Violet's medical thread
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That's what I'd do.
Good luck and please keep us posted.
https://www.guinealynx.info/records/view ... 38252ad011
That's everything I know about postop care. This is not super-invasive surgery, so you won't need all of that information, but do look it over. Pain relief is vital.
Good luck and please keep us posted.
https://www.guinealynx.info/records/view ... 38252ad011
That's everything I know about postop care. This is not super-invasive surgery, so you won't need all of that information, but do look it over. Pain relief is vital.
Vet said the surgery went well! I have her home now. She is definitely shell-shocked and stumbles drunkenly when she walks. She took a little hay and a small sliver of green bell pepper from me which I offered immediately when I got her home, albeit slowly. I also offered her about 1cc of water just to see if she'd take it and she did, so that's good I guess. Anyway, now I guess I just have to keep myself from bugging her every few minutes and just let her rest for a few hours. I've got her hiding in a soft towel in her recovery cage.
Also, thank you so much for the postop links! They are very very helpful!
Also, thank you so much for the postop links! They are very very helpful!
I am planning on it. So far she looks pretty good, she came out of her towel hidey hole and has been munching hay since about fifteen minutes ago. I'm most concerned about her drinking water at this point, I think the water bottle might be a bit too high for her to comfortably reach with the incision on her neck cause she hasn't touched it yet. I gave her some more water by syringe when I noticed her eating hay but didn't force it, even so she's only had about 3cc since coming home, plus whatever was in the pepper sliver. So I'm figuring on waiting another hour, hour and a half, and if she still hasn't taken any water I'll be more forceful about it I think.
I don't, but I do have Critical Care which she seems to really like. Do you think it would be as effective as Pedialyte for hydration if I watered it down a lot?
edit: small update, she just scratched her shoulder and then wheeked when she heard me cut a bit more pepper. When I brought it over she stood up on her hind legs for it like normal! Small things, and I know she's still likely to get worse in the next day or two before she gets better, but it makes me feel better when I see bits of her personality/normal pig behavior break through the perpetual thousand yard piggy stare.
edit: small update, she just scratched her shoulder and then wheeked when she heard me cut a bit more pepper. When I brought it over she stood up on her hind legs for it like normal! Small things, and I know she's still likely to get worse in the next day or two before she gets better, but it makes me feel better when I see bits of her personality/normal pig behavior break through the perpetual thousand yard piggy stare.
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That definitely did the trick haha, she sucked down about 13 ccs of watery Critical Care just now greedily. I do have a question: should I keep feeding it to her till she loses interest, or would it be better to space it out to a certain amount every couple hours or so?
Also, she just pooped and peed for the first time since coming into the house(she did a little of both on the way home in her carrier)! Woohoo! It is normal for the poops to be irregularly shaped at first, right?
Also, she just pooped and peed for the first time since coming into the house(she did a little of both on the way home in her carrier)! Woohoo! It is normal for the poops to be irregularly shaped at first, right?