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Spayed dog recovery: When can she play, jump, and be with male dogs?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 5 months and 30 days old | 19 lbs

Hi we have an appointment to get my dog spayed tomorrow. From looking on a couple websites, I thought she should be fully recovered within 2 weeks. We are going away and my parents are dog-sitting in a month. I just read on a different site that she should avoid jumping up on things for a few weeks and we need to keep her away from male dogs for a month post-surgery. Will she be recovered enough to resume regular activity in a month (barring atypical complications) or do I need to reschedule?

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Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on June 6th, 2017

Yes absolutely she will!! Post operative care usually involve rest for 36 hours after surgery, to wear a buster collar and to do lead walks and restrict exercise for 10 days. Other than that she will be ok no worries, in a month time she will be like nothing was happened.
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  • Answered By Sarah Derksen, DVM

    Veterinarian

    Hi. Yes, she will be fully recovered within a month and back to normal activity. She will need to be kept quiet for 7 to 10 days, but she will want to be herself and act like nothing is wrong long before that. Great job doing the best thing for her getting her spayed :)

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