advice on gelding my yearling.

[Bosworth]

my yearling is due to be castrated at the end of September. I am considering getting him gelded at home in his field - he shares it with one elderly gelding who is convinced he is his foal

and I think that will be his best option - am currently improving his condition slightly so he goes into the castration in the best of health as he was very poor and wormy when I was given him 2 months ago. He was totally unhandled when I got him but now is calm, and relaxed. I can handle his testicles and sheath as I figured I may have to bathe them post op, can anyone give me any advice on the best and safest way to castrate and anything else I should be doing to help him get through it. Many thanks

 

[The Original Kao]

we had a shetland gelded out in the field last april. it went fine and he recovered really well.
it's best if they can be allowed to move around to help keep the swelling down.
we were told not to clean the area after and if we were going to put on any fly sprays to put it around and not on the area.
it was just basically a matter of checking him regularly and we thankfully had no complications.
he was also unhandled when we got him, and he was heavily sedated for the gelding due to him being so small, the vet did the op with him lying down on a short but well grassed area.

 

[JadeWisc]

There really is not much to it. Vet comes out...knocks out horse....lopps them off and shortly after a stumbly wobbly horse stands up and soon after can be chucked back out after getting anti-B and a tet shot( to put it elloquently

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Movement and being out is best when gelded for the reasons stated above is what my vet tells me.
No washing or special care needed as far as I know. Best to geld when the flies are not out though. You just keep an eye on them for the VERY rare but very horrific possibility of a hernia from the gelding site.


Good idea to have wolf teeth extracted at this time too if present.


It will leak a teeny bit and ooze some nasty bloody gunk for a bit as it heals from the inside out but it should not look infected...just like scabby icky material.


It will go fine and he will recover very fast!

ETS: Your vet may require a bit of your help if they do not bring someone with them. I have had to hold up legs before and even hold the clamp down on the vein/tube once while he was about to stich it closed