Caviesgalore (EPGPR)
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I am hoping that mary or some of the other knowledge people on the forum will drop by shortly as I am rather concerned about Tetley my boar who had bladder surgery to remove a stone last week. We are due back at the vets on Friday to have his staples removed.
Tetley had his surgery on Wednesday of last week and has been remarkably bright ever since. He is eating well - hay, dry food and fresh food stuffs. He is on 0.2ml of Baytril for 6 days (seems a small dose to me, albeit that Tetley is a smallish piggy at around 2lb 2 oz) and although he was given a shot of painkiller on the day of surgery, he wasn't sent home with any pain meds. As I had some Metacam here I have been giving him a drop once a day, plus some Meadowsweet Syrup from Belinda at Galen's Garden as he still seems to be in pain when trying to go to the loo. He is not good at drinking, a problem lots of stone piggies seem to share, so I have been giving him water via a syringe. He has had a bit of a funny tummy and it seems to be when he is passing pellets that he is still in pain. He is not passing any blood - he is currently bedded on vetbed and towels. He is sharing his "hospital" home with his cagemate Curly and Tetley is driving Curly mad by eating nearly all the pellets that he passes, to the point of having his nose constantly pressed up against poor Curly's bottom!
We lost one of our beloved sows last summer to bladder problems, so I am watching Tetley like a hawk. Am I expecting too much of the little chap, after all he isn't even a week post op yet, or should I give the vet a ring before my visit on Friday (to see the nurse) to express my concerns. Any advise gratefully received. Thank you.
Tetley had his surgery on Wednesday of last week and has been remarkably bright ever since. He is eating well - hay, dry food and fresh food stuffs. He is on 0.2ml of Baytril for 6 days (seems a small dose to me, albeit that Tetley is a smallish piggy at around 2lb 2 oz) and although he was given a shot of painkiller on the day of surgery, he wasn't sent home with any pain meds. As I had some Metacam here I have been giving him a drop once a day, plus some Meadowsweet Syrup from Belinda at Galen's Garden as he still seems to be in pain when trying to go to the loo. He is not good at drinking, a problem lots of stone piggies seem to share, so I have been giving him water via a syringe. He has had a bit of a funny tummy and it seems to be when he is passing pellets that he is still in pain. He is not passing any blood - he is currently bedded on vetbed and towels. He is sharing his "hospital" home with his cagemate Curly and Tetley is driving Curly mad by eating nearly all the pellets that he passes, to the point of having his nose constantly pressed up against poor Curly's bottom!
We lost one of our beloved sows last summer to bladder problems, so I am watching Tetley like a hawk. Am I expecting too much of the little chap, after all he isn't even a week post op yet, or should I give the vet a ring before my visit on Friday (to see the nurse) to express my concerns. Any advise gratefully received. Thank you.