I took Pepper to be neutered today. This was attempt #2 at neutering.  The first time (3/12) the delayed it because one of his liver enzymes was elevated. I threw away the paper so i can’t tell you which enzyme or how elevated it was. But i guess there’s a parasite they can have that can elevate the enzymes. At the time they did a stool sample on him, but it was negative. Still we decided to wait and see if a second sample came back negative before proceeding with the surgery. Other than the elevated liver enzyme he was fine. Active, friendly, eating & drinking well, poop was normal. So we rescheduled for today…second stool sample negative again so they proceeded with the surgery. I dropped him off at 7:45AM, and the vet called me around 10AM saying the surgery was over and Pepper was doing great. He stayed a couple hours in recovery so they could make sure he was eating and drinking. I was able to pick him and take him  home around 2PM.

The poor guy! He looks so dazed and out of it! How long does it normally take for anesthesia to completely leave their system? We have him confined to his pen for right now. I keep checking on him, and he  has been eating, drinking, and pooping so that’s good.  The fur around his eyes is all matted and wet. I wonder if they put drops in his eyes so they didn’t dry out during surgery???