05/11/2024
🔥Post Operation Behavioral Plan🔥
This is a lovely tip from our Behaviour Specialist Ashley Rogers
If you have an animal that needs to recover after surgery and are required to be restricted in their movement whether that be involving respite or to be confined in one room. Here are some things that you can do to help stimulate your dog’s mind and get some well needed metal exercise which will compensate their physical demands such as walking, going to day care, playing with toys etc.
Food Delivery
Promote scatter feeding to increase the time they spend eating, this will stimulate their mind far longer compared to eating straight out of a bowl.
Use some natural yoghurt and their normal kibble, freeze it and deliver it to them frozen. This will keep them occupied and keep them entertained while they recover.
Environmental Stimulation
When you are taking them to the toilet while they recover, its important that you restrict their movement, however, in an area with grass and trees you can allow them to take in smells within the environment which entertain them as much as their routine walk would.
If you are around other dogs or in a position to leave clothes or blankets with other dogs you can use those to stimulate the dogs senses as it would if it were collected information on a normal walk.
