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Spayed this morning! :-)

Posted : 7/10/2006 10:09:25 PM

Roxie was spayed this morning. I dropped her off at 8:00 a.m. and went on to work. She was on my mind all morning. This is my first female dog, so I've never dealt with spaying like I have neutering.

I visited her this afternoon after work, and she was still a bit groggy. She lay her head on my knee and just looked up at me with those big eyes; I nearly cried ... but didn't want to in front of the vet techs. LOL! I had some errands to run, so I stopped back by after finishing those. They said she hadn't "pottied" yet. I took her out into the grassy field behind the establishment, used "go pee-pee", and she went on cue.

It was hard to leave her, because I could sense how she wanted to come home ... but I had no choice. She'll be ready to come home at 8:30 tomorrow morning, so you can bet I'll be there. LOL! Sorry for the rambling ...

Gosh, I miss my little girl so much ... [

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Christi

Posted : 7/11/2006 9:33:35 AM

Is she home yet? How's she doing? Please let us know. Sending good thoughts your way... Christi

dvet

Posted : 7/11/2006 3:33:48 PM

I used to send the home the same day to avoid the anxieties but you do whatever hyour vet is comfortable with

Roxie865

Posted : 7/11/2006 4:49:56 PM

She's back home now! [

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I'm surprised at how well she has recovered. She's acting like the spay never happened -- to an extent. For example, she isn't super playful, but she still wants to toss her toys around the house. Her energy level hasn't changed too much, really.

Should I be concerned?

cakana

Posted : 7/11/2006 5:05:58 PM

My lab was the same way. You want to keep her quiet for a few days so she doesn't tear the sutures or hurt herself. I had to keep my 2 dogs separated so they wouldn't rough house too much. Glad she's home and feeling spunky though.

inne

Posted : 7/11/2006 9:12:00 PM

Two of the dogs I grew up with were totally fine after being spayed; they acted like it didn't even happen. The other was in agony and tore her stitches out. I think you should consider yourself lucky

Jenn

Posted : 7/12/2006 10:37:35 AM

My youngest, Riley, was just spayed last Thursday. So, we're almost at a week of recovery. And, she was the same...the hardest part was keeping her quiet around our other dog, Reese, when she got home!!