Puppy recovery

Our puppy was spayed last Thursday and she is recovering nicely. For the first couple of days she was very sluggish and when she was out of her crate, she just hid under the couch. So we left her in the crate to rest most of the time. Of course, our kids want to play with her like normal, so it has been tough (but necessary) to curb that. Today she was just as active as before the surgery, so I assume she is feeling pretty much recovered. We still have to go back to the vet next Monday to have the stitches removed. Our vet uses a very thin-gauge stainless steel wire for stitching because it pokes the dog's tongue when they try to lick it and it prevents them from over-licking and pulling the stitches out.