Spaying your female Discussions
May 6th, 2009
A spay surgery prevents dogs from getting pregnant by removing both the ovaries and the uterus. It's not as simple as the neuter surgery the guys get--in fact, it's major surgery--but your darling girl will only be affected for a few days, maybe a week. Afterward, she'll enjoy many health...
 | when is it ok for my puppy to start running and jumping after her spay surgery? 9 months ago by vanny |
| My 6mth old puppy just got spayed on Wednesday. She is a ShihPoo and loves to lick everyone and herself the most. I am about to go crazy trying to keep her from licking the insicion. We've done the bitter we got from the vet. The collar(she nearly flipped out) had to go. I've now bought a couple of baby onesies and put them on her at night & yes I cut out a tail hole, BUT she always succeds in getting at it. My vet is out until Monday and I'm worried it's going to get infected. She has 3 inner layers of dissovable stitches and 1 layer on the stomach that will have to be taken out. There is a slight gap in between one set of the stitches. I'm freaking out. ANY suggestions would be welcome. We've also tried putting tabasco around her tummy, apparantley she likes tabasco. :/ 11 months ago by D |
| This article says that most pets don't need pain meds for spays or neuters. THAT IS NOT TRUE!!! Just because a dog isn't outwardly displaying signs of pain, doesn't mean s/he's pain free. There is no difference in how pets feel after surgery and what people feel. Despite being routine a routine surgery, a spay is still major abdominal surgery. One of the most painful parts of recovery is the actual skin incision, so whether a spay or neuter, pain meds are still vital. Animals, even dogs and cats, are programmed to hide pain--a defense mechanism. Would YOU want to have major surgery and not get pain meds?! And the argument that its best to not give pain meds so that the animal is quieter/less active for recover is a bunch of garbage. If your vet say that, find a new vet. I'm perfectly confident sending a patient home knowing my sutures will hold, even if my patient runs and jumps! Yes, encourage your pet to be calm post-op for quicker recovery, but there is no excuse for withholding pain meds. 11 months ago by Leah |
| I'm a vet and NO I don't tell people to spay early because of unwanted dogs! Spaying does not negatively effect growth. Studies have shown that spaying early can result in longer bones, but we're talking millimeters, nothing visible. I will spay/neuter kittens and pups anytime after they are 6 weeks old. At such a young age, they bounce back from surgery SOOOOO incredibly fast. They heal faster and come out of anesthesia quicker and more smooth. The surgery is nearly bloodless in a young puppy or kitten, greatly reducing the risk of bleeding. There are legitimate studies that suggest spaying early can increase the risk of certain cancers, such as osteosarcoma and hemangiosarcoma. but to reduce those risks, the dog would have to be over a year old, and spaying at that age or older INCREASES the risk of other cancers, such as mammary. Spaying prevents pyometra, which can be deadly. The health benefits of early spaying to me, outweigh the risks, especially taking into account that young animals handle the spay/neuter so much better than adults. Some studies say that neutering male dogs decreases the risk of prostate cancer, but other studies say neutering increases that risk. There are a lot of factors involved in weighing the risks and benefits of early alteration, and more research needs to be done on this to really make a decision, because many of the factors are unknown. www.columbusdogconnection.com/Documents/TracyLand%5B1%5D.doc . I work at a spay/neuter clinic, performing 25-30 surgeries per day, so I personally SEE the difference between the younger and the older patients. 11 months ago by Leah |
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