Successful Surgeries

[Ashley, Sadie and Coal]

We made it through spay/neuter surgery yesterday for both Sadie and Coal.  What a stressful day of waiting!  This was my first experience with spay/neuter as the mom of the puppies.  It didn't seem like a big deal when my childhood puppies were neutered.  Thanks to DK, we knew what to expect, but I had no idea I would be so emotional.  What really got me, though, was when my two big, tough, teenage boys had tears in their eyes when they brought the pups back to us to bring home. 

The pups whimpered and whined for a while about sleeping in the cones, but otherwise the evening was fairly good. Coal didn't want to leave my side, and he paced a lot.  Sadie just drowsed in her crate.  Both are eating and going to potty just a little less than usual on both counts.  The surgery sights look good to my untrained eye.

Sadie is scratching at her incision with her back paws. She isn't doing it that often, and she stops if she is with me and I tell her to leave it, but I'm going to have to leave her alone on the porch or in her crate at some point in the next few days.  The vet says put socks on her back feet...I'm thinking that is going to last about as long as it takes for her to get them off.  I've read that some DK experts have put t-shirts on their pups to minimize injury from scratching, so I think we will try that.

One day down, thirteen to go... 

[Robin and Libby Louise]

Thanks for the update!  Glad everyone is doing well!

[Judy, Meg & Polly Wolly Doodle]

Glad all is well, speedy healing.

[F, Calla & Luca]

God news, god luck.

[Rosemary (Ro) and Enzo]

Wow...2 at once to stress over, but look at it this way: It's over! And so glad to hear everyone is doing well. Now to keep them " calm" ;)

[Julie, Eloise & Beasley]

Glad they're both doing well!  I was totally emotional also.  :)  Hope they have a speedy & uneventful recovery!  My girl did not tolerate the cone well, and I remember a trip back to the vet a few days later because she wouldn't leave the incision alone.  I learned my lesson to make her deal with the cone then...she was sentenced to a few extra days of cone time because of that. :\

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Sounds like everything is going as expected. I wish you calm and healing days ahead :)

[Ashley, Sadie and Coal]

Thanks for the well wishes!  Sadie is already getting restless...  They are used to lots of outside play time everyday.  By this time of night they are usually exhausted, but tonight she is pacing the floor.  This is going to be a long two weeks. 

[Gail and Bailey]

Sending wishes for two speedy recoveries! 

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Glad the 'worst' is over.  Wishing both pups a speedy recovery.

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

Glad all is going well.  Wishing you an easy recovery.

[Emily, Bentley, & Maserati]

Glad everyone had successful surgeries! 

[Janie, Jackson and Jilly]

Good to hear the surgeries went well, speedy healing!!