How to Care for Your Pet
after Spaying or Neutering
I am the Original Holistic Pet Health Coach, and am now training passionate pet parents, and pet professionals to be Certified Holistic Pet Health Coaches so that more pets can be helped holistically.
Spaying or neutering your pet is a personal decision that you need to make, based on your cat or dog’s individual needs. Surprisingly, not everybody knows that making the decision to not spay or neuter your pet does have advantages. The health benefits of not spaying or neutering include reduced risks of your pet developing lymphoma, osteosarcoma, mast cell tumor, and hemangiosarcoma, as well as bone and joint diseases such as hip dysplasia and cruciate rupture.
Keeping this in mind, it’s important to also understand the world is not well-equipped for having large populations of un-homed dogs and cats running around. It’s becoming a large problem for vets and rescues can no longer keep up with finding pets homes. Making the decision to spay or neuter your cat or dog is a decision worthy of praise.
Learning how to properly care for your dogs and cats after spaying or neutering is commendable as well. Your decision to spay or neuter not only helps reduce the population of pets without a home, but also protects your pet from unnecessary illnesses breast and testicular cancer.
As a vet, I understand the importance of this procedure. As a pet owner, I also understand that making the decision to put your pet through surgery can be scary.
How to Care for Dogs/Cats After Spaying or Neutering
How to Care for Dogs/Cats After Spaying or Neutering
Thankfully, the risks and complications after spaying and neutering your pet are minimal. The hardest part is
actually caring for your cat or dog after the procedure is completed and we want to help you learn how to comfort a dog or cat after spaying/neutering.
Following these simple steps to care for your pet after spaying or neutering will ensure that your
pet has a safe, happy, and healthy recovery.
Let Your Pet Rest
Many people ask, “How long does it take to recover from spaying or neutering?” It takes a day or two for the anesthesia drugs used during surgery to completely move through your pet’s system.
Because of that your cat or dog is going to experience a non-harmful “anesthesia hangover.” All this does is cause your pet to be extra sleepy.
Caring for your dog or cat after spaying/neutering in this stage is simple. Let your cat or dog sleep it off.
Keep Your Pet Isolated
Keeping your pet isolated is important to the spaying and neutering healing process. This is especially important if you have other pets or children in your home. Other pets and children stimulate activity. Too much activity after a major surgery can put your cat or dog at risk and prevent her from healing properly. You can avoid having your pet get overstimulated by crating him or giving him a private room to relax in. Make sure this isolated space is comfortable by providing a clean environment with a cozy bed to sleep on.
How much longer after can they play?
It is recommended to keep your pet in this isolated space for seven to ten days after surgery.
Prevent Your Pet from Licking and Biting the Wound
A wound must be kept clean and untouched to heal properly, which is difficult when your pet wants to constantly lick and bite at the site of the wound. Thankfully, there are a few things you can use to prevent your pet from irritating the affected area.
Onesies are a great option for keeping your pet’s wounds covered. They are an inexpensive, adorable way to keep your pet’s wounds safe after surgery.
If you can’t picture your pet in a pair of footy pajamas, you should give an Elizabethan collar a try. An Elizabethan collar, also known as “the cone of shame,” is a great tool for preventing pets from licking and biting at areas they shouldn’t.
Both a onesie for your dog or cat after surgery and Elizabethan collars prevent your pet from licking sutures, allowing your pet to heal faster and more effectively. A dog onesie is a great way to help limit access to the surgical area which will help your pup heal faster so they can get back to their normal activities.
Limit Your Pet’s Activity
While healing from surgery, your pet’s activity must be limited. For the first two to three days, your pet should be limited to short walks to go to the bathroom. As the week goes on, you can slowly increase your pet’s level of activity. Keep in mind that your pet needs a full seven to ten days to heal before she is ready for more strenuous exercise. Until the seven- to ten-day window has passed, do not allow your dog or cat to climb stairs, jump on furniture, or play rough with other pets in your home.
If you’re having a hard time keeping your pet quiet, don’t give up. Crate your pet or set him up in an isolated room. This will help keep the activity levels low. It can be hard to contain the energy of your furball while you care for your dogs and cats after spaying, but it’s vital to keeping wounds protected so she can heal properly.
Limit Your Pet’s Food Intake
Surgery is hard on your pet’s body. The aftereffects of anesthesia, in tandem with any pain pills your pet may be on, can cause your cat or dog to have an upset stomach. Prevent tummy troubles for your cat or dog by limiting food intake after surgery. This will help with how to comfort a dog or cat after spaying/neutering. After 24 hours, you can safely reintroduce your pet back to a normal diet.
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Set your pet up to heal quickly
Post-surgery you’ll want to do everything you can to calm your pup down. From having them wear a onesie for dogs after surgery to controlling their diet, there are many different things you can do.
If your pet has a big surgical procedure coming up, get her ready to heal, by controlling inflammation through a healthy diet, optimizing microbiome function with probiotics, and Omega 3 fatty acids, and using medicinal mushrooms and Immune support to promote rapid healing. Ease the pain of a healing wound with Assisi loop PEMF technology, for at-home pain care. Check out my complete collection to help your pet heal as fast as possible.
The Assisi Loop 2.0
The Assisi Loop 2.0 is great if your pup or cat is experiencing any pain or discomfort following surgery. It’s completely non-invasive, non-pharmaceutical, and it works great at treating pain and inflammation. It comes in two sizes 10cm and 20 cm and it offers 15-minute treatments for pain however frequent you decide.
If you prefer to give your dog something they can consume with their meals, the turmeric and curcumin antioxidant with coconut oil is also a great option.
It helps ease aching joints and it supports your pet’s immune and digestive system. The supplements are 100 percent safe, chewable, and they’re bacon flavored so you won’t have to hide it in their food.
Remember that recovery is something that happens over time and the more love and attention you provide your pet, the better and faster they’ll be able to heal. Getting them the right medications and supplements will help them recover and get back to their normal selves.
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