What are the ways to neuter a dog?

Dog sterilization What are the methods? Let's take a look at it together:

Before taking a dog to be neutered, you must first make an appointment with the veterinarian for the operation time, because anesthesia must be used for the operation, and the dog must be fasting . Otherwise, anesthesia will stop the gastrointestinal motility of the dog, causing flatulence. If there is food in the stomach, it will sometimes vomit, which is very dangerous. Because at this time the dog has no way to swallow (the relationship between anesthesia), the contents of the stomach will block the throat and trachea due to nausea, causing suffocation.

So keep in mind: It is better to fast for 12 hours before neutering your dog.

1. Surgery for the bitch

For the sterilization of the bitch, a 5-8 cm incision should be made at the midline of the stomach (according to the size of the dog, the wound may be The size will vary), the doctor will take out the ovaries and uterus. After the operation, the dog will no longer be in heat. The operation is referred to as OHE (Ovario-Hytcro-Ectomy), which is ovarian hysterectomy.

Some people worry that after the operation, the dog will no longer produce hormones, the skin will become thicker and hair loss, and at the age of 8 to 9, or even after the age of 10, due to the lack of hormones, the bladder will expand. Inability of the sphincter muscle to control urine. But this situation is easy to treat, as long as the bitch eats some oral hormones, it will be well controlled soon.

The other is getting fat, because the dog's hormones have changed, the speed of metabolism has also changed, and because it is no longer suffering from estrus, no longer thinking about it because of estrus. Don't eat or drink, it's easy to concentrate Long flesh, will become fatter and rounder.

Generally speaking, veterinarians recommend that the ovaries should be removed together with the female dog for sterilization. Otherwise, the ovaries will still be in heat, blood will be dripped, and many male dogs will still be attracted to the door.

Second, the operation of the male dog

The male dog is sterilized, that is, the two testicles of the male dog are taken out from the scrotum through surgery.

Some people ask, why can't we just do vasectomy? Because the dog's genitals are different from people's, the dog's seminal vesicle is in the epitestis, it has testes, epitestis, vas deferens; its vas deferens It also has the ability to store sperm. The vas deferens is very thick and has many blood vessels, so there is a great chance of inflammation during surgery.

And sterilizing the male dog is mainly for fear that it will run around and disappear, that it will be jealous and fight in groups, and that it will be short-tempered and will not recognize people.

If only the vasectomy is done, its male hormones are still there, but there is no sperm in the semen. Although it will not make the bitch pregnant, it will be short-tempered, run away from home, and even become estrus. Jumping down from a tall building, desperate for life, still doesn't help. Therefore, for male dogs to be sterilized, the general practice of veterinarians is to directly remove the two testicles.

3. Do I need to be hospitalized after the operation?

After taking the dog to the hospital, you should ask if you need to be hospitalized? Boy dogs are faster, no more than 15 minutes on the line. The recovery time from anesthesia is about 2 hours. Usually, it is sent to the hospital in the morning and can be taken home in the evening.

The practice of some animal hospitals is not to operate immediately, but to recommend that the dog be hospitalized for a day or two. If you think about the dog's psychology, hospitalization is a very scary thing for a dog, because it doesn't know what happened, and is left in a strange place, thinking that it has been abandoned, and nosocomial infection is another There are hidden worries, so the advice to the owner is to try not to be hospitalized unless necessary.

The animal hospital is also a place where diseases often haunt. If the disinfection in the animal hospital is not thorough enough, it is very likely that your dog will be infected with other diseases, including fleas and parasites, after surgery. Therefore, if there is no special reason for the dog owner and the dog has no problem, it is best to spend more time taking care of the dog by yourself. It does not require hospitalization, and it can also promote the relationship between human and dog.