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Spaying on Friday, March 8th Camrey is schedule for surgery this week. Since I am sure most of you have been through this, thought I would reach out for any suggestions or tips you might have for post-surgical care. I am soooooo nervous for her! Thanks everyone! |
For girls, most people appreciate having a onesie for them to wear and an e-collar to prevent licking and scratching of the surgical area -- if a traditional incision is done. Discourage jumping, running and strenuous activity for 1 to 2 weeks. Many pups bounce back very quickly, but they have to be kept quiet for at least 24 - 48 hours. An xpen or babygates helps when you can't supervise closely. Don't bathe for 2 weeks. Best wishes to Camrey for a safe procedure and speedy recovery. |
Forgot a couple of important ones -- pain meds and an emergency contact number for a vet. Don't bring your girl home without pain meds. |
Thank You Kristen. I will definitely get pain meds & an emergency number and I believe they will send her home with a collar. What do you mean by 'onesie'? Like for a baby? LOL |
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Hi! Welcome to YT. I have been through this twice now. :D. I have two girls and will try to give you some advice. Both of mine were fixed where I was able to be with them the next day. My vet didn't use stitches and did give pain meds. I think he used the glue??? I didn't use a onesie or collar for either girl. Instead I held them and babied them. :rolleyes: I know, they are spoiled. I was very lucky and had no problems at all. They recovered quickly and did very well. The biggest thing I did was make sure they had limited activity. When I wasn't holding them I had a crate handy. My vet gave me his cell number in case I had any problems. You might ask if there is an emergency number as well. I am sure your sweet girl will do great! Keep us posted! |
I didn't use a onesie because Khloe didn't lick herself. She was groggy the first day but after that she was fine. Discourage a lot of jumping. I am sure things will gone just fine. I will be wishing for the best. For some reason these little girls seem to be very hardy when it comes to spaying. Like I said Khloe was groggy the first day but was normal the next morning and pulling at her big sister's Kirby's ears again. I didn't have any problems with either girls but Khloe's incision took longer to seal up completely. Kirby is a bichon and of course larger so I don't know if it had to do with Khloe's tiny size. Watch for redness and ozzing of any kind. Contact the vet immediately. |
My thoughts and prayers are with you and Camrey. I never had to use a cone or onesie with my girls because they didn't use stitches but having a onesie on-hand is a great idea. It is worn backwards, so you don't even have to cut a hole for the tail. It goes outside the snaps. If it's not too late, a soft cone is so much easier on our babies than a hard one. It's great to have when cutting nails, if necessary. Small dogs have a tougher time with a spay than larger dogs, and I definitely recommend pain medication also. It may make your little girl more needy, but it will help her so much with the pain. It's best to do blood work before any anesthesia, particularly for little Yorkies. I never got used to my girls having anesthesia, but they always did fine, even yearly when they had dentals. Our last little angel had anesthesia at age sixteen, even with an enlarged heart, and she did well. Please let us know how Camrey does. We understand your worries and care. The Kiss-E Collar She is YT member momtohotrod. |
Thank you for all the tips, well wishes and encouragement! Camrey is very spoiled, too and I am sure I will cater to her even more after the surgery... I'll keep you posted on how she does. If anyone can think of anything else, I'd appreciate it. Love this group! Everyone is so knowledgeable & forth coming. Thanks, again!!! |
I agree with all that every one has said. Also make sure she has blood work done before the spay. |
It will be ok... I promiss! You have received great advice and just plan on staying with her a day or so and just cuddling and making her feel loved. I think I sat on the sofa for hours with Remy on my lab.. just letting her sleep and then she was up and more spunky each day! Good luck.. |
My little girl, Libby, was spayed today also. They did blood work and a chemistry beforehand to make sure it was fine to go through with the surgery. They told me that everything went well and sent her home with some pain meds that she can start on tomorrow. I'm sure i'm overreacting, but I am a mess this afternoon bc ever since I picked her up shes been completely out of it. Just laying in my lap, moaning if i move her at all, and a few minutes ago she started panting. Is this normal?? I am so worried about her. How did your sweet thing do today? |
Not sure on the panting but our boy was done last Friday and he spent the evening sleeping on my DH. He slept most of the morning the next day as well then around noon woke and was back to normal. I had 5 days worth of meds but only gave 3 days worth. He seemed fine after that and I don't like to medicate if it is not needed. |
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Wishing Camrey a speedy recovery! |
I don't want to scare you but I thought I'd mention that in the past few months I've known 2 people who had their puppies wounds open up after surgery. One was due to licking the wound which they restitched but the puppy still ended up dying. The other one is my neighbors yorkie and the vet said her body was dissolving them. I'm not sure if they used glue or dissolving sutures. She had to be restitched but is doing well now. Just keep a close eye on her and the wound. My little girl was spayed a month ago and did great and was back to herself a couple of days after surgery. She had to have her sutures removed which was a piece of cake. She didn't flinch. |
Blood work was done & she was cleared to have the procedure today. We dropped her off this morning at 8:30AM & the procedure was scheduled for noon. Spoke to the vet at around 4PM, surgery went well, no complications. Camrey was in recovery but still groggy from the anesthesia and pain meds. They kept her over night to monitor her. We can pick her up between 10AM-5PM tomorrow. I'll be there at 10AM!!!! I keep thinking she is going to wake up in the middle of the night looking for us and flip out!!! She has such separation anxiety. Poor baby! After reading what LibbysMommy posted, I am almost relieved that they kept her over night for monitoring!! I would have been a wreck. Hopefully by the time we pick her up tomorrow the anesthesia will be completely out of her system & we'll just have to contend with the pain meds. LibbysMommy.... How is Libby now? I'm guessing she was moaning because she is probably a little sore from the incision and the anesthesia & pain meds have to make her loopy. Sending good thoughts your way for both of you. Please let me know how she is doing!!! |
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Camrey has been home since 10:30AM. The crying is nonstop! Its heartbreaking. She must have been starving because she ate her food at around noon. Even took her meds. I want her to just lay down & sleep, but the crying wakes her up. The e-collar stinks, she doesn't like it at all. LibbysMommy.... How is Libby doing?? |
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The e collar we were given sucks too. If you go to petsmart of some pet store you can buy a much better one for her. That's what we had to do. |
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Within the last year I've had four of my girls spayed. I only had problems with one, Destiny. Her first day home, she cried a lot. She was in quite a bit of pain the first week and stopped eating and drinking but once we got her more pain medicine and took her off the inflammation medicine she started eating and drinking again. She cried anytime I was out of her site. Luckily I took the week off for her. She had me really worried and upset as I've never seen one take a spay that rough. The second week though she was all better. The other 3, were up and wanting to play and run the next day, didn't bother them at all. The panting is usually a sign of pain especially if they seem restless or can't get comfortable. I'm glad to hear your little girl is doing great with her spay. Sometimes the hardest part about the spay is keeping them down or inactive until they are healed as they just want to start running and playing right away. |
I am lad to hear she is on the road to recovery. How is she doing today? |
How did Camrey do? Hi. I am new to this site, and a first time Yorkie owner. Our puppy, Pippy, will be spayed tomorrow, and I am also very nervous. She is very small (3 lbs) and it worries me. I have read all the replies here and am thankful for them! I hope Camrey did well! |
Camrey was more like her usual self today. No crying, unless I was out of the room! LOL The hardest part is keeping her inactive!!! Today she kept jumping up on the couch & down again!! She was driving me nuts. We put all her toys away, but she still wants to play. She has been rolling around on the couch. The incision looks the same as it did yesterday, so I think she is fine. I have to work tomorrow, but I work from home. She'll be in the office with me, probably in her bed. That is her usual spot while I work. Hope Pippy's surgery goes well!! Please keep me posted on her progress. Thank you all for the kind words & very useful advice. It is much appreciated!!! |
Missy's spay tomorrow! Very nervous mommy here! Vet also has suggested a onesie, hoping it works well. Missy always licking everywhere... Thinking I will be a nervous reck ... Did anyone keep their babes in a crate at night or best to keep her in bed with us??? :confused: |
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