Mindysmom
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Max was neutered on Friday. All went well with that but I am having a heck of a time keeping him down. He seems to feel no worse for the wear. I KNOW he isn't supposed to be running and jumping but try telling him that!
He is a pretty high energy pup (he's not quite 6 months old) and the only way I can keep him from running is to crate him. I don't want to do that for a week. I have gates and can lock him in the kitchen which is fairly small but he still runs around like a possessed dog. I took him for a long walk this morning hoping to allow him to burn off some energy while controlling the pace but as soon as we got home and I took off the leash he started zooming around the backyard.
He doesn't like to be crated for long periods when I'm home - and he likes to be with me so it just upsets him to be locked in the kitchen if I'm somewhere else. Our house is a split so if I'm not in the kitchen I'm usually going up and down stairs - and of course he only has one speed for this:bang:
On the upside - his wound looks very good, he doesn't appear to be uncomfortable at all except at night when I put the cone on him. He can't seem to sleep for more than ten minutes at a time on a flat surface so I've been sleeping on the sofa with him and letting him put his head on me. He is still restless but at least he isn't vocal. I know I'll pay for THAT when the cone comes off but it's either that or nobody gets any sleep at all not just him and I!
He is pretty good now about letting me lift him on the sofa if I'm already sitting on it but if he gets there first he doesn't want to wait for me.
How do others keep their pups quiet when they feel fine?
I'm going to phone the vet tomorrow and see if it's okay to leave the cone off at night. I do have to distract him from licking himself occasionally during the day but not too often.
He is a pretty high energy pup (he's not quite 6 months old) and the only way I can keep him from running is to crate him. I don't want to do that for a week. I have gates and can lock him in the kitchen which is fairly small but he still runs around like a possessed dog. I took him for a long walk this morning hoping to allow him to burn off some energy while controlling the pace but as soon as we got home and I took off the leash he started zooming around the backyard.
He doesn't like to be crated for long periods when I'm home - and he likes to be with me so it just upsets him to be locked in the kitchen if I'm somewhere else. Our house is a split so if I'm not in the kitchen I'm usually going up and down stairs - and of course he only has one speed for this:bang:
On the upside - his wound looks very good, he doesn't appear to be uncomfortable at all except at night when I put the cone on him. He can't seem to sleep for more than ten minutes at a time on a flat surface so I've been sleeping on the sofa with him and letting him put his head on me. He is still restless but at least he isn't vocal. I know I'll pay for THAT when the cone comes off but it's either that or nobody gets any sleep at all not just him and I!
He is pretty good now about letting me lift him on the sofa if I'm already sitting on it but if he gets there first he doesn't want to wait for me.
How do others keep their pups quiet when they feel fine?
I'm going to phone the vet tomorrow and see if it's okay to leave the cone off at night. I do have to distract him from licking himself occasionally during the day but not too often.