Dogs

My father underwent a spine surgery last week and is recovering at home. The sutures have not been removed yet. His worry is whether there are any chances of him catching an infection from our dogs on the incision area.I have 3 adult dogs which are allowed indoors and are never put on leash. He is very worried about it and wants the dogs to be kept outdoors permanently. I do bathe and brush my dogs twice in a week and keep them clean. Any suggestions on this? Thank you in advance.

technically yes there is a chance he could catch an staphylococcus infection from the dogs however! if the wound is covered and redressed on a regular basis then he will be fine. Many people have indoor pets and undergo surgery, dogs can actually help in the recovery to surgery.

so yes there is a chance but if you live in a clean environment and the dressing is changed as it should be using all the usual precautions that a district nurse should use then you are fine.

i know if i had any type of surgery i wouldn’t kick the dog out id still let the beefer lay on my bed