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Guinea pig lethargic after neutering

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HEMANT KUMAR

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Hie everyone,
I have a boar which i get neutered on thursday along with mammary gland tumor removal. It's saturday today but still he seems lethargic, not wanting to eat anything..always laying on its stomach for hours.. the vet isn't very experienced with guinea pig behaviours so he couldn't help alot..he does look like he is still under anesthesia and need to shake up a little
To make him move.. what can i do for him?
He is on metacam and enroflaxacin..i am also treating him for bloat if it is the case but everything seems to go in vain. Need to know what could be the cause for his lethargic behaviour. He sometimes eats his hay for 2 mins and then lay there relaxing his muscles and continues to eat only after i shake him up like he is unconscious
 
HEMANT KUMAR said:
Hie everyone,
I have a boar which i get neutered on thursday along with mammary gland tumor removal. It's saturday today but still he seems lethargic, not wanting to eat anything..always laying on its stomach for hours.. the vet isn't very experienced with guinea pig behaviours so he couldn't help alot..he does look like he is still under anesthesia and need to shake up a little
To make him move.. what can i do for him?
He is on metacam and enroflaxacin..i am also treating him for bloat if it is the case but everything seems to go in vain. Need to know what could be the cause for his lethargic behaviour. He sometimes eats his hay for 2 mins and then lay there relaxing his muscles and continues to eat only after i shake him up like he is unconscious
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Hi and welcome

I am very sorry.

Please step in with round the clock feeding support asap. Your home feeding care is very important if you want to be in with a chance.
It is likely a bad reaction to the GA (especially with a vet team not experienced in operating small rodents).

Please take the time to read these links here. They contain all all practical advice and how-to tips that you need right now and that we cannot repeat in detail every time and still answer all posts in our own free time:

All About Syringe Feeding and Medicating Guinea Pigs with Videos and Pictures (also includes a chapter on how to improvise in an emergency; this guide has everything you need for your support feeding care)

Tips For Post-operative Care (what to look out for and do with guinea pigs post-op)

Neutering operations: Considerations, post-op care and complications and a successful recovery example (neutering-op specific post-op complications)

Emergency and Crisis Care as well as Bridging Care until a Vet Appointment (general advice for crisis and emergency care, including lists of dangerous medications for rodents, and what to do if your guinea pig is not winning their battle)

Fingers very firmly crossed for your poorly boy and you!
 
Yes i am syringe feeding him after every 2 hours, but is there any chance he will make it? He eats its hay when i try to syringe feed him.. it's like he doesn't like me to force feed him so to avoid it he eats his hay for 2 or 5 minutes and again lay on its stomach
 

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Also thanks for the links..hope it will help me to keep him safe and alive and make him recover fast
 

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HEMANT KUMAR said:
Yes i am syringe feeding him after every 2 hours, but is there any chance he will make it? He eats its hay when i try to syringe feed him.. it's like he doesn't like me to force feed him so to avoid it he eats his hay for 2 or 5 minutes and again lay on its stomach
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Feeding a guinea pig that is feeling very ill and sick and off their food is unfortunately a real battle and you need to be tough to give him a chance. Our syringe feeding guide has got lots of practical tips and videos and pictures to show what to do but also what you should not do.

You cannot measure the food intake by eye; just a few strands of hay are by far not enough. Use your kitchen scales to monitor the weight first thing every morning (when it is lowest) in order to see whether you are feeding enough or not.

We cannot see into the future and tell you whether your boy will make it or not. But we can help you to do everything you can to get him through the crisis if at all possible. That is all we can do in a situation like the one you are finding yourself in right now.
 
Thanx for the valuable links hope he will make it he is too cute to lose. I'll make sure to be strict on hand feeding duration and quantity 😊
 
HEMANT KUMAR said:
Update on my guinea pig,
He is looking better today. A little bit active from yesterday and munching on his pellets on its own 😍
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Aw that super news! Well done to you both, keep on weighing him to make sure he is eating enough and giving him some top syringe feeding though it he is eating normally
 
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