My neutered dog is frozen with cone on & not pooping. Is this normal?

This can happen. Between being fasted prior to surgery and pain medications, his GI system may be empty yet or slow. Continue to feed him as you normally and he will eventually defecate. If he doesn't within 48 hours of eating normal meals, have him rechecked by your veterinarian.

Pain after neutering does occur, and your vet can give you pain medication for him if they haven't already. After neutering, some dogs can be tired and want to rest a little more than usual. Keep an eye on the stitches where the surgery was done, and make sure they don't become red and swollen. Do not let your dog lick the stitches. Your dog likely didn't poop until this morning because they weren't allowed any food for 12 hours before the surgery, so they wouldn't have anything to poop out. Butt scooting can also indicate parasites, so if his worming isn't up to date, I would get worming tablets from your vet. If the incision site becomes red, swollen, and warm to the touch, I would contact your vet right away for an appointment. It is also okay to give your vet a call if you are concerned about your dog being in pain, and see what options they can give you for pain relief.

It’s common for dogs to whine following a surgery and anesthesia - it’s possible that your puppy is still recovering from he drugs or that he is a little painful. If he seems very painful you could have him examined by a veterinarian. It is normal to use a cone following surgery to prevent dogs from damaging their incisions - you should keep it on at all times.

Hello. From your description of what's going it sounds like Fennick is in his crate with the cone. If that's the case, this is likely why he's acting fearful all of a sudden. The cone alters their vision and can make them feel vulnerable, especially once inside the crate. I would start with leaving him out of his crate until he can have the cone come off. Then start reintroducing him to his crate by putting treats and toys in there, helping him see that it's safe a fun.

Thank you for contacting Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach with your questions about Hunter. In the first picture, his incision looks great. In the second, it looks a bit swollen, but it may be the angle and the way he is laying down. Some redness is normal, yes. As for the pooping, he may be a bit constipated. Feed him canned food and add water to it to see if that helps. He may be scooting because his behind is itchy, which can be due to something like anal sac impaction or intestinal worms. Give his vet a call to let them know you are seeing these signs, and they can let you know if they want to see him. I hope this helps!

Yes, this is normal. Dogs hate wearing the Ecollar, and often show behavior changes due to it. They don't have spatial awareness with an Ecollar on, and frequently bump into things and walk differently. Once he is allowed to have the Ecollar off, he should return to normal :-)

Yes, you can take his cone off while walking and feeding, however every time you take it off and put it back on he has to get used to it again. So he may be more stressed by taking the cone off and putting it back on than if you leave it on. I see that he has a lovely soft cone, so it is not really the rigid cone that gets bumped into everything. If he cannot eat with it on, you can feed him with his bowls elevated.