Today is the day..and I must admit, I'm a little scared.

[jetscarbie]

My almost 3 yr old female is getting spayed today. I am afraid.

Is there any advice on how to make this easier on her when she comes home this afternoon? I am doing the laser on her.

Do you think this afternoon I should try to give her some rice and chicken...if not, what?

ugh, I hate this. I'm gonna be a nervous wreck all day today.

[fuzzybunny]

Try and relax . You don't want her to pick up on your anxiety. She'll probably just lie around today being a bit groggy. As for food, just do as the vet instructs. Good luck

[Castlemaid]

Follow your vet's directions for her afte-care. She should be fine. Keeta was spayed at a year old, she was back to normal in three days. She did a good job of limiting her own exercise, left her incisions alone. It healed up nicely and she let me remove the stitches myself. Good luck!

[jetscarbie]

Thanks.
I dropped her off at 7:30 am this morning. They said to call for an update around 2. But I should be able to pick her up around 5 or 6 this afternoon if everything is okay.

I was stressing over the pickup. Trying to get her in my truck. The vet's office said that somebody there will help load her up this afternoon. Thank God.

[kiya]

Both my girls were done about 18 months old, I never had a problem. Follow the vets instructions. Usually the next day they are back to normal. I think it would be a little easier keeping a 3 yr old quiet than a younger pup. Good luck, Im sure she'll be fine.

[kiya]

I understand about picking them up to get in the truck, I was worried about that too. I have a suburban. I managed to scoop Lakota up and get her into the truck. I think getting out she did it herself. Yes that part is nerve wracking for sure.

[WVGSD]

If it makes you feel any better, I just had a non-GSD foster dog have four mammary glands removed about three weeks ago. She walked out of the vet's office and around my yard on the day following this surgery and had nearly 50 stitches from her elbow area to her vulva!!! Within three days, she was trotting around my yard and she never missed a meal other than the dinner meal immediately following the surgery. She also left her stitches alone and never had to wear an Elizabethan collar or any sort of protective device. I just put a child's tee shirt on her and she was fine.

Dogs are much more resilient than we give them credit for. When I had my Rottweiler spayed many years ago, I brought her home and settled her down on a large dog bed in the house. I then gathered up the other four dogs to take them to a local park for some exercise, planning on leaving the Rottie behind to rest in a peaceful quiet environment. She would have no part of that and came with us to the park. We spent nearly two hours at the park and my Rottie walked around while I threw tennis balls for the other dogs.

The laser should make your girl's recovery easier and she should do fine.

[jetscarbie]

The office just called to tell she she was under right now...and doing fine.

But she had a hernia. They have to repair that. I knew something came up when they called me.

[AddieGirl]

My girl is on day 3 of recovery and doing great. She didn't eat until the afternoon on the day after surgery. I know how worried you are, I was a wreck all day. Good luck to you and your baby!!

[Cassidy's Mom]

Is it an umbilical hernia? That's not that uncommon, I've had dogs with them before and they just fix it at the same time as the spay, the incision will be a little longer.

Mine have always recovered very quickly. If they are interested in food that evening, I let them eat. If they're not, I don't stress over it, they're usually hungry by morning.