You can help your dog recover from surgery with a few easy, uncommon approaches outlined below. In addition to your vets instructions, there are tons of articles that cover the general, common sense actions that pet parents should take after their dog has had surgery. This includes guidelines of “don’t let your dog jump”, “don’t let them lick the wound site”, and “don’t let your dog roughhouse with other dogs (or your kids)”. But is that all we can do for our beloved dog? With modern medicine and science, it seems like there should be additional actions to take.