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Smegs1978

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Hi,

I’m not sure this is the right place to post, so apologise in advance.

Woody my gorgeous friendly guinea pig was neutered on 3 days ago. Before his neutering he was very, very friendly, very talkative and loved being handled. Since the op, he is like a different guinea pig, he hasn’t squeeked once for food, I am struggling to get him out of his home and when I’ve managed to get him out to give him his pain killers, you can see in his eyes he really doesn’t want to be handled.
I’m hoping it’s just because he’s still in pain from his op. However would someone give me some reassurance this is normal?
He’s back at the vets on Thursday for a post op check up, and will ask the vet then if he’s the same.
 
Is he eating ok? Might be worth going to daily weighing. If you are worried I would take him back to the vet sooner rather than later. You may need to support him with syringe feeding if he is not eating properly.
 
Thank you for your quick reply. He’s eating hay and drinking water, but isn’t eating as much as he was before the op. He’s very large, weighing 1.45kg, the vet said it was he biggest guinea pig she had ever seen, so maybe loosing a bit of weight won’t hurt. I’ll see how he is on Monday and then ring the vets if he’s no better.
 
Smegs1978 said:
Thank you for your quick reply. He’s eating hay and drinking water, but isn’t eating as much as he was before the op. He’s very large, weighing 1.45kg, the vet said it was he biggest guinea pig she had ever seen, so maybe loosing a bit of weight won’t hurt. I’ll see how he is on Monday and then ring the vets if he’s no better.
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Hi! Please weigh daily at the same time and step in with syringe feeding asap. over 80% of the food intake is hay. Eating too little can cause the guts to slow and then shut down. Mushed up pellets will do, as long as you cut off the syringe tip as shown in the syringe feeding guide to allow the fibre to come through.

Please take the time to read our post-op, neutering (with a list of possible post-op complications) and syringe feeding guides; you will find then very helpful, practical and informative.
All the best!

Tips For Post-operative Care
Complete Syringe Feeding Guide
Neutered / De-sexed Boars And Neutering Operations: Myths And Facts
 
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Thank you all for your replies. I took woody back to the vets this morning, she checked his wound and said it was healing really well, however when she was checking his bladder he really protested, the vet managed to get him to wee and she dipped it and found it to contain blood, so she thinks he has a water infection. He has antibotics for a week and is already seems to getting back to his normal self.
 
Glad to hear you have got to the bottom of the problem. I would weigh him daily while he is taking the antibiotics as they can upset the tummy and suppress the appetite.
 
Thank you, I will do. He had lost 100g since Thursday, but the vet said that’s was fine and to just keep an eye on him.
 
Smegs1978 said:
Thank you, I will do. He had lost 100g since Thursday, but the vet said that’s was fine and to just keep an eye on him.
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Keep topping him up with syringe feed if the weight is not stable. It can take a while for him to put it back on, but you don't want it to drop any further if possible.
 
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