If you have already planned to sterilize your dog, then be responsible for the dog! What do you need to pay attention to? When should you do sterilization? What preparations should be made before the operation? Let’s find out together.

1. What is sterilization surgery?

A method of surgically removing the female ovaries, uterus, or male testicles to render them unable to reproduce.

Girls: The abbreviation of the operation is OHE (Ovario-Hytero-Ectomy), which means "ovarian hysterectomy"

Boys: Mainly remove the two testicles from the scrotum.

2. When should sterilization be performed?

When is the best time to neuter? In fact, there have always been different opinions on this. There are different reports abroad, and domestic animal doctors also have different timetables determined by themselves. Generally speaking:

Female dog After the first estrus, because it has gone through an estrus, the pituitary gland, ovaries and the entire hormone cycle have gone through it. Its sexual orientation is stable, and its personality and development have reached its peak. The complete stage is the best time for sterilization;

Boy dogs are mostly determined according to the wishes of their owners. After dogs reach sexual maturity, they will have territorial behavior, so some dogs need to be neutered when they are 6 to 8 months old; p>

However, dogs develop at different speeds. Some dogs may develop relatively slowly and have not yet passed the stage of sexual maturity, which may have an impact on the sound development of the body, so you can choose to delay it a little later. Most animal doctors will also recommend 9 ~10 months to undergo sterilization surgery.

3. What needs to be done before sterilization surgery?

Before spaying or neutering a dog, a physical examination must be done and the surgery must be performed to ensure that the dog is in good health.

1. If it is a girl dog, it is not recommended to undergo neutering surgery during the period of heat;

2. If it is a boy dog, it is recommended to go out less and avoid contact with the female dog some time before the operation. It is also not recommended to perform the operation during the period of estrus.

For sterilization surgery, you need to make an appointment with the veterinary surgeon. Because anesthesia is used during the operation, the dog needs to be on an empty stomach. Otherwise, the anesthesia will stop its gastrointestinal peristalsis and cause flatulence. If there is food in the stomach, it may vomit., is very dangerous;

Because the dog cannot swallow under anesthesia at this time, it is easy to block the larynx and trachea due to regurgitation, causing suffocation. Therefore, you need to fast for 12 hours before surgery.

IV. How long will the operation last?

The sterilization operation for girl dogs takes about 20 to 25 minutes, but boy dogs are faster, and the fastest one only takes 5 minutes. The recovery time from anesthesia is about 2 hours. Usually, the patient is sent to the hospital in the morning and can be taken home in the evening.

5. Do I need to be hospitalized after surgery?

Some hospitals may recommend staying in the hospital for 1-2 days before performing surgery. In fact, for the dog's sake, the hospital is more scary for it, because it doesn't know what happened. If it is left in a strange place for two days, it will feel uneasy and feel that it has been abandoned.

Another is the hidden danger of nosocomial infection. If the hospital is not disinfected enough, it is likely that other diseases will be contracted in the hospital after surgery. Therefore, from both psychological and physical considerations, it is not recommended that dogs be hospitalized (especially before surgery). After surgery, it depends on the dog’s condition. If possible, it is best not to live in the dog.

6. Care after sterilization?

The recovery situation after neutering is different for every dog. Male dogs will be much faster than female dogs because the surgery is performed outside the body and does not touch the abdominal cavity. As for female dogs, internal surgery is required. In order to avoid wound infection, it is very important to keep the wound dry. Do not touch water or take a bath.

In addition, Don’t let the dog lick the wound, so it is recommended to prepare Elizabethan rings in advance. Because licking can cause the wound to become inflamed, swollen, or even bitten. If this happens, take your dog to the hospital quickly and have it re-sutured. The wound on a female dog will be larger. It is recommended that the owner stay with her for a few days after the operation, do not let her lick the wound, and avoid strenuous exercise.

After returning home from the operation, Do not eat immediately. The anesthetic has not completely worn off. Eating food at this time may still cause vomiting. After the anesthesia completely wears off, it is recommended that the female dog feed half of the usual amount before defecating to avoid eating too much; it is best to return to the normal amount of food after the first defecation.

During the sterilization operation, the blood loss of the dog is generally about 2 ml, and there is no need to supplement with special nutrients. There is a 7-10 day wound recovery period after the operation, and the doctor will prescribe medicine for the dog.Anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, and then take the dog to the hospital at the time informed by the doctor to check whether the stitches can be removed. When the dog recovers well, after the stitches are removed, you can take a bath and return to normal life.

One thing to note is that after sterilizationpay attention to feeding control to prevent excessive obesity from affecting the body.

7. What else need to be prepared?

1. The Elizabethan ring prevents the dog from licking the wound diaper, because when the dog comes back after surgery, the anesthesia may not have completely expired, and urinary incontinence may occur

2. Diapers, because the dog returns after surgery, the anesthesia may not have completely expired, and urinary incontinence may occur

3. Paper towels, wet wipes, etc., the dog may drool and can be used to wipe them

4. Eye drops. When the anesthesia has not expired, the dog’s eyes may be dry when they are open. You can use eye drops to avoid corneal dryness

5. Garbage bags, you can use them in case of vomiting

6. Warm items such as blankets. If the sterilization operation is performed in winter, the dog can be wrapped in a wrap if it is afraid of the cold on the way home after the operation. The dog’s resistance is relatively low just after the operation, so as to prevent catching a cold.