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That seems excessive to me, personally, but if that's what your vet says, that's what you should do. I neutered my adult male Nottweiler (which is a bigger deal than with a puppy) and we missed one week of agility class and had reduced exercise for 7 days, that's it.

Remember to reduce the dog's food to make up for the lack of exercise, and make the food he DOES get more challenging (put it in a frozen Kong or Buster cube or Molecuball so he has to think and work to get it). Add fiber to the diet (canned pumpkin is good) to keep him from getting constipated from the reduced food and inactivity.

I would definitely use the pain meds, they help with swelling and they also often sedate the dog just enough that he'd rather sleep than fuss around. This dog is the first I've used pain meds with and I will never make a dog go through surgery without again, unless it's in the dog's best interests. This dog's recovery was faster and much less stressful than any other dog I've fixed, and I think that's at least partly because of the pain meds.