I'm getting Nuts neutered, depending on the results of his blood work either at a low cost place if his blood is normal or at the vet's if there are issues with his blood work.
Would you recommend pain meds after the surgery?
If I do it at the vet's they will most likely send him home with pain meds, or at least they did when they spayed Attitude. The low cost place you have to request them, and it adds to the cost but that doesn't matter, if it is needed(or recommended) I will do it, they only charge $5 for the neuter so I can afford any extras. I will be getting him the $15 pain injection that they give post surgery. I had them do the injection for Half-tail when she was spayed but didn't get additional pain meds since I knew there was no way I was going to be able to give them to her. When Goldie, Mama and Biter were done by a different place they didn't even offer pain meds and they all seemed fine, Goldie was climbing trees and climbing up to the roof the next day. Attitude did seem to need them, I could tell she was a little sore post-spay when we forgot a dose the next day(day 2 and 3 she seemed fine but we still gave them to her as instructed), but she was also bouncing off the walls, chasing Nuts and acting like the 5 month old kitten she was.
Nuts just turned 1 this month so he has calmed down, but I know him and Attitude will still play chase at times but mostly he prefers to nap for most of the day(they like to play chase, when they do at night.)
I'm not trying to be mean or cruel or anything. If he needs pain medication after I am going to get it but I'm wondering if it's necessary since I know a neuter is not open surgery or as involved as a spay is.
I feel like a bad parent for even asking this, but I'm just wondering how much pain he's going to be. I know Mitzi's dogs didn't get pain medication after Jazzy's spay and Dylan's neuter. Our Old English Sheepdog Abby
wasn't given meds post spay and I know Spaz
my old cat wasn't either. Neither was Maude
or Molly
(Paul's dog) after their spays and they all did fine but if he is going to be really sore and in pain I don't want him to suffer. All of these were done in the early mid and late '90s(Spaz was done in 1999 or possibly even early 2000, Abby was done in 1995) so I know things have changed a lot since then. I was a little surprised when the vet gave me pain meds for Attitude.
So, pain meds or no pain meds, like I said he is getting the pain injection post surgery which will knock him out all night when he gets back from being neutered. I'm going to possibly keep him in the bathroom if Attitude bothers him too much when he gets back which I'm hoping won't be an issue.
Like I said I feel like a horrid pet parent for even asking this but I need to know. Attitude just seemed so doped up on the pain killers, but as I said she seemed to need them the first day but was fine the next 2 days(I was having to chase her down to give her the medication, but the vet said 3 days so I gave them to her for 3 days.)
So, how much pain will there be and do I need additional pain medication for Nuts after he loses his you know whats.
I also have a question, is he going to have stitches, I have heard different things from different people so I'm curious.
Thanks in advance for the advice.
Taryn
Would you recommend pain meds after the surgery?
If I do it at the vet's they will most likely send him home with pain meds, or at least they did when they spayed Attitude. The low cost place you have to request them, and it adds to the cost but that doesn't matter, if it is needed(or recommended) I will do it, they only charge $5 for the neuter so I can afford any extras. I will be getting him the $15 pain injection that they give post surgery. I had them do the injection for Half-tail when she was spayed but didn't get additional pain meds since I knew there was no way I was going to be able to give them to her. When Goldie, Mama and Biter were done by a different place they didn't even offer pain meds and they all seemed fine, Goldie was climbing trees and climbing up to the roof the next day. Attitude did seem to need them, I could tell she was a little sore post-spay when we forgot a dose the next day(day 2 and 3 she seemed fine but we still gave them to her as instructed), but she was also bouncing off the walls, chasing Nuts and acting like the 5 month old kitten she was.
Nuts just turned 1 this month so he has calmed down, but I know him and Attitude will still play chase at times but mostly he prefers to nap for most of the day(they like to play chase, when they do at night.)
I'm not trying to be mean or cruel or anything. If he needs pain medication after I am going to get it but I'm wondering if it's necessary since I know a neuter is not open surgery or as involved as a spay is.
I feel like a bad parent for even asking this, but I'm just wondering how much pain he's going to be. I know Mitzi's dogs didn't get pain medication after Jazzy's spay and Dylan's neuter. Our Old English Sheepdog Abby
So, pain meds or no pain meds, like I said he is getting the pain injection post surgery which will knock him out all night when he gets back from being neutered. I'm going to possibly keep him in the bathroom if Attitude bothers him too much when he gets back which I'm hoping won't be an issue.
Like I said I feel like a horrid pet parent for even asking this but I need to know. Attitude just seemed so doped up on the pain killers, but as I said she seemed to need them the first day but was fine the next 2 days(I was having to chase her down to give her the medication, but the vet said 3 days so I gave them to her for 3 days.)
So, how much pain will there be and do I need additional pain medication for Nuts after he loses his you know whats.
I also have a question, is he going to have stitches, I have heard different things from different people so I'm curious.
Thanks in advance for the advice.
Taryn