Although neutering dogs kills their right to have children, it also brings more benefits. So how does a dog undergo neutering surgery? The following is a detailed introduction.

1. How to neuter a male dog?

To sterilize a male dog, the two testicles of the male dog are removed from the scrotum through surgery. Some people ask, why can’t we just do vas deferens? Because the dog’s genitals are different from those of humans. The dog’s seminal vesicle is in the epididymis. It has testicles, epididymis, and vas deferens; its vas deferens can also store sperm. Ability, the vas deferens is very thick and has many blood vessels, so there is a high chance of inflammation during surgery.

Moreover, the main reason for neutering a male dog is to fear that it will run away and disappear, that it will become jealous and fight in a group, or that it will have a bad temper and turn its back on others.

If only the vas deferens is ligated, her male hormones are still there, but there are no sperms in the semen. Although the female dog will not be pregnant, her temper will be bad, she will run away from home, and even jump from a tall building when she is in heat. Sex doesn't help, it still doesn't help. Therefore, when neutering a male dog, the general approach for animal doctors is to directly remove the two testicles.

2. How to neuter a female dog?

To perform a sterilization operation on a female dog, a 5-8 cm incision should be made in the midline of the abdomen (the size of the wound will vary depending on the size of the dog). The doctor will take out the ovaries and uterus. After the operation, this The dog will no longer be in heat, and the operation is called OHE (Ovario-Hytcro-Ectomy), which means "ovarian hysterectomy".

Some people worry that after surgery, the dog's skin will become thicker and hair will fall off because it no longer produces hormones. After 8 to 9 years old, or even after 10 years old, the lack of hormones will cause the bladder sphincter to become incapacitated and the dog will be unable to function. Control your peeing. But this situation is easy to treat. As long as the female dog is given some oral hormones, it will be under control soon.

Another reason is to become obese, because the dog's hormones have changed, and the metabolic rate has also changed, and because it no longer suffers from heat, and no longer has random thoughts about heat. If you don't eat or drink, it is easy to concentrate on gaining weight, and you will become more obese. Fat and chubby.

Generally speaking, when a female dog undergoes sterilization surgery, animal doctors recommend that the ovaries must be removed together, otherwise she will still go into heat, bleed, and attract many male dogs to wander around the door.

3. Do I need to be hospitalized after sterilization surgery?

After taking your dog to the hospital, you should ask whether it needs to be hospitalized. In fact, the sterilization operation for female dogs takes 20 to 25 minutes, and the sterilization operation for male dogs is faster, no more than 15 minutes. The recovery time from anesthesia is 2 hours.Around the hour, it is usually sent to the hospital in the morning and taken home in the evening.

Some animal hospitals do not perform surgery right away, but recommend that the dog be hospitalized for a day or two. If you think about the dog's psychology, being hospitalized is a very scary thing for the 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 is a hidden concern, so the advice to owners is to avoid hospitalization unless necessary.

After all, animal hospitals are also places where diseases often occur. If the disinfection of the animal hospital is not thorough enough, it is very likely that your dog will be infected with other diseases after surgery, including fleas and parasites. Therefore, if the dog owner has no special reasons and the dog has no problems, it is best to spend more time taking care of the dog. This does not require hospitalization and can also promote the relationship between humans and dogs.