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Originally Posted by MauiGirl  Mork has made such good progress after a rough start.
Good luck with her spay. Be sure to do pre-op blood work (unless she has already had enough blood work done to cover areas of concern). And ask for pain meds when you take her home, so you'll have them on hand in case they are needed. It will help her recovery to be comfortable.
Have you decided how you'll keep her from licking stitches? Some get the Softee Collar from a member here, and some people use a babies onsie put on with snaps at the back.
With all 4 of my girls, the vet carefully did the stitches internally, and none of them licked. |
Hi MauiGirl,
Thank you. The Vet will be doing pre-op blood work, I believe. I can't believe how expensive it is to spay my pretty little girl.
I remember having pain meds for Oreo when we brought her home but we had to go back and get stronger stuff and Valium for her. Do Yorkies, because they are typically so small, have problems with getting spayed? I know it needs to be done but I'd like to know what to expect. Mork seems tougher than Oreo but I don't want her to be in pain (just like I wish Oreo hadn't gone through that pain).
How do the onsies work? I know with Gizmo that the cone was a terrible option. When my parents put his cone on, he'd just freeze. He wouldn't even eat or take treats with it on. And, with Oreo, she figured out how to take it off. The one her Vet gave was tied on with ribbon. She would twist it around so that the bow was parallel to the ground, put the bow on the ground and step on the edge of the ribbon, lift up, and then push the untied cone off. I don't remember how we ended up keeping her cone on (we did figure something out) but I do remember her getting an infection. I wish we had known there were other cone options back then.
Thanks!!