DDog needs to be spayed in the next couple of months and I’m trying to pre-plan as much as possible to avoid any issues/ make her recovery as smooth as possible.
Long time dog owner of mostly male dogs but have also had one female before, who was spayed but under very different circumstances, where she could and would fully rest for the time it took for her to recover. I’m a bit worried that this one will be trickier for a number of reasons!
DDog is incredibly excitable: runs around like a mad thing with my DS all day long: jumps on and off the sofa, runs up and down the stairs, jumps onto and off his bed and mine etc etc. This is my main concern: that she’ll be difficult to keep calm and relaxed for up to two weeks after the op! DS won’t be a problem; he’s four but will understand that she’ll need to be left to
recover but she loves playing with him so much that I don’t think she’s going to understand why we’re trying to stop her!
We do have a crate, which we use occasionally, so I could use that if necessary. We also have stair gates so she can be prevented from coming upstairs at all. What do we think? Will this be enough? Any tips on how to stop her running around the garden, or will she just not feel like doing so?
Thanks!