Time to be speyed, Lottie's story.
Discussion
So Lottie is now 23 months old and she had the op at the end of last month, of course I was worried by this because all op's hold some sort of danger but Lottie also has had the odd false pregnancy so that needed to be treated first.
The other minor down side is that you really need to have a quiet house for the recovery, with Max the bouncy 9 month old pup, it wasn't going to be easy having Lottie operated on and then getting some peace and quiet as these 2 are as thick as thieves and love playing together (half brother and sister).
So off she went in 2 weeks ago for her op, dropped my baby off at 8:30am and received a call at around 1:30pm saying she had come round and was ok, if a little doped up on pain killers, she would be ready to come home at 5:30pm.
On picking her up we had a chat and a list of do's and do not's, one being keep her from jumping all over the place, which is difficult with a dog who wants to run round most of the time and jump up and down with Max.
My plan for Max was already in place so that Lottie could have that few days to herself and a little bit of time to recover.
Well once Lottie was home, Max was interested to see where she had been, he could tell she was a little bit under the weather and he did cope quite well and didn't go all OTT with her, instead he was very good and just kept out of the way(ish).
Some of the downsides were that Lottie really was still quite pumped with the painkillers and we had a 3 day course to give her for the pain from the next day onwards.
She was a little reluctant to drink water from the bowl so instead used a damp tissue and she was more than happy to drink that water, this was my only concern but the next day she was back to her more usual self it a little tender where she had her op (I had purposely gone out and bought a new soft, padded bed rug thing for her to use and it was big enough to fit 2 Miniature Schnauzers on).
Max had started to get a little more vigorous as Lottie seemed to be better, this was really going to be quite difficult, but plan A was going to happen the next day and myself and Max were going on a boys weekend to the sea side and visit a friend and his 4 (+1 which isnt his) dogs.
Lottie being the stubborn little sod she is wouldn't eat her painkillers though, yup, tried everything, chicken, cheese, dog food, paste etc, but no, kept spitting it out, and to be honest, she didn't seem too fussed by not having it, if anything it probably helped her not being too over enthusiastic and jumping up and down on the window ledge and play fighting with Max.
Day 3 came and Max and myself went off to the seaside, Lottie had her nice few days rest at home, being pampered which was good, no distractions and chance to get the rest she needed. Max on the other hand had lots of walks and even took me to a pub (this is usually Lottie's trick but he is learning well
).
After another 3 days we came back and Lottie seemed her usual bouncy self, if anything she was being a little too over enthusiastic with Max and went straight for the ear, neck, leg bite to instigate a bit of play fighting (it is funny seeing poor Max being dragged around by his ear by Lottie who is about 2 inches shorter at the shoulder than he is, and he is BIG for a Mini).
So my worries were not needed, she has recovered well from her op, but I would say that you need to remove any distractions in the house for a few days so that your little monster can have the peace and quiet that they deserve, both Lottie and Max are back playing, running around and being their usual selves, Lottie doesn't need any stitches removing as they are the desolving type and they usually go by 28 days (they are also done in such a way that they are not visible).
The other minor down side is that you really need to have a quiet house for the recovery, with Max the bouncy 9 month old pup, it wasn't going to be easy having Lottie operated on and then getting some peace and quiet as these 2 are as thick as thieves and love playing together (half brother and sister).
So off she went in 2 weeks ago for her op, dropped my baby off at 8:30am and received a call at around 1:30pm saying she had come round and was ok, if a little doped up on pain killers, she would be ready to come home at 5:30pm.
On picking her up we had a chat and a list of do's and do not's, one being keep her from jumping all over the place, which is difficult with a dog who wants to run round most of the time and jump up and down with Max.
My plan for Max was already in place so that Lottie could have that few days to herself and a little bit of time to recover.
Well once Lottie was home, Max was interested to see where she had been, he could tell she was a little bit under the weather and he did cope quite well and didn't go all OTT with her, instead he was very good and just kept out of the way(ish).
Some of the downsides were that Lottie really was still quite pumped with the painkillers and we had a 3 day course to give her for the pain from the next day onwards.
She was a little reluctant to drink water from the bowl so instead used a damp tissue and she was more than happy to drink that water, this was my only concern but the next day she was back to her more usual self it a little tender where she had her op (I had purposely gone out and bought a new soft, padded bed rug thing for her to use and it was big enough to fit 2 Miniature Schnauzers on).
Max had started to get a little more vigorous as Lottie seemed to be better, this was really going to be quite difficult, but plan A was going to happen the next day and myself and Max were going on a boys weekend to the sea side and visit a friend and his 4 (+1 which isnt his) dogs.
Lottie being the stubborn little sod she is wouldn't eat her painkillers though, yup, tried everything, chicken, cheese, dog food, paste etc, but no, kept spitting it out, and to be honest, she didn't seem too fussed by not having it, if anything it probably helped her not being too over enthusiastic and jumping up and down on the window ledge and play fighting with Max.
Day 3 came and Max and myself went off to the seaside, Lottie had her nice few days rest at home, being pampered which was good, no distractions and chance to get the rest she needed. Max on the other hand had lots of walks and even took me to a pub (this is usually Lottie's trick but he is learning well
).After another 3 days we came back and Lottie seemed her usual bouncy self, if anything she was being a little too over enthusiastic with Max and went straight for the ear, neck, leg bite to instigate a bit of play fighting (it is funny seeing poor Max being dragged around by his ear by Lottie who is about 2 inches shorter at the shoulder than he is, and he is BIG for a Mini).
So my worries were not needed, she has recovered well from her op, but I would say that you need to remove any distractions in the house for a few days so that your little monster can have the peace and quiet that they deserve, both Lottie and Max are back playing, running around and being their usual selves, Lottie doesn't need any stitches removing as they are the desolving type and they usually go by 28 days (they are also done in such a way that they are not visible).
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