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Cody, my six month old Cocker Spaniel is at the vet today for neutering. If all goes smoothly, he will be coming home this evening. Just wondering if anyone can tell me what I can expect in terms of his appetite, activity, pain level, etc.
Many thanks for your input.

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He'll likly be sulky. Thats how Rosco was. A bit clumsy, so watch them around any stairs or jumping on/off furniture. The vet should give you instructions for food and water. For Rosco, it was feed a bit, if he hold it down, feed a bit more, etc. Then the nect day back to normal routine. Again, your vet should fill ya in on everything.

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ah so rosco lost his furry plums? when was this?

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The recovery time was really quick for Meik. He was groggy that day, but definately be very cautious around stairs. For some reason he was determined to get up the stairs... (border collies and challenges ) however I blocked the stairs for him and let him rest.
By the next day he was alright. He didnt eat much the day of this snip snip, but the next day, you wouldnt have known anything happened.

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Jack was a bit groggy. He ate about half his normal supper which we gave him in little bits throughout the evening. Next day he was back to his energetic self. We tried to keep him from running, jumping, and playing with Lucy for a couple of days (which was a full time job in itself) to prevent him from tearing his stitches.

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My boy recovered quickly too - he was a bit clumsy for the first few hours at home and I only fed him little bits every hour or so but by the evening, he was playing and being his normal self. He did sleep very well that first night though! There are steps from the deck to the yard and I helped him with those - whether he thought he needed the help or not!

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Buster had his surgery this past September (at age 5 months) and when I picked him up the same day around 5:00 pm, he was groggy. We were told no food for a couple of hours, then water only, the if he was ok, a little bit of food. No stairs, no running, no playing....and Buster was quite happy to be a little couch potatoe for the one night.

However, next morning, you wouldn't have known he had surgery....he was back to himself, chasing Harley and getting into everything.

I truly believe that these surgeries are harder on the human than on the dogs!

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It's not really the neutering that will affect him, but the anesthesia. The neutering itself is really not much at all. My vet used to keep my pets in overnight, as apparently it takes until the following morning for the effect of the anesthesia to completely wear off. It is good to keep you pet in a secure place, as they often hallucinate as they're coming off the anesthesia. I usually keep my pet in my cage until the following morning, then let him out. What you'll find also depends on when your pet was done. If you pick him up at 5 but he was only done at 3, he'll be a lot groggier than if he was done at 11 in the morning. But for me, just to be safe, I would keep him confined in a safe place until morning.

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My dog has it done about a month ago. He was a bit disorientated the 1st day but the recovery was uneventful other than the shaved IV sites got licked raw. But he seemed depressed for a while which made me feel guilty for sending him there. He's back to his old playful self now but I am still not quite convinced about the benefit of neutering. And he is putting on weight lately.

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Originally Posted by technodoll
ah so rosco lost his furry plums? when was this?

About 10 days ago. Back on the 8th. i posted about it in a few threads

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Cody came through his neutering yesterday in pretty good shape. He slept soundly all night in his cage. The only concern, and I will call the Vet shortly, is that there is some bleeding at the incision. When he lies still it seems fine, but as soon as he start moving around, it is seeping a bit. He is licking at it (he seems to like the bitter cream they gave us) , so I guess he'll be wearing a lampshade shortly!!

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Originally Posted by TKW
He's back to his old playful self now but I am still not quite convinced about the benefit of neutering. And he is putting on weight lately.

The best benefit of all is the fact that they can't reproduce

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there is no link between weight gain and neutering. You said he was depressed for a while, and just recently returned to his playfull self. Well, if his energy levels have been down, and hes not as active, yet getting the same amount of food, he'll put on weight. Cut the food back or get him out for more exercise.

You may not see any obvious things from having him neutered, but the first time he gets out to chase after that bitch in heat down the road, youd be wishing he was snipped. You did the right thing

Originally Posted by TKW
My dog has it done about a month ago. He was a bit disorientated the 1st day but the recovery was uneventful other than the shaved IV sites got licked raw. But he seemed depressed for a while which made me feel guilty for sending him there. He's back to his old playful self now but I am still not quite convinced about the benefit of neutering. And he is putting on weight lately.



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