What happens once neutered?

[lincolnsmommy]

what should i prepare for? do i change his bedding? does he eat anything diff? do i bathe the wounds etc. any info you have please let me know. i want to be prepared.

thanks

 

[stargrrlclaire]

you have to wait until he's six months old honey x

 

[lindsay7]

I took Murphy in at 8.30 in the morning booked the whole day off as i knew i would be no good at work with worry. I took in with him a tupperware box full of his favourite veg for them to give him after his op. At 2 i had to ring and they said he was fine and ready to be collected.

I got him home and kept him quiet and warm as they can easily get cold after an op. I prepared his cage with light coloured towels so that if any discharge or blood came from his wound i would see instantly. I put a hay rack in so that he had constant access to hay but it would not be on the floor of his cage to irritate or catch on his wound.

This is Murphy looking a little sleepy but relaxing just after i brought him home

At five oclock teatime i went into the kitchen to check on him and could not believe it as he was up and munching from the hay rack!

He was totally fine and seemed his old self. Murphy had disolvable stitches i think it was a week later though i had to take him back for a check up and everything was fine.

I kept checking his wound daily and everything was fine so i had no need to touch it he just had a tiny little stitch on each side of his little bits.

I kept Murphy on towels for about two weeks.

Hope your little boy goes ok I'm sure he will and we will definately be thinking of himx)

 

[Sue G]

When I had my boy "done" he behaved afterwards as if nothing had even happened! I was surprised he didn't have stitches, but the vet used "glue" - I just had to keep an eye on it, but all was well.

(Gorgeous picture of Murphy, by the way)

 

[Laura-CCC4]

Vetbed/towels/fleece is the best bedding post-neuter, you don't want anything to stick to the wound. As Linsday said, white is best so you can easily spot any bleeding or oozing. Change the bedding daily (or twice daily, if necessary) for a couple of days to make sure he's all clean. Make sure the vet uses the right stitches - Vicryl is ideal for internal and external suturing and is dissolvable.

Lindsay, Murphy is just gorgeous. He looks vaguely disgruntled but you would never know it was because he'd just had his whatnots removed!