Yes the one syringe will be enough.If you cut off the end and syringe no more than 0.5ml at a time, sometimes a bit less then you’ll be fine.Hopefully when you get up he will have eaten and you won’t have to syringe feed.I know how difficult it is x
I'm no expert, but if he has been given gut stimulants during the op it can cause the poop to come out faster than usual, hence odd looking and wet. And of course you'll soon see the op itself affecting his poops, because he has had a pause in eating. This morning I found veery long poops in Ohmi's cage, normal in wetness/dryness but they were at least three times longer than normal poops! But if it concerns you, take a picture of the poops (I've done this!) and show them to your vet today, I'm sure she can confirm is it is normal or not.
Did you get an epicrisis which would state what meds he has been given yesterday? At least Primperan and Zantac are common gut stimulants, Ohmi was given a shot of Primperan yesterday during his op. I understand in Finland it's common practise to give gut stimulants during an op to prevent gut stasis.
I meant to ask the vet to weigh it but forgot. Last week at his check Christian weighed in at 1170g. I expect the abscess was quite heavy. Looking back at his weights in the book his usual weight was around 1030-1045 until end of March. Since then he gained on average between 10-15g a week until a couple of weeks ago when I noticed that the abscess had grown when he gained 40g! That's when I took him to the vet.
The abscess could indeed explain that weight gain. Too bad the abscess wasn't weighted. But just keep monitoring his current weight, and in time you'll see where his normal weight will settle at. Remember he could have had some IV fluids during the op too, so if you see some weight drop it could also be the fluids disappearing from his system. But naturally you would aim to keep his weight now and monitor his eating through weight checks, just wanted to mention the possibility of IV fluids, too
He did have IV fluids as he lost a lot of blood so it needed to be replaced. Christian is taking his mushed up pellet syringe feed and his syringed water well. He still refuses to eat hay so I have got him some nice tasty grass which he is munching on. It's the only thing he seems to be interested in at the mo so grass it is!The abscess could indeed explain that weight gain. Too bad the abscess wasn't weighted. But just keep monitoring his current weight, and in time you'll see where his normal weight will settle at. Remember he could have had some IV fluids during the op too, so if you see some weight drop it could also be the fluids disappearing from his system. But naturally you would aim to keep his weight now and monitor his eating through weight checks, just wanted to mention the possibility of IV fluids, too
Hope all goes well tomorrow. Will look forward to good news.
