Care for Pet After Surgery
If you keep a pet at home, it is possible that your pet need surgery may be at least once throughout its life time. This article gives some guide line to the pet owner about what they should do after such a surgery.
Whatever be the type of surgery, it is very important that the incision area should be kept clean and dry without any fail. The pet should not take any bath for at least ten to fourteen days after such a surgery.
Small amount of bleeding may occur from the wound but if the bleeding is heavy or continuous, then it should be reported to the surgeon immediately. Some of the breeds of dogs like Doberman and Rottweiler could be suffering from Von Willebraun’s Disease which causes delay in the process of clotting of blood.
Pets are not generally given any medicine to reduce pain. It is inadvisable to give any pain killer which we generally use. These drugs might be toxic to your pets or may be metabolized in the body at a much slower rate causing problem.
After the surgery is over, the pet should be kept in a warm area of the house and left alone for the night. They may appear to be sleepy throughout the evening and they may get easily startled. In such a case, they may bite people without any proper reason. Therefore, small children should be kept away from these pets as far as possible. They should be kept away from other pets also as they would not be in a condition to get themselves and defend themselves.
Pets should be discouraged from licking the area of the surgery. This could cause the external sutures get pulled out as well as those below the skin.
If the pet appears to be fully awake after a few hours after coming back to home, you could offer small amount water and normal food. Do not try to feed your pet if it is in semi-conscious state. Because of the use of anesthesia, many pets might vomit whatever it has been given before or just after the surgery. You should take care of such a situation by cleaning up. Otherwise, it may develop pneumonia or even get chocked to death.
Many surgeons would like to remove the sutures themselves after about fourteen days. This would allow them to check the area of the surgery to see whether any problem has developed. Pet owners are advised not to remove sutures by themselves unless they have some medical background.
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