Dog being neutered

[Charlotte1486]

Hi. My patterdale jack russell cross (male) is being neutered on Thursday. I haven't got a question as such I just wondered if anyone could tell me anything about about it and what will Max be like straight after, will he be sleepy? will he be able to go for a walk? Also he has to wear his cone collar thingy for ten days, and I know he is not going to like that. Does anyone have any advice? Could the whole experience give him a fear of the vets?

[lankeela]

He should be fine. The anaesthetics they use these days are very quick reversal ones, so although he might sleep well when he comes home he won't be groggy. He can go for a walk, but try to avoid strenuous excercise or letting him jump up. The cone collar is only if he is likely to chew his stitches. Try taking it off when you are there or walking him and give him a bone to chew on to take his mind off it. Doubt if he will fear the vets, I expect the nurses will make a fuss of him anyway. In a day or so he will be back to normal. Keep him warm and quiet for a day or two and he will be right as rain.

[puzzfuzz]

Hello Charlotte,

Don't be worrying I have taken many a dog to the vets after this operation he will be a little groggy at first and will bump into things.

I would strongly advise you to keep him on lead and only give him very short walks for the first ten days. Keep the elizabethan collar on him when you are not present. As he could get an infection or blood in his urine or faeces if it is left off when you are not there. If he is under the age of two then you should see a difference in about six months time once his hormones have settled. Getting this operation is good for prostate cancer too.

[puzzfuzz]

also they use dissolvable sutures now

[lankeela]

Let us know how your dog is later.

[zzxxee]

first of all weird coincidence i have a male x patterdale jack russell called max and my daughter is charlotte small world !!!!! when my dog was given the chop he didnt need to wear a cone collar and he walked straight back from the vets!!!!! he will have an enormous appitite so get the food in !!!! His stitches dissolved around a week later

[ELVIS68]

He`ll feel more like a Maxine than a Max afterwards

[craft1948]

Had my westie done last year......he was quite out of it when I picked him up and I had to lift him into the car. He hated the collar (he managed to wreck 2 of them) and spent about 3 days in the corner of the sitting room glaring at me....he's now fine.,

[Charlotte1486]

zzxxee - that really is a coincidence we've never met another person with the same cross of dog, we rarely see any patterdales. How old is your dog? Is he good?

Max is all better now, having to wear the collar a little longer than advised because when we took it off yesteday (after 10 days as advised), the little monster decided to lick all the scabs off. He was a little drowsy when we picked him up and kept wimpering the following day but all better now back to his usual self. Thanks everyone for your responses!