If a dog is too active after surgery, the scrotum can fill with blood, which may require additional surgery. Licking and chewing can also be problematic, especially if the incision site becomes infected or reopens. Fortunately for this dog, he is young and small, with a tiny incision, so he should heal quickly with no problems.
But, if your dog has recently been neutered and has been too active or is licking at his incision, contact your veterinarian for help. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content. Create a personalised content profile. Measure ad performance. Select basic ads. Create a personalised ads profile. Select personalised ads. Apply market research to generate audience insights. Measure content performance. Develop and improve products.
List of Partners vendors. Shaving and Scrubbing the Surgical Area. Continue to 2 of 8 below. Incising the Skin. Continue to 3 of 8 below. Exteriorizing the Testicles. If your dog is a large or giant breed, your vet may advise you to wait until they are a bit older before neutering them. This is because they are likely to take longer to reach their adult size, and their growth plates which control how long their bones grow will take a few months longer to close.
There is some evidence to show that neutering large dogs early at months , could lead to joint problems in later life. USMI is a condition that causes a weak bladder and incontinence in female dogs. Some people think that USMI is more common in dogs that are neutered at a young age but there is currently no evidence that this is the case, and delaying neutering can increase the risk of some other conditions such as xxxmammary cancers.
Ideally not. Speying a dog in heat is much more risky because the blood vessels around the uterus become much bigger and more likely to bleed , and hormonal problems such as a long lasting false pregnancy can develop afterwards. For these reasons, most vets recommend neutering months after a season unless there is a specific reason to do it sooner. This means sometimes they look like they still have testicles after their operation.
Over time the scrotum will shrink and become less noticeable. These glands are often mistaken for testicles. Yes, most dogs need to wear a buster collar or medical shirt to protect their wound after being neutered. If your dog licks or damages their wound they may cause complications such as infection or wound breakdown. There are many reasons why dogs hump; sometimes because of hormones, but also because of excitement or habit.
If your dog has suddenly started humping, speak to your vet to discuss whether neutering might help. Aggression can be caused by many different things, including hormones, fear and trauma. Neutering can help with aggression, but also has the potential to make a dog feel more nervous and make the problem worse. If your dog is showing aggressive behaviour, discuss the options with your vet - getting help early is extremely important.
Yes, in many cases it is possible to spey a pregnant dog. If you think your dog might be pregnant, contact your vet as soon as possible to discuss your options. Yes, your dog can be neutered before their first season. In fact, neutering a female dog before her first season significantly reduces the risk of certain medical conditions such as mammary breast cancers and pyometra womb infection.
Lap speys create much smaller wounds, tend to be less painful and invasive, and reduce the risk of certain complications. Please remember that related dogs will mate , including brothers, sisters, fathers and daughters. There are people who believe that neutering can increase the risk of certain cancers, but there is no solid evidence for this despite lots of scientific studies. And as neutered dogs tend to live longer than un-neutered dogs, it may be that any differences we see are actually related to the longer lifespan of neutered dogs instead of being related to the operation.
Please note, our vets and nurses are unable to respond to questions via this form. There he'll be placed on his back on a nice warm pad. The vet will place some sterile drapes over the surgical site to keep the surgical field clean and clear.
The instruments are then unwrapped and set up ready for surgery. The vet makes a small incision just in front of the scrotum — both testicles are removed through this one incision one at a time! The blood vessels and sperm ducts supply each testicle are securely tied. The vet will then close the incision with a couple of layers of stitches — one in the fat and connective tissue under the skin and the other in the skin.
Sometimes the skin stitches are visible and need to be removed and sometimes they're invisible and will dissolve. Before we turn off the anaesthetic, your dog be given some pain relief so he'll be comfortable when he wakes up. If you've said you want it, we'll tattoo his ear note: it's not a cool tattoo.
Once the anaesthetic gas is turned off, your dog will breathe oxygen until he starts to wake up. When he can can swallow, the tube is taken out of his windpipe. He'll then be carried back to his hospital bed, where his nurse will stay with him until he's fully awake and will then remove his IV line. Once he's had a chance to relax and recover, he'll be taken out for a wee and offered a light lunch.
At your discharge appointment, we'll go through the post-op instructions, which are:. This may involve the dreaded bucket on the head. There are two strengths, with the lower one lasting around 6 months and the high strength one lasting 12 months.
Occasionally, some people are really attached to their dog's balls and can't bear to see them go. So then chemical castration is basically used for cosmetic effect The snip not as scary as you think. Do I have to get my dog castrated? Why do we castrate dogs? Testicles make testosterone Testosterone is responsible for the development of behavioural patterns such as: Aggression — hormone surges can make your dog do things like have a go at or hump other dogs, both potentially resulting in a punch on.
Vet unable to diagnose without taking a sample. Lump is mobile and not attached to any underlying structure. Advised he has a full castration and scrotal ablation and sample sent for histology. Is this extra surgery more invasive and necessary or would regular castration be okay? Will it take longer for him to recover? Usually the skin will have completely healed over days after the stitches come out. Certainly no unrestricted exercise or licking until then! How long does the castration operation take?
We have had our dog castrated recently and he has had a reaction to the tube in his throat during the operation How long does it take for the adverse reaction to subside He starts to gulp repeatedly and then it builds up to severe bouts of gagging these last for a few hours which is distressing for the dog and us vet gave us Metacam. I know it is difficult to equate a time but a rough idea would suffice on both counts. The vets wants us to take the dog to a teaching university for an endoscopy Could this cause further damage to the throat area and we have been told it can be up to two thousand pounds!
A general ballpark figure might be 30 minutes, but this will vary a lot. Good luck with him! I have a 4yr old standard long haired Dashund who up to now has been very placid and seemed well socialised with other dogs recently he has become very aggressive towards male puppies and un neutered dogs so much so I will not let him off the lead anymore ,our vet felt no need to neuter earlier on as he was so calm and friendly and we were not sure as up to now no issues is there any guarantee neutering him would be the answer to his aggression.
I taught my dog needs to be at least three months before been castrated. Now I know better just have to wait a little longer. Thank you for a beautiful article. My two, nearly two years old dogs were castrated on 18th December so I could give st least two weeks post op care.
I decided to go ahead after I read your article several times. That and the questions and comments were so helpful in helping me decide. I live in a part of the a world where they leave dogs intact.
So asking the vet was not as helpful due to their views. However, having an intact female in the house and the pups mother of was the sensible thing to do. I just kept the two who were operated on, separate overnight from the intact dogs as they may help them to take out the stitches. Stitches came out at day 10 post surgery no issues at all. Cones off and their incisions have healed. Their sacks have shrunk too.
So I am hoping they will disappear over time. Next dog is papa he is five years so I think a longer recovery for him. But necessary as mama fights to get to him during heat. Have a few months yet just n. Only thing I have noticed so far is the reduction in marking outside and less displays of dominance between the males.
Thank you for the article and to those who posted their many questions it does help wade through it all. The other testicles looks very small when the other is swollen. He does not seem to be in pain but his testicles were brownish before, now have become pink. He is 3 years old, should i get him neutered if these are the symptoms of testicular cancer? Get him checked out by your vet sooner rather than later — this certainly could be a testicular tumour, but other possible causes include orchitis or epipdidymitis.
We took in a stray and decided to take him to the vet for all his shots and to get him neutered. His procedure was on Thursday, Sept. All day up until about 4pm Friday I noticed he was constantly licking the site. My vet called for a follow up, I let him know and he suggested the collar. I put the collar on, he was able to get it off a few times afterwards turns out I was not putting it on him the right way and at this point licking it some more.
He unfortunately was not prescribed any post medication. All day Saturday was a struggle for him. He will get up to walk and immediately sit back down because his incision either hurts or itches. When going to pee he will walk out onto the grass and feel again more discomfort and lay immediately down and never actually use the restroom. All day Saturday he has not been able to pee.
I think he may have late late Saturday but it was dark and could not see if he had or not. Is this normal?? I just want to know if this much discomfort is normal 2 days after the procedure. Thank you! Definitely back to the vet. Hi Thank you for your article. We have a 14 months old rescued dog.
Seems a mix of pit and lab. We got him when he was a puppy. Decided to neuter him 7 weeks ago. Ever since the operation he has strugled every time he pees. He cries, walk bakwards, has no pressure and drips urine.
The vet has done, ecogram, blood test, urine test and everything seems ok. He just completed 2 weeks of corticosteroids dexamethasone 4 days ago. The situation improved with the treatment, but today while walking him he went to pee and again was whining.
Question: is it possible that they may have damaged the urethra or the bulbouretral gland during the operation? Any ideas what the issue could be? Any advices? Thank you. I am considering chemical castration implant for 6 months before final decisions for surgical neutering of my 9 month GSD. The implant contains deslorelin, which essentially tricks the brain into stopping making the hormones that regulate testicular activity FSH and LH.
Without these hormones in the bloodstream, the testicles shut down. The normal effects are a gradual reduction in sexual behaviour and significant shrinkage of the testicles, over about weeks after implantation.
Occasionally, dogs show increased sex drive for the first few weeks before the implant takes effect. When the implant wears off, the testicles grow back to their usual size, and behaviour returns to normal, although it may take a while before fertility is restored. Side effects are very rare, the only common ones reported are a swelling at the implant site. I hope that helps! I have a 3 year old Rottweiler that has some aggression issues. He is trained and for the most part a great dog.
We know the triggers and avoid them. We are planning on getting him neutered soon but is 95 lbs and we are concerned with after care as he will not be able to wear a cone and also we would not be able to apply anything as his under carriage is a trigger area. What options would we have. Dear, I have a poodle age about 12 years old now.
He has both testicles undescended with one growing bigger than the other. If everything is fine with the result, the gas anaesthetic would be the safest way for the surgery? Or no surgery would be be the best for him at this age. Please advice. A rapidly growing internal testicle in a dog of that age is a common sign of testicular cancer, although there are other possibilities. However, your own vets will need to check him over and make sure there are no problems; they will then be able to advise you on the most appropriate anaesthetic drugs.
In general terms, injectable anaesthetic followed by maintenance with gas and oxygen is usually the anaesthetic of choice for this type of procedure; however, your vets will be able to put together an anaesthetic plan for him as an individual, based on his particular requirements.
Hello l have a 7yr old male chihuahua who seems to have an enlarged prostate and as a result is currently constipated so therefore castration is inevitable at this point. With the castration procedure when they remove the testes do they then remove the prostate? Not sure what occurs but would like to know the procedure If possible. Hi Vicky, the prostate is not removed, only the testes — this usually helps solve the problem! I have very active 11 month old large breed dog I had him neutered on Tuesday.
He has blood still dripping from his scrotum everything looks good maybe a little swolled. I have put something on them to hold hold his scrotum. Hi Connie, you really need to go back to your own vet, and explain your worries.
They are best placed to deal with any concerns, so please give them a call. I appreciated your studied and want to understand at months castration of a dog can be done? In some veterinary practices, that is correct. The advice is always please speak to your own vet, as they know your animal and the medical history, so are best placed to discuss options. I appreciate you helping me learn more about dog castration. He is already turning 9 months this week and I have seen here that it should be done at months of age.
I guess I better bring him to a veterinarian to be sure about it. Hello Joy, definitely have a chat with your vet and discuss the options.
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