What to prepare before neutering your dog

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Sarah Johnson

Healthcare Technology Correspondent

What to prepare before neutering your dog
What preparations should be made before sterilizing a dog? For sterilization surgery, you need to make an appointment with the animal doctor for the operation time. Because anesthesia will be used during the operation, the dog needs to be fasting. Otherwise, the anesthesia will stop its gastrointestinal peristalsis and cause bloating. If the stomach If there is food, you may vomit, which is very dangerous.

Because the dog cannot swallow under anesthesia at this time, it is easy to block the larynx and trachea due to regurgitation, causing suffocation. Therefore, you need to fast for 12 hours before surgery.

The duration of dog neutering surgery is about 20 to 25 minutes. Male dogs are faster, and the fastest one only takes 5 minutes. The recovery time from anesthesia is about 2 hours. Usually, the patient is sent to the hospital in the morning and can be taken home in the evening.

Some hospitals may recommend staying in the hospital for 1-2 days before performing surgery. In fact, for the dog's sake, the hospital is more scary for it, because it doesn't know what happened. If it is left in a strange place for two days, it will feel uneasy and feel that it has been abandoned.

Another is the hidden danger of nosocomial infection. If the hospital is not disinfected enough, it is likely that other diseases will be contracted in the hospital after surgery. Therefore, from both psychological and physical considerations, it is not recommended that dogs be hospitalized (especially before surgery). After surgery, it depends on the dog’s condition. If possible, it is best not to live in the dog.

How much does dog neutering surgery cost?

The price of dog neutering is 200 to 1,000 yuan.

The cost of neutering female dogs is much more expensive than that of male dogs. Nowadays, pet hospitals that can do this cost at least 200-500. They are still in second- and third-tier cities. Better hospitals in first-tier cities do cost thousands. There are also It depends on the size of the dog. The anesthetics, anti-inflammatory drugs and sutures used in larger dogs are more measured, so the cost will be relatively higher. Small dogs require a doctor with high skills, which are all costs. calculation method.

When will the dog neutering surgery be done?

Generally speaking, a female dog goes into heat after her first heat. After an estrus, the pituitary gland, ovaries and the entire hormonal cycle have gone through, the sexual orientation is stable, and all aspects of personality and development have reached the most complete stage. It is the best time to undergo sterilization surgery.

After a female dog is in heat for the first time, because she has gone through one heat, her pituitary gland, ovaries and the entire hormone cycle have gone through it. Her sexual orientation is stable, and her personality and development have reached the most complete stage. She is the best dog to do this. The best time for sterilization;