Bear is being neutered today!

**kimlovescats** · 01-22-2008, 11:15 AM

As I stated earlier, I don't have much experience in the male dog neuter thing. I'm wondering if because he is bigger and older (not neutered as a pup) then maybe he required more sutures and it was a bit more complicated? I would love to take his collar off and watch him, because he is basically underfoot all the time anyway!

I just don't want him to think that he has been "bad" if I have to put it back on. He immediately started licking himself as soon as the tech brought him out to us. So, she immediately assumed he needed a collar. None of my male cats ever have sutures, just females for obvious reasons. Are stitches "normal" with all male dogs, even when they are neutered as little pups?

Sorry so many questions, but I've mostly always had girl doggies.

Kim

**Pawsitive Thinking** · 01-22-2008, 11:31 AM

Stitches are quite normal

**ChrisH** · 01-22-2008, 11:47 AM

Bob didn't do at all well after his op. I took the collar off because he just sat in the hall for hours, not moving, wouldn't take a treat (if you knew Bob and food ... well..) drink, or anything, but it turned out to be a real bad move. He licked and licked and licked and it swelled up like a football. Was told to bathe it with an antiseptic which wasn't very successful as he was so sore and wouldn't let me near. Like Bear, he didn't have any pain pills, but, after taking advice, I did give him half a paracetmol which seemed to help for a while. It did eventually go down and everything was ok, but what an ordeal.

Making it worse, for me, was during this time my dear boy bit me quite badly. Taking him out for a walk his lead got tangled around his back leg and as I went to untangle he got my hand. Poor boy must have been hurting so much to do that.

So, I guess my advice would be to leave the collar on.

p.s. He was two years old at the time.

**kimlovescats** · 01-22-2008, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by ChrisH

Bob didn't do at all well after his op. I took the collar off because he just sat in the hall for hours, not moving, wouldn't take a treat (if you knew Bob and food ... well..) drink, or anything, but it turned out to be a real bad move. He licked and licked and licked and it swelled up like a football. Was told to bathe it with an antiseptic which wasn't very successful as he was so sore and wouldn't let me near. Like Bear, he didn't have any pain pills, but, after taking advice, I did give him half a paracetmol which seemed to help for a while. It did eventually go down and everything was ok, but what an ordeal.

Making it worse, for me, was during this time my dear boy bit me quite badly. Taking him out for a walk his lead got tangled around his back leg and as I went to untangle he got my hand. Poor boy must have been hurting so much to do that.

So, I guess my advice would be to leave the collar on.

p.s. He was two years old at the time.

THANK YOU! I think I will at least leave in on a few more days and give it a chance to heal up and be less "red"! It's for his best to have the collar on, though he pouts and makes Mommy feel really awful!

**Freedom** · 01-22-2008, 12:00 PM

Chaplin was neutered in December, he had stitches; the dissolvable type. No ecollar or pain meds.

Call the vet and ask what dose aspirin to give him. Dogs can have aspirin, a little bit. Not cats.

**kimlovescats** · 01-22-2008, 12:10 PM

Originally Posted by Freedom

Chaplin was neutered in December, he had stitches; the dissolvable type. No ecollar or pain meds.

Call the vet and ask what dose aspirin to give him. Dogs can have aspirin, a little bit. Not cats.

These aren't the dissolvable sutures either. I have to take him back in 10 days to have them removed. I don't think I like this vet that this rescue uses!