Remy is neutered

dgeggis · 08-23-2008, 07:19 AM

Yesterday, Remy had was neutered. I went to the pet store to pick up some food for him and found this adorable toy.

Here is my little guy this morning-

Oops he blinked. He has eyes see here:

He is doing well today. He cried a bit in his crate last night. I suspect that the medication was wearing off.

The vet said that he is to be kept quiet for 10-14 days. I've read the posts
about how easy that is

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They also said that he should be quiet for today but the remaining days are all up to me. Well he wants to know why we can't go out and play this morning.

The vet didn't say anything about him not licking the site and didn't suggest a collar. For those of you who have had this done, is this normal or should I check back with the vet? They used dissolvable sutures and the inscision is very small. It looks like its healing fine so far.

Raleighsmom · 08-23-2008, 07:45 AM

Awww Remy...you'll be fine in a few days...hang in there Sweetie..,.
When Raleigh had this done, the vet gave him a collar which was kept on him for 7 days...I've seen numerous posts on this subject...some vets use them, some don't....I wouldn't worry too much Diane, unless he starts licking excessively...then I would contact your vet..you don't need any infections, or for the sutures to open up! Good luck!

dgeggis · 08-23-2008, 08:11 AM

Hi Kathie,
Thanks for the information. I think he's missing his weekend bath. He grabbed a towel from the laundry pile and is playing with it like we do when he has his bath. He'll have to wait awhile before he can have his next bath.

gene · 08-23-2008, 08:43 AM

Glad to hear all went well! Jonah never needed a collar. Good luck keeping him quiet.....

emilee · 08-23-2008, 12:23 PM

wow, our dogs both came home the same day, and we were only supposed to restrict their activity for 5-7 days. neither of them needed the collar -- for the first day or so we just watched carefully and stopped them from licking, and they pretty much didn't try after that. ursus was just neutered a week ago thursday, and already looks almost completely healed!

-em

lmtoth2 · 08-23-2008, 12:48 PM

Dexter had all the dissolving stitches too - he was really acting like normal in ~3-4 days. Kirby had to have 2 actual stitches...we tried to keep him quiet, but 4 days later it became impossible. Neither needed a collar - we just kept an eye on them.

blueteal · 08-23-2008, 01:42 PM

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh he will be ok real quick
Denver had dissolving stitches as well and no collar............

seazr · 08-23-2008, 05:31 PM

Best of luck keeping him quiet!!!!!

He'll do great. Dakota, also, didn't need a collar.

MichelleB · 08-23-2008, 07:03 PM

Brodie didn't need a collar either. He did just fine, no licking at all

The hard part was keeping him calm. He is such an active boy and he just didn't understand why he couldn't run and play

We get home from vet and and I swear I couldn't tell that his little balls were gone

So, I call the vet and I say" It looks like Brodie still has testicles, what the heck is going on?" She tells me it is swelling and the sack will eventually shrink to nothing

Boy did I feel stupid!

blueteal · 08-23-2008, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MichelleB

Brodie didn't need a collar either. He did just fine, no licking at all

The hard part was keeping him calm. He is such an active boy and he just didn't understand why he couldn't run and play

We get home from vet and and I swear I couldn't tell that his little balls were gone

So, I call the vet and I say" It looks like Brodie still has testicles, what the heck is going on?" She tells me it is swelling and the sack will eventually shrink to nothing

Boy did I feel stupid!

bahahhahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
I thought the same thing about Denver, just did not make the call to the vet, having remembered that all my male cats first looked like the
vet forgot to remove their little parts as well..............

dgeggis · 08-25-2008, 06:33 PM

A picture is worth a million words.

gene · 08-25-2008, 06:37 PM

Oh Remy.......

Looks like someone was licking??

dgeggis · 08-26-2008, 03:42 PM

Oh yes. As you probably are all aware if anything can go wrong it when the vets office is closed. he was a good boy Friday and all day saturday but starting sunday morning he was obsessed with the lickylicky.

So I tried to stop him

but.......
Monday morning we got to the vets at the opening bell and he came home with .... THE CONE.

Actually the cone should be called the Halo. He can't get into things he shouldn't.

Well that is until he learns how to manuver around it...

08-23-2008, 07:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
dgeggis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Carlisle,MA Posts: 398	Remy is neutered Yesterday, Remy had was neutered. I went to the pet store to pick up some food for him and found this adorable toy. Here is my little guy this morning- Oops he blinked. He has eyes see here: He is doing well today. He cried a bit in his crate last night. I suspect that the medication was wearing off. The vet said that he is to be kept quiet for 10-14 days. I've read the posts about how easy that is . They also said that he should be quiet for today but the remaining days are all up to me. Well he wants to know why we can't go out and play this morning. The vet didn't say anything about him not licking the site and didn't suggest a collar. For those of you who have had this done, is this normal or should I check back with the vet? They used dissolvable sutures and the inscision is very small. It looks like its healing fine so far. __________________ Diane

08-23-2008, 07:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
Raleighsmom Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: South Windsor,Ct Posts: 4,617	Awww Remy...you'll be fine in a few days...hang in there Sweetie..,. When Raleigh had this done, the vet gave him a collar which was kept on him for 7 days...I've seen numerous posts on this subject...some vets use them, some don't....I wouldn't worry too much Diane, unless he starts licking excessively...then I would contact your vet..you don't need any infections, or for the sutures to open up! Good luck! __________________ Kathie,Raleigh & Molly! "Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!" ~ Theophile Gautier

08-23-2008, 08:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
dgeggis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Carlisle,MA Posts: 398	Hi Kathie, Thanks for the information. I think he's missing his weekend bath. He grabbed a towel from the laundry pile and is playing with it like we do when he has his bath. He'll have to wait awhile before he can have his next bath. __________________ Diane

08-23-2008, 08:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
gene Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: youngstown ohio Posts: 8,619	Glad to hear all went well! Jonah never needed a collar. Good luck keeping him quiet..... __________________ gene , jonah , miko and rumor "A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down." - Robert Benchley

08-23-2008, 12:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
lmtoth2 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,920	Dexter had all the dissolving stitches too - he was really acting like normal in ~3-4 days. Kirby had to have 2 actual stitches...we tried to keep him quiet, but 4 days later it became impossible. Neither needed a collar - we just kept an eye on them. __________________ Leslie

08-23-2008, 12:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
emilee Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 260	wow, our dogs both came home the same day, and we were only supposed to restrict their activity for 5-7 days. neither of them needed the collar -- for the first day or so we just watched carefully and stopped them from licking, and they pretty much didn't try after that. ursus was just neutered a week ago thursday, and already looks almost completely healed! -em

08-23-2008, 01:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
blueteal Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,334	Ahhhhhhhhhhhh he will be ok real quick Denver had dissolving stitches as well and no collar............

08-23-2008, 05:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
seazr Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sacramento Posts: 2,971	Best of luck keeping him quiet!!!!! He'll do great. Dakota, also, didn't need a collar. __________________ Diane (and Dakota) http://s42.photobucket.com/albums/e304/seazr/

08-23-2008, 07:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
MichelleB Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Maryville, TN USA Posts: 309	Brodie didn't need a collar either. He did just fine, no licking at all The hard part was keeping him calm. He is such an active boy and he just didn't understand why he couldn't run and play We get home from vet and and I swear I couldn't tell that his little balls were gone So, I call the vet and I say" It looks like Brodie still has testicles, what the heck is going on?" She tells me it is swelling and the sack will eventually shrink to nothing Boy did I feel stupid! __________________ Michelle & Brodie

08-25-2008, 06:33 PM	#11 (permalink)
dgeggis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Carlisle,MA Posts: 398	A picture is worth a million words. __________________ Diane

08-25-2008, 06:37 PM	#12 (permalink)
gene Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: youngstown ohio Posts: 8,619	Oh Remy....... Looks like someone was licking?? __________________ gene , jonah , miko and rumor "A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down." - Robert Benchley

08-26-2008, 03:42 PM	#13 (permalink)
dgeggis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Carlisle,MA Posts: 398	Oh yes. As you probably are all aware if anything can go wrong it when the vets office is closed. he was a good boy Friday and all day saturday but starting sunday morning he was obsessed with the lickylicky. So I tried to stop him but....... Monday morning we got to the vets at the opening bell and he came home with .... THE CONE. Actually the cone should be called the Halo. He can't get into things he shouldn't. Well that is until he learns how to manuver around it... __________________ Diane

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