Neutering Operation Monday

Ahhh ok! I remember when my Merry was seperated from the girls he drove me crazy bar biting, crashing and banging. The only way I could stop him was by putting on the hoover and he'd sit and watch that instead. 🙄
 
Lavinia said:
His weight has been stable two days running now. He is pooing like mad and today when I checked at lunch his hay pile was very small and replaced with a poo pile! 💩 so I’m very pleased! Thanks for asking 😁
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Aww that's great news! Glad he's feeling better! only a month to go for yours?! :)
 
Zanzan said:
Ahhh ok! I remember when my Merry was seperated from the girls he drove me crazy bar biting, crashing and banging. The only way I could stop him was by putting on the hoover and he'd sit and watch that instead. 🙄
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Ohh no, and it's awful to watch isn't it?! Hence the early neutering! He was healthy and a good weight so I thought why wait?! He's just so desperate to be with them! Winston used to bar bite alot but he's stopped since he's had his op. did you have yours neutered too?
 
Tara95 said:
Ohh no, and it's awful to watch isn't it?! Hence the early neutering! He was healthy and a good weight so I thought why wait?! He's just so desperate to be with them! Winston used to bar bite alot but he's stopped since he's had his op. did you have yours neutered too?
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No he was from the RSPCA so had already been neutered. But I had him in a cage next to the girls for a week for everyone to get used to one another. One week was enough, I couldn't stand any more, especially when Bsatrice decided to copy his bar biting from her side! They all live together now though and are very happy together 🙂 I'm sure your gang will be too! 20200525_150158.webp
 
Zanzan said:
No he was from the RSPCA so had already been neutered. But I had him in a cage next to the girls for a week for everyone to get used to one another. One week was enough, I couldn't stand any more, especially when Bsatrice decided to copy his bar biting from her side! They all live together now though and are very happy together 🙂 I'm sure your gang will be too! View attachment 156567
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Aww they're so lovely 🥰 you've got an adorable herd 💛 I think it's so much nicer when they're a herd, they seem so much more confident with a man around! When Winston had his opp the girls didn't know what to do with themselves, they weren't out playing like usual they were just all hiding, and when they did come out they were looking for him! They look very happy together! :)
 
Aww well done Winston. That sounds good!

jazzy is good thanks. Gained a few grams not much but better than the downward trend we were on. He will eat about 7ml of critical care from his cage now so doesn’t have to get upset about me grabbing him out! He had 15ml this morning and his meds out of the cage. I’m just going to slowly reduce it now and see what happens with his daily weights.
 
Lavinia said:
Aww well done Winston. That sounds good!

jazzy is good thanks. Gained a few grams not much but better than the downward trend we were on. He will eat about 7ml of critical care from his cage now so doesn’t have to get upset about me grabbing him out! He had 15ml this morning and his meds out of the cage. I’m just going to slowly reduce it now and see what happens with his daily weights.
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Aww that's really good news! I think Winston is just getting sick of me feeding him all the time think he's a bit frightened so I'm just trying to step it back a bit. It was to the point yesterday where he wouldn't take his painkiller as I think he thought it was critical Care. So that 0.2ml was wasted. Tried again and luckily he took it. So as he's not losing any weight and he's eating well himself I'm going to stop the syringe feed.
 
So Winston went back to the vets today and he has pulled out all his stitches 😞. He is now on antibiotics 0.38 twice a day for the next week and more pain killers.. until his next appointment on Monday. Luckily he hasn't really lost weight he was 645grams on Monday before the op and now he is 640grams. They said as well as removing the testicles they removed a lump of fat so they would expect a small decrease because of this. So they think he has actually gained a little bit of weight since so to stop syringe feeding. I'm wondering whether I should give him probiotics (poo soup) as he is in antibiotics.. Thought he was doing so well as well but I think the antibiotics are a precaution. They also said not to clean his wound (they didn't either) as there is a "nice bit of dried blood" around that area which they want to keep which was there when he had the op I think. They suggested some more enrichment to stop him chewing I'm a bit lost with that as I've given him so many tunnels and always hide his food. Normally he just tries to mate with the females 24/7 so surprised he's found time for anything else.
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Oh goodness! I would deffo start some probiotics or poo soup. And keep an eye as the antibiotics might reduce his appetite. X
 
Lavinia said:
Oh goodness! I would deffo start some probiotics or poo soup. And keep an eye as the antibiotics might reduce his appetite. X
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Thank you I will, that's what I'm dreading about them.. he has been eating grass atm gave him his first dose nearly two hours ago. Thank you for advice how's Jazzy today?
 
Yes giving probiotics or poop soup to a piggy on antibiotics is a good idea. He may not be affected by them but it’s always good to use, them certainly does no harm. Give the probiotics between antibiotic doses, not at the same time as.
 
MVIMG_20201030_095803.webp does this look like swelling to you guys? MVIMG_20201030_095801.webp
Last night I'm sure it didn't look like this 😔. I have called the vet and they said they would get back to me.. I have sent them this photo. He's been on antibiotics but he doesn't take them properly. He always spits it out and some has been wasted. When this happens I always give him a small amount and try again but I can't be sure he's having the right amount but I know he's not having more than the recommended amount. He was sleepy this morning. Fed him some critical care that he hates( as he'd been cuddled up in a blanket for a while) but he seems to be eating his grass now.
Many thanks everyone x
 
There does seem to be a bit of bulge on one side...difficult to tell completely though from a picture
 
There's not supposed to a bulge is there? I know it's the abdomen, and there's definitely is a bulge it's not as big as the photo makes it look though.
Many thanks,
 
The second photo in particular looks like a bulge and not right to my eye. But it’s so hard on the photos. If it were me I’d be ringing the vets again and asking then when I could bring him to see them.
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Thank you all, I have just rang the vets as they still haven't got back to me, (they said they'd call me back but they're really busy) the receptionist still hasn't found a nurse to look at the photo, I have just said please can you have a look and you don't even need to phone me just reply to my email so I can bring him in (I think they've only got one appointment left around 3) but if I am going to bring him in I don't want to put him through the stress if they're not prepared to give him treatment e.g an antibiotic through injection as he's not really taking the oral antibiotic properly.
Many thanks everyone for help & advice
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Eddie & Elvis said:
I hope they get back to you soon x
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They replied via email saying they've booked me in for 3.20 and then I received a later email asking me more questions basically saying if there isn't any discharge I don't need to bring him in, it has got bigger and I don't think there's any discharge but I'm not an expert and I'm worried so I'm going to bring him in anyway. In the email I stated he's been spitting his antibiotic out as they said they take account of that with the dosage so to not give him extra, I'm pretty certain he hasn't taken any of it as I can see what he's spat out on the floor. I really hope he can have an antibiotic via injection as he is consistently not taking it properly I don't think they're going to give him this though by the sounds of things. Thank you all for help :)
 
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