Dog going nuts after spay

[tmarquez]

I have a 6 month old Siberian Husky who we just had spayed on Thursday. Please tell me how I am going to keep her calm, and stop her from running and playing for a whole week?! Oh, did I mention we also have a 7 month old Sibe as well, who's not pleased with the no playing rule either.

I have 1 crate and have been keeping one in the crate while the other one gets some outside time. I tried keeping them in separate rooms, but they start freaking out and chewing on things they aren't supossed to (not a problem we ever had with them before).

Sometimes she starts running around the house uncontrollably. So, back in the crate she goes...but she looks like she is being punished.

So do I really need to keep this up for a week? I know most will say to follow Dr's orders, but honestly I rarely do that even for myself!

 

[EMom]

Good freaking luck. When I had my Siberian KITTEN spayed, they sent her home and told me to limit her activity for a week to ten days. Keeping any kitten nonactive for that long is difficult, but keeping a Siberian still and stopping them from leaping tall buildings in a single bound is impossible. They live to jump.

Yes, she swelled at her incision site, and it last quite some time, but apparently that is common if an animal is too active after surgery......and she was. She built up scar tissue, I think. Seriously, I would have had to have crated her the whole week to have stopped her. I imagine it's much the same with a puppy.

Some breeds are more active than others and my kitten is one of the most active of all. If your puppy is one of those, you have your work cut out for you. Check the incision site often for any problems, but otherwise, you can only do your best.

 

[Michelle67]

I wouldn't want to make my dog feel punished either. You can ask for doggie downers from your vet if it seems likely that the dog is going to injure herself....but it sounds like you'd probably have to dope them both. What I would probably do is just to keep an eye on the incision site, and leave her alone unless a problem develops.

Good luck, and hopefully she's all mended and free to be crazy soon.

 

[susykt4]

Pfffff. Just do your best. Your task is impossible. Keep an eye on the incision to make sure there's no unusual swelling/drainage and don't intentionally take the dog to the dog park or somewhere it's going to have unlimited room to TEAR around. Every day that passes it is less likely something bad will happen as a result of the surgery. I worked at a vet's office for years and with hundreds (if not thousands) of spays in that time and plenty of insane puppies, I can never remember anything bad happening as a result of one running around. It was the ones who had allergic reactions to the sutures or for whatever reason wouldn't leave their incision alone that had the problems. Best of luck!

 

[TashaRVT]

I do all of the post-surgical discharges at rechecks at my work (I'm a vet tech at a small clinic), and while I ALWAYS tell people to try to keep them more quiet for 7-10 days post-spay, I also tell them that I acknowledge how difficult that is, and that they just need to do the best that they can do!

Believe me, I know it's hard - but I've seen some really, REALLY bad things happen when a spay incision dehisses (basically meaning the sutures give way). I have known a couple of border collie pups that have needed to have sedatives for the week or so following surgery. We have a great dane pup at my work right now that's had to come in almost every day since 3 days post-spay because her owners felt they were being "cruel" forcing her to stay quiet. Her tissues are all swelling (under the skin, and the skin), she's leaking from her incision (the body's responding to the swelling), and she's basically just a mess.

Good luck!

 

[FredinFL]

How about playing with them and taking them out for long walks? Huskies are notorious for needing both playtime and walktime. Find games for them to play to keep their minds from finding things to do that you dont want them to do.


Or, find them a good home and find yourself some lazy dogs.

 

[stevenpensacola]

 

[TashaRVT]

Or, find them a good home and find yourself some lazy dogs.

Hahahahaha! You've got that right; probably one of the main reasons I'd never get a husky!!
Don't get me wrong, they're beautiful dogs, and if raised correctly can have beautiful dispositions, but oh boy - if they don't get their HUGE daily dose of walking/getting their energy out (which sadly, most do not and make them a nightmare!), they can be a challenge!

 

[*JoGo*]

My Savannah kitten was neutered Wednesday and has been a NUT since he got home. Running around, jumping, torturing our other cat - being his normal 4 month old self.

We've put him in his crate when he's gotten really out of hand, and I kept him inside until just today. Also, while he is acting like he never had surgery, I've been sure to keep up on his pain meds - I worry he'll end up in pain and, well, he can't talk.

I'd just do your best and try not to worry about it. Maybe take them on some extra long walks? Sometimes my kitten seems to get extra wild after being in his crate, like he needs to make up for all the running/jumping he couldn't do in there.