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What Would You Do In My Position?

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I know that it's probably not any time soon- but when can I start to relax about post op complications? I know they can develop absesses and things months later but when does this start to get more unlikely?

Both pigs are doing fine at the moment :nod: And looking forward to their wives! This may sound such a stupid question but do sows have periods?
 
I had a boar who developed an abscess 6 months after he was neutered so would recommend you incorporate a quick check of their bits as part of your normal health check routine.

Sows don't have periods - but they do come into season
 
Oh gosh, I really have got a long time until they're in the clear! And haha I thought they would have a period or season but never owned females and have never thought about it until now. Do they not bleed?
 
Don't worry about periods as such - but you will certainly know when they are in season as the rumbling, chasing and mounting will commence in earnest.

No Need to be over vigilant about abscesses - just make it part of your usual routine for checking bits.

Lucky ladies that come to your boys and those luxury cages x
 
I agree with @PiggyOwner it's good to be careful and It's not uncommon for abscesses to appear 6 months after operations. Although if it does happen, it's very treatable so don't worry.

My boys got neutered yesterday, so I'm in a similar position!

Glad your boys are doing well I already can't wait to introduce them to there wife's. :)
 
Is there a general point where abscesses are most common to appear? Also they have been neutered through the abdomen as opposed to the usual area, I heard this was to lessen the chance of absesses?

@flintstones how are your boys getting along after their neutering?
 
@Sian25 amazingly well. I'm very impressed with them and it's just as well Toby puts up a huge fuss about any medicine first piggy I've found hard to medicate. They haven't needed any supportive care up and acting normal. Couldn't ask for much more to be honest.

I would imagine it would be around the wound. Just a general check over to ensure no lumps should be enough.
 
Okay so a bit of a panic this morning..

When the guinea pigs went for a check up with the other exotic vet at the practise- he said they will have the stitches taken out. Anyway the following week we saw Molly and she said they are dissolvable.

I've just checked the boys incisions as normal and Hugo is missing one stitch and the other stitch is hanging out. Is this normal?

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I imagine they are dissolvable my boys are. That wound Looks like it's closed, so I don't think it's anything to worry about. It should just dissolve.
 
Okay so you wouldn't recommend ringing the vet? I'm quite glad about that as Molly is not in the practise today so would have to speak to the vet that said they would need the stitches taken out- clearly didn't know very much.

Anyway as you can tell from the picture, Hugo's swelling is starting to come down now :nod: Below is the pic of in the first few days after surgery and then now. Hope yours are still doing well @flintstones

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If that was the case, it would be inflamed and painful. That wound looks neat and healing nicely.

My boys are still doing fab, Max still seems a bit quieter and isn't as confident as Toby. You would think Toby didn't go though an operation at all.
 
Caveat - not experienced with GP wounds but experienced in hooman ones...

All sutures do is bring opposing edges together, they don't actually do anything in themselves. The skin will knit together relatively quickly (no idea of healing rates in GPs but in people you are talking within a few days for most healthy normal wounds) The body essentially recognises the sutures as foreign and sets up its defence mechanism into attack mode. If they are dissolving sutures then they will get broken down. At some point a bit of the stitch will get broken through and the stitch will fall out. You may or may not see it as it actually falls out. Any that are inside the body will get entirely broken down (again, no idea of time frame, depends on the body and the actual product). You could safely remove a dissolveable suture if need be, but the fact they dissolve takes away the trauma of removal.

Those wounds look nicely opposed and healthy to me :)
 
I trimmed the stitches that were sticking out too much on my girl's hysterectomy scar , only a little bit though & not right up to the skin, just the bit that stuck out a lot :)
 
Hi i have recently had my boar castrated with the intention of pairing him with my sow as they currently live separately. Joey has had no problems at all after the op I'm just waiting for the right time to put them together.just hope it goes ok with them living together
 
Hi all, I'm absolutely devastated! I was very gently feeling Hugo's swelling this morning and puss started to squirt out of it ! image.webp

Both Alan the vet and Molly have checked the swelling and have said it's just were the muscle has been cut! I'm so devastated! How has it popped? I didn't press hard in the slightest. I'll be ringing the vets at 9
 
Unless of course the abscess has appeared since they were last checked. But no absess was visible.. I just touched the swelling that was there in the first place
 
Can someone please help me with what to do before the vets open? I don't see how this has happened and I'm absolutely panicking! Is he going to be okay?

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Don't panic, abscesses can come up very quickly. It's very possible it wasn't there before hand. Your quite right a vet appointment is necessary.

In the meantime I would just ensure your little one is eating Ok and maybe wipe the pus away, I know when I had an abscess lanced on my Fred. I had to keep it open and flush out all the nasties, as abscesses heals from the inside out.

They tend to distress the humans more than the pig's.
 
He's eating fine.. He's not lost any weight whatsoever and I feel awful for not noticing. It's in the exact place where the original swelling is where the vet said was fine :( Could this kill him?
 
It's a build up of pus and then pop, I'd be tempted to squeeze the pus out if it's possible :vom:. Although in this occasion I think it's sensible to speak to the vet first.
 
Now the abscess had popped, the swelling has gone! I knew there was something not right with that swelling and that is the last time I ever take any vets word for anything regardless of their reputation!
 
Sometimes they can have swellings after an operation, it's quite obvious now it is an abscess. My Fred had a huge jaw abscess, a few years back with the right treatment he will be fine. Despite my Fred's open wound he never did go off his food.
 
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