I have just had my 8 month old dog castrated yesterday, iv had a terrible night with him, so restless and he wont walk, as soon as he tries to walk he runs and quickly sits down as if he is in pain. He wouldnt go to toilet yesterday, every time i took him in garden he just sat there and today he actually wet and pooed him self on my couch and he just sits crying. I have just rang my vets and told me to bring him in this afternoon. I personally think his stitches are too tight. My OH says to me not to pay because its vets fault, but i really couldnt refuse to pay.

i would say it could well be the stiches are a little tight as it seems that it may be pulling on them when he moves, it could of course just be very sore, has he had any more pain relief since yesterday.

hope they get him sorted out today bless him

no pain relief they didnt give him anything, he's eating and drinking well but not really slept very much (neither have i) poor thing. ebery time i move away from him hes crying.

sounds like he needs a little pain relief, first few days can be very sore and all dogs have different pain thresholds just like us....poor little man, let me know how he gets on.

Hope he is feeling happier soon x

hi mandy, took him to vets today, she checked him all over, touched his stitches and it didnt seem to bother him. He made a complete liar out of me and walked completely normal in the vets, said he was fine and didnt need any pain relief. Guess what happened when we get home, yes started walking weird again, when let him into garden he just sits there and wont move, dont know what to do now, feel so sorry for him but vet cant find anything wrong with him. But we all know are our dogs and he's just not right.

Would think it is internal swelling and pain that is causing him problems, it will improve given time. The reason he was all right at the vet is the effect of adrenalin that masks the pain for a short while.

It would not be normal to give NSAID for such a problem as they in them selves could cause problems and the body will absorb the fluid that has formed around the damage.

Get some pain relief for him regardless of whether he acts fine or not at the vets. I would just call the vets and say that he is in pain again, you shouldn't need another appointment. (The excitement/stress of going to the vets most likely overrides the pain, hence why he didn't show a problem there, but does at home).

My dog was similar to that after i had him done recently. it lasted a few days (although i think he would have dragged it out longer had i stopped giving him so much sympathy - trust me to have a hypocondirac for a dog!) He wouldnt wee by himself in the garden so i was taking him to the end of the road and back on the lead every few hours. It started off the he only did a few steps and sat down (almost ike when their anal glands are full) but he got better in time.
If no better after a few days you will have to take him back.

Jake sat and wimped I could not even get him to drink at first, he was fine in about two days. They are still full of anesthetic and it hurts, but a bit of painkiller would be in order by the sound of it.

I dont think there is any doubt he is clearly uncomfortable and experiencing some degree of pain, i would call and ask for some pain relief and see if thats helps, it could be all that is needed to settle him down. I think a couple of days will be all that is needed.

Dogs often make us look liars when we get them in the vets but that is just the fear and anxiety taking over the pain so they dont show it the same there.

Lets be fair if a man had that operation i bet they would want pain relief!

Keep us posted :)

> Lets be fair if a man had that operation i bet they would want pain relief

Haha, do it without pain relief i say. Infact, i've nearly performed the operation several times on some of the awful men i've met :-)

Seriously though, yes it must be rotten but im sure in a couple days the little man will be fine and looking down at his nether regions wondering where on earth those dangly things have gone!!

You should not need to drag him back to the vets, they have checked out their handy work and declared it to be OK so a phone call should be enough for them to let you have some pain killer for a couple of days.

>> Lets be fair if a man had that operation i bet they would want pain relief
> Haha, do it without pain relief i say.

I can't stop laughing!!!

Agree with Nova though, I would actually demand pain relief.  I had quite serious surgery on one of my pet bitches recently, due to an accident.  She was given an injection before coming home, and I was given tablets for pain relief, to start the following day.  Only one tablet a day, and I gave it in the morning, which only lasted until mid afternoon.

She was really whimpering, and knowing how stoical dogs can be, I don't think it's fair to just let them get on with it.  I was at the veterinary hospital just as they were closing on Sunday teatime, asking to see the vet that had performed the surgery.  I didn't take my girl with me, or make an appointment!  Although he told me that she couldn't take any more of the tablets until the following day, he did say that it was okay for her to have morphine, although it would make her dopey.  Dopey I can cope with.  I gave it for 4 days, and by then her whole demeanor had changed.  You could just see that she was so much more comfortable.  She just needed the extra help for a few days, and I'm glad that I was so adamant for her. 

I hope you have been able to go and collect some pain relief for your poor boy, and i hope things are settling down for him now x