Ophie's spay
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You better post Woe me pictures.
When Teagan was spayed she recoverd really fast and was up and at it soon after the surgery. They say keep the puupy calm for a few days, but thats harder said than done. I would see how she feels reguarding playing with Luke. if its not hard play than I would not be worried about it.
If you are just play tug and fetch with her yourself.
I was not too concered when it came to Teagan running around and such after the surgery. The only thing I was concered about was her body reacted to the stictches in her belly and the incision got swollen and very red, but it did not hurt her.
But she did heal very fast. Its insane how fast they do heal after surgery
When Teagan was spayed she recoverd really fast and was up and at it soon after the surgery. They say keep the puupy calm for a few days, but thats harder said than done. I would see how she feels reguarding playing with Luke. if its not hard play than I would not be worried about it.
If you are just play tug and fetch with her yourself.
I was not too concered when it came to Teagan running around and such after the surgery. The only thing I was concered about was her body reacted to the stictches in her belly and the incision got swollen and very red, but it did not hurt her.
But she did heal very fast. Its insane how fast they do heal after surgery
Maya was really out of it the first night after her spay (she didn't have to stay at the vet's overnight), but by the next day, she was back to being herself, and of course tried to do too much.
We didn't really stop her from doing anything.....just made sure that she didn't bother her incision. Her incision healed pretty quickly too.
We didn't really stop her from doing anything.....just made sure that she didn't bother her incision. Her incision healed pretty quickly too.
Thanks.
We are taking her up to Chicago to the anti-cruelty society to be spayed because the spay fee was in our adoption fee.
So, it's cheaper for us to have them do it, since we paid for it already anyway.
But it just sucks that we have to take her to have it done by someone who we don't know and who doesn't know her.
We had our own vet do her pre-op bloodwork because I wasn't sure if anti-cruelty society does that (probably not), and I wanted to make sure she was healthy enough to have a surgery done.
She is COMPLETELY healthy, so that is good.
So, yeah, I'm kind of anxious about it, and I would be less anxious if my own vet was doing the procedure.
But I know ACS does dozens of spays a day.
But, she's my pet, not "just" some dog a rescue pulled from animal control, you know?
I hate saying that. I know it sounds awful.
I'm just anxious about it.
We are taking her up to Chicago to the anti-cruelty society to be spayed because the spay fee was in our adoption fee.
So, it's cheaper for us to have them do it, since we paid for it already anyway.
But it just sucks that we have to take her to have it done by someone who we don't know and who doesn't know her.
We had our own vet do her pre-op bloodwork because I wasn't sure if anti-cruelty society does that (probably not), and I wanted to make sure she was healthy enough to have a surgery done.
She is COMPLETELY healthy, so that is good.
So, yeah, I'm kind of anxious about it, and I would be less anxious if my own vet was doing the procedure.
But I know ACS does dozens of spays a day.
But, she's my pet, not "just" some dog a rescue pulled from animal control, you know?
I hate saying that. I know it sounds awful.
I'm just anxious about it.
Hey being anxious is totally normal. I was the same way. Teags had to stay over night and that was just torture, but when I went to pick her up after work the next day she was a bundle of energy. I had to force a screaming puppy into my car because all she wanted to do was run around the vets yard.
I never did see the Woe me stage because she slept over at the vets, but she was totally fine.
It sucks that your usual vet is not doing it, but I am sure Ophie is in very good hands and they see multiple spays a day. I will be sending you vibes and thinking about you and ohpie on monday
I never did see the Woe me stage because she slept over at the vets, but she was totally fine.
It sucks that your usual vet is not doing it, but I am sure Ophie is in very good hands and they see multiple spays a day. I will be sending you vibes and thinking about you and ohpie on monday
My dog was spayed 2 days ago. Shes 3 years old tho and had just come out of a heat cycle, I think thats harder then a girl not been in heat. Shell be pretty out of it the day of and the day after.... just leave her in a room for a while to recover. She can play hard with look till those staples come out in 2 weeks. Do alot of leash walks, and carry up and down stairs! Good luck!
Thanks
The other pain in the butt is the 1-1 1/2 hour drive back home (both drives there and home will be during rush hour in Chicago).
Not so much on the way there, but on the way home while she's all groggy and gross from her surgery.
The other pain in the butt is the 1-1 1/2 hour drive back home (both drives there and home will be during rush hour in Chicago).
Not so much on the way there, but on the way home while she's all groggy and gross from her surgery.
You should bring Luke up and go to the dog beach at Montrose!HA!
We have to have her there between 8-8:30 am, and then we cannot pick her up until 5:30-6 pm
There are not enough dog-friendly establishments in Chicago for me to feel comfortable enough taking Luke up there for that long. My mother-in-law JUMPED on the chance to babysit Luke for the day. She said if there was a way, she'd totally keep Luke forever. She ADORES him.
We are not sure if we're making a day out of the trip or coming home after we drop her off and then driving back up.
That'll depend on the weather forecast. If it's not going to be 90 degrees + 100% humidity, we will stay and go to the zoo and whatever museums are close by.
I'd prefer to stay if it's not too hot just so we can be closer in case anything were to go wrong with Ophie's spay.
We have to have her there between 8-8:30 am, and then we cannot pick her up until 5:30-6 pm
There are not enough dog-friendly establishments in Chicago for me to feel comfortable enough taking Luke up there for that long. My mother-in-law JUMPED on the chance to babysit Luke for the day. She said if there was a way, she'd totally keep Luke forever. She ADORES him.
We are not sure if we're making a day out of the trip or coming home after we drop her off and then driving back up.
That'll depend on the weather forecast. If it's not going to be 90 degrees + 100% humidity, we will stay and go to the zoo and whatever museums are close by.
I'd prefer to stay if it's not too hot just so we can be closer in case anything were to go wrong with Ophie's spay.
I'd definitely stay close by.
Your drive home with her is probably not going to be any trouble at all. She's going to be sleepy
As far as playing, one thing I absolutely would NOT let her do is play tug while she's healing up. Ever watched how Terriers use their belly muscles when they're pulling on something
I wouldn't keep them totally away from each other, just don't let them be rambunctious together. Wear Luke out by himself and then just keep close tabs on them and don't let them wrestle around for awhile -- I know you keep tabs on them anyway, though She might be a little cranky with him for a day or so, too.
Your drive home with her is probably not going to be any trouble at all. She's going to be sleepy
As far as playing, one thing I absolutely would NOT let her do is play tug while she's healing up. Ever watched how Terriers use their belly muscles when they're pulling on something
I wouldn't keep them totally away from each other, just don't let them be rambunctious together. Wear Luke out by himself and then just keep close tabs on them and don't let them wrestle around for awhile -- I know you keep tabs on them anyway, though
She might be a little cranky with him for a day or so, too.Generally the first day they do the WOE thing, but the younger the dog, the faster they seem to bounce back. Many of the shelter clinics use glue, so if the place you're taking her to does, don't be surprised if she has weird goo around her surgery site (that would be dried glue). If they don't use glue, you'll need to know when the stitches or staples come out.
The vet at the shelter I worked at recommended no running, jumping, etc. for 7-10 days, same for the "no bath" duration. If you think she might be grody after surgery, you'll want to have pet wipes for cleaning vs. using water (which can dissolve glue = BAD).
I used a tshirt to keep Z away from her spay site, but she really never tried to do anything with it. If I had it to do over again, I'd order a BiteNot collar just in case so that if she messed with the site she wouldn't have had to use a "cone of shame", but it worked out in the end, no cone needed.
Z the nite after her spay at 10mo:
I keelz yooou wif my lazer eyez
She was back to normal the next morning and the remaining 6 days were filled with lots of Kongs and crate time to keep her from hurting herself.
The vet at the shelter I worked at recommended no running, jumping, etc. for 7-10 days, same for the "no bath" duration. If you think she might be grody after surgery, you'll want to have pet wipes for cleaning vs. using water (which can dissolve glue = BAD).
I used a tshirt to keep Z away from her spay site, but she really never tried to do anything with it. If I had it to do over again, I'd order a BiteNot collar just in case so that if she messed with the site she wouldn't have had to use a "cone of shame", but it worked out in the end, no cone needed.
Z the nite after her spay at 10mo:
I keelz yooou wif my lazer eyez
She was back to normal the next morning and the remaining 6 days were filled with lots of Kongs and crate time to keep her from hurting herself.
Oh, Psyche was MISERABLE after her spay -- and the 10 days after were killer on me. Psyche's spay was kind of a big deal (lots of bleeding when they did it), so she was told to stay on 100% (other then pee's) crate rest for 3 - 5 days, and then from 5 - 10 days do very little. And then slowly bring her back into her normal routine (romping, tugging, playing hardcore, etc..). She was supposed to stay away from stairs for the whole 10 days... but it takes 2, 4, or 12 steps to get in the house (depending where you come in), and then 2 steps once in the house to get into the living room, then a bunch of steps to get upstairs to her crate. The first night she did all of them alone.
Honestly, though, the night I brought her home she was groggy for the car ride (a 1 1/2 hour drive), but once we got home she was a little ouchy, you could tell, but she did the steps and such fine, on leash. By the time she rolled around to the next morning, she was HATING being held in her crate.
Ugh, it was terrible for us, but I hope it's a lot easier for you. I didn't let Psyche play (or interact more then just walking through, on leash) with the other dogs until about day 5, or when her belly looked good.
Good luck!
Honestly, though, the night I brought her home she was groggy for the car ride (a 1 1/2 hour drive), but once we got home she was a little ouchy, you could tell, but she did the steps and such fine, on leash. By the time she rolled around to the next morning, she was HATING being held in her crate.
Ugh, it was terrible for us, but I hope it's a lot easier for you. I didn't let Psyche play (or interact more then just walking through, on leash) with the other dogs until about day 5, or when her belly looked good.
Good luck!
Well, I found out that they'll be using dissolvable stitches inside and glue on the outside.
And she'll have to be mainly be kept from Luke for 10 days (because no rough play for 10 days, and those two will wrestle the minute I let them out of their crates) or the incision can rip open.
OK, so where can I get one of those inflatable donut collar things or do I need one since it'll be glued?
And she'll have to be mainly be kept from Luke for 10 days (because no rough play for 10 days, and those two will wrestle the minute I let them out of their crates) or the incision can rip open.
OK, so where can I get one of those inflatable donut collar things or do I need one since it'll be glued?