Keeping puppy quiet post-spay

[bmathers]

A lot of folks are using fabric wraps instead of cones. My last few spays and neuters, no one bothered their incisions. Am I reading her birthday right, she got spayed at barely 6 months?

What is a fabric wrap? Is it something you can buy?


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[Blackboy98]

Glad to hear she had no problems. Now IF she will just behave herself!!

[kimbersmom]

She’s sleeping in her crate now; so far, she hasn’t touched her incision. Paws crossed!

We had Kimber spayed at 6 months, and two vets here recommended spaying Stormy at this age. We live in a rural area with a number of roaming dogs; having her go into heat would’ve been challenging. I know people are pushing for later spays, but I’m comfortable with our decision.

[Beth C]

She’s sleeping in her crate now; so far, she hasn’t touched her incision. Paws crossed!

We had Kimber spayed at 6 months, and two vets here recommended spaying Stormy at this age. We live in a rural area with a number of roaming dogs; having her go into heat would’ve been challenging. I know people are pushing for later spays, but I’m comfortable with our decision.

We were all about waiting to get Lido neutered after one year, BUT... He's harassing the little dogs at home (just very beasty and domineering, nothing sexual) and has been suspended from day care, pending neuter, after he mounted a nearly 6 month old female last week. Fortunately, the staff immediately got him off before he locked and loaded... We were fortunate that day care allowed him to stay past 6 months, which is their normal cutoff. They said he could stay until he became a problem. As the attendant said, we don't need to risk a shotgun wedding. It's time. He's getting neutered Monday, a week shy of 10 months. Our last two labs were neutered much earlier, and they did fine. I wish we could wait longer - at least a year to 18 months, but in reality, it doesn't work for us.

[coopersmom]

Wishing Stormy an uneventful recovery xo

[Shelley]

I usually set up my girls in an ex pen just big enough for them to stand up and turn around with a comfy bed to lie on. When they have a cone of shame on, it's much easier to have them in an ex pen than a crate. I have more than one dog, so I like them separated for at least a few days, to a week so they don't inadvertently butt tuck and open their incision. Watch that 7-10 day mark, it is a part of the healing phase that wounds are most likely to dehisce (open). Keep the cone on, do not take it off, when she wakes up with it on, she will think it is her new life with a cone and won't mess with it. If you remove it for her to eat or drink, (mine have NO problem eating and drinking with a cone, with minimal supervision) or whatever, she will realize that there is Freedom From the Cone and she will fight it when you make her wear it again.

I am disappointed that 2 vets pressured you into an early spay, there is a lot of science based, peer reviewed literature that supports waiting until physical maturity, and growth plate closure, the increased cancer risks, plus the spay incontinence issue etc... It's not like the males jump out of the bushes and have their way with a girl in season, unless of course she roams free unleashed. I am frequently in the show ring with a bitch in season, and an intact male 2 feet away, and nothing happens because we are careful

[Berna]

No experience, just wanted to say I am glad the surgery went well and I wish her a speedy recovery!

[Macy]

Here's to a healthy, uneventful recovery to Stormy.

[kimbersmom]

To our surprise, the vet did not give us a cone. They said to pick one up if she started to mess with her incision and luckily, she's been leaving it alone.

When Kimber was spayed, she was in the cone for two weeks (naughty licky puppy), and she soon learned to use it as an extra appendage. She would use it to scoop up toys, hold her bone in place, and, our favorite, as a snow shovel to pick up snow to eat.

[bmathers]

To our surprise, the vet did not give us a cone. They said to pick one up if she started to mess with her incision and luckily, she's been leaving it alone.

When Kimber was spayed, she was in the cone for two weeks (naughty licky puppy), and she soon learned to use it as an extra appendage. She would use it to scoop up toys, hold her bone in place, and, our favorite, as a snow shovel to pick up snow to eat.

That's very funny! Sprocket used to lie down with her head out straight on the ground all resigned and depressed looking. She hated that cone!