[pyrnet] getting "fixed"

["WHITE, Jeff" <jwhite@teksid-taf.com>]

I'm taking Sophie to the vet tomorrow to get "fixed" (spayed).  She turned
seven months old yesterday.  Are there any words of wisdom out there for
what I should and/or shouldn't do before and after the surgery so that
things will go as well for her as possible?  I know the standard vet stuff
like don't feed her after midnight tonight, keep the sutures clean and
dry...I guess the main thing I'm looking for is how you have succeeded in
doing the things you're supposed to do.  "Keep her clean and dry for a week"
may be easy advice for a house dogs, but she's an outside girl, and she
loves getting wet and dirty!  I have a crate big enough to keep her in, but
she absolutely hates it.  I have a stall in the barn I could put her in, but
I'm afraid she'd hurt herself trying to get out, since she hates that too.
Any words of wisdom would be appreciated!

Thanks,

Jeff & Sophie
Dickson, Tennessee