Colt being gelded tomorrow tips please!

[meemzul]

My 19 month old section A is being gelding tomorrow (at last!)
So any tips for after care?

He has been coming in over night but is happy out so would this be best maybe to turn them out over night the next day?

Sorry kind of looking for reassurrance!

Thank you, oh and i'm 34 weeks pregnant so any easy tips which involve as little bending as possible will be great!

 

[hellspells]

There will be literally little to no aftercare for you to worry about except checking the wound. I would turn him out if you can.

There will be no stitches to worry about and the vet will give him longacting antibiotics and probably use 'purple/ble/green

' spray on it.

Its a unbelievably quick (in relation to size) precedure.

Good luck!

 

[mik]

dont fret as above, shouldnt be any problems, very easy and quick.

 

[Maisy]

My vet told me to hose the area every day to stop it from healing up too quickly.....and I had to get my finger in the wound to keep it open!!! ewww!!!

He was done about 3 months ago now, with no adverse effects. It was quite a brutal procedure, but he didnt seem to care at all!!

He was done out in the field, but came in the same night.

 

[Gillb]

My two colts were gelded just before Christmas with no problems. Like you I was worried but they were fine, a bit stiff for a couple of days but thats all. They live out and the vet said that was best as they should move around.
There was no aftercare, hosing or medication.
Hope it goes well for you too.

 

[meemzul]

Thank you!

Puts my mind at ease, he has amazingly become far less coltish this week since I booked it.

 

[only_me]

imo it would be better to have him moving around, but in a yard if possible, as a horse was gelded on our yard, and ruptured 2/3 hours later. lucky it wasnt in the field!

 

[jetness]

i had my colt done in Nov , it was all very straight forward , no medication or aftercae , i just had a torch that i could shine 'up there ' to keep an eye on the cut etc

 

[Minnies_Mum]

Things you need to watch out for after the op are
- any light pink tissue hanging from the wound (I say "light pink" because you can get dark bits of clotted blood hanging down which are not a problem) which could be abdominal contents prolapsing through the wound
- any bleeding heavy enough that you cannot count the drips
- profuse swelling

But your vet should tell you all this tomorrow; most colts are absolutely fine after castration.

 

[meemzul]

Thank you, but he is safe for another week, the snow stopped play

 

[henryhorn]

I am glad, my own vet won't operate when it's below freezing apparently it can affect the healing of any wounds.