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brookealexis · 03-11-2011, 06:25 PM

Hi everyone,

Earlier today, my 6 month old female yorkie (Ziggy) got spayed. She went in as a normal and energetic yorkie, but she seems very much in pain and under a lot of stress.

We expressed our concerns while we were at the vet. The spaying was finished around 12:30pm and we picked her up around 3:30 pm. She was not kept overnight (I have read that keeping a dog at the vet overnight is typical, but I guess this is not the case for this vet). Her surgery was done via a laser, but there is still an incision.

Anyways, when we went to get her at the vet, she starts SCREAMING. It is not just yelps or wimpers, but actual screams. We are not sure why she is doing this, but it seems to happen at random times, even when she is not being moved or touched. As you can imagine, this worried/upset us, and we had the dr. come in immediately. She said Ziggy was not in pain because they gave her a pain shot at the incision site. To me, it seems like she is in pain, but the doctor made it seem like she was being dramatic.

I guess what I need advice on is whether or not your yorkies were very "vocal" after their surgery. Ziggy has screamed like this before, but it has only happened after our other dog snarled a bit to get her away from her food. I have read through all of the other forums, and also googled this behavior, and I can't find anything about it!

Please reply! I'm very concerned!!

03-11-2011, 06:25 PM	#1
brookealexis YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 4	Female Yorkie after Spaying? Hi everyone, Earlier today, my 6 month old female yorkie (Ziggy) got spayed. She went in as a normal and energetic yorkie, but she seems very much in pain and under a lot of stress. We expressed our concerns while we were at the vet. The spaying was finished around 12:30pm and we picked her up around 3:30 pm. She was not kept overnight (I have read that keeping a dog at the vet overnight is typical, but I guess this is not the case for this vet). Her surgery was done via a laser, but there is still an incision. Anyways, when we went to get her at the vet, she starts SCREAMING. It is not just yelps or wimpers, but actual screams. We are not sure why she is doing this, but it seems to happen at random times, even when she is not being moved or touched. As you can imagine, this worried/upset us, and we had the dr. come in immediately. She said Ziggy was not in pain because they gave her a pain shot at the incision site. To me, it seems like she is in pain, but the doctor made it seem like she was being dramatic. I guess what I need advice on is whether or not your yorkies were very "vocal" after their surgery. Ziggy has screamed like this before, but it has only happened after our other dog snarled a bit to get her away from her food. I have read through all of the other forums, and also googled this behavior, and I can't find anything about it! Please reply! I'm very concerned!!