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    I know the food issue will be hard since she always has such a terrific appetite. I have some canned food for puppies that I use to stuff her Kong toys so maybe some of that will go down easier and stay down than her kibbles!



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    Good thoughts for an easy surgery and a quick no issue recovery. We have always spayed and neutered our felines and canines at 6 months, it is my preference. I would say to give small amount of food for her first couple of meals, until she is fully recovered from the anesthesia.

    We brought our Coleman home after surgery fed him that evening. He started pacing up and down the hallway which was unusually for him, I found food lodged in the back of his throat. I put my finger into the side of his mouth and pulled the food out so he could breathe. Scared both of us pretty good. Since then I have always given small meals so that they don't choke again being half out of it from the anesthesia.

    Sarah was full of energy and upon coming home from work, under SO supervision, found her banking off the back of the couch chasing Bailey. Yes she ended up in at the evet that evening. She did fully recover thank goodness, with no complications and had to wear the cone for a couple days during her recovery.

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    Only good thoughts for your girl, for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery!

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    Just make sure that if you bought from a breeder you check the contract. In some cases, you could be voiding any warranties in the future by spaying early. Otherwise, good luck and hope all goes well. They do seem to recover pretty quick. And you could get lucky and never need a cone.

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    Amber's surgery went well. Only issue was she got nauseated post surgery and still at vet so they gave her a shot for that. Told us not to feed her anything tonight which is hard but I know it probably is for the best. She very calm now but tomorrow will probably be another story. Of course the one place she want to be is on the futon but we have it so she can't jump up on it. They didn't send any pain meds home with her. Been a while since our last lab got spayed so I don't know if this is the norm or not. Thanks for all the words of wisdom and concern!

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    Our vets do not send pain meds home with the dogs either but they also keep them overnight the night of a spay or neutering. I suspect they probably do that because dogs often whine and moan or cry as their anesthesia washes out and by the next day all that whining and moaning is over. It can be unsettling to owners to hear their dogs sounding like they're in pain. In the past I think not giving pain meds was believed to keep the dogs from overdoing activity. I've read things more recently saying that's old thinking and more vets are giving some post-op pain meds because they're probably having pain so why not give them something for a few days. Hope she has an uneventful recovery!

    P. S. We've used the Comfy Cone before also. It's much less painful to YOU than the big plastic cone when they bash into you and it seems somehow less unwieldy for the pooch.
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    Glad she did well!

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    Glad to hear it went well....now on to a quick and uneventful recovery!

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    Good to hear everything went well.... hoping she has a quick and uneventful recovery. If you find she is licking at her sutures I would recommend a surgery recovery short if you can get one. Our guy was neutered a few weeks ago and he wore a surgery recovery shirt instead of a cone. It was great...he never fussed or bothered with it at all

 



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