In a message dated 3/31/2011 10:25:57 A.M. Central Daylight Time, betjagsd@xxxxxxx writes: My 2 year old girl was spayed yesterday. I picked her up last night. I have not been able to get her to eat or drink anything. I have tried everything I could think of from her favorite cat food, ham, cheese, potatoes, chicken soup not to mention her regular dog food. This dog is usually a great eater. I have a call to my vet, but I'm sure some of the wise listers may have a trick or two. Any help would be appreciated. if she's on pain meds she probably won't eat. those and some antibiotics make them not hungry or upset. she shouldn't eat the day of surgery anyway, too risky for bloat or dehydration if she vomits from the anesthetic still being in her. I would not push her. offer her water now since it's the day after (just a few laps at a time the day of but not for a few hours after she is home). I'll bet she'll eat by tomorrow but I wouldn't give her more than 1/2 her normal meal. susan <http://www.sander-haus.com/> www.sander-haus.com Sander-Haus German Shepherd Dogs Quality West German & other European Bloodlines Members of the GSDCA, GSDCA-WDA, SV of Germany Selectively breeding not mass producing! ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================