My dog had spay surgery. How do I care for her? Cone or crate?

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Hey, Pharah is having her sterilization surgery tomorrow morning. How should we care for her for the first few days? Does she need a cone around her head or doggy diapers? Should she stay in a crate for the first night? She's getting surgery with a different method which removes only ovaries and leaves uterus unless there's something wrong with it. It's more expensive, scars are smaller and she recovers faster. Thanks! Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Female | spayed | 1 year and 2 months old | 66 lbs

Jeffrey Milner · Accepted Answer

Most veterinarians will provide you with detailed discharge instructions upon return of your pet. With these instructions will likely include the cone you've described. Confining Pharah to her crate for the night may not be a bad idea if she's receptive to it, but it is certainly not required. Keeping her somewhat calm is fine as long as she has no access to her surgical site. As far as the procedure, I would recommend having the ovaries and uterus removed if you are sterilizing versus only the ovaries. While the procedure will prevent a pregnancy, it will not prevent future diseases like infections and tumors of the uterus. Dogs that are most predisposed to these conditions are middle to older age females that have not been bred previously. Hope this answers your question.

My dog had spay surgery. How do I care for her? Cone or crate?

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