bob's getting the chop tomorrow any advice welcome

almond

hi
don't think you will remember but i took the staffie in my niece found back in october. Well its his big day tomorrow he's going for the chop. I have only had female dogs and wonder what should i expect? when i bring him home, lucy my 7 year old staffie cross is very good with him she's a bit like a mother to him, but i am wondering should i send her to my daughters for the night so he can have a quiet night ?
any advice would be really welcomed
thanks

kazschow

I have a dog and !!!!!, my !!!!! had a sniff at my boy when he came home after neutering, then ignored him. He just lay down and slept, woke up briefly for his dinner then back asleep again til morning, it was absolutely no bother at all.

One tip I would give you is put a pair of jersey boxer shorts on him. Put them on backwards so his tail pops out of the fly, I alweays do this, and never need a buster collar on either of mine if they have any wounds.

He'll be absolutly fine, you'll be way more stressed than he is lol Oh I also had my boy sedated while I was with him, he just flopped into my arms, and was taken straight into threatre, I was called into see him 40 minutes post op, and had him out a couple of hours later, so he went in at 9am, was home by just after 1pm. By day two he was bright as a button, I had a course of rimadyl so was pain free.

lynnemcf

That is a great idea to have a garment ready for him to wear. My terrier came home with a plastic collar and hated it and got very distressed in the collar, and I didnt have anything small enough for him to wear to protect the wound. In hindsight I would have bought him babys all in one (worn backwards) so his tail could have stuck out of the gusset snaps! My terrier was sleepy but he wasnt in any pain, I gave him a teeny amount of his usual dry food moistened with warm water.

almond

so it looks like i need to go and buy some ck boxer shorts lol

kazschow

almond wrote: »

so it looks like i need to go and buy some ck boxer shorts lol

Well you want him to be stylish don't you lol seriously though, I fond boxers made a massive difference, no stress over the buster collar to cope with, things were much more relaxed because of them

kjmtidea

My boy had his bits chopped on Friday, he was very sleepy and cuddley but otherwise fine. He didn't need a collar, he tried to lick a few times but we distracted him and he hasn't bothered with that area since. The boxers are a good idea though!

He just seems so sad at the moment I think he is missing his long walks and runs around.

almond

when lucy had her period i made her some nappies we used to take them off when she went for a wee, is it the same type of thing for bob keep them on him until he needs to go

kazschow

kjmtidea wrote: »

My boy had his bits chopped on Friday, he was very sleepy and cuddley but otherwise fine. He didn't need a collar, he tried to lick a few times but we distracted him and he hasn't bothered with that area since. The boxers are a good idea though!

He just seems so sad at the moment I think he is missing his long walks and runs around.

Give it a few days til his stitches are out and he'll be back to his old self x

bellajack

kjmtidea wrote: »

My boy had his bits chopped on Friday, he was very sleepy and cuddley but otherwise fine. He didn't need a collar, he tried to lick a few times but we distracted him and he hasn't bothered with that area since. The boxers are a good idea though!

He just seems so sad at the moment I think he is missing his long walks and runs around.

I bet that's not all he's missing:rotfl:. Need to have my 2 cats 'done' soon!

kjmtidea

bellajack wrote: »

I bet that's not all he's missing:rotfl:. Need to have my 2 cats 'done' soon!

:rotfl: He had a check up yesterday and everything looks ok but he has to go back next week for another check up as he is still very swollen and sore. My poor waddling little boy!

julianashcroft

My boxer was done when he was about a year old. His recovery period was almost instant, he wasn't that bothered at all and he insisted he went out for a walk later that night.