some vets are uncomfortable not putting in external sutures for various reasons. My boss likes external sutures because he needs to recheck the surgery site at the suture removal appointment. He does lots of orthopedic surgeries and he really does need to make sure all healing is progressing well, not just the skin. He feels that people wouldn't come back for a recheck unless they also had to get the sutures removed. I think he puts external sutures in the rest of his surgeries out of habit. For the ferals and strays, he uses dissolvable sutures so nobody has to catch up the patients again. It's also hard for us vets to do things differently than how we are taught. I was taught to use external sutures in vet school; it was just my personal experience that made me ditch the externals when possible. I have put external sutures in one patient so far- she had a mass on her flank, which moves a lot, plus the incision was large and the skin had to be pulled a little tight in one spot. So I put in externals for reinforcement. So far, I haven't had any problems with not putting in externals on spays and neuters. I think getting Bridget and Flanagan done the same day is a good idea. They will both be tired the next day, giving them both that first 24 hour period to recover without dealing with a friend who wants to play. Most spays are feeling just fine in 2-3 days, but the abdominal wall doesn't close completely until 10-14 days. So they do have to be relatively calm for that long. Do you have crates for when you are not around to supervise? When you are there, distractions with toys, treats, etc. may be all you need to keep them from getting too wound up. |
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Thanks for taking the time for me, Meghane.
I appreciate it!
After the fiasco of getting them from Jackson, Mississippi to Boston, through tornadoes (geeze, I spell checked that and it still doesn't look right), getting tossed on the wrong planes and having the airline lose them for over 12 hours, all the while stuck in a single crate...my pups won't have anything to do with one! LOL They won't be alone, so that's ok. Silly |
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| I just had my five month old terrier male neutered. He has internal dissolving sutures and external sutures. The vet told me to keep him quiet... I thought that meant not playing catch with him or running him around for the full two weeks until he got his stitches taken out, especially because of the internal dissolvable stitches that we can't really monitor. We kept him quiet for the first five or so days after surgery... and then my boyfriend was letting him move around as usual, and noted that the outside skin looked closed and healed. Should I be worried? If so, what explanation can I give him so he doesn't think I'm being "ridiculously" cautious? |
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| My mocha was neutered at 8 wks old when I adopted him, and Rusty at 3 yrs old when I adopted him - plus had an undescinded testicle. Mocha's recovery was very fast because he was so young. Rusty's was not as fast, but was still just fine. It wasn't much of an issue at all for either one of them. If I had both a male and female to do, or 2 of anything really, yes, I'd do them at the same time so they'd tend to leave each other alone for a bit. |
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