If you are already planning to sterilize your dog, then be responsible for your dog! What should I pay attention to? When will you be sterilized? What preparations should be made before the operation?

1. What is sterilization surgery?

Surgery to remove the female ovaries, uterus, or male testicles so that they can no longer reproductive.

Girl: The surgery is referred to as OHE (Ovario-Hytero-Ectomy), which is "ovarian hysterectomy"

Boy: It mainly removes two testicles from the scrotum.

2. When will sterilize?

When is the best time to sterilize? There have always been different statements about this. There are different reports abroad, and domestic veterinary doctors also have different schedules identified by their respective identification. Generally speaking: After the first estrus, the pituitary gland, ovary and the entire hormone cycle have passed through it. Its sexual orientation is stable, and its personality and development have reached the most complete stage, which is the best time to sterilize;

Most male dogs are determined according to the wishes of their owners. After the dogs are sexually mature, they will have the behavior of enclosing territory. Therefore, some are sterilized at 6 to 8 months old;

However, the development speed of dogs is different. Some dogs may develop slowly and have not yet passed the stage of sexual maturity, which may have an impact on the healthy development of the body, so you can choose to delay it later. Most veterinarians will also recommend sterilization surgery for 9 to 10 months.

3. What should I do before sterilization?

Before sterilizing the dog, be sure to have a physical examination and perform the surgery if the dog is healthy.

1. If it is a female dog, sterilization surgery is not recommended during estrus;

2. If it is a male dog, it is recommended to reduce going out some time before the operation to avoid contact with the female dog. Surgery is also not recommended during estrus.

Sterilization surgery requires an appointment with the veterinarian for the operation, because anesthetics will be used during the operation, and the dog needs to be on an empty stomach. Otherwise, if anesthetics are given, its stomach will stop peristalsis and cause bloating. If there is food in the stomach, it may vomit, which is very dangerous;

Because the dog cannot swallow in an anesthetic state, it is easy to block the throat and trachea due to stomach renal control, causing suffocation. Therefore, you must have an empty stomach for 12 hours before the operation.

4. The duration of the operation?

The sterilization operation for female dogs is about 20 to 25 minutes, while boys are faster, and it only takes 5 minutes to get faster. The recovery time for anesthesia is about 2 hours. Usually, it is sent to the hospital in the morning and can be taken home in the evening.

5. Should I be hospitalized after the operation?

Some hospitals may recommend staying in the hospital for 1-2 days before undergoing surgery. In fact, if you think about the dog, the hospital is quite scary for it because it doesn’t know what happened. If it is left in a strange place for two days, it will feel uneasy and feel whether it has been abandoned.

Another is a hidden danger of in-hospital infection. If the hospital does not disinfect enough, it is very likely that other diseases will be infected in the hospital after the operation. Therefore, from both psychological and physical aspects, it is not recommended that dogs be hospitalized (especially before the operation). After the operation, it depends on the dog's condition. If you can't stay, try not to stay.

6. Care after sterilization?

The recovery situation after sterilization is different for each dog. Boys will be much faster than female dogs because it is an external surgery and has not touched the abdominal cavity. Girls use knife inside their bodies. In order to avoid wound infection, it is very important to keep the wound dry. Do not get wet or take a bath.

Also, do not let the dog lick the wound, so it is recommended to prepare the Elizabeth circle in advance. Because licking can cause inflammation, swelling, or even biting, if such a situation occurs, take the dog to the hospital and re-sew it. The wounds of girls’ dogs will be relatively large. It is recommended that the owner be by his side a few days after the operation, so that he will not let him lick the wound and avoid strenuous exercise.

Don't eat immediately after returning home from the operation. The anesthetics have not completely failed. If you eat food at this time, it is still easy to cause vomiting. After the anesthetics are completely ineffective, it is recommended that girls feed half of their usual food before defecation to avoid eating too much; it is best to return to normal diet after the first defecation.

During the sterilization operation, the dog usually sheds about 2 ml of blood, and there is no need to supplement with particularly many nutritional products. After the operation, there is a 7-10-day wound recovery period. The doctor will prescribe anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving drugs to the dog, and then take the dog to the hospital for checking whether the stitches can be removed. When the dog recovers well, he can take a bath and then return to normal life after removing the stitches.

One thing to note is that after sterilization, you should pay attention to feeding control to prevent excessive obesity from affecting the body.

7. Other things that need to be prepared?

1. Elizabeth circle to prevent dogs from licking the wound diapers. Because the dog comes back after the operation, the anesthesia may not be completely ineffective, and there may be urinary incontinence and other conditions

2. Diapers, because the dog comes back after the operation, the anesthesia may not be completely ineffective, and there may be urinary incontinence and other conditions

3. Paper towels, wet wipes, etc. The dog may drip, which can be used to wipe

4. Eye drops. When the anesthesia is not ineffective, the dog's eyes may be dry when it is open. You can drop eye drops to avoid dry cornea

5. Trash bags. If you encounter vomiting, you can use

6. Blankets and other warm objects. If it is a sterilization surgery in winter, if the dog is afraid of cold on the way home after the operation, it can wrap it. The resistance is relatively poor after the operation to prevent cold.