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by auntievenom on 15 January 2009 - 02:01
This girl has phenomanal pain tolerance usually, but she is being awfully whiny and clingy. She keeps bringing her toys to me, and I am torn between thinking she is whining because she feels weird, and whining because she is bored.
The incision looks fine, the licking is minimal. She is eating chicken and rice but not really chowing down on her regular dry food. I am giving her Rimadyl (75 mg) 2 x per day, which makes the whining stop, presumably b/c it knocks her out.
So- I guess my question is - how long should I expect her to be uncomfortable, and when can we go back to regular activity levels. The vet said a few days rest should do it. Or should I be calling the vet just in case about her whininess?
I'll probably call in the morning - but I suspect they will tell me to keep an eye on her and that is it.
Hoping she is up to some light duty SAR training on Saturday and obedience practice for a bit Sun. I have totally slacked and need to do a certification test the beginning of next month, cause I am 8 months pregnant and time is short. :)
Shannon
by Rezkat5 on 15 January 2009 - 02:01
Don't know. She should start to act a bit normal soon. It is a little harder surgery on them when they are older. ie: the ones done at 6 months or so seem to jump right back a lot faster. I've had an abdominal incision and it felt weird for a long time! And was VERY painful the first day. I'm always surprised at how well they animals do after experiencing it myself. I too am pregnant and will be having a c section, so will get to experince that again. OH JOY!
If she's bringing you her toy, maybe she is bored. It could feel a little weird too. I think that if she were really bothered from the surgery she wouldn't be wanting to do that.
by Sharon9624 on 15 January 2009 - 03:01
Just had our older female fixed because she is no longer being bred, she is 8 with no problems and no medication. The medicine may be making her act strangely. As long as a female is one year old or older usually there aren't any complications. With getting the hernia fixed too that may be what is causing some extra pain or discomfort.
by Sunsilver on 15 January 2009 - 04:01
(j.k., of course!)
It's hard to say what her problem is, but infection is still a danger, even this long after the surgery. Talk to her vet in the A.M. He may want to see her to be on the safe side. In the meantime, you might want to check her temp. Also, have a really close look at the incision, and see if there is any swelling, redness, or discharge. (You said it looked okay, I know...)
When I had the gal in my sig spayed, they told me to keep her quiet for a few days. (She was about 10-11 months at the time.) When I got her home, I let her out for a pee. When I Iooked out the window to check on her, she was jumping 3 feet in the air, chasing a squirrel!
I had my boy neutered at 3 years of age, and he was bloody miserable for several days, so yes, they do shrug it off more easily when young. Of course, he had prostatitis, which meant he was already in pain before the surgery. The pain made him whiny and clingy, which is why I'm a bit concerned for your girl.
by auntievenom on 15 January 2009 - 05:01
I am going to call the vet just in case, but I went ahead and did some *really* low key hide the toy and treats and let her locate them in the house type of stuff so she could do a little problem solving and worked on her watch me command and after a short bit I was able to ignore her for 10 minutes and she laid down and decided to rest. So I am wondering if she just was annoyed with having no mental stimulation.
Hope so - I lost my male in August very unexpectedly at 5 years old (his 6th birthday would have been yesterday) and she's now my primary and only dog and I couldn't bear to lose another right now. But - I have only had her a year, so we are still learning her random GSD weirdness.
by ziegenfarm on 15 January 2009 - 08:01
i had a 7 yr female spayed in oct. she was back to her old self in 2 days. others i've had done were the same way. some dogs really hate being left at the vet and become unusually affectionate and clingy when they are happy to be home. as long as there isn't a physical problem, the clinginess will pass. i'd keep an eye open for problems.....just in case.
pjp
by malshep on 15 January 2009 - 12:01
You said she was in heat a month prev. sometimes after spay there still is a big hormone dump. I am glad you are calling the vet just to be sure. If they are eating, drinking, going out to potty, and not runnng a temperature. They bounce back in about two days. To tell you truth I would hold off on the training for another week, just to let everything just work itself back to normal position. I hope this helps.
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