Time for the BIG SNIP

purplelori · 04-24-2009, 01:54 PM

Wally's going in for his 'snip' next Friday. I was wondering how long he will be out of commission? (both timetables--his, and the vet's!) Our previous male dog (a corgi/lab cross we lost in Nov) hardly noticed the procedure, we were able to keep him 'quieter' for maybe 2 days. Since Wally is SO energetic, we were wondering how long we will need to keep him contained--and no daycare!
Any anecdotes/suggestions/helpful hints?

Thanks!

Lori

bruinsBoxers · 04-24-2009, 02:33 PM

Be sure the vet does not use ACE for the surgery , some info is here .
http://americanboxerclub.org/ace_boxers.html

I have no ace written across all of my dogs vet files . Even if the vet says they use it all the time with boxers and never have any problem they should respect your wishes .

All dogs are different , the vet will most likely want to keep him calm for 7-10 days . But he should be back to himself in a day or two .

purplelori · 04-24-2009, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by bruinsBoxers

Be sure the vet does not use ACE for the surgery , some info is here .
http://americanboxerclub.org/ace_boxers.html

I have no ace written across all of my dogs vet files . Even if the vet says they use it all the time with boxers and never have any problem they should respect your wishes .

All dogs are different , the vet will most likely want to keep him calm for 7-10 days . But he should be back to himself in a day or two .

Wow. Thanks Missi, I'd never heard of this. I'm printing it off, and will give it to my husband as he's the one taking him in. Since we almost lost Wally a month ago with pneumonia, we certainly don't want to deliberately give him something that could so adversely affect him. 7-10 days huh. Well, "Dad" will be home with him the first week, so that should help. He seems to heal quickly, so we'll keep our fingers crossed!

Thanks again for the info!

Lori

Ron · 04-24-2009, 04:16 PM

when my brother got his stuff fixed, i don't remember it being a huge issue. i don't remember him even taking that easy

bruinsBoxers · 04-24-2009, 04:48 PM

When Titan was snipped at age 5 . He was ready to go burning around the yard with two days . It was really fun having to keep him on lead so he could not go running like crazy and mess up the stitches .

Keeping a boxer calm for 7-10 days is not an easy thing .

KeeperBoy · 04-24-2009, 06:51 PM

Boo got up 14 hours after her spay, a way more invasive surgery and wanted to play. We opted not to give pain meds after the first day, hoping that if she could feel pain she would slow down.

I'm sure he will be back to himself in no time!

purplelori · 04-27-2009, 01:47 PM

Thanks everyone --I have a feeling keeping him quiet will be the biggest challenge. I have heard about alternative collars to the big Elizabethean cone-head one, but can't find a source--does anyone know what they are called?

Thanks again!

Lori and Wally

bruinsBoxers · 04-27-2009, 01:55 PM

A J B Pet has some in their catalog . I do not relly know if they are any better to the dog than the regular lampshades . I do order from the company and they are easy to deal with .

http://www.jbpet.com/wound-control-c...-for-pets.html

KeeperBoy · 04-27-2009, 04:02 PM

With smaller dogs I prefer to use a baby onesie or shorts to stop them from licking, but I'm not sure how that would work with a bigger dog.

purplelori · 04-28-2009, 12:55 PM

I went to our local Petco, and got an inflatable one for around $25 that looks like it will be much more user friendly. I doubt if he could have gotten into his crate with the 'cone-head' thing on. I'm thinking it might not be a bad idea to put it on him a few times before he goes in on Friday. Might get him used to it--especially if he's plied with cookies!

I'll let you know how it goes!

Lori