Spayed puppy anxious about incision. How much calming aid to give?

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Hello, My puppy was recently spayed. She is a toy breed Maltese. So she is very small, currently only weight 2 pounds. My question is the following: she is very anxious/nervous about the incision, can I provide her with a calming aid I bought from petco? If so, the bottle recommend to provide 1 ml for every 10 lbs. I do not really understand this measure. Does this mean that I can give her 1ml? Pet's info: Dog | Maltese | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 2 months old | 1lb

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

If your puppy has an e-collar from the vet , you should leave it on her so that she does not lick her incision. If she cannot lick her incision, she will eventually stop trying. if the calming aid says to give 1 ml for every 10 lbs, it means that a dog which weighs 10lbs gets 1ml of the calming aid. A dog weighing 1 lbs gets 0.1 ml, 2lbs gets 0.2ml, 3lbs gets 0.3 ml, and so forth. Make sure this is indeed suitable for puppies. If your veterinarian gave you pain medications for Leia, you should give them to her as directed. Some calming aids should not be given with pain medication.

Spayed puppy anxious about incision. How much calming aid to give?

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