Problems after gelding?

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WelshD

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My little welshie has parted company with his goolies today

I know he will be sore and swollen for a while. The vet advised me of the things that could go wrong afterwards but I would appreciate any advice of what other owners experiences of the days following the op are
 
Thank you!

He is very stiff this morning and looks very sorry for himself

he can go out later so should feel better moving about hopefully
 
Post-op dripping blood should be no faster than one drop per second. Anything quicker than that keep a close eye on. Blood will change over the next few days to a brown serum and then clear and will then stop. Critical time for a post-op infection is 7-10 days so keep a close eye on him for any swelling, smelly discharge or generally being under the weather/off his feed. If in doubt take his temperature (if you are worried about getting near his back end, put him the other side of a gate, fence or stable door (you will need someone to hold him for you, obviously!) and call the vet. If he is sore at the moment, give him some bute or danilon but that should pass quite quickly. He'll be very guarding of his bits so watch out for potential kicks until the initial soreness goes off. All of my vets have advised to leave the area well alone and just allow it to drain, not to try to wash or keep clean unless VERY mud-spattered. Keep him somewhere he can walk around but not run or hoon as he may burst open his wounds again.

If all goes well, he should be completely healed in a fortnight.
 
Coblover63 said:
Post-op dripping blood should be no faster than one drop per second. Anything quicker than that keep a close eye on. Blood will change over the next few days to a brown serum and then clear and will then stop. Critical time for a post-op infection is 7-10 days so keep a close eye on him for any swelling, smelly discharge or generally being under the weather/off his feed. If in doubt take his temperature (if you are worried about getting near his back end, put him the other side of a gate, fence or stable door (you will need someone to hold him for you, obviously!) and call the vet. If he is sore at the moment, give him some bute or danilon but that should pass quite quickly. He'll be very guarding of his bits so watch out for potential kicks until the initial soreness goes off. All of my vets have advised to leave the area well alone and just allow it to drain, not to try to wash or keep clean unless VERY mud-spattered. Keep him somewhere he can walk around but not run or hoon as he may burst open his wounds again.

If all goes well, he should be completely healed in a fortnight.
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As above ^^^^

I only ever wash the legs - carefully to remove dried on guk, I also turn out completely so they can move around, standing in can make them swell a lot.

One think to watch is the size of the sheath - if it gets really large then call vet back in - my last one healed over too fast trapping a lot of fluids inside. Vet came and re opened and we then gave a course of antibiotics.
 
If you cold hose high up inside the leg next to the wound against the skin then the water should not enter the incision but the pressure of the water should dislodge any clots trapped inside which could cause infection and swelling, so lots of movement make sure he is moving in the field and not just standing in one place, lead out if not moving enough, remember it takes 3 days for infection to set in so best to start antibiotics only after 3 days and not before, is he on bute if he is a bit sore might need some bute to help him move about. Depending on his shape, the filling might go under his belly and work its way down through his front legs, its a gravity thing, but movement is the only thing that will get rid of filling.
 
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