Hi all!

My 8 month old got neutered Saturday afternoon. He is doing fine right now and he is all back to normal.

The only thing I dont understand is that the vet said to keep activity to a minimum for 2 WEEKS?! and they said to keep the cone on also two weeks. Everone is telling me 4 or 5 days your dog is gonna ne fine which is exactly tje case.

So what i want to know is not the worst case senerio but the realisted recovery time. I want to know because my dog is running around and gets the zoomies in the back yard. He wants to play jump and have fun. I mean the wound is almost healed.

And its near impossible to stop him from licking at it. My friends with dog say on the 4th day they took there dogs to the dog park.

Should i just go back to normal activity or seriously stop?

Yes, you should continue to follow your vet's orders. If those stitches break it's going to cost you more money and prolong the amount of time you need to keep him calm and still.

Now is the PERFECT time to work on foundation training basics that will on the one hand tire him out mentally and on the other pay off massive dividends in the future.

Work on rock solid crate calmness. Down stays. Threshold politeness. Place commands (hang out right here) with distractions. Leash politeness, but indoors right now. Calming training. Food patience. Etc.

There's a lot you can do right now that is safe, massively important, and beneficial for you both.