Pay attention to regular checkups after surgery

After neutering the dog, you must be responsible for the dog and take good care of the dog. Pay attention to the healing of your dog's wounds, pay attention to balanced nutrition, take medicine on time, and go for regular check-ups.

Do not touch water after surgery

The recovery situation after sterilization is different for each 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 expose it to water or take a bath.

Wear an Elizabethan collar promptly after surgery

In addition, do not let the dog lick the wound, so it is recommended to prepare the Elizabethan collar 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.

It is not advisable to eat immediately after surgery

Do not eat immediately after returning home from surgery. 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 resume the normal diet after the first defecation.

Be careful not to take supplements randomly after surgery

During the sterilization operation, the blood loss of dogs 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.

You need to pay attention to food intake after surgery

One thing to note is that after sterilization, you need to pay attention to feeding control to prevent excessive obesity from affecting the body.

What to prepare after surgery

1. Elizabethan ring to prevent the dog from licking the wound diaper, because when the dog comes back after surgery, the anesthesia may not be completely effective, 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 it.
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 drying of the cornea.
5. Garbage bags can be used 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 resistance is relatively low just after the operation, so as to prevent catching a cold.