Surgery is never fun for anyone, especially animals, because they have no idea whatsoever about what is happening to them. Once your pet has pet surgery he will need your love and care more than usual. When picking your pet up after surgery, you will need to be very careful carrying the pet to the car, as they will have stitches, and probably still be partially unconscious. On the way home you will want to be as careful as possible, so as not to jostle your pet, and cause them unnecessary pain. Once you get your pet home, here are some tips on how to keep him as comfortable as possible, until he is recovered and back to his old self.
Make sure that you have a bed ready that is as comfortable as possible for your pet. You can use pillows and blankets to cushion their bed, but make sure that you are careful what materials they are made of. If your dog has staples or stitches, you don’t want to use any material that can catch on and pull the stitches out.
You will want to make recovery as easy as possible on your pet. It probably won’t be easy for them to get up and go into another room to get a drink of water. Keep their water dish within easy reach instead. You will need to pick your pet up to go to the litter box or outside for the first day. After they are feeling better encourage them to get up and walk some, so that they don’t stiffen up.
Depending on the surgery, your pet may have pain medicine prescribed. Remember that they can’t tell you when they are hurting, so you will need to remember to give them the pain medicine on schedule. The same goes for antibiotics as well, these are really important to remember, so that your animal doesn’t get an infection.
Remember that your pet will not understand what is happening to them, so they will be depending on you to help them through this hard time. Making them comfortable and giving them plenty of love is the best that you can do.
