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Neutering/Spaying Healing time after neutering

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LuvCavysLuvCats

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Hello! I wanted to check some information for a friend. She has two female piggies and one of them came to her pregnant. She had one boy, and she's going to separate once he turns 3 weeks old. Once he's 4 months old and the appropriate weight, she's going to get him fixed so he can return with his mother and aunt. Her question is after she gets him neutered, how long does he need to be on his own to heal?

From what I've looked up on here, a month was good to have all the sperm die out and everything heal up nicely. But she says she's gotten other information that says you need to wait 2 months. Is the one month waiting period accurate or has it changed and been updated to 2 months? Thank you in advance :)
 

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4 weeks is enough time to keep him separated after his neuter. That will give him plenty of time to heal and for any living sperm to die off.
 

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Four weeks is fine.
 

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@sallyvh [MENTION=13820]bpatters[/MENTION] Thank you both!

I had one more question. She's worried about the boy being separated for 4 months without learning how to be social. I'm like 99% sure it's an instinct of theirs and he'll be just fine to be re-introduced to them after four months without any contact. Am I correct in thinking this?
 

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I don't think there'll be more than the normal introductory issues because the boy's been alone for a while.
 
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