My boy is getting neutered!

[Skits]

Well, I haven't had to neuter a dog in, well..6 years. I'm finally going to neuter Nitro, my apbt mix, after two years. Any things to keep in mind? I will be bringing him in on the 13th, and have to feed him beforehand and he'll be neutered on the morning of the 14th. Any advice on care afterwards? How much to limit him to activities? I'll ask the vet loads of questions but want to know some opinions beforehand and make sure not to forget to ask him anything.

Also, how would I go about calming him after the surgery? He's..well..the word nuts wouldn't even be right for him. Should I limit playtime/peetime outside and take away toys?

 

[SpringerLover]

I find that boys heal faster than girls (because it isn't an abdominal surgery). The vet will likely tell you he has to be quiet for 10-14 days and I would definitely adhere to that. The last thing you want is to bring him in again because his sutures didn't hold.

Leash walks and no ridiculous jumping/leaping behavior. I try to be prepared with food toys and training games for some structured down time after surgery.

I haven't heard of a dog spending the night before a surgery in quite a while. But it must be normal practice for your vet?

 

[*blackrose]

If you have a really psycho insane dog and keeping him "calm" is going to be absolutely impossible...you can ask your vet about sedatives for the first few days to give the incision time to heal properly. A coworker of mine had to do that with her Labrador when she had him neutered, because without the sedative he opened his incision. Twice.

But, honestly, I always tell people normal activity is fine. Doggy olympics are not; aka, crazy jumping, full out running, tons of crazy wrestling, etc., etc. That is where you need to put a stop to things, because they can open their incision.

When Chloe was spayed, we confined her to a smaller portion of the house in order to keep her more calm. Whenever she went outside she was on a leash. That was about all we did, and she was just fine.

 

[Skits]

Alright thanks for the replies!

I haven't heard of a dog spending the night before a surgery in quite a while. But it must be normal practice for your vet?

They do surgeries in the morning, so I have to bring him to stay there overnight as I wouldn't be able to bring him in the morning. I'm going to try to fit bringing him in the morning, however, as I don't like the thought of him being stressed in a cage overnight.

Nitro does fine when we aren't walking around and all, but when we're cooking in the kitchen or something, he likes to jump up and dance and do all sorts of crazy dance moves. I'll ask the vet about sedatives though!