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Just booked my two boys in for a castrate!
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Jaysmonkey
Wise Old Thumper
I'd keep them in the house with snugglesafe as they're recovering from an op, in a little enclosure, with minial hay on the ground - preferably in a hay rack and a towl/vet bed to lay on. They should need to stay in for a night or so.
Good luck xxx
sidney &lola
Mama Doe
what do you mean by a little enclosure?
we've got a labrador sized dog crate would that be big enough?
Santa
Wise Old Thumper
Are you able to get it moved forward though? For two reasons - first, I think they're 13 weeks old, right? I would worry that by another 3 weeks time, they might be mature enough that they will have already had a fight and fallen out. Rebonding boys after a serious fight is very difficult if not impossible so it's far better to get them done as soon as possible so that it avoids the risk. They can 'turn' very suddenly and cause serious injuries. Second reason is that's very close to Christmas - if you have any post-op problems like an infection or wound coming unstitched, you'd possibly be looking at an emergency appointment over Christmas Day/Boxing day - and as 27/28 are also bank holidays, your vets could be closed for quite a long time. Personally I would be very reluctant to get them done so close before Christmas.
But having said that, it's brilliant that you have already got them booked in for their little snips
I would just try and bring it forward ideally to next week, if I were you. Good luck xx
Elena
Wise Old Thumper
Agree with this. Mini was spayed near Xmas but it was completely unintentional. She dislocated her hip two weeks prior but it was assumed it was muscle injury and would heal on it's own. After no change she had an xray about the 21st and they spayed her at the same time so that she didn't have two ops, as it was she then had to have another op two days later to repair the dislocated hip.
Yep that's about right
Second reason is that's very close to Christmas - if you have any post-op problems like an infection or wound coming unstitched, you'd possibly be looking at an emergency appointment over Christmas Day/Boxing day - and as 27/28 are also bank holidays, your vets could be closed for quite a long time. Personally I would be very reluctant to get them done so close before Christmas.
But having said that, it's brilliant that you have already got them booked in for their little snips
the receptionist said that they are 14 weeks old and the earliest they can do it is at 17 weeks. i cant get it moved earlier. do you think this will be a problem>
Definitely not. In fact, take some food to leave with them as buns need access to food (particularly hay) all the time to keep their guts working.
