Question about spaying
Submitted by CoCo's Cuties on September 21, 2010 - 5:23pmMy puppy lulu is going to be spayed tomorrow. Is is necessary for her to were a "collar" to keep her from getting to the sutures? She can't even try to reach her her belly :)
Thanks!
give your self
the option...just watch to make sure she cant lick them...charlie never wore one when he was neutered...so i would watch and wait
Thanks judy
:)
Audrey didn't have one
after her spay. She couldn't reach her belly either. STill watch very carefully though.
Cathy and Audrey
Farley did not have one either..
silly bullies can't reach their bellies. But I would still take it from the Vet just in case she surprises you!!
I suspect it depends, in
I suspect it depends, in part, on Lulu. From what my vet has told me, boys are more likely than girls to go for the sutures in general. (Not just bulldogs -- all dogs and cats.) That said, though, my girl kitten wouldn't leave hers alone, and had to wear a collar until she healed. With Beatrix, I made them send a collar home with us, remembering how Pippen had been, even though they said she'd been ignorning them since she woke up post-surgery. In the end, we never used it -- Beatrix utterly ignored her sutures.
Thanks all!
Great info as usual! :)
Please be sure your vet
does pre blood work since she had so much trouble with the cherry eye surgery and the anethesia.
It is doubtful she will need a collar. Most bulldogs can't reach a incision for spays or c-sections. But you do need to watch the sutures closey for any infection or opening. I had to hot pack Cleo's incision as she opened up after about 4 days and they had to add a couple of staples and put her on antibiotics.