When should my dog have the first bowel movement after
surgery?
1. Many dogs will not have a bowel movement for the first 4 to 5 days after
surgery
2. Reasons that a dog will not have regular bowel movements
after surgery include:
- The dog has been fasted prior to surgery
- Dogs do not eat well during the hospital stay
- They frequently do not eat well when the go home
- They are fed highly digestible food that produces little stool
- Pain medication that contain narcotics (such as tylenol with codeine, tylenol 3, tylenol 4, morphine) can be constipating
3. If a pet does not have a bowel movement on the 5th day of
being home a stool softener such as metamucil can be fed
- Dose of metamucil 1 tsp per 25 Kg mixed in with each meal (canned dog food)
Is it okay for my pet to lick the incision?
- If a dog licks his incision it will actually delay the healing process because they usually lick too much and traumatize the area.
- Licking can remove stitches and cause the incision to open
- Licking can become a severe habit that is difficult to break
- Licking can cause infection as the mouth has many bacteria
- Dogs will frequently lick the incision when the owner is not watching such as at night time; if the skin looks red or excoriated the most common cause is from licking.
To stop your pet from licking the following can be tried:
- Elizabethan
collar can be placed on the neck; this will not help stop your pet from
scratching at the region.
- Cervical
collar (bite not collar) is a less awkward device and can be effective at
stopping a pet from licking the surgical site.
- the
incision is over the chest a tee shirt can be put on your pet and the
waist of the shirt fastened in place with an ace bandage or duct tape.
- If
the incision is over the paw or lower limb a bandage or sock could be put
on and kept up with tape.
- Bitter
apple can be applied around the incision; many dogs will continue to lick
after application of this topical.
- Antipsychotic
medication in some cases is needed.
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