Help!! - - My dog was spay'd yesterday

Poor baby.  I hope she feels better soon.  I don't know about you but she may not feel like eating.  She had some pretty major surgery done & is prolly sore.  I'd be more concerned about her fluid intake at this point.  Try giving her ice cubes or putting either no salt chicken broth in her water or possibly even pedialyte.  At this point she can miss a few meals, not alot of meals mind you but she NEEDS fluids.  I'm sure others will come by with their advice. 

Good thoughts from me & my pack to you & your baby girl.

I have Beagles...basically stomachs on legs...and they will not eat the first or even second day home. Usually by the 3rd day they are their normal selves.

Take a temp...anything over 102 should concern you.

Advice on how to care for your dog after her spay:

This might not answer your question directly but will DEFINETLY help you in this process.

Even though a spay surgery may leave your dog sick for a few days, rest assured it is one of the very best things you can do for her health wise.

If possible, pick your dog up from the vet the same day as her operation. In most cases, hospitalization’s only effect is raising both the cost of the spay and the dog’s stress level. Unless your vet is a 24hr facility, hospitalized pets are caged and alone all night- while pets carefully transported home can be checked on throughout the night and can begin to recover at home where they feel safe and comfortable.

Follow your vet’s advice regarding post-op pain medication. Remember that dog’s bodies are very different from their own. Even though a spay is major abdominal surgery, dog’s bodies heal very quickly. If your dog begins to feel too good, she will be more active and will be more likely to reinjure her incision. Pain tells a dog whether she should rest or play, run around the house or stay in bed. If your dog is being too active, decrease the pain medication so she will choose to rest.

Once you get your dog home from the vets you want to keep her very comfortable for the first 24-26 hours. A familiar bed with a blanket and a hot water bottle is great to keep her comfortable and warm. She probably won’t appreciate being touched much but quietly remaining near her may be comforting for her. Follow your vets instructions regarding feeding, but remember not to feed too much. You may want to feed soft food or let kibble soak for a few minutes to help your dog get enough water.

Within a day or two your dog will be up and around again, and in three to four days you’ll be struggling to restrict her activity. Your vet will probably advise low activity for 10-14 days, but as long as you restrict jumping, rough play, and all out running for that time your dog should be fine.

You should check her incision every day for signs of inflammation or infection. The scar from a spay incision is typically gone within several months – but can be expedited with a supplement or topical application of Vitamin E.

Good luck with your Cocker. I have one too so Cuddles sends her healing vibes to yours. She knows exactly what she's going through.

The not eating doesn't concern me greatly, BUT, the fact that she had a life threatening infection AND is peeing more frequenly does.  I have never had a dog with this condition so I don't know that this is abnormal, but, at least give your vet a call.  She likely should be checked for a UTI.

Depending on what antibiotics they have her on for the Pyo I would call and ask them if it will also treat a urinary tract infection.

I would definitely CALL the vet at least and tell them her condition and the challenges you are seeing -- she's GOT to drink to flush the anesthesia out of her system if nothing more.  You may want to water down meat baby food and give it to her by syringe.  She may just feel absolutely horrible.

Pyo generally makes them feel AWFUL for months -- she has *felt* bad for a long time and you just didn't understand that.  It can make them literally waste away and be apathetic and now with the surgery she feels even worse. 

Try something *slippery* to help her get the meds down rather than peanut butter (that's hard for them to digest anyway and you don't want to add pancreatitis to this).  Try plain meat baby food (lamb, beef, chicken -- avoid ham b/c it's too salty).  It's slippery and will help the pills slide down more easily.  It's also good nutrition for her.

 Small bits of very fresh water -- maybe even ice chips.  Encourage her to drink -- give it to her via a child's medicine syringe if you need to (put the tip of the syringe behind her canine tooth and squirt lightly -- it won't choke her like squirting it in her mouth.  Just hold her mouth loosely in your hand so she can work her tongue to swallow.

 Don't let her know you're worried -- she's already got enough of a battle going on.  Pyo is very difficult and it will be a while before she feels really good. 

Ask the vet for a probiotic like Forti-Flora -- the vet can sell that to you and you just add the little packet to her food (even if you have to add something like broth or meat or veg baby food to her kibble, if that's what you feed).

Do you know how to take her temp?  As Glenda said, keep an eye on her temp and if it goes up beyond 103.5 call the vet. 

If you have any Vagisil you might smear some on the vulvar area because urine may have made that sore.  don't do that often -- but it might help if she's straining to pee and can't because it burns.  You might also ask the vet to take a urine sample from her -- she may have crystals or something as a companion to the pyo that's making it more difficult for her.