Neuter tomorrow! eek! ++he is back! and OK

Reggie is being neutered tomorrow, poor baby! got to get him in at 9.20. I am then at work all day til 5.45, hope he will be ok at the vets til after 6. Im off friday thought to look after him.

Ruby was spayed a couple of months back so i think i know what to look out for with eating and poos etc, but am i right in beliveing a male may recover faster than a female? also how long should i keep him in for? over the weekend at lest, i was thinking.

good luck for tomorrow,my girls having her spay done aswell..
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Hi
My Cookie was neuetered about 7 weeks ago. He was done on the Tuesday morning ( my vet always keeps them for at least 24 hours to ensure they eat, poo and wee ok) then he came home on the Wednesday night. He was fine like nothing had been done. Hopping about as normal. Only if you looked underneath him, you knew he'd definatlely been done. Think if you bring him home tomorrow, you may have to keep him in the warm for a day or two but your vet should inform you on this. BEST OF LUCK!!!! :wave:

beki said:

Reggie is being neutered tomorrow, poor baby! got to get him in at 9.20. I am then at work all day til 5.45, hope he will be ok at the vets til after 6. Im off friday thought to look after him.

Ruby was spayed a couple of months back so i think i know what to look out for with eating and poos etc, but am i right in beliveing a male may recover faster than a female? also how long should i keep him in for? over the weekend at lest, i was thinking.

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Sending loads of vibes for tomorrow - I've found boys normally recover quicker, because it's not such an intrusive operation. I'll be thinking of you

Good luck! :wave: My Brian was neutered on the 17th October and he bounced back the same day, ate a brussel sprout and spring greens immediately after coming round from the op! :shock:

I'm sure all will be fine!

thanks everyone! i will be very pleased if he recovers quickly, ruby didn't eat for about 24 hours and i was so worried until she pooed!

Lorenzo was done earlier this week! He is totally fine and his check up yesterday went really well.

I kept him in the kitchen without the heating on the night after the operation then I put him outside in his 'night time' hutch (it is a 2 tier one but I have only given him the upstairs so he doesn't run around and do any damage!)

He has been 'confined' for a couple of days and I asked the vet nurse yesterday whether I could put him in his 'big daytime run and hutch set-up' today. She said that all is going well with his healing but recommends that he has another couple of days in his hutch.

Provided that all is still going well on Saturday I am going to put him in his run but am going to take out his toys for a couple of days so he doesn't get tempted to jump over his tunnels etc that he usually does!

The nurse said it is best to restrict their movement for a few days after the op because otherwise the operation site can fill with fluid.

I found him really drowzy the first night and I was sooooo worried (until he did a poo and started eating!!) He kept lying really still and not moving for ages! After that he suddenly seemed to wake up and started kicking his hay around and munching on carrot! I gave him all of his fave foods to try and get him to eat again! I was worried that he didn't drink anything for about 24 hours after his op but as he is really good at taking his post-op medicine I syringed a bit of water into his mouth and also put some water on his broccoli (the florets absorbed it!) and he ate that. He did feel very sorry for himself for a couple of days but now he is totally back to normal!

:wave:hope everything went ok xx

got reggie back! we were late picking him up from the vets. The usual 15 mins from work to the vets took almost an hour! i was in the acr panicking!

anyways, he is quite bright and bouncy for him (whihc isn't really very bouncy but he seems pretty normal). He has had some kale and a drink and his having a lie down. No poos yet, but i am watching for them.

I have the joy of giving him some fibreplex later. I had an awful time giving it to ruby, i just hope reggie is better at taking it.

So glad he is doing ok! :wave: