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Post Operative Care
A structured recovery protocol involving activity restriction, wound monitoring, and owner compliance to optimize surgical outcomes.
Key Facts
- Owners must strictly limit high-energy movements to protect both surgical implants and healing bone tissue.
- Preventing the animal from licking the incision site is critical to avoid delayed wound healing.
- Monitoring for swelling, redness, discharge, or sudden changes in limb use enables early complication detection.
- Appetite fluctuations and restlessness are reliable indicators of underlying pain or surgical complications.