Dippy_Danni
Warren Scout
Jasper & Lola Castrate/Spay- Pre-op shock=Lola is a HE! Post op meds advice welcomed.
So, I thought I'd found a lovely wifebun for Jasper when I took on a sweet brown/white Dutch some weeks ago.
They have been kept indoors in separate accommodation, Jasper has his 2 tier hutch and Lola has a dog crate. Free range time has had to be shared so 1 is out while the other is put inside.
They seem to have been bonding when Lola is inside the crate. They lie together with just the bars between them.
Pooping and now, peeing, has been a complete nightmare, both have got into the habit of leaving 'presents' outside the other's accommodation. Buying extra litter trays has eased the problem but hasn't stopped it and it's starting to wear a bit thin. I want them to be house buns but really can't live life in a big rabbit toilet.
Everything made sense at the Pre-op check on Wednesday evening - I've got 2 bucks competing for the territory! They are constantly marking and over marking
Didn't know whether to laugh or cry when the vet said Lola is actually a male. I do bum checking! The operating vet gave him a good going over in a health check when I 1st had him and he was also checked over by another vet when we went for the vaccinations.
Yet there 'they' we're for all to see on Wednesday!!
So yesterday we had 1 x 1 castrate for the ladyboy and 1 x 1 Cryptorchid Castrate for Jasper who had 1 testicle undescended - They had to go in through his tummy :? (we knew about that already)
Picked them both up last night and had a good talk with the vet.
The Dutch was eating, pooping, drinking really well by 10/11pm-ish
Jasper was the most groggy as he'd had his op much later and it was a much bigger op, so it was a very late night getting to sleep waiting to make sure he was eating properly. There we're no poops by 1am when I fell asleep on the sofa, but there was a nice collection of them this morning.
I've called the vet as neither of them have been sent home with any pain relief. They've said both we're given injections for the pain which should last 24hrs. I don't think that's enough but never been through this before so need advice from those who have.
I am taking them both in to be checked at 6pm.
Lola (not got round to picking a boy name yet!) has been quite perky and just as lively. Jasper perks up and seems inquisitive when you go up to him but on the whole seems quiet and he has a larger than life character generally.
He chattered his teeth earlier but I can't say for sure it was grinding rather than pleasure. I was stroking him at the time.
List of drugs given are:
DOMITOR INJ
KETASET INJ
ANTISEDAN INJ
LOXICOM INJ
And Baytril INJ
I know Baytril is an antibiotic but don't know what any of the others are for.
Time to get ready for the vets. Will update later.
So, I thought I'd found a lovely wifebun for Jasper when I took on a sweet brown/white Dutch some weeks ago.
They have been kept indoors in separate accommodation, Jasper has his 2 tier hutch and Lola has a dog crate. Free range time has had to be shared so 1 is out while the other is put inside.
They seem to have been bonding when Lola is inside the crate. They lie together with just the bars between them.
Pooping and now, peeing, has been a complete nightmare, both have got into the habit of leaving 'presents' outside the other's accommodation. Buying extra litter trays has eased the problem but hasn't stopped it and it's starting to wear a bit thin. I want them to be house buns but really can't live life in a big rabbit toilet.
Everything made sense at the Pre-op check on Wednesday evening - I've got 2 bucks competing for the territory! They are constantly marking and over marking
Didn't know whether to laugh or cry when the vet said Lola is actually a male. I do bum checking! The operating vet gave him a good going over in a health check when I 1st had him and he was also checked over by another vet when we went for the vaccinations.
Yet there 'they' we're for all to see on Wednesday!!
So yesterday we had 1 x 1 castrate for the ladyboy and 1 x 1 Cryptorchid Castrate for Jasper who had 1 testicle undescended - They had to go in through his tummy :? (we knew about that already)
Picked them both up last night and had a good talk with the vet.
The Dutch was eating, pooping, drinking really well by 10/11pm-ish
Jasper was the most groggy as he'd had his op much later and it was a much bigger op, so it was a very late night getting to sleep waiting to make sure he was eating properly. There we're no poops by 1am when I fell asleep on the sofa, but there was a nice collection of them this morning.
I've called the vet as neither of them have been sent home with any pain relief. They've said both we're given injections for the pain which should last 24hrs. I don't think that's enough but never been through this before so need advice from those who have.
I am taking them both in to be checked at 6pm.
Lola (not got round to picking a boy name yet!) has been quite perky and just as lively. Jasper perks up and seems inquisitive when you go up to him but on the whole seems quiet and he has a larger than life character generally.
He chattered his teeth earlier but I can't say for sure it was grinding rather than pleasure. I was stroking him at the time.
List of drugs given are:
DOMITOR INJ
KETASET INJ
ANTISEDAN INJ
LOXICOM INJ
And Baytril INJ
I know Baytril is an antibiotic but don't know what any of the others are for.
Time to get ready for the vets. Will update later.