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What Would You Do In My Position?

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Claire W said:
Ideally people say every 12 hours for split dose medication but you can give it earlier, it will do Hugo no harm even if you gave it say 10 / 11 baring in mind your vet advised you to give him 1ml once daily and you aren't giving the full dose.

At this stage, the most important thing you can do for both you and Hugo is get some sleep :)
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I will definitely get some sleep while he's eating as if he goes off his food in the next few days then I know I won't be sleeping!

@flintstones I have pro c probiotic that I give him today an hour after antibiotics. I did ask the vet for a better one but he told me it's not needed. Is pro c good enough? Also I have started to write down questions already as they pop into my mind as I do tend to forget the majority of things once I go to the vets
 
Oh that's good! I was looking at the fibreplex in the cupboard but it's been open for a while so I binned it
 
Pro c is fine. I'm giving it to Connie in a few minutes time.
With regard to the ABs I'd give him his bedtime dose about 10 - 11 and then get some sleep yourself. You've been through a lot today and need to get some rest and look after yourself.
 
The problem with pro c is that I never know how much is enough to help them? At least with fibreplex it can be dosed
 
Mwah mwah lovely boys :luv:. That should be on the piggy lips and whiskers thread. And he looks like he's smiling at you x
 
Hugo ended up a bit blurry in the pic as he moved to start washing himself. He seems to be his normal self and been popcorning but has lost 7g since last but this is okay right? @VickiA how much pro c do they need to benefit them?
 
That's not a problem @Sian25 our scales are not that accurate and weight fluctuates according to what they've eaten drunk and passed. And believe me - a poorly piggy does not popcorn or sit washing himself on your lap.
 
Hi all! Thankfully Hugo still seems to be his little cheeky self and I'm still closely monitoring him until the vet appointment later on. As he still seems okay in himself, I think I will take him to Molly as originally planned as she did the op plus Milan is also going to have a check up while we're there and I want to speak to somebody about the events of yesterday (yanking milans stitches out and squeezing Hugo's abscess then touching milans incision without a change of gloves!) I will however be changing vets after the neuter is over and done with because the care that I have received when Molly is unavailable is far from the standard that I expected pre op.

Can anybody please tell me- if Hugo needs to have his abscess lanced, will they do so under anaesthetic? Also will they be able to do that today at my appointment? The last thing I want is to be told to go home and bring him back again :(
 
I was under the impression as it's open it won't need lanced but I suppose it depends on how much Molly can get out of it,how big the abscess is etc so it may need lanced perhaps more experienced members can advise more. I know my Fred's abscess was lanced, it hadn't popped though. I'm sure Molly has dealt with a huge amount of abscesses so you are in good hands.

Really sorry to hear about yesterday's experiences but I am glad Hugo is unaffected by his abscess.
 
But now feeling around the area, I'm unsure whether there's more abscesses in the same area. I feel so guilty for not noticing them but as Hugo's side has been very swollen from day 1 I may have missed them. If there's more abscesses, will she be able to deal with them today? I can't face more time of waiting

Edit: I mentioned the other swelling to the vet yesterday and he said it feels like post op swelling but I'm unsure
 
goodness me.... just caught up with your story.... stressful..... hope all goes well today at the vets x
 
This was Hugo straight after the op..
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The swelling felt a hard lump and I was told that it was normal post op swelling.

And This is the area I'm now referring to.. It feels the same as what it did, but smaller!image.webpimage.webp

Is there any way I can tell whether it's another abscess before the vets?
 
No you'll need to let the vet check it today. I know with both my Milo and Penfold they had small lumps which was scar tissue after there neutering wound had healed on either side - so the vet perhaps is right but if your worried I would get Molly to check also.
 
Yes I'll definitely get Molly to check it out.

Gosh I can't wait to be posting lovely updates about the two new additions to my family. I've done nothing but post negative comments for weeks and weeks! Thanks all for putting up with me :tu:
 
Sian25 said:
Hi all! Thankfully Hugo still seems to be his little cheeky self and I'm still closely monitoring him until the vet appointment later on. As he still seems okay in himself, I think I will take him to Molly as originally planned as she did the op plus Milan is also going to have a check up while we're there and I want to speak to somebody about the events of yesterday (yanking milans stitches out and squeezing Hugo's abscess then touching milans incision without a change of gloves!) I will however be changing vets after the neuter is over and done with because the care that I have received when Molly is unavailable is far from the standard that I expected pre op.

Can anybody please tell me- if Hugo needs to have his abscess lanced, will they do so under anaesthetic? Also will they be able to do that today at my appointment? The last thing I want is to be told to go home and bring him back again :(
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Hugo won't need to have his abscess lanced, as it already has got an opening, so nature has done that for you already. ;)

All the best for this afternoon! Glad that Hugo is hanging in there well!
 
How old are they? The older they are, the more they start fighting. You could try slowly introducing them and see if that works. They may fight because of jealousy or dominance. The slowly introducing worked for my boys, who are now best friends and work together to annoy me! But have a spray bottle filled with water in case they attack each other. Obviously this is risky so if you really don't want to get them fixed then you could try it. If you have girls and boys you want to keep them seperate unless the boys are fixed. Good luck!
 
Hi all, been to see Molly. Milan clear of abscesses, Hugo just has the one. She had no Zithromax available so give me marbcylin (sorry don't know how to spell).

It's in tablet form and given half a tablet once a day for 10 days. Does this sound right?
 
Sian25 said:
Hi all, been to see Molly. Milan clear of abscesses, Hugo just has the one. She had no Zithromax available so give me marbcylin (sorry don't know how to spell).

It's in tablet form and given half a tablet once a day for 10 days. Does this sound right?
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@furryfriends (TEAS) I believe Debbie has used Marcobyl in the past so tagging her in for you
 
Thanks @flintstones I just wanted to make sure it was the right dose and whether it should be in tablet form. Also Molly said to mix it with Ribena, surely this isn't right?
 
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