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Castration

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i think it depends on the vet, if you have a good vet who has done it many times with a high sucess rate then i dont think there is much risk at all :)
 
as with all surgeries and guinea pigs there is a risk factor involved. there have been quite a few piggies dying after having this surgery on this forum so i would suggest thinking seriously about this surgery, and would find a piggy savy vet to do it. wishing you luck with what ever you decide O0
 
As with any surgery, it is risky. Especially risky if you don't have a vet that specializes in small animals and specifically guinea pigs. If the surgery can be avoided, it should. It will not change your guinea pigs behavior or help him get along with other ones. That takes time and sometimes disciplining your pigs.
 
Hi, I have had 4 boy pigs castrated and 2 boy bunnies.All ok but one piggie had to have an injection to stimulate his heart and he was kept in over night on a heat pad, but he was fine. Our vet is expert with piggies. One of our bunnies wasn't too happy afterwards and went cold and quiet once home. I kept him warm and gave fluids and he soon picked up. If anyone is interested I have always found that sachets of LECTADE (licensed for calves but available over the counter at the vets at less than £2 ) very handy. It's great for rehydrating sick or dehydrated guinea-pigs and rabbits. Trouble is you have to make up a large quantity and keep in fridge supposedly for 24 hours, but I've found 48 hours acceptable, but it's worth having it in stock as it can save a life.I find it better than science recovery which mine don't like.
 
Even with an experienced vet things can go wrong. WE have had 3 guineas castrated Porky had abscesses that healed n time and is now fine, Marbles went like clockwork and healedbeautifully, Jumbo sadly passed away after 2 months trying to heal abscesses, we had no choice but to operate on Jumbo to remove an abscess (he was allergic to sutures and had many complications) and sadly henever made it off the operating table.
I know many have had the procedure performed without such poor ods Cheryl has used this vet for four years and they regularly castrate I have just been unlucky but to lose Jumbo was devestating!
Now I would only consider catration if there was no other option. I was assured it was low risk but the risk is there so consider it carefully.
 
I had mine done recently and the operation went well but he was so depressed after and stopped eating. He lost 100grams. We had to sringe feed him and now he is back to health and back with the girls :). If the situation arose again I think I would get a male friend for my pig instead as I think he could of died.
 
My two boys got done in Feb and all went really well. My vet is excellent and explained what could go wrong and each part of the surgery and explained what would happen if one or both were to die during surgery. I know its not the nicest thing to think about but its good to cover everything. My vet said if i didn't hear from them by 3pm i was to call them. Well it was 3.01pm and i called i had to know, both made it fine and i picked them up at 6pm that night. I brought them home and gave them their favourite veg and they nibbled away at it. they didn't properly start eating till the next day. and by the morning were walking around fine. I took them for a routine check up 2 days later and the stitches healed up fine. As with anything it can go wrong so as long as your prepared for that then i would tell you to go for it. xx
 
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