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11-02-2008, 11:07 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Des Plaines, IL, USA
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| Post-Neuter Care Teddie is our first dog - and yes, we didn't know what we were missing! We just had him neutered at 5-1/2 months and the Vet's directions are to keep him from running and jumping as much as possible for 2 weeks. It's getting to be impossible! It's only been 5 days and we're all feeling frustrated by this - he wants to play like usual and certainly has all the energy in the world. And his incision looks fine. What are your experiences? What are your suggestions for ways to keep him quiet? |
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11-03-2008, 01:38 AM | #2 |
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| I couldn't keep Gus inactive after neutering. He had to wear an E-collar that may have slowed him up a bit. Try some chew toys to keep him occupied. Gus had swelling and redness 3 or 4 days after surgery, but looked okay the few days after surgery. Turned out this is normal.
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11-03-2008, 04:16 AM | #3 |
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| Daizy was extremely active by the end of her first week as well. Like the other poster said the first week is most crucial!! I would let him play and just watch him so that he's not over doing it. And WELCOME to YT!!! You will love it here..I sure do!!!
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11-03-2008, 06:34 AM | #4 |
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| If all else fails, I would crate him. With too much activity an abscess can form under the incision or the stitching could pop and have to be redone. If the vet says two weeks of calm, I would go with that. Ellie can get way too restless in her crate and I thought that would hurt her incision even more than letting er run and jump, so I held her a lot of the time and kept her in a onesie because having clothes on makes her mad and slows her down.
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11-03-2008, 08:24 AM | #5 |
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| Thanks for the feedback. Luckily, his incision looks very clean, but the possibility of an abscess is a bit scary . . . Even though there's no magic answer (that I was unrealistically hoping for), you've already helped me to know that I'm not alone. Thanks. |
11-03-2008, 08:44 AM | #6 |
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| Don't panic like I did if he gets some normal swelling and redness at day 3 or 4. Vet suggested ice packs to reduce the swelling, but there was noooo way Gus was going to allow it to happen.
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11-03-2008, 10:05 AM | #7 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: My baby's heart
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| Hi, I'm planning to get my baby spayed. Many have said to do it at 6-7months. But I'm worried that she wouldn't keep calm and complicate her stitches/wound after the surgery because she loves to play. Is it better to wait a few months when she's older and more mature? maybe she'll be less playful that time?
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11-03-2008, 06:55 PM | #8 | |
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Bella got spayed this past Friday, so we're on day 4, and there's no keeping her down...she's been playing more and more each day, and today she is just like normal. The vet didn't tell me to restrict her in any way....maybe he was a bit blase though, I don't know? I check her incision site every day, and it still looks really, really good.....amazing how different it looks each day. I can really tell it's healing. I have been trying to limit her jumping since that is the biggest thing that can pull on those sutures (took my bed of the rails so that the mattress and box springs are on the floor to make it lower so she wouldn't have the opportunity to even try jumping on it). Today, I can't keep her from jumping on the couch like I could before. I guess I'll just have to let her do it, but I think she'll be fine. It obviously doesn't hurt her or she'd be more cautious (like she was the last few days)! | |
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