Spaying And Stairs

[Suerose]

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Grace is going to be spayed tomorrow (please send healing thoughts for her) and one of things I am worried about is whether she will be able to manage going up stairs afterwards.

I'd be really grateful to hear about other people's experience with this. Unfortunately, as well as the stairs to go up to bed, there are quite a few steps to go up to the garden when she needs to go for a pee, and I'm trying to work out how best to cope with them. I'll put a mattress on the floor for sleeping for the ten days so she doesn't need to jump on the bed. Can't somehow see her giving up her comfortable place under the duvet with me at night!

I wish there was someone nearby doing keyhole surgery for this, but at least the vet who will be doing it is very experienced and says his incisions are smaller than anyone else's in the practice. Fingers crossed.

 

[affieluver]

good luck !! i was really surprised how quickly they do get over it i just picked angel up for the first 2 days when negotiating the stairs after that i was just careful she didn't rush them by keeping her on a lead when going up and down just untill the stitches came out it will soon be all over x

 

[jinnyfizz]

Awww, bless :wub: Good luck tomorrow, Grace :luck:

I'm sure she'll be fine, Sue. When she comes home she will probably sleep through the night anyway, but you may want to carry her up to the garden for her bedtime wee. Doubt if she'll need to poo as she won't have eaten anything since today. By Tuesday morning she will be up and about but nature is a wonderful thing and she will know to keep herself quiet.

Personally, I would probably carry her upstairs for the first day or so, but she will be the best judge of how she feels :thumbsup: My collie was back to normal within 24 hours after being speyed, she was running around quite normally despite me trying to keep her steady (w00t) ...... no harm done :thumbsup:

 

[Whippets Rule]

When we had Zoe spayed, she just used the stairs as normal....I think stairs aren't really an issue, the most important thing is to keep your dog from leaping about like a lunatic for a day or two then just business as usual, we kept Zoe on her lead for the first five days but let her off as usual after that.

sorry I meant Moonpig.....don't know why I bother calling her Zoe,she never answers to it anyway :clown:

 

[saraquele]

i just walked at the side of jan up the stairs to makesure she didnt rush up or down them , she jumped on my bed :b and was fine but she did yelp the first 3 nights if she got off my bed in the middle of the night . :b so maybe a crate at the side of your bed for the first few nights ? jan hada TINY wound , well you couldnt really see it at all , though she did bruise A LOT as the hole was small they had to tug her womb out :b which is better as there isnt as much cut to heal but it did leave a lot of bruising .

i was told to put a cold flannel on it , and of course to use arnica .

it dosent last long and is well worth it in the end x

good luck and you will be fine

 

[Suerose]

i just walked at the side of jan up the stairs to makesure she didnt rush up or down them , she jumped on my bed :b and was fine but she did yelp the first 3 nights if she got off my bed in the middle of the night . :b so maybe a crate at the side of your bed for the first few nights ? jan hada TINY wound , well you couldnt really see it at all , though she did bruise A LOT as the hole was small they had to tug her womb out :b which is better as there isnt as much cut to heal but it did leave a lot of bruising . i was told to put a cold flannel on it , and of course to use arnica .

it dosent last long and is well worth it in the end x

good luck and you will be fine

I think if I tried putting her in a crate beside the bed neither of us would get any sleep! But I reckon with the mattress on the floor it will only be a very small step down for her. The arnica is a great idea, I'll get some of the pills into her this evening and tomorrow morning as well so she is well set up, and then I've got cream for tomorrow. Thanks Saraquele.

 

[Suerose]

Thanks everyone for reassuring replies. I must admit to being in a bit of a state about it. Still, by this time in a fortnight it will all be just a memory with any luck.

 

[lorna anne]

I have have had many. many of my girls spayed in the past 30 years - even when the vets still made huge incisions and gave dreadfully strong anaesthetics And have never had problems with stairs. They seem to very soon realise it's in their own interests not to be too boisterous. I have perhaps had a yelp or two when they forget about the incision, but that is all.

I would perhaps put her on the lead when going up and down the stairs in the beginning just to be careful. If you do have hassles, don't heisitate to crate her for a day or two It's MUCH better to do this than to have the complications of a hernia. If she is upset with the crating you can give her a couple of drops of Rescue Remedy just to calm her down a bit. -_- And then drink the rest of the bottle yourself

Good luck

 

[peppermint lady]

ive just had Smudge speyed on Tuesday, when she came home she didnt really want to walk or move and just slept on the bad, then on Wednesday she was very quiet, but by Thursday she was bouncing around like a looney again!

your girlie will be fine

 

[eve]

I hope Gracie' s OP goes well. Will be thinking of you. :luck: :luck: :luck: :wub: :wub: :wub: :luck: :luck:

I would recommend carrying her up and down stairs for the first day or two and then keeping her on a lead for at least a week when going up and down stairs and when she is in the garden. No reason to take any chances of ruptured stitches.

Best wishes

Eve and the Whuppies

 

[pepa]

I carried Pepa for the first 2 days up and down stairs. with Phoebe it was a week cos she had complications and her wond was a lot bigger. they soon bounce back to normal.

 

[caitlin]

I live in a split level house so my bitch had to go up and down the stairs just to get in and out of the house - I was a little worried about it, but I have to say it was not a problem for Ivy. The biggest problem was definitely the Elizabethan collar - of course, she looked just like Elizabeth I .................not!

I wouldn't recommend picking up the dog - you might do more harm than good if she is a normal/fair size and not used to being picked up - I know mine is liable to jump out of my arms.

Good luck - hope she is o.k after the op. :luck: :luck: :luck: