Ciara Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 (edited) Hi all. My baby girl is getting spayed today and her hernia repaired. I'm quite anxious obviously that she will be very sore after her op when she comes home this afternoon. She is a very active happy dog and I want to know when she should be ok to get back to her regular exercise and training schedule. Should she stay home for a week or longer? Obviously vet will give me time frame of rest etc but I'd like opinions from how long other ppls dog took to recover! She's my first pup in 14 years so i've forgotten alot! P.s she behaved beautifully at vet today. Edited September 17, 2009 by Ciara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Hi-she ideally should be confined to a crate or a room for the first few days- with on leash toilet breaks- or on leash 'being with the family time'. JUMPING up is the worst thing- so no jumping onto furniture/people/cars etc. I would think she needs to be kept quiet until her stitches come out... especially since she is having hernia repair as well. Make sure she has an elizabethan collar or a soft basket muzzle, so she doesn't lick the wounds, or chew stitches out! Today/tomorrow she will probably be quiet and sooky and may not want to eat- that's fine. Don't push her to be active, or interact with anyone...leave her rest and recuperate. how long other ppls dog took to recover! I guess this depends on individual dogs- their age/health etc , as well as the surgery they had done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciara Posted September 17, 2009 Author Share Posted September 17, 2009 Hi thanks persephone, I'm just being an over cautious pup mum lol. She is crate trained and so won't be a problem confining her. Will just have to keep her very quiet as she is very playful and might try to exert herself! She doesn't jump on anything except me when i ask her to so hopefully she won't stretch her wound. Will keep her home all week and nice and quiet. Thanks for advice. Its always reassuring to hear what others think when you're worried about your dog! Will keep a close eye on her and restrict her play! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciara Posted September 17, 2009 Author Share Posted September 17, 2009 Oh and thanks for reminder about elizabethan collar, in my worrying I forgot all about that! Luckily I have one her size at home so will put it on soon as she gets home. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvsdogs Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 It's the worst time. Tilba was spayed back in March & came home groggy & wearing her eliz collar which she needed the whole time because she wouldn't leave the incision alone. My son's dog was totally different, didn't touch her wound once, you wouldn't even know she had been done. I wouldn't encourage too much exercise until the stitches come out/dissolve even if she shows she feels better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Talk to your vet. From memory onlead exercise (not too much) was fine. Personally I think the fastest way to get a dog to worry stitches is to allow them to get bored. None of my dogs have needed an Elizabethan collar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 ....and crating with an elizabethan collar is probably not a good plan because of not much room to turn..and the noise of collar on crate would be unpleasant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciara Posted September 17, 2009 Author Share Posted September 17, 2009 Well she's home and a bit sore. Has pain meds and seems ok. I had to put the eliz collar on her as she was licking the stitches alot as she lay in her crate. She has plenty of room so i haven't heard any plastic knocking against the bars. She's just quietly laying down asleep since 5pm except for a few toilet breaks and a small snack.. Wouldn't let her negotiate the steps to the yard so I carried her. Lol. Vet said crate rest for 24 hrs then she'll likely be back to normal so just keep her on leash for few days while outside (like u said pf) so she can't stretch out and hurt herself. He said she can go for walks if she seems ok but i think i'll leave her home this week just to cd safe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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