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How to Care for the Surgical Wound of a Spayed Dog

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By Ashehlke
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The care of a surgical wound for a spayed dog is rather easy.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Your eyes
  • Q-tips
  • Peroxide
  1. Step 1

    All you need to do is make sure your dog is not licking her wound too much this could loosen the stitches if any(a lot of vets now a days are using surgical glue which makes it easier to heal because the animal cannot pull at the stitches)and cause the wound to reopen and need to be re-stitched.

  2. Step 2

    Also you need to check occasionally for infection of the wound make sure it is kept clean. To Keep it clean and free from infection you can use a Q-Tip and some Peroxide to clean the wound, just carefully dab the wound with the Q-Tip and peroxide.

  3. Step 3

    That is really all you need to do just use your eyes and pay attention to the wound until it is healed.

Tips & Warnings
  • If your dog is a outside dog make sure you pay extra attention to the wound because of particles such as dirt and grass could get in to the wound and cause infection.

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ambermcd said

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on 10/30/2009 My dag was spayed three days ago and now she has a dime sized raised red bunp on the end of her incistion. Is this normal?

Ashehlke said

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on 10/24/2008 Just like in a human surgery always comes with pain your vet should let you know how you should handle a dog after they have been spayed. You should always seek vet advice when it comes to mobilization of a dog after getting spayed. Every dog is different for a small dog I would say going up and done the stairs may be a little much and should not be done for a few days after surgery because of the fear of stitches ripping but for a bigger dog I think it would be okay. But you need to take to your vet about this.

monica9069 said

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on 9/15/2008 Aside from groggy and listless, does a spayed dog experience a great deal of pain? Do small dogs feel pain if carried or lifted and do they require assistance mobilizing up and down stairs the first day home.

Ashehlke said

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on 11/12/2007 You can use a Q-tip and some peroxide to keep the incision clean and free from infection.

Lung said

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on 11/12/2007 How do you keep it clean?

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