When should I be sterilized?

When is the best time to have sterilization? 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:

After a female dog goes into heat for the first time, because she has gone through one heat, the pituitary gland, ovaries and the entire hormone cycle have gone through it. Her sexual orientation is stable, and her personality and development have reached the most complete stage. The best time to get sterilized;

Male dogs are mostly determined according to the wishes of their owners. After dogs become sexually mature, they will have territorial behavior, so some are neutered when they are 6 to 8 months old; however, dogs develop at different speeds. Some dogs may develop 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 neutering at 9 to 10 months. .

Precautions for neutering dogs

Before neutering a dog, you must have a physical examination and make sure the dog is healthy before performing the surgery.

1. If it is a female dog, neutering is not recommended during estrus;

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

3. For sterilization surgery, you need to make an appointment with the animal doctor. Because anesthesia will be 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, , you may vomit, which 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.

Dog sterilization surgery time

The sterilization surgery for female dogs takes about 20 to 25 minutes. Male 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.

Does a dog need to be hospitalized after sterilization?

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

The other 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 the operation. 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.

Care for dogs after sterilization

The recovery situation after sterilization is different for every dog. Male dogs will be much faster than female dogs because the surgery is performed outside the body. Contact with 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 expose it to water or take a bath.

In addition, do not 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 girl's dog will be larger. It is recommended that the owner stays with her for a few days after the operation and does not allow her to lick the wound and avoid strenuous exercise.

After returning home from surgery, do not eat immediately. The anesthetic has not completely worn off yet. Eating food at this time may still easily 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 diet 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 will be a wound recovery period of 7-10 days after the operation. The doctor will prescribe anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs to the dog, and then take the dog to the hospital at the time informed by the doctor to check whether the sutures can be removed. When the dog recovers well, the sutures will be removed. You can take a bath and resume your normal life.

One thing to note is that after sterilization, attention should be paid to feeding control to prevent excessive obesity from affecting the body.

Things that need to be prepared for dog sterilization

1. Elizabethan ring to prevent the dog from licking the wound diaper, because when the dog comes back after surgery, the anesthesia may not have completely expired, and it may Urinary incontinence and other conditions occur

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

3. Paper towels, wet wipes, etc., your 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, can be used in case of vomiting

6. Blanket and other warm items. If the sterilization operation is performed in winter, the dog can be wrapped in a wrap if he 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 cold.

7. Some friends suggested that the most important thing is to put on a play with the doctor, pretending to be a doctor.The doctor snatched it away and pretended that he couldn't take it away. Looks innocent