I am a complete wreck:(
 

I thought I would be okay, but I am so NOT. I just dropped my sweet Mango off at the vet to be spayed this morning. Now I am sitting here just besides myself. I know that this is a procedure that is done millions of times, but this is my baby, my treasure, my heart, that is being operated on and I just can't stand it.:( The Vet said I could pick her up just before closing today. I would SO appreciate any pointers as to what I should do when she comes home to make her more comfortable. Do I keep the collar on her, or should I put her in a onesie?? She normally HATES clothes, but will she hate the collar more? If I don't put anything on her, I am afraid she will harm the incision.
The Vet does the surgery by laser, so I am hoping this lessens the trauma to her little body.
Argh!! I cannot stand this.Help!!!!!
Lauren

aww hunni im sure your baby will be fine, my girl hasnt been done yet, but i know i will be just as worried as you.

just make sure you spoil your baby when she gets home! :D

I just went through this....
 

I PMed you... call me if you want!

I haven't been through this yet, but I'll keep you in my thoughts!

I know how you feel; it's so scary the thought of something happening to our special sweethearts. You're lucky to have found a vet who uses the laser; from everything I"ve read recovery time is much faster. I think the collars are so awfull, and she will look so cute in a onesie, so I'd go with that. Wishing you the best of luck!

Mika got loose and ran down the street with her stitches like a bat out of hell. Tore them too, but it still healed so well you can't even see a scar.

Aw hon sending prayers and good vibes your way.

Don't have any advice for spaying but my lil guy just got neutered 2 weeks ago, he did great! Everything will be fine! Seending hugs :)

Oh, I know how you feel (hug). I put a shirt on mine when they were spayed. They did well...they were just groggy and sleepy the first day. When Juju was spayed, I put her in the x-pen away from Betty...just in case Betty hurt her. Betty stayed by the pen...worrying about her, I think (see pic). Good luck to sweet Mango. I am sending a prayer and a hug to her!

I know how you feel. I am always a wreck when any of mine have to go in for surgery. Try and keep busy, Are they going to call when she is out of surgery, that usually eases mnd knowing they are done and recovering. I used a onsie on Cali and it worked great. It was so soft and helped protect the area.

MY baby was just spayed Thrusday and I've been carrying her around ever since. Since they are not allowed to jump, run and so on for at least a week, keeping them very still causes them to be a bit chilly, so I suggest some soft clothes like jammies or fleece shirts. If you have a sling, that would be the way to go if she won't stay quiet in her crate or expen. Razael does the jumping jacks, so I have to carry her. If you don't have a sling, you can take a T-shirt that's too small for you and cut it in half right under the sleeves and use the bottom half to drape over one shoulder.
She probably won't each much at all due to not getting exercise. My baby isn't eating hardly anything, but she's still ok. I just put her in her expen long enough for her to potty on the pads and to eat. When I'm on the computer, she lays on a little blanket on my lap and gets to chew on something special. We also cuddle with her in the evenings when we are watching TV.
When I took her in on Thursday morning at 8:00 am, I came home and tore this house apart cleaning, moping, vacuuming, bathing Zada and Azrael and it sure helped me get thru the day without too much worry.
You will do fine and so will she. ;)

Aww hun don't worry! Your baby will be fine!

Awwwwww, :hug: 's to you.
I am sure she will be fine, but we do worry, don't we?
When mine come home I usually keep them isolated away from the others ...especially the first few days, as they smell differently and they all want to be all over her to see where she has been.
I also keep her very quiet and carry her to go outdoors. ( we have outside stairs that would be too much for her to handle). Then, I just gradually allow her to move about at her own pace and usually within a few days she is doing much better.
Prayers for a speedy recovery .....

Roxi had it done a little over two weeks ago and I was a TOTAL mess too!! In addition to being fixed she also got microchipped & had 15 teeth pulled!!! WOW I was just a complete wreck!! I think you will be surprised by how resilient these tiny dogs are... I thought it was way too much for her to have done, but it's the best, the least amount of times they have to go under anesthesia the better! Your baby will be just fine, just a lot of love and snuggles... You will probably find her to be up and around in a day or so.. Just keep her activities to a minimum.. I didn't have her in the E collar other than at night,, I just watched her like a hawk!! I didn't put her in a onezie either... You will both be ok!!!
XXX

Prayers from "back home"....
 

Aaawww Lauren, I feel for you ! The day CoCo went for her spay I told my vet in Bedfordview I was going to camp out in their garden area and wait there all day. I didn't ;) but did spend the day at Eastgage, so that I could be near if needed.

Needless to say, all went well and she was fine. Just a bit groggy and a little sore. After lots of loving and a good night sleep she was about back to normal by the next evening:) I see a lot on here put a onesie (babygrow?) on their babies, sounds like a good idea, if I'd know about that back then, I would have done the same.

I will be thinking of you pacing up & down :Pawprint: , stay on here, I'm sure we'll be able to keep you company, or go and do a really crappy chore that you've been putting off for ages:eek:

Sending prayers for sweet Mango for a safe procedure and quick recovery.
:ghug: oh and I'm holding thumbs :awink:

Sheilagh

Awwww Lauren I remember how scared I was when Teddi got fixed. Just make sure they give you some pain pills. They didn't give me anything and Teddi cried on the way home so I called and went back and got her some pills. I gave her one (which was 1/4 of a pill - they cut them for me) and she fell right to sleep and was completely back to herself by the next morning. I never gave her any more. They also made a little shirt for her from a little stretchy material that was like a sock. I kept that on for a few days and then took it off. She never licked her stitches or anything. I'm SO GLAD I never had to put the big plastic hat on her!!! I'm sure Mango will be just fine. It's just sad the first night because they look so helpless but they bounce back so quickly!!! Hugs and kisses from me and Teddi!

Oh...... you all have no idea what your responses mean to me. Thank you so much!!! I just had a conversation with another Yorkie Mom (thanks Brooke:)), who also gave me great advice. But, if y'all remember, Mango is known as the "demented" one.... she is still doing puppy-style zoomies at 16 months, and I really worry she will hurt herself. Yesterday I tried to put a onesie(baby grow for Sheilagh:)) on her, and she became like a teeny bucking bronco trying to literally jump out of it. Anyone on YT who has met Mango at our meetups cannot help but notice what a "wild thang" my little girl is. Now normally, this is a source of hilarity and sheer delight for us, to watch those little antics of hers, but now I am just afraid she will hurt herself. I know for sure that the collar or onesie she will fight like mad.
I will stay home with her, watch her like a hawk the next few days, but I am worried about tonight.... don't think much sleep will be in the picture for me.

Ronda, after the frightening experience you had with Teddi's liver shunt, I feel like a complete "ninny",so I apologize for that.
Thank you all again. What amazing people you are. I just knew this is where I would find support.

Big hugs to you all,:ghug:
Lauren

Oh you poor thing. :( I feel your pain right now. We will be keeping little Mango in our thoughts and prayers. I'm always up late so if you need to chat, just pm me. ;)

Try "Remedy Relief"... My vet suggested it because I didn't want to give Roxi Valum.. It's all natural, and you can get it at any vitamin store.. A couple drops under the tongue and it calms them down dramatically.. Roxi is totally berserk all the time and that really worried me after surgery... It worked beautifully, I highly recommend!!
BTW, I live in Belmont shore, I don't know what part of OC your in but we would love to come to one of your meets!!! ( I know how rude, inviting myself huh??!! )

Oh i know you are so worried right now. I wish i could give you a hug! I don't have any advice cause mine haven't gotten spayed yet but they will very very soon and i will be in the same position as you. All i can say is give her tons of kisses for me. Let us know how it all goes

That picture is soo sweet. She looks sooo sad and Betty looks very concerned

The Remedy Relief sounds like a great idea. Thanks for that! I will ask my Vet about it later, when I pick her up.
Oh, and you would be totally welcome at any of our meetups. The way you describe Roxi, sounds like her and Mango would get along just great. Mango seems to have forgotten to become an "adult" completely, and is in a perpetual state of demented puppyhood. I just love it.
Thanks,
Lauren:)

yeah please do ask, it totally saved us cause she just would not chill out!! Anytime you are meeting let me know, I'd love to meet you!!
Here is a pic of my Roxi....

I just had to say how completely adorable that picture is...... that pooped out little baby lying there, with the very concerned Betty trying to give her healing Yorkie kisses through the bars. Just toooo precious. I think my Granny Spanky will be wondering what's happened to Mango, who normally bugs the hell out of her. My old girl is so gentle, so sweet, I can just see her hovering over Mango the same way.
Argh! I just can't wait to have my baby home safe with me, so that I can cuddle her, hold her, make her feel that it's all going to be OK again. She must be so scared and confused right now.:(
Thank you again for that adorable picture,
Lauren:)

Lauren, have you heard from the vet, how did she do?


Sheilagh

I spoke to the Vet a while ago. She is still very groggy, but came through the surgery just fine.:) The only thing I am wondering about is food. She has not eaten since last night, and he said she should have nothing for the rest of the day. This really concerns me, so I think I will ask him about some nutrical. I cannot imagine my poor baby not having ANY food until tomorrow morning??!!??

What do y'all think? :confused::confused::confused:Have you fed them on the same day as the surgery? What is the usual rule of thumb here? I do not want to risk her vomiting, because Mango is a "vomiter" as it is. She is even prone to throwing up on a long car ride, which thankfully is not the case for today, as the vet is just up the road.
Lauren

When Kiki was spayed last year, I remember the vet telling us to go easy with the food as they could still be very nauseous from the anesthesia. I put down a few pieces of dry food for her and she ate every one. I knew she was starving. So I probably gave her a quarter of the amount that she normally would eat and she was fine. The next day she ate her normal amount of food.

Prayers for a speedy recovery.

Anna

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Hi, I'm so glad she came through the surgery good. I understand your concern about the food. When Trixie was spayed she spent the night and was given no food. I was terrified about this but she was ok. I kind of assume they gave her nutrical. Now when Pia was spayed she came home the same day and ended up very sick and spent almost 2 weeks going back and forth to a new vet and the ER to be watched over night. It's a long story and absolutely the vet's fault. Now after the nightmare I went through with Pia I refused to allow Paisley to spend the night. No'one would be there and I couldn't deal with that.

She came home that evening and never ate. My vet told me not to force food. I did give nutrical and the next few days she was sick and had no appetite. However, she was nothing like the way Pia was. I ended up giving her a little bit of baby food here and there but never alot. Her belly was so upset and too much would have caused her to vomit. I would ask your vet what they suggest you do. I hope she comes home and acts like my Trixie did. You never would have known Trixie had surgery. She wanted to play as soon as she got back. :p Hugs to you and Mango. :)

Mango chilling out..... that is a concept I think quite foreign to my zooming little girl. We shall see in the next few days. I just can't have her trying to be her usual, naughty little self. That natural remedy is sounding like a great idea.
I can't wait to meet you and Roxi. That little face...... to look at her, all innocence, especially in the second shot........ it's like "Mama...... who me...naughty? Nuh-uhhh....?" Do you pick her up and smoosh her as often as I do my babies??? Poor things get a smooshing 20 times a day at least.:eek::aimeeyork:eek::aimeeyork
Lauren

Oh I am so sorry you went through that with your precious little Pia!:( (I still have to smile when I think of her in that one picture a few months ago, peaking out from under a hat....:))How scary for you.... and for her. I am praying Mango's outcome is the same as Trixie's. The worry is what made me delay it so long, now I just feel really bad about it.
I just can't wait to hold her in my arms, make her feel better.
Hugs,
Lauren