My 4 1/2 month old shitz su, Bandit, was neutered today.

Seeing that he hasn't been able to eat or drink anything since last night
and won't be fed anything until tomorrow morning, under vet's orders, is
there any way of helping curb is appetite or thirst a bit?

Maybe a spoonful of peanut butter or something. He seems so miserable and
is easily agitated at the moment.

The surgery went fine and he had a microchip installed from 24pe****ch.
They also used a glue to stitch him together rather then sutures.

I just hate to see him so miserable, any suggestions?

Sue

"Sue" wrote in message
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My 4 1/2 month old shitz su, Bandit, was neutered today.

Seeing that he hasn't been able to eat or drink anything since last night
and won't be fed anything until tomorrow morning, under vet's orders, is
there any way of helping curb is appetite or thirst a bit?

Maybe a spoonful of peanut butter or something. He seems so miserable and
is easily agitated at the moment.

The surgery went fine and he had a microchip installed from 24pe****ch.
They also used a glue to stitch him together rather then sutures.

I just hate to see him so miserable, any suggestions?

Did your vet say why you are supposed to withhold food & water for 24 hours?
24 hours before surgery is normal but I've never, ever, heard of this being
prescribed post surgery. I've got experience with a good number of dogs
post altering and all have been permitted food & water at their leisure.

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Tara

Tee wrote:
"Sue" wrote in message
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My 4 1/2 month old shitz su, Bandit, was neutered today.

Seeing that he hasn't been able to eat or drink anything since last
night and won't be fed anything until tomorrow morning, under vet's
orders, is there any way of helping curb is appetite or thirst a bit?

Maybe a spoonful of peanut butter or something. He seems so
miserable and is easily agitated at the moment.

The surgery went fine and he had a microchip installed from
24pe****ch. They also used a glue to stitch him together rather then
sutures. I just hate to see him so miserable, any suggestions?

Did your vet say why you are supposed to withhold food & water for 24
hours? 24 hours before surgery is normal but I've never, ever, heard
of this being prescribed post surgery. I've got experience with a
good number of dogs post altering and all have been permitted food &
water at their leisure.

Yes, the specifically said not to feed him anything at least until morning
except for ice chips. The fear would be vomitting and nausea.

He's now been 26 hrs without food and he went in at 9:30 this morning for
surgery. Don't know what time that was at though. I picked him at at 4
tonight.

"Sue" wrote in message
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Yes, the specifically said not to feed him anything at least until morning
except for ice chips. The fear would be vomitting and nausea.

He's now been 26 hrs without food and he went in at 9:30 this morning for
surgery. Don't know what time that was at though. I picked him at at 4
tonight.

Dogs can go without food for a few days without negative effects, outside of
them being hungry. They shouldn't go without water though. If you don't
want to do ice chips, or your dog doesn't like them, you can put a small
amount of water in a dish and let him lap at the little bit of water. Wait
a while and do it again if he doesn't vomit. It should be enough to help
without being too much to induce vomitting. All vets have their own
procedural stances so I don't want to recommend you defy your vet about the
food but if your dog is alert, moving about and seems thirsty then I'd, as a
pet owner, give him some water.

--
Tara

Thanks Tee,

I've pretty much decided to do this and depending on the results might try a
bit a food in an hour or so.

I don't know if it's the anesthesia or not but he looks so sad and hungry.
Almost depressed looking.


Again thank you.


Tee wrote:
"Sue" wrote in message
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Yes, the specifically said not to feed him anything at least until
morning except for ice chips. The fear would be vomitting and
nausea. He's now been 26 hrs without food and he went in at 9:30 this
morning for surgery. Don't know what time that was at though. I
picked him at at 4 tonight.

Dogs can go without food for a few days without negative effects,
outside of them being hungry. They shouldn't go without water
though. If you don't want to do ice chips, or your dog doesn't like
them, you can put a small amount of water in a dish and let him lap
at the little bit of water. Wait a while and do it again if he
doesn't vomit. It should be enough to help without being too much to
induce vomitting. All vets have their own procedural stances so I
don't want to recommend you defy your vet about the food but if your
dog is alert, moving about and seems thirsty then I'd, as a pet
owner, give him some water.

just follow vet's orders



"Sue" wrote in message
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I just hate to see him so miserable, any suggestions?

"Sue" wrote in message
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My 4 1/2 month old shitz su, Bandit, was neutered today.
Seeing that he hasn't been able to eat or drink anything since last night
and won't be fed anything until tomorrow morning, under vet's orders, is
there any way of helping curb is appetite or thirst a bit?

Maybe a spoonful of peanut butter or something.

........nothing fatty. I'd try some defatted unsalted watered down chicken
broth. 24 hours is about the limit for a puppy. They're really not meant
to be fasted more than that. Personally, I've never had a dog interested in
ice chips. You can let him drink just a little water at a time. If he
keeps it down give him a little more in an hour. If he's doing OK, maybe
some white rice boiled to death in that chicken broth. Rice water (congee)
is good for digestive upsets anyway.

He seems so miserable and
is easily agitated at the moment.

............could be the aftereffects of anesthesia. The next time your pet
has surgery you might ask them to run an IV - helps flush the anesthesia out
of the system faster.

buglady
take out the dog before replying

buglady wrote:
"Sue" wrote in message
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My 4 1/2 month old shitz su, Bandit, was neutered today.
Seeing that he hasn't been able to eat or drink anything since last
night and won't be fed anything until tomorrow morning, under vet's
orders, is there any way of helping curb is appetite or thirst a bit?

Maybe a spoonful of peanut butter or something.

.......nothing fatty. I'd try some defatted unsalted watered down
chicken broth. 24 hours is about the limit for a puppy. They're
really not meant to be fasted more than that. Personally, I've never
had a dog interested in ice chips. You can let him drink just a
little water at a time. If he keeps it down give him a little more
in an hour. If he's doing OK, maybe some white rice boiled to death
in that chicken broth. Rice water (congee) is good for digestive
upsets anyway.

He seems so miserable and
is easily agitated at the moment.

...........could be the aftereffects of anesthesia. The next time
your pet has surgery you might ask them to run an IV - helps flush
the anesthesia out of the system faster.

buglady
take out the dog before replying

Thank you. I have taken your advice into consideration for future
surgeries.


Sue