Right then - time to resurrect this thread as the big day is Monday

So I am now wondering what to expect after the op and how to best care for toots. Can anybody give me any advice? or am I just being daft and over protective

I think you ,l find she will be fine , i have booked Jessie in a week on thursday to have her done , was going to get both of them done at the same time but sods law Daisy has come into season , I guess youve had all the info from your vets about starving ect before she goes in , im sure all will be fine think its easier on smaller dogs as the anesthetic is lighter and recovery quicker , Daisy had some ex rays after xmas and she had to be sedated , she had 2 little shaved patches on her front legs and when i picked her up she was a bit wobbly on her legs but youl be able to carry yours Daisy is 29 kilo she had to walk ( stagger ) she was a bit cold and disorientated for a while and she ate a little later on the eve but she wasnt sick and was fine the next day . i guess you just have to make sure she doesnt jump up and keeps calm for a few days , fingers crossed for you i,ll be posting similar thread no doubt in a week or so lol.

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I wouldn't worry about her personality changing- there is absolutely no risk of that- it just means that she isn't going to be harassed by entire males and pups.
I don't think it is true that dogs have a tendency to get fat after neutering- only if you feed them too much. Entire/ un spayed dogs are naturally lean ( forget reason why?)
I wouldn't be to concerned about her recovery from the op- it is a very low risk one, she might be groggy for about 48 hours after the op but she will be back to her old self in no time. Females do take a little longer to recover than males in some cases but then, the op is totally different!
Hope all goes well- sure it will do

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Thanks Andrea - I am going to be a nervous wreck on Monday, have always been one of lifes worriers
Yes they have said no food from the night before and I have to drop her off at 09.00 which is a bit of a pain dropping her off at that time as the roads are going to be a nightmare at that time on a Monday morning. I normally put Toots in a cage in the car so I think I will take it in with us and see if they will put her in it after the op so that she is in her familiar surroundings. I am also wondering if she will have one of them big collar things to stop her getting at the stitches.
Reminds me of when we used to have a rabbit and had her spayed - she managed to open up the wound on a bank holiday weekend then it got an infection and she had to go back in for another op to remove the sloughy tissue honestly if anything can go wrong then it will with my pets

Thanks for the kind words Lemmsy - The Vet said that it is normally bigger dogs like Labradors that tend to put weight on after spaying. Toots doesnt eat much but will keep an eye on her post op

Good Luck,
I'm sure she will be fine.
My bitch had to have an emergency spay 6 weeks ago after developing pyometra,but that was a complicated one,but she came through it fine.
She was on metacam for pain relief and AB's.They did give her a collar to wear but we never put it on her and she never bothered with her stitches.

She was on limited exercise for 10 days,two short walks a day of 10 mins,then we started building it up again.She wasn't allowed up the stairs etc and we were told to take out to the garden onlead,(we never did this because otherwise she wouldn't have gone to the toilet lol)

Just take things nice and easy with her,fingers crossed Keep us posted!!!

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uh oh- quick thinking needed here tootsiesmum!lol

Seriously though I don't think thats particually true as my relative has 4 ( sometimes 5/6 as fosters) labs and non of them put on weight when she had them castrated/ spayed. I think just have to watch wat u give them- whatever the breed
Best of luck for the op- she will be absolutely fine and much better for it- although she may not agree straight away. Bless her!

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Thanks Sallyanne - glad yours recovered well ( I remember that thread - didnt realise it was that long ago though ) thanks for the tip about the stairs - will keep an eye on that as Toots follows me everywhere so will have to lift her up and down. Might have to be careful at the back door step too. I walk Toots once a day normally so might split that into 2 small 10 minute walks onto the grassed area next to my house. I will keep her on a lead for the first few days too.
This is really helping - honestly
LOL @ Andrea - but they are such lovely dogs

Well I dropped her off at 9am this morning. I walked into the office and realised that Toots had plonked her bum down outside The vet checked her over just to make sure she was over the phantom pregnancy, then she weighed her and she was 1.8kilos? or pounds? ( not sure ). They are going to phone me at lunchtime to let me know how she got on and then phone this afternoon when I can pick her up. I hope she is alright........... my poor baby
We are going camping this weekend and I only thought last night about Tootsies recovery and taking her away the vet said it should be ok as long as it is not too muddy and not to let her in water, so we should be ok as Toots doesnt 'do' water or mud I will just have to see how she is this week and can always cancel.
Will keep you updated