Neutering questions

[sasha2334829]

My Brody (7 months) is getting neutered next Friday. I've tried looking it up, but can't really find information about what happens when he comes home. I'm just wondering what I need/need to do when he comes home and also, what he is going to feel like, how long average heal time is, will he act normal or sluggish, etc. I know every dog is different, but maybe let me know how your dogs handled it. Just so I can see what kind of to expect. Any information will help.

[elainfavourite]

We just got Simba (5 months) neutered last Thursday. When we picked him up from the vet office in the afternoon, around 6pm. He looked like nothing happened. He didn't lick too much at the vet, so they didn't give him the e-collar. The vet told us not to let him jump up and off the couch or bed, running, rough play and watch him not to lick and give him a medicine the next morning (either pain killer or antibiotic). I didn't walk him for couple days and of course no dog park last week. He did whine a little during the first two days, but everything else was just fine. He sometimes licks it and will stop if I tell him to. We didn't give him bathe last week either.
He did poop in our bedroom on the first night home... Usually he would wake us up.
I think Simba losses some energy after the surgery. He still likes to play, but he sleeps through the night now
Your little cutie Brody will do just fine

[Kataliadre]

I just had Dallas done this past Monday and I've had almost the exact experience as elainfavourite. Dallas didn't have any accidents, but otherwise, I could have written that! lol He didn't need any pain medication today, and is acting like nothing ever happened. Good luck, and please keep us updated!

[Maximo]

As Simba's mom wrote, no jumping or running. No bathing for 2 weeks. Max was fine when he came home, but needed his pain med the first night. I carried him on his walking route for about 1.5 weeks because when I let him walk too much, he started to bruise on his belly.

A lot of pups will bounce back right away and want to resume full activities immediately. The hardest part is discouraging them from doing so.

May vets will recommend feeding a lighter meal the evening after having anesthesia. Max has a cast-iron stomach and wanted his full dinner.

Don't forget to withhold food and water the night before and morning of surgery. Vets differ in the time they recommend -- 9 pm to midnight.

Best wishes for Brody and you.

[Ginas_babys]

I have neutered all of my male dogs and it´s a simple "in and out" procedure that´s not as half as hard on them as you´d think
Mine have always come home just an hour after having it done and although they do act sluggish for a little while (like a few hours) they tend to bounce back very quickly, and you´ll find you have to hide toys etc to keep them still
The first time, I expected a few days of whimpering and my boy feeling very sorry for himself, but nope..within a few hours of the operation, he wanted to play with his ball and he was bouncing about and pawing away at his "lamp shade" because he hated it lol

You might want to feed him a light meal the night he has it done, because the anesthesia can make them feel a little sick for a while afterwards.I fed mine some chicken and rice in small portions just in case, but they were fine.

Try not to worry (not easy, I cried when I handed mine over to be neutered lol) he´ll be totally fine

[jeane]

morgan was 6 months old when he was neutered and they kept him overnight and we picked him up the next morning and he was fine and it was like nothing happened except that he was so happy to see us/ of course when I go into the basement and come back up in 5 minutes its like I have been gone for days

[gracielove]

Usually they are a bit tired the day of the surgery. The next day he may still be a bit sleepy but you will see he has perked up a bit. By day three they are usually almost back to normal.

We have never used those hard collars that some vets use after surgery and have never had a problem. It is normal for an animal to lick a wound. If you are going to be home with him after the surgery just keep a careful watch over him. You just want to make sure he does not start chewing at the area or doing a lot of licking. Distracting him from licking usually is enough to get a dog to stop.

Someone on YT used to sell soft post surgical collars for small dogs. I'm not sure if they still do or not. They are available on Amazon as well as other pet supply sites. If you have to use a collar the soft ones are much less stress on the neck and the pet in general.

[lovespandp]

Oh goodness, Peanut was a basket case. He took the surgery really hard. He didn't want to move, didn't eat, or really drink, couldn't get comfortable, wanted to sleep with us.. thankfully I had him neutered on Friday and I was home with him for 3 days. The fist night was the hardest, I was pretty much up with him making sure he was ok. I had to make him boiled chicken and buy him Pedalight- he didn't drink regular water. I left his cone off because I was there to watch him- he was much more comfortable with it off. By Monday he was doing much better…

Good luck to your little Brody, hopefully everything goes well and he won’t be as dramatic as Peanut was!!

Will be thinking of your baby tomorrow and sending him prayers.

[sasha2334829]

Thanks everyone for all the help. He is at the vet now. I called and they said he did good. They said to wait and hour to pick him up so he can fully wake up.

[lovespandp]

So glad to hear, hope he is resting peacefully at home in the arms of his Momma.

[Sunnydayz]

The good thing about males, is it is much easier on them than females being spayed. Granted my experience is more with cats and horses lol, but the males usually will bounce right back very quickly, where as females it is much more traumatic due to the incision on the abdomen.

[CouversMom]

I'm glad everything went well. Couver was down the day of the surgery and pretty much just slept. The next day, he acted like nothing had happened to him... I had to make sure he didn't hurt himself lol.