Neutering

[mso]

Male guinea pig got neutered today and it’s only been 7 hours since I picked him up. He’s nibbling on some food (a few pieces of parsley. Some hay, half of his vitamin c treat), has peed a few times but only has a few poops. Is this a normal amount and he’s just low energy or should I call his vet?

 

[Piggies&buns]

I attach a guide which explains how to care for a post op piggy - daily weight checks, syringe feeding etc to ensure he is getting enough hay and fibre.

Ensure he is on adequate pain relief once the surgery cocktail has worn off

Best wishes for his recovery

Thread 'Tips For Post-operative Care'

Feb 7, 2016

1 Preparing for an operation
2 Care tips for freshly operated guinea pigs
- General advice
- Supportive home care and syringe feeding
- Pain relief, gut stimulants and when to see a vet as an emergency
3 Recovery
4 Companionship
- The importance of company
- Tips for medically separated piggies


Ideally, your...

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[Wiebke]

Male guinea pig got neutered today and it’s only been 7 hours since I picked him up. He’s nibbling on some food (a few pieces of parsley. Some hay, half of his vitamin c treat), has peed a few times but only has a few poops. Is this a normal amount and he’s just low energy or should I call his vet?

Hi

Please step in with monitoring and feeding support but give the operation cocktail time to be worked out of the body. This will take a day or two; you will have to sit through the operation gap and the less and funny poos that reflect it and the time he is not fully as they are running a day or two behind but are perfectly normal.
Please keep in mind that over three quarters of what a piggy eats in a day is hay/grass fibre and that your feeding support is replacing that. It is good that he is nibbling so the GA drugs have not totally wiped his eating reflex but you will need to kick in with support if needed from tomorrow morning.

Please give the clinic a call (or ask before you leave) how soon you can step in with post-op painkillers once the operation cocktail (of which they are an integral part) has worn off. The first day post-op is therefore what I call 'hangover day' when the drugs wear off and but the healing process has not yet started.

Take the time to read our post-op care link with lots of very practical little tips on what to expect and how to best look after a newly operated piggy with further very practical how-to links and information if the recovery is not going to plan.

Here is our feeding improvisation guide in case you need it today:

Thread 'How to Improvise Feeding Support in an Emergency'

May 31, 2024

1 Feed
- Important crisis management resources
- When is improvising necessary?
- Which food group am I replacing with my feeding support?
- How much and how often should I feed and water?
- What can I use that I have already got at home?
- Other possible easily available foods with their pros and cons
- How do I prep a syringe for rougher pellet fibre?
- What can I do without a syringe?
- The role of lukewarm water
2 Probiotics
- Probiotic products...

• Wiebke
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• Forum: Emergency Information and Care

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This additional link is looking specifically at potential post-neutering complications:

Thread 'A Guide to Boar Neutering Operations (Considerations, Post-op Care & Complications and Success Story)'

Jun 13, 2019

1 When is neutering useful and when not?
- What neutering won't do
- When boar neutering is useful
2 Pre-op considerations
- Finding the right vet
- Operation cost
3 Neutering age
- When is a boar too old?
- Neutering after the testicles have descended
- Baby neutering (Frühkastration)
4 The operation
5 Post-op care and...

• Wiebke
• Replies: 3
• Forum: Wiebke's Home Care Guides

All the best that he is going to pick up soon.

 

[mso]

Male guinea pig got neutered today and it’s only been 7 hours since I picked him up. He’s nibbling on some food (a few pieces of parsley. Some hay, half of his vitamin c treat), has peed a few times but only has a few poops. Is this a normal amount and he’s just low energy or should I call his vet?

Hi

Please step in with monitoring and feeding support but give the operation cocktail time to be worked out of the body. This will take a day or two; you will have to sit through the operation gap and the less and funny poos that reflect it and the time he is not fully as they are running a day or two behind but are perfectly normal.
Please keep in mind that over three quarters of what a piggy eats in a day is hay/grass fibre and that your feeding support is replacing that. It is good that he is nibbling so the GA drugs have not totally wiped his eating reflex but you will need to kick in with support if needed from tomorrow morning.

Please give the clinic a call (or ask before you leave) how soon you can step in with post-op painkillers once the operation cocktail (of which they are an integral part) has worn off. The first day post-op is therefore what I call 'hangover day' when the drugs wear off and but the healing process has not yet started.

Take the time to read our post-op care link with lots of very practical little tips on what to expect and how to best look after a newly operated piggy with further very practical how-to links and information if the recovery is not going to plan.

Here is our feeding improvisation guide in case you need it today:

Thread 'How to Improvise Feeding Support in an Emergency'

May 31, 2024

1 Feed
- Important crisis management resources
- When is improvising necessary?
- Which food group am I replacing with my feeding support?
- How much and how often should I feed and water?
- What can I use that I have already got at home?
- Other possible easily available foods with their pros and cons
- How do I prep a syringe for rougher pellet fibre?
- What can I do without a syringe?
- The role of lukewarm water
2 Probiotics
- Probiotic products...

• Wiebke
• Replies: 0
• Forum: Emergency Information and Care

• 
• 

This additional link is looking specifically at potential post-neutering complications:

Thread 'A Guide to Boar Neutering Operations (Considerations, Post-op Care & Complications and Success Story)'

Jun 13, 2019

1 When is neutering useful and when not?
- What neutering won't do
- When boar neutering is useful
2 Pre-op considerations
- Finding the right vet
- Operation cost
3 Neutering age
- When is a boar too old?
- Neutering after the testicles have descended
- Baby neutering (Frühkastration)
4 The operation
5 Post-op care and...

• Wiebke
• Replies: 3
• Forum: Wiebke's Home Care Guides

All the best that he is going to pick up soon.

Thank you! Those were the first links I read before his surgery. I was initially waiting for him to be more comfortable until I tried any kind of syringe or alternative feeding. He did try eating at the vet post surgery so he seemed good, he also stayed at the vet 6 hours after surgery to be monitored. He also has pain medicine that was given with his nighttime meal.
Throughout the night he ate all his veggies, some food, and hay. He also did lots of healthy poop. I’m thinking he was just not feeling good still but he seems livelier right now

 

[Wiebke]

Thank you! Those were the first links I read before his surgery. I was initially waiting for him to be more comfortable until I tried any kind of syringe or alternative feeding. He did try eating at the vet post surgery so he seemed good, he also stayed at the vet 6 hours after surgery to be monitored. He also has pain medicine that was given with his nighttime meal.
Throughout the night he ate all his veggies, some food, and hay. He also did lots of healthy poop. I’m thinking he was just not feeling good still but he seems livelier right now

Thank you for the update! That is great to hear. The first 24 hours are usually the toughest as from day 2-3 the operation drugs should have been worked out and the healing process is setting in.

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