Recovery after spay?

[Anonymous]

I was coming on to ask this. Our pup was spayed yesterday. She came home groggy but by evening seemed back to normal. I hadn't anticipated how hard it would be to hold her back from jumping around and playing on day 1.

The vet sent home an RX of trazodone. I plan to use it at the start at least to protect her from herself, but for how long?

This isn't my first dog but I haven't had a puppy in a while. And I came from a rural area where... well, to put in one way: people spent a lot less money on pets. My memory of getting dogs spayed 20 years ago was that it wasn't a big deal... and all my dogs turned out totally fine.

Am I misremembering? is this a difference in recommendations between an area that can pay/will follow up on medical care and one that can't? Should I use trazodone twice a day for 10 days?

[Anonymous]

OP here: today is day 3, and our pup seems to be back to normal, so will not give pain medication. We got only for two days FWIW, and I have the last dose which I will give at night. Trying (and it’s hard) to keep her from climbing the sofa and running around. Did you let your dog climb the sofa once they could or kept them restrained?

[Anonymous]

How long after spay surgery before dog can return to daycare?2 weeks?

[Anonymous]

We spayed our 1 year old dog recently. Paid for laparoscopic approach so smaller incisions.

The vet surgeon sent us home with pain meds and sedatives. We kept her pretty calm for about 5 days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was coming on to ask this. Our pup was spayed yesterday. She came home groggy but by evening seemed back to normal. I hadn't anticipated how hard it would be to hold her back from jumping around and playing on day 1.

The vet sent home an RX of trazodone. I plan to use it at the start at least to protect her from herself, but for how long?

This isn't my first dog but I haven't had a puppy in a while. And I came from a rural area where... well, to put in one way: people spent a lot less money on pets. My memory of getting dogs spayed 20 years ago was that it wasn't a big deal... and all my dogs turned out totally fine.

Am I misremembering? is this a difference in recommendations between an area that can pay/will follow up on medical care and one that can't? Should I use trazodone twice a day for 10 days?

Trazodone for a week after pain meds, then stitches come off, and back to normal.

[Anonymous]

Our one year old dog was neutered today. I have pain meds for three days but I think it will be hard to keep him occupied with no running or jumping for 1 week, let alone two. He is quiet now but still walking around a lot. Do calming medications help?

He is an energetic corgi.

[Anonymous]

Neutering is way different. I don't think you need to keep your corgi calm and quiet past the first day!

[Anonymous]

Yes spaying and neutering are very different levels of surgery. Spaying is way worse.