Charlie back home but sick!
The vet called me at 12pm that she is just waking up after her surgery and I should call later to pick her up. So I called at 2.30pm and picked her up at 3pm. She did look fine after having an operation but wasnt exited to see me as she normally was. Beeing at home, at 3.40pm she got sick the first time (yellow slime) and I called the vet, they said it can be normal after travelling with the car. But then she got sick again at 5pm and the vet ask us to come back. He checked Charlie's heart, legs, feet, teeth, gum and her temperature and everything was fine but he gave her an injection for the stomach to calm down and I shouldnt feed her at all, only water. He thinks everything will be fine for tomorrow and I shouldnt worry if she gets sick once or twice more. Only if it's more than that I should contact the emergency which is an 1hour drive in Sheffield. Ofcourse, I get worried cause he said it's not normal to get sick afterwards! Anyone had a similar experience?? She is not as she normally is, she just sleeps and is very laid back. No jumping or bouncyness! Greatful for your opinions!!! Monika and Charlie xxx |
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Sorry Charlie is not feeling well after her spaying  ..Keep us posted since Heart is getting spayed on Tuesday next week and I am so nervous. Give her a sheepie kiss  and hug from Heart  !!!!!!
(hope she is feeling better soon!!!) |
| Yes, it is not uncommon for them to have some nausea. Think about how people are after surgery, some get sick some don't. I would give her water but no food til things settle down. Hopefully by tomorrow she'll be much improved. |
Poor Charlie, it is so miserable being sick after surgery. 
My Macy was sick after her tumor removal - we finally figured out it was the postop pain meds making her sick! Ughh, 2 days of yellow bile vomiting. I felt so bad for her. Then I finally noticed it got worse AFTER I gave the pain meds. As soon as I stopped them, the vomiting quit and she looked more like her usual happy self. Postop nausea/vomiting is very common with people, so I don't see why it should be that unusual in our dogs. There is good medicine for it! |
hehehehehe, Dawn you and I think too much alike  |
Izzie vomited a couple times during the evening after her spay. She was fine the next day, but it was a couple days before I finally got the one spot out of the carpet   |
Tasker's Mom wrote: hehehehehe, Dawn you and I think too much alike
I laughed when I posted and read back and saw yours too. 
Us darn nurses......  |
got sheep wrote: Tasker's Mom wrote: hehehehehe, Dawn you and I think too much alike I laughed when I posted and read back and saw yours too. Us darn nurses...... Next thing ya know we'll be asking about BM'S |
| Maizie was very quite too after being spayed Monika im sure charlie will feel much better in the morning!!! and now shes back at home!!!
Keep us posted on her!!! Hugs Charlie you will feel better soon |
Oh bless... I would think she is being sick..very sore tummy. It was the keeping quiet I found difficult...with all my previous dogs. apart from my last yorkie who was a proper lady and quite enjoyed having a baby's vest on with a safety pin that Mum had to remove for potty visits. The first night iIassumed she was too spaced out to touch her stitches....no not her she removed one with her teeth....  |
| I get post-anesthesia n & v so it doesn't surprise me that dog would. I hope Charlie feels better soon. |
| As for the different behaviour - that is absolutely to be expected. Tucker doesn't handle pain well, and after his neuter he just whined and whined and tried to lick the stitches. He would lie here, whine, get up and go lie overe there, and whine. Broke my heart - but it only lasted the first day and half and after that it was, "Tucker, we can't go for a walk right now!" I had to take many trips around the parking lot with him on leash just to try to tire him out - and he wa sonly 4 mos old, too! |
| Hi,
It's been my experience that many animals are quite lethargic and may feel ill after surgery due to the anestetic. I think the number of animals I've taken in for spay and neuter is around 60 or more, many were on behalf of the spca. They would recoup for a few days at my home before going back to the shelter. Only one, and that was little Petunia whom I posted about on this forum ended up getting an infection. She was the little Manx that also had anal surgery done at the same time. What to look for is redness and abnormal swelling in the stitch area and a temperature. Usually the boys are up faster than the girls but most are back to normal within 24 hours. Walking a bit slower for the first few days but their normal personalities are present. Marianne |
| Hope that Charlie is feeling better. Keep us posted!
Sheepie Hugs |
| Hi all!
Charlie didnt got sick anymore yesterday after we visit the Vet's! She did try to lick herself but I do keep her off as I was told! I walked her today in the morning and we had a slow walk around the park and her eyes look much better and livelier than yesterday. I gave her some food I got from the vet, just an hour ago and she kept it inside her stomach which is a great sign too. She is still just laying around and sleeping, good i have off this week until next tuesday so I'm at home with her looking after her! Thanks for all your lovely replies!  Charlie received ALL your hugs and cuddles!! 
I keep you update!! |
| Glad to hear that Charlie is feeling better today.
Thanks for the update. |
| She should okay, the anestetic can make them sick. If she is not better tomorrow call the vet. I think they even get headaches from the anestitic. Good luck. |
| Sounds like she's doing better. Great news! You may need to figure out a way to cover her stitches, you don't want her licking!
Quote: I get post-anesthesia n & v so it doesn't surprise me that dog would. I'm a big urper too.......but then I get car sick easily too. |
| And then there's Belle.
When her breeder bred her the first time, she didn't take. I said, one more time and then please stop trying, I'd like to agility with her before she's too old, please. Breeder reluctantly agreed, but decided to take no chances, so opted for a surgical implant... Then she wanted to ship her off to be bred. Well, hysterical me couldn't stand the thought, so she ended up driving her to the stud dog (guess FEDEX wasn't an option back them ), they did the surgical and drove straight back home. I slept downstairs on the sofa so she wouldn't have to do stairs. All night long she paced. Around the room, up onto the sofa, down the length of my body, down from the sofa, around the room.
Every fifth circuit or so she'd stop just long enough while traversing my body to urp on me. I've always thought it was her way of telling me "Thanks for nothing, Mom!" She, too, was fine by the next day. And thanks for bringing up THAT fond memory
Kristine |
| Another for sweet Charlie! |
SheepieBoss wrote: Sounds like she's doing better. Great news! You may need to figure out a way to cover her stitches, you don't want her licking!
Yep, she started licking already next day, we went back on Saturday to the Vet to have a normal check how she is doing and I told her she was licking the stitches all night and I woke up all night! to tell her off and leave it! I could hardly sleep! The stitches are a bit red and she gave me this big plastic collar around her neck for the times when we are not at home and at night! She hates it!  She bumps into everything around the rooms but on the daytime when I'm at home (I still got off until tuesday, hope that's enough!) I take it off, but put it on when we go back to bed and the bedroom doesnt have much space to walk around with this BIG thing around her head!
I keep on watching her stitches but it's still red, not sure how long it would normaly take to be "normal" pink skin???!! It's hard to watch her 24/7 cause she always try to lick the stitches mmh?  Anything else I could do? She also tries to scratch with her feet!! 
Otherwise, she is fine! We been today at Sherwood Forest walking around the big tree, but only for not longer than 30 min. as the Vet told us. In 10 days the stitches will come out!! |
| I am glad to hear she is healing well.
I think every single dog I have had has come home and vomited after surgery.
She'll be back to old self really soon. Best Wishes, |
| Ah yes, the collar. A very long 10 days for all concerned, for the dog, the other dogs, the humans and the house walls and doors.
More walks will alleviate some of her anxiety. I just turn my guys loose outside with their collars and they resume their lives chasing birds, etc. The collar gets bashed up quickly but the wearers body is active which means the mind isn't bothered by the collar. |
I am glad to hear she is doing better.  I am not sure if this helps, but I had sort of a neck brace looking thing for Winston instead of the cone. He didn't like it, but it kept him from licking tummy stitches and nothing got knocked over in the house.
Stephanie & Winston |
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