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neurering post op question??
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sgprescue
Mama Doe
You will need to keep him indoors overnight as he recovers from the anaesthetic. Use newspaper or vetbed on the bottom of his cage, no shavings or anything as you dont want it getting into the wound. Just keep an eye on the are to make sure he doesnt develop any swelling.
Cheryl
Cheryl
sgprescue said:
Petey is a house bunny anyway, so no probs there, he is housed in a puppy run on lino, so no shavings are used anyway, he chews anything and everything in sight so I dont use newspaper or vetbed either, he has padded dog sofa which he uses, and just the straw in his litter tray. So I assume his normal living quarters are suitable? What about hay, obviously I know he needs to have it but he usually prefers to have it loose in his run so he can dig, play and eat it, is this still ok, or should i try it in a box or hay rack to stop it getting near the wound?
How 'Dopey' should I expect him to be when he comes home and for how long??
Joob-joobs
Mama Doe
I'd put the hay in a hay rack if you have one, just so it doesn't irritate the wound.
Joey was very dopey when he came home but he slept most of the night and was up and about in the evening. (I had to keep going up to him to check he was still breathing, he looked very still)
Also, clear out his litter tray before he comes back from the vets, that way it's easier to see how many pees/poops he does.
*good luck Petey*
Joey was very dopey when he came home but he slept most of the night and was up and about in the evening. (I had to keep going up to him to check he was still breathing, he looked very still)
Also, clear out his litter tray before he comes back from the vets, that way it's easier to see how many pees/poops he does.
*good luck Petey*
touie
Wise Old Thumper
I put just newspaper in the littertrays when my lot were done, and changed it everytime they weed! Just to make sure no bits got into the wound!
With the boys you wouldn't even notice that they had had an operation. I dropped them at the vets in the morning, picked them up in the evening and they were out and running about the next morning as if nothing had happened!!!
With the boys you wouldn't even notice that they had had an operation. I dropped them at the vets in the morning, picked them up in the evening and they were out and running about the next morning as if nothing had happened!!!
When Jaro was done - he was really dopey - as in could hardly stand up - for a few hours - possibly the vet let us takje him home a bit too soon after the op.
The most important thing when coming round is for him to be kept warm - which shouldn't be a prob in this weather.
We sat with him for the 3-4 hours it took for him to get it together a bit, even then he'll not be totally with it tomorrow.
Good luck
Martin + Pam
The most important thing when coming round is for him to be kept warm - which shouldn't be a prob in this weather.
We sat with him for the 3-4 hours it took for him to get it together a bit, even then he'll not be totally with it tomorrow.
Good luck
Martin + Pam
Ok thanks
I dropped him off at the vets at 9:30am this morning, vet checked him over and said he was very healthy (he had a bit of a fight with the vet, little devil, at tleast I did warn the vet he was feisty :lol: )
I hope ive done the right thing......the vet gave us some options of having blood work done pre op to make sure everything else was ok internally, and also an option of him having a drip to help him come round and recover easier and a post op diet (all cost extra) Well we had only budgeted to pay the stated neuter fee of £40 so we said no to the extras........hope we have done the right thing :?
Vet said he should be done and will call me about 11:30ish............so waiting to hear now......
Better go get his pen clean for him coming home.
I dropped him off at the vets at 9:30am this morning, vet checked him over and said he was very healthy (he had a bit of a fight with the vet, little devil, at tleast I did warn the vet he was feisty :lol: )
I hope ive done the right thing......the vet gave us some options of having blood work done pre op to make sure everything else was ok internally, and also an option of him having a drip to help him come round and recover easier and a post op diet (all cost extra) Well we had only budgeted to pay the stated neuter fee of £40 so we said no to the extras........hope we have done the right thing :?
Vet said he should be done and will call me about 11:30ish............so waiting to hear now......
Better go get his pen clean for him coming home.
Caz
Mama Doe
Debs2811 said:
Post op diet? I gave mine a packed lunch
! Rabbits need to eat constantly before and after an op so my vet pops their favourite hay into the cage pre-op and their pellets/celery etc post op so it is there for when they wake up.I don't know if my boys were on drips as I never asked but I did pay nearly £60 so it is possible this is why my vets costs more.
Pre-op blood work ups are only really necessary for sick or old animals.
Caz
Joob-joobs
Mama Doe
How is he feeling now?
Petey is now home
He was quite stressed when I picked him up, he hates being in a carrier anyway, the vets said they were quite surprised at how awake he was after the anaestetic, as most buns are usually very dopey.......Petey though is not a bun for sitting still for 5 mins :lol:
Have to take him back in 2-3 days for a post op check. I have put him back in his pen next to Jess and he immediately looked alot happier, he sat down and 'checked' his bits, then dashed in his tunnel :shock: I think he had just noticed something was missing and had a quick search :shock: :lol: :lol: Jess then had a quick check incase she had them for him :shock: :shock: :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
He has done 1 poo in his litter tray and has had a very long drink and had a small nibble of some hay. The vet said he hadnt eaten much and would have prefered him to have eaten more, but then he isnt usually used to eating much during the day, he like to scoff in the early morning and just nibbles a little here and there for the rest of the day and evening.
Im going to give him 1/2 hour to relax back to his home and then take him up some veg which he always likes.
He was quite stressed when I picked him up, he hates being in a carrier anyway, the vets said they were quite surprised at how awake he was after the anaestetic, as most buns are usually very dopey.......Petey though is not a bun for sitting still for 5 mins :lol:
Have to take him back in 2-3 days for a post op check. I have put him back in his pen next to Jess and he immediately looked alot happier, he sat down and 'checked' his bits, then dashed in his tunnel :shock: I think he had just noticed something was missing and had a quick search :shock: :lol: :lol: Jess then had a quick check incase she had them for him :shock: :shock: :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
He has done 1 poo in his litter tray and has had a very long drink and had a small nibble of some hay. The vet said he hadnt eaten much and would have prefered him to have eaten more, but then he isnt usually used to eating much during the day, he like to scoff in the early morning and just nibbles a little here and there for the rest of the day and evening.
Im going to give him 1/2 hour to relax back to his home and then take him up some veg which he always likes.
