Neutering/Spaying Neutering - After Operation Care

Soecara said:

Keep your cage very clean , and restrict his movement. Make sure he doesn't bite at the area, and generally keep an eye on the area. You will also need to monitor his food intake and his excretions. It is also a good idea to have some critical care and syringes (without the needles) on hand if you need to start force feeding him, if you cant get that then you will need to have things on hand to make a pellet mash. Your vet should give you some medications to take home with you to manage the swelling and pain which will occur post-op.

I would also insist on an antibiotic from the vet to help prevent an abscess forming, if you get one you will need a pro-biotic as well.

I assume you have done all the considerations you need to do before you decide on something like this, and you have chosen a vet with previous experience in neutering guinea pig. If you have any concerns it would probably be good to call your vet and get them to answer any questions you have, in fact you should ask them just this question before he goes in for the operation.

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pinky said:

I'd make sure he gets an antibiotic and give a probiotic half hour to an hour before or after the meds.

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HannibalLecter said:

From what I've read Australia, just like European countries usually won't give antibiotics as a preventive method to animals or humans anymore because of the huge & constantly increasing issue with multi-resistant bacteria.

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pinky said:

That's a shame. My vet won't prescribe Bactrim because she said there's a resistance to it in a lot of animals. My male was neutered without an antibiotic and he developed an abscess about 3 weeks after surgery. It looked good up to that point.

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