We made sure he stayed away from stitches. He did not need the cone, but we had one from the vet in case he did. If you need to be at work, you will probably use the cone since you won't be able to watch him to make sure.
We were told not to feed him or to feed him very little that evening because he could throw up. He was whimpering, I thought from pain, but before giving him meds, I offered him about a tablespoon of chicken. He scarfed it down and went right to sleep. So for him hunger was an issue.Also, I crushed his kibble the next day and fed it to him slowly. By afternoon of that next day, he ate normally.
The vet will give you info too.
Dinky weighs 3.75 lbs now, but weighed under 3.5 at surgery time. He needed like 2 drops of meds!
Don't be surprised if you cry when you drop him off! |