Pixiedumpling
New Born Pup
Hi there,
I had my little boy Oreo castrated 2 weeks ago (he is 7 months old) and since his operation he has had terrible issues with Bladder sludge. He wheeks in pain and arches his back when trying to pass stools and I can clearly see sludge when it comes out The vet checked him over and managed to do a brief x ray without sedation and cannot see any bladder stones but confirmed his bladder felt quite firm and was obviously painful when touched. They prescribed Baytril and metacam which I have been giving him daily but we are about 10 days in and I honestly thought he would be perking up more by now The vet did say if he doesn't perk up then he would need to go in to be sedated and have more xrays done which is making me so nervous as I worry about him being sedated again, I know this isn't great for their tummies already!
His food intake is Burgess pellets mixed with a small amount of Muesli and I give Romaine Lettuce, cucumber, and tomatoes daily with a small treat of spinach once a week.
I have also changed to bottled water to reduce the calcium intake. He is very quiet and not as active, eating some food but not as much as normal. I am monitoring his weight and he has lost about 30g in the last 2 weeks. Although he is alone at the moment (he is right next to his cage mate until they can be reunited) which I am sure is not helping things We do have alot of cuddles throughout the day and he has grass time in good weather so am trying to encourage him to be more active. Has anyone else had any issues like this with their piggies after castration? I feel terrible as he was absolutely fine and had no problems before the op! Thank you.
I had my little boy Oreo castrated 2 weeks ago (he is 7 months old) and since his operation he has had terrible issues with Bladder sludge. He wheeks in pain and arches his back when trying to pass stools and I can clearly see sludge when it comes out The vet checked him over and managed to do a brief x ray without sedation and cannot see any bladder stones but confirmed his bladder felt quite firm and was obviously painful when touched. They prescribed Baytril and metacam which I have been giving him daily but we are about 10 days in and I honestly thought he would be perking up more by now The vet did say if he doesn't perk up then he would need to go in to be sedated and have more xrays done which is making me so nervous as I worry about him being sedated again, I know this isn't great for their tummies already!
His food intake is Burgess pellets mixed with a small amount of Muesli and I give Romaine Lettuce, cucumber, and tomatoes daily with a small treat of spinach once a week.
I have also changed to bottled water to reduce the calcium intake. He is very quiet and not as active, eating some food but not as much as normal. I am monitoring his weight and he has lost about 30g in the last 2 weeks. Although he is alone at the moment (he is right next to his cage mate until they can be reunited) which I am sure is not helping things We do have alot of cuddles throughout the day and he has grass time in good weather so am trying to encourage him to be more active. Has anyone else had any issues like this with their piggies after castration? I feel terrible as he was absolutely fine and had no problems before the op! Thank you.