Neutering aftercare

[Meggie]

Button went for his neutering op yesterday.

The vet nurse said rest for a fortnight, just 5 minute walks, no jumping on furniture, stairs etc.....did you manage it?

I've put him in a crate in the sitting room to try to keep him still!
He normally hurtles around everywhere at 90 miles an hour, playing with Ellie, jumping on the sofas or even up on the window ledge to watch what's going on outside.

He's not a happy bunny...crying, yelping to get up & play. I take him in the garden for ten minutes at a time to wee & he has a play, but he won't just sit still indoors.And this is just the day after surgery, we've got another two weeks to go

How did you manage? Be glad of any advice!

[Marilize]

I am not sure if this applies to yorkies, but my other dog slept the day and night after the surgery and after that he was fine. He was his normal crazy self. He was absolutely fine after that.
I personally think that two weeks are a bit long for recuperation, but I am no expert. My personal feeling is that if he feels up for it, let him do what he wants. Just be careful of the stitches.

[iloveemmy]

When we brought Emmy home from getting spayed AND a hernia removed at the same time, we got the same release orders from the vet. She slept all the way home (4 hours) and then through the night. The next day she was her wild and crazy self again. She did not understand no jumping on the furniture or off the bed, no running and hurdling full speed ahead. I tried containing her, but she was crazy in the crate. I gave up...she played hard, I worried, but all was and is well.

Good luck!!!!

[Vinnie's Mom]

My Baby just had his surgery last tuesday, we go to get the stitches out tomorrow. Our vet did keep him the night after surgery so when we got him home he was so happy to be there that he went nuts with running, jumping, hurtling himself off furniture. We found it almost impossible because he is so small and so fast, the incision was right behind his little pee pee (haha), which seemed to be in a place where he wouldn't necessarily be able to stretch out the stitches so we let him go, we just check the stitches constantly to make sure, so as long as you don't notice any problem with the stitches I wouldn't drive yourself crazy! but good luck!

[Meggie]

Thank you so much for your replies, it's helped a lot.

I've just let him out again & he's his usual mad self, but the racket he was making in the crate was driving me nuts.....imagine a creaky door at umpty decibel volume

i'm trying to get him to be fairly still, but fighting a losing battle!

I've bathed the wound with salt water, as directed by the vet, & it all looks ok. He had puppy teeth removed as well, he'd two rows, looked like Jaws, but you'd never believe it to see his energy today !

Think I need some of whatever he's on

[sondra2004]

My boys were fine after 3 days . They ran ,jumped, and played in the house. My only problem was the licking at the stitches.Im sure he will be fine running and playing in the house.Just check his stitches every day.

[iloveemmy]

Originally Posted by iloveemmy

When we brought Emmy home from getting spayed AND a hernia removed at the same time, we got the same release orders from the vet. She slept all the way home (4 hours) and then through the night. The next day she was her wild and crazy self again. She did not understand no jumping on the furniture or off the bed, no running and hurdling full speed ahead. I tried containing her, but she was crazy in the crate. I gave up...she played hard, I worried, but all was and is well.

Good luck!!!!

Sorry...I was thinking about when we took Emmy in to have extra teeth removed!!!! When she was spayed and had the hernia removed, she had to stay overnight (the two surgeries ran together for me--getting old). Our vet took her home with her that night after the spay/hernia surgery. She slept in the bed with her. She was her crazy little self the next day!!!!

[daniellealberta]

Spike had ten teeth removed at the same time as his neuter. My vet said keep his walks to a minimum for a couple of days, but he was his normal self the day after the surgery. I bought him some pet stairs so he can climb up without having to jump, and he just loves them!

[teebutterfly]

Tobie just had his neuter and 5 teeth pulled on Wednesday and you'd never now the way he's been so active running around like his normal self. Our vet used dermabond for his closure which is like super glue for skin and I've just been watching the incision area regularly, but he seems to be fine. I figure that they are like kids, when they are hurting and don't feel good, they know when to slow down, otherwise, I wouldn't worry about it. Tobie's been jumping from the couch and running around like he normally does and has been fine.

He's got antibiotics for the next 8 days and has been eating like crazy. The vet said that now's he's been neutered....his appetite should increase (he's 5.1 lbs and his sister is 7lbs...the little heffer!)

I wouldn't worry about him. Just keep checking his incision and let him be free.

[WesleyandMaddie]

When Wes was neutured he was a little groggy for a few hours after getting home. But after that he was his normal self. I tried to keep him from running around and jumping on the couch, but it was no use. He acted like nothing had happened. I worried that he would hurt himself, but he was fine.

But when Maddie was spayed she was in a lot of pain for about 6 days. We gave her pain medicine and she slept pretty much all day for the 6 days. She didn't want to run or play at all during that time.

I would say to not encourage playing, running, jumping. But if your baby feels fine and wants to be a little active then I'm sure he'll be fine. If he's in pain, then he probably won't want to be active at all.

[Herculesmyboy]

Hello everyone, my male yorkie is going in to be neutered tomorrow morning. I was wondering if anyone used those cone protectors to prevent licking. Do you think its a good idea to use one? I'm taking him to a Mobil vet and I am pretty sure they will use the desolving stitches.

[Marilize]

Hi there. I didn't need to use a cone for my boy, but you can make a very comfortable cone by using a towel. I used a small one because my boy is very small.

Roll the towel into a rope, pull the two ends towards each other to make a loop, then fasten them together with ribbons or rope. I used leftover ribbon from a sewing project.

I don't have a picture of my little guy wearing his cone, but this is what it looks like: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ynewcollar.jpg


They love it because it's comfortable enough to double as a pillow and it's just as effective as those terrible plastic cones that they hate.

Hope that helps!

[Herculesmyboy]

Marilize,
Thank you so much for responding, the Mobil unit S.A.F.E uses glue, I was surprised by that so I am supposed to prevent licking. Thank you so much for this tip I will use it on Hercules today!

[woofwoofwoof]

I am glad to hear that all your babies were fine after surgery. I am a nervous wreck because my 1 year old is going in tomorrow for neutering. I so afraid for him. Am I doing the right thing?

[Marilize]

woofwoofwoof, neutering isn't a high risk surgery. They usually just put them under, make a small opening in their scrotum and remove the testicles. It doesn't take a long time and it's very routine. So you don't need to worry about your baby.

That said, I'm not an advocate for neutering just for the sake of it. But you need to decide for yourself whether your reasons are correct