Dog Acting Differently Post anesthesia
Submitted by EDS1122 on June 19, 2012 - 9:23pmAfter 2 years of struggling we decided to have our 3 year old's tail amputated in late April. He did very well with recovery, was ready to come off of pain killers almost immediately, no whining, or pain post surgery. Healed beautifully, and finally finally stopped scooting and itching. However, he began to bark all the time (never ever did this before), and had about 10x the energy. He also began humping my husbands leg, and jumping up on him all the time. He had done very well with the addition of our first baby last June. However, with all this activity, and knowing that the baby would soon be more active with the dog, we decided to get him neutered in late May. Again, he did wonderfully with the surgery. However, the behavior hasn't changed. He is barking, is never ever tired and relaxed even after a good hour outside (this used to be enough for him for 1-2 days.
I have heard about people feeling "off" for extended periods post major surgery. Anxious, tired or not themselves. I'm wondering if anyone has heard of a similar phenomena in dogs? Vet hadn't heard of this, but thought that, perhaps it could be. We are at our wits end. Any suggestions?
We went through something similar with Chester...
he almost died from swelling when he had an allergic reaction to something and we found out he had an elongated palate. He always was quiet and low energy, but after he recovered from the palate surgery, he's been a little maniac. Now that he can breathe easy, he's full of energy and barking, playing, acting like a puppy again. I would imagine your guy is feeling good also. Lynn's advice is right on, go back to basic training or take him to an obedience class so that he learns to behave the way you want him too.