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Don't know what to do about Christian.....

Betsy said:
I'll feel better once I've seen him. Just relieved he's still alive!
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You’ve been in my thoughts today hun, he’ll feel better too when he’s back home :luv:x
 
So glad all has gone well.
Poor Christian - he certainly did that abscess in style.
After all if that he may be a bit wobbly for a few days but with your amazing love and care he’ll soon recover.
 
Merab's Slave said:
So glad all has gone well.
Poor Christian - he certainly did that abscess in style.
After all if that he may be a bit wobbly for a few days but with your amazing love and care he’ll soon recover.
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The vet said he'll take a while to recover. Just hope he's eating OK as I don't relish the thought of syringe feeding every 2 hours day and night! The nice nurse I left him with said they'd show me how to syringe feed him if necessary as I've never done it before.
 
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So glad he's come through well Jacky, it's horrible waiting for news from the vets! Hope he makes a swift recovery and sending you lots of hugs. He has the best piggy mum to look after him xx
 
So glad to hear the op went well. Here's hoping he is eating on his own by the time you collect him but, if not, don't stress. I had never syringe fed before and had to do it with Baxter bunny after his op and we got on OK. Sending positive healing vibes and hugs x
 
Glad the op went well. And that's a massive abscess! The first 3 days after op is when you really need to help him with all the feeding and the after care. Hope he recovers quickly. Loads of hugs and kisses for Christian and to you! 🤗🤗
 
Well we are home! Christian was lucky to survive the op! Rachel nearly phoned me asking for permission to pts. I'm so glad she didn't. She managed to get all the abscess out as mentioned and in a couple of parts it was only 1 cell thick so could have ruptured at any time!:yikes: Anyway Christian is eating and pooping but hasn't wee'd yet so I am hopeful that he will soon.

Here is his abscess.

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Here is his impressive scar.

Christian Scar.webp

I have taken a video of the abscess being cut open it's a lot gross:yikes::yikes: and I will post it on a separate thread so the squeamish amongst you don't need to watch. I found it fascinating whereas Tom nearly threw up!
 
That is a huge abscess.
Christian is definitely better without that.
He’ll take a few days to get over that but with lots of your tlc I’m sure will be fine.
Remember you must give him all his favourite food and extra treats to make up for what he’s been through.
So glad it’s gone well.
:yahoo::yahoo:
 
That looks really massive. Poor Christian I am feeling so happy hearing his op went well. Brave boy. made his mom feel much better after seeing him eat and poop. Bless him for speeding recovery. :luv:
 
Oh my word! :yikes:

It was a close call then for Rachel to nearly phone you for permission! :( So nice to hear he is back home and tucking in to his food. Come on Christian, we’re all rooting for you to get well soon lil chap! :luv:xx
 
He has just wolfed down a dandelion:drool: leaf after having his medicine and has gone back in the snuggle tube to feel sorry for himself.:soz: He's not a happy boy. I don't feel bad that I let the operation happen cos if I hadn't that abscess would have burst causing a horrible and painful death.:yikes:
The vets looked after him so well. :nod: He was really cold during the operation about 32 degrees, so as well as wrapping his body in bubble wrap and putting him on a heatpad the nurses made tiny bubble wrap gloves for his feet too.:wub: He lost a lot of blood so he had to have fluids to replace that and when he came round and was refusing to eat one, of the nurses spent ages syringe feeding him to get him interested in food again.
 
Glad everything went well with the op! That abcess is huge :yikes: sending healing vibes for the little guy :)
 
Poor Christian, I can’t believe how big it is! I’m so glad the vet didn’t phone you to ask about PTS.Sending Christian lots of healing vibes xx
 
So pleased it's all turned out well - what a huge relief for you Jackie! Hope he has a smooth and quick recovery and is back to his normal self very soon. My Meryn is going in for a dental op on Friday, so hoping that goes well for her - I'll be the same as you - a bag of nerves until I hear back from the vets.
 
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So pleased it's all turned out well - what a huge relief for you Jackie! Hope he has a smooth and quick recovery and is back to his normal self very soon. My Meryn is going in for a dental op on Friday, so hoping that goes well for her - I'll be the same as you - a bag of nerves until I hear back from the vets.
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I hope she gets on OK Janey.
 
Oh bless him. The thought of him wearing little bubble wrap booties is just sooo :wub::wub:
Such a precious guy :luv::luv:x
 
Here’s hoping you have a decent night with this poor little fellow. Christian - however did you manage to fit an abscess of that size in your little body?
 
Hope he has a speedy recovery, sending him all the vibes possible and a huge huge to you mate x

Come on little Christian get well soon for your mum
 
Wow! 😮😮😮 That's one heck of a massive abscess! So glad you opted for it to remove sooner! Get well soon Christian!
 
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