I agree--the anasthetic can be rough on their bellies--Waffles is a smaller dog too, right?
I've had 2 males neutered, and 1 female spayed (Abbey was already spayed when we got her)--it was far harder for Jada to recover than the boys after her surgery. She was pretty out of it for a few days.
My vet sent her home with some bland food--it was Science Diet, chicken and rice in a can, and told me to only feed her a bit of that at a time, until her belly was ok.
If you're worried, give your vet a call, I'm sure he or she can help put your mind at ease.
Mine were also not supposed to play together after the surgery--that really didn't work. For the first day or so they really didn't want to, but then it was back to normal. Kito even had to wear the cone so he didn't bother his stitches--the backs of my legs were black and blue from him running into me, but he left the stitches alone.
Emily, Kito, Abbey, Riley, and Jada
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