I know how you feel! I was freaking out when I got Hobbs fixed. After the surgery, you need to watch his incision to make sure it doesn't get infected. My vet told me it was fine for them to lick it some, but not too much. If it gets red, then put a little neosporin on it. If the neosporin doesn't help, then take him back to the vet so he/she can take a look at the incision. Also, you want to prevent them from going up and down stairs and from jumping on or off the couch for at least a couple days after the surgery.
Do you know if your vet is using an IV or just gas?? I know with gas they wake up immediately after the surgery and with an IV they stay groggy for a little while. But, he should not be groggy when you pick him up on Wednesday. You may want to ask your vet if there is going to be someone at the vet Tuesday night to monitor the dogs there. I know that Hobbs was supposed to stay overnight, but I convinced my vet to let me take Hobbs home the day of his surgery bc there wasn't going to be anyone at the vet that night to monitor him. My vet told me that the reason he makes them spend the night after surgery is bc they need to be confined and not active (no stairs, no jumping on/off couches, etc). But I assured my vet that I would keep Hobbs from being active, so he let me take Hobbs home same day. I just didn't want something to happen to Hobbs when he spent the night and no one be at the vet to see! So, you might want to check into that. Even when I picked Hobbs up the same day of his surgery, he was perfectly fine...he never even acted like he had surgery! Needless to say, it was somewhat of a chore to get him to say settled down and not be active!
Good luck tomorrow, and PLEASE let us know how everything turns out! |