No access to grass sadly Tonibun. He's got some redigrass, but he prefers the Ings hay for now.
Been spying on him. He's moving around pretty well. He hopped on/off the hut & into/out of the litter tray pretty much as normal if a little slower. He's pootling around the cage chin rubbing so I assume that's good? Seems to be getting back to normal. I've seen him wee, was a bit concerned about the colour 'til I remembered he ate carrot yesterday!
This morning he's had 1 small greens leaf, a pinch of cress, a tiny bit of banana, couple of spinach leaves & a piece of red pepper. He's eaten it all & some hay. He may have eaten a couple of nuggets & oats but may not have, doesn't look touched. He's drank a tiny bit from the water bottle & a tiny bit from the bowl. He's not fussing underneath himself, but I haven't had the heart to have a look at the surgery site yet. I'll do it in a couple of hours.
He's due a check back at the vets tomorrow anyway so I'm sure he'll be ok 'til then, I think he's doing ok. If he keeps improving at this rate, he'll be fine by tonight! He's probably going to freak out when I put him in the carrier again tomorrow, wish I could let him now it's not going to go the same as last time!
Given the veg he's eaten already, I'll try him with some herbs & other veg later. Just want to see him face first in a bowl of nuggets, he's usually such a greedy git, it's bugging me that he's not being himself yet. Until I see that, I know he's not right.
Been looking at the length of time needed before I introduce a female (who will hopefully be speyed but not sure) & I've seen anywhere betwen 2 & 8 weeks - what does the forum recommend? With degus we advise 6, so am thinking more along the longer time frame.
Thanks for all your advice & support, I'd be going crazy with anxiety without it. Really appreciate every single reply & the well wishes for Jim.