Annie is in for her spay

[JanS]

knowing how our dogs can become obsessed, is that she would continue this after recovery.

That could be a concern for sure.

 

[MyBuddy]

Tell me again the date of her last heat and the date of spay? Just curious.

She started her last Heat January 2nd.
Her Spay was March 26th.

I think it may also possibly be like a toddler holding onto a comfort item, likr a nuckie, or baby blanket long after infancy. Also harmless, imho.

Actually that sounds about right to me.

I would treat the toy obsession just like a false pregnancy - take it away. Since Dobermans tend toward these compulsive/obsessive traits allowing them to practice it will only make it worse. It seems harmless and somewhat cute, but I personally think it's not healthy for them.

Anesthesia does weird things to all of us, even our dogs.
Hopefully after 5 days things will be flushed out of her system.
Very likely that she does not know what she wants but she knows something has changed for sure.
The females are so intuitive regarding such things.

I'm not really concerned about the toy thing being an obsession. I do feel it's similar to what @BG1 said about it being a comfort. Yes, she has it with her a lot. But there's also times when I'm outside and she is playing with her rope or taking a short walk with me, without the toy. So I don't feel like it's a real obsession. It's just that it's different than what we've seen in the past.

And yes, @Ladydi, I feel the same way that she doesn't know what she wants. She just knows that something's different. Like I say, I've never had a female go through a spay. And when I did it was many many years ago with a Pomeranian and I don't remember any kind of problems with that. I didn't even think they would notice a change or feel differently. But I've never had a hysterectomy either so I don't know if there is some kind of big change that they feel so quickly. I just had no idea. So all these little things I'm picking up on are just different and surprising I guess. She still has some diarrhea. It's not as often and I have seen some a little more solid but it's not back to normal yet. I did buy some slippery elm that will be coming tomorrow.

 

[Ravenbird]

I'm not really concerned about the toy thing being an obsession. I do feel it's similar to what @BG1 said about it being a comfort. Yes, she has it with her a lot. But there's also times when I'm outside and she is playing with her rope or taking a short walk with me, without the toy. So I don't feel like it's a real obsession. It's just that it's different than what we've seen in the past.

If you aren't concerned about it then that's all that matters. I took your previous posts and multiple photos of it that you were concerned that it was becoming an obsession, so I offered an answer. According to your dates provided, it's the false pregnancy level of hormones.

She started her last Heat January 2nd.
Her Spay was March 26th.

So if she had a heat of about 21 days, then it would be about 62 days past heat which would be the whelping time of hormone activity when she was spayed. It stands to reason that her hormones are just doing their thing, and hopefully they will go back to neutral since the spay removes that "clockwork" that goes on in their bodies.

 

[MyBuddy]

if she had a heat of about 21 days, then it would be about 62 days past heat which would be the whelping time of hormone activity when she was spayed

Oh really? I thought I planned that out perfectly. I remembered about the welping time and all that and I thought I was passed it! Well, darn it! Then I miscalculated. Darn it. I was trying to avoid that period of time. It was actually the first I ever heard of that. Mainly because I've never really had a female to spay so I didn't have to worry about it. Oh well. Now that she's spayed and going through this I suppose we just have to wait it out. Like you say, the Clockwork has been removed! LOL

She never acted like it was a baby. Like she was hoarding it or protective of it. Or not allowing someone to take it. We just noticed it because it was in her mouth longer than normal. Other than that I'm not noticing anything else. Except the diarrhea. LOL she's still a little on the soft side.

 

[JanS]

she's still a little on the soft side.

I guess she's only a week out from the spay so if it's gradually getting better, that's a good sign.
How are her incisions looking?

 

[Ravenbird]

Oh really? I thought I planned that out perfectly.

I don't think it's a big deal, it made sense to me when reading about it, so I'd shared it here on the forum. I'm sure Annie is well on her way to recovery and all will be fine.

It does seem to me that as a group when we share what our dobermans go through and react to, there are so MANY things that come up that are breed related. Like the diarrhea after spay. 3 out of 3 in the last couple of months? Who ever even heard about that?

 

[MyBuddy]

I guess she's only a week out from the spay so if it's gradually getting better, that's a good sign.
How are her incisions looking?

Incisions look good. I was surprised that it was only an inch long with both of them.



This one is the spay.


This one is the tack. And the tack did develop a little hardness or swelling around it, just like the doctor said it might. But no big deal. He said it will go down on its own. It was just something to be aware of.


Stools are improving! So that's a great sign!

 

[JanS]

he tack did develop a little hardness or swelling around it

Olive's did too but it did go away. They're looking really good!

 

[Two Dobes]

She looks great! I am big on photographing the 'healing stages' to make sure it is getting better....'hovering'