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Post Neutering Complications

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christine said:
Azithromax should help.Could you tell me was he stitched or glued? I know I keep saying this but I have had many boars neutered and have never had an abcess if they have been glued.
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I don't know about any inner joins but he has two stitches each side externally. All of mine have had stitches rather than glue. The vets have said previously that the abscesses have occurred because of irritation of the stitches so glue would make sense.
 
Hi everyone, I'm glad to report that after 4 days in hospital, Pip is back home. He is eating, but not enough, so he is being syringe fed, given fluids and meds, but not four-hourly as he was when he was in hospital. Aidan finally did a test on cells from the lump that I was scared was an abscess; it showed it was just a fatty lump, so he probably didn't need the antibiotics for so long, but at least I knew that it wasn't another abscess and they could stop the antibiotics that may have contributed to the gut stasis.

Thanks for the suggestions I've got from here about how to treat gut stasis - as a result I feel I have done anything I could have done and I'd ordered in Fibreplex, Avirpro plus etc which I've added to his regime.

For those in reach of South Manchester, Ashleigh Vets is now open Sundays and Bank Holidays for a few hours and charge normal consultation fees, even if you book emergency cases at those times. They also have 24 hr cover now, even over weekends etc, which isn't overly expensive. Their in-patient care isn't that expensive either, £30 per 24hrs plus meds costs - I brought him home a few evenings as I could encourage him to eat more and returned him overnight because I've tried feeding every 4 hours at night before and it's a killer!

His poos are now half size but a good texture and although he needs meds, extra feed and water he's definitely improving. I have to go away for work in 10 day's time; I'm so lucky that he stays with the head nurse of my local vet (not cavy savvy but lovely all the same and dispensed extra Recovery etc) and is a favorite with her and her 3 year old daughter because he's so tame and doesn't run away and is also very vocal with happy sounds whenever he's stroked

I really couldn't have coped with another castration that ended badly (I have a tendency to get depressed) so it's great that my Pip is back home. I don't think that anyone else would understand the importance I place on checking the size and consistency of poo!

This is great forum. Thanks for being there when I need you, and when I don't!
 
Great to hear he is doing well. Continued healing vibes, please keep us updated on him
 
An update in Pip. He has been behaving normally (including the odd popcorn), eating and drinking slightly less than normal but pretty well. He's pretty much sustained his post op weight of about 870/80g (his pre op weight was 940ish) and I was syringe feeding him, but when I called. the the exotic vet nurse suggested last week that I reduce his syringe feeding to encourage him to eat naturally, incl lots of hay, as she was worried that otherwise his teeth may become a problem.

Then, despite grass half the day y/day and 5g recovery mix last night, he lost 25g overnight. I took him to the exotic vets today who checked teeth and the rest and said that he was fine. She aspirated the lump near his op site which had previously found to be fatty (just in case it had changed or that it wasn't all fatty) but without a microscope, which she'll do tomorrow, it looks fatty again.

The low weight is now more of an issue that the teeth, so she's said that the more recovery food I can give the better. He's really placid and tame so it isn't a problem to give a whole 20g packet over four or five times a day (although it does take quite a chunk of time - luckily I largely work from home, so my working times are flexible).

I was due to be away for work and to see my folks from Tues for a week. My work finishes on Thurs, so I'm coming home then. Luckily the head vet nurse at my local (non exotic vets) is looking after him and loves him, so she will be able to feed him.

His op was 28th April and he suffered weight loss and gut stasis 10 days' later, so we've been syringe feeding various amounts since then. He's been on Metacam (which the vet has increased today), Fibreplex (2 syringe fulls - now finished) , cisipride (now finished) plus Avipro and Metatone.

Can anyone give me any advice to help him gain weight

Thanks
 
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