castration aftercare

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Ive just had my pony castrated {standing} the vet said to leave him in over night, then turn him out in the morning with horses that will run him about and play with him to get him moving, ive had a couple castrated over the years and was told to turn them straight out {when the sedation has worn of} as gentle movement was best, but no running around, im reluctant to keep him in all night, thoughts please.
 
Don't know , I would not want him to go mad in the field, maybe you could put him out in a small paddock on his own or walk him out in hand. difficult to contradict vet in this instance, if it all goes wrong, he might say "well I did say......"
We had a five year old cut, he was in a stable, and area got bigger and bigger till it burst open and down he went, vet saved the day, not likely to happen with a colt, but still I would keep him nearby and keep an eye on him.
 
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Up to 24 hours box rest is fairly standard practice I would say, to allow clots to form. Movement too early can dislodge the clots and result in continued bleeding. After 24 hours then movement is best to help reduce swelling.
 
I was told NOT to turn out my boy for two weeks after castration.
I had to lead him out in hand several times a day.
He had a very uneventful recovery, although after 7 months he still hasn't realised that his 'bits' are missing :rolleyes:

Another colt was castrated at the same time as my boy but by a different vets practice, the owner was also advised to keep him in but she ignored the vet and turned him out.........his recovery took much longer than my boy's, he had more swelling and discharge from the castration site too.

If I were you I'd take whatever advice your vet gives you, that way any problems can't be laid at your door ;)
 
The last two to be "done" went out as soon as the sedation had worn off. One was good as gold, the other got a bit warm and dripped like mad for a good week.
Gentle movement is good for reduction of swelling.
 
Our vet always says keep in until sedation has worn off and then turn out but keep an eye on them. I usually have more than one being done at a time and then they are all turned out together and only do as much as they feel up to!
 
GingerCat said:
I was told NOT to turn out my boy for two weeks after castration.
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Unless he had a missing testicle that required deep delving - or your vet is cack-handed - that's just plain silly.

A few weeks ago we gelded 3 out of 4 yearling colts (the 4th has retained one so am leaving him to the autumn in the hope it will drop.) They were done in a clean field, one after the other, and once they were up - turned loose. They've been out ever since! Absolutely no problems at all with any of them.

The week before we also gelded a 6 year old stallion exactly the same way. Couldn't leave him out at night for 'security' reasons, but he spent the afternoon of the op in the field, came in overnight and was turned out the next morning. That was two weeks ago, and he has just come back into ridden work! With him there was a bit more swelling as he also had cryo on two sarcoids on the sheath - so we cold hosed him twice a day - that was all.
 
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