My vet is giving my 10 week old puppy pain meds for this and it is past a week. I am wondering if perhaps my stay at home husband is just not wanting to deal with puppy recovery. Is this much pain medication the norm? Thanks for your help;)

Mary, you didn't say what the pain medication is for. Why did the vet prescribe it? You may also want to include what the medication is, along with the dosage (per tablet) to give us a better understanding of the situation and offer advice/suggestions.

Sounds like he was given some kind of operation, maybe neutering. But then, my dog wasn't given pain meds when she was neutered, so what's the deal with pain meds for your puppy. More information would be helpful.

This is an addition to my original question.. sorry, she was spayed and had an umbilical hernia op at same time. Not sure of pain pills. My stay at home husband is the one saying she is in time and he has returned to the vet three times to get four pills each time for pain. I am trying to find out if this may be excessive before I confront him about it. Think maybe it is easier for him to give her meds than physical comfort.. :o

Mary, you should call the vet directly and find out if he/she feels that the request was justified and ask when the vet recommends that the pain meds are no longer required. It does seem excessive to put such a young pup on pain meds for so long but the vet would be the best person to speak to about this. Do you have any time to bring her in yourself for a follow up exam to make sure she is healing properly? That might be the best course of action and it will allow you to have a "heart to heart" with the vet.

Puppies heal enormously well with loving care, this is one reason I don't think the pain meds are necessary. My dog healed, was happy, didn't seem to feel discomfort and don't forget they handle pain differently then we do, if they are in pain they sleep which is the best they can do because while sleeping, for us and them, healing occurs in a more direct and beneficial way.

Perhaps you hubby is over-reacting to the puppies needs at this time and assumes he/she is in pain. How does he know this ? I would talk to the vet and have incisions checked and I am sure everything will be okay.

My dog has had no pain medication when he was fixed, but I don't know how severe your op was, what I do know is that you should be very cautious about pain meds, I've had a bad expierience once, my cat was attacked by a coyote and after his op the vet gave me pain meds, after the third day he went stiff. I blame the pain meds.
My advice, unless your dog is in scutionating pain a little TLC is what he needs.

We used to do spays, neuters with hernia repair on little ones from the humane society and we never had one that was painful! Usually, when you catch them that young, there is nothing to it-they bounce back and are up playing a couple of hours post op. How do you know the pup is in pain? He could be whining (if that's what he's doing) simply because he's a pup. I don't know the whole story and I do not pretend to be a vet but I seriously question pain meds given to a pup of 10 weeks of age-especially for that long. Could you try for a second opinion? Signs of pain are lethargy, inappetence, and possible pain on palpation of the abdomen...

I wonder if dogs can become dependable on pain meds, like an addiction, in that case I would be really careful

It is so nice to know we have so many people here that know more than your vet. Your vet has actually examined the puppy and knows exactly what was done. It doesn't sound to me like routine spay operation. Of all the above advice, the call the vet and ask is the best. Your vet knows your puppy, listen to him.