I went and got Zinnia this morning, she came out a bit rattled and confused, and with a big hood on her neck, and I was told to keep the hood on for two weeks.
I hate those hoods for the dogs and have ordered the soft inflatable collar, which is coming tomorrow.
At the vets, they said they hadn’t been able to get her to pee.
I knew why, it’s because she couldn’t get her nose on the ground to smell, so she didn’t go. I got her home and took the hood off and she peed right away.
So far, she hasn’t touched or sniffed or licked her wound – (she was spayed) – and she’s sitting by my feet. If I go out, I’ll put the hood back on.
The dogs can handle it better than I can, I just hate those hoods.
Lots of Labs won’t go unless they can catch the ground smells. Zinnia has the calm and poise of a seeing-eye dog, she has been lying still, and she and Bud have a joyous reunion at the gate.
I’ll keep her in my study this week, and in her crate at night. For this week at least, I’ll keep some sort of hood on her when I can’t see her.
The wound looks great and she looks normal, a bit anxious and confused.
Yes, when we got our rescue dog spayed she came home completely confused and dazed. It was like she was dumped onto an alien planet. Then, after a night, she gradually came back to herself. She wore the inflatable donut like what you ordered for 10 days and didn’t even notice it. She loved sleeping with her head on it like a pillow. I guess it is a necessary rite of passage they all need to go through.
I didn’t put a hood on my dog, my Golden either. I think she licked her wound once or twice and that was it. If I remember correctly the anxiousness was from the wearing off, of the anesthesia. Within a day or two, she was totally back to herself. Amazing, how the dogs recover so quick. I am so happy for you that she is home.
My old Golden had surgery this summer. She hates collars and won’t lick if I tell her no. I put a tee shirt on her when I couldn’t watch her. That worked well.
Thanks for the update on Zinnia and I am glad that she is doing well.
When my BC was spayed she completely left her stitches alone and did not lick them. Trying to keep a young BC from being too active while she healed was a different challenge.
My Neapolitan Mastiff even managed to escape his soft cone. What worked for us was a surgical suit, which was really inexpensive. https://www.chewy.com/suitical-recovery-suit-dogs/dp/140879
While you’re waiting for the soft collar, a pool noodle cut into 6-8 inch sections and threaded with twine or yarn will work great.
Typical dad! lol I hear you though, when our dog had the same procedure it was painful to watch.