wheekermommy
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
- May 2, 2017
- Posts
- 181
- Joined
- May 2, 2017
- Messages
- 181
Hello I got my boar Loki neutered yesterday. The did injection painkillers at the hospital but just sent me home with antibiotics (Enrofloxacin) .5mL 2x/day. I tried asking for painkillers but was assured he should be fine and most piggies don't need them.
So far everything is going well Last night he ate some veggies and nibbled on his hay. This morning he had normal poops, ate all his veggies and more hay. He doesn't seem to be in pain and moving around pretty normal.
My two questions
1)Do I still need to give him a probiotic if his poop is normal? I got the tube of bene-bac just in case but wasn't sure how much to give. I know the container says 1g up to 10lbs but wasn't sure if I need to give him less.
2)I was looking at his incision site and it looked like there was a suture sticking out. My vet didn't use external sutures so I am not sure if maybe it is a piece of hay? I am calling to ask my vet, but should I be rinsing the site? I have 10% Providone Iodine along with sterile curved syringes/gauze.
Thank you!
So far everything is going well Last night he ate some veggies and nibbled on his hay. This morning he had normal poops, ate all his veggies and more hay. He doesn't seem to be in pain and moving around pretty normal.
My two questions
1)Do I still need to give him a probiotic if his poop is normal? I got the tube of bene-bac just in case but wasn't sure how much to give. I know the container says 1g up to 10lbs but wasn't sure if I need to give him less.
2)I was looking at his incision site and it looked like there was a suture sticking out. My vet didn't use external sutures so I am not sure if maybe it is a piece of hay? I am calling to ask my vet, but should I be rinsing the site? I have 10% Providone Iodine along with sterile curved syringes/gauze.
Thank you!