Fecal matting under tail after procedure?
Took our dog in for surgery and afterwards noticed some missing fur, residual fecal matter and red irritated skin at underside/base of tail. Is it common that dog poops during surgery or while recovering from anesthesia and perhaps the vet staff didn’t clean off the poop resulting in skin irritation area? Dog hair is very short and generally gets wiped after pottying so this is first time we’ve experienced seeing fecal matting under the tail.