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03-04-2014, 07:54 PM
Poor Pac-Man. He had his surgery today and he's very sad right now. I gave him probiotics and some Tums to help with his rumen, and a little Bute to help with the pain. He's on Penicilin and got a CD&T shot for good measure. He's mad at me right now and keeps glaring at me whenever I come out to visit him. Besides trying to make friends again, is there anything else I should be doing?
I've been checking for bleeding and there isn't any at all. I asked Dr. Matt about the possibility of him bleeding out and he said he'd never heard of it except in cases where the cord was crimped instead of tied off with a suture. He said horses are crimped and some vets try to do goats the same way. Dr. Matt said he won't use crimps on goats or donkeys because the blood vessels are so much bigger and they could very well bleed to death from castrating them like horses.
Charlie Horse, is it possible your vet may have crimped the cords and only stitched the outer wound? I watched Dr. Matt tie off the cords and it looked like it would be really hard for Pac-Man to bleed from there. My bigger concern right now is that he could have tummy trouble from feeling sore and unhappy. I've got a blanket on him and he's in a pen by himself. I was originally going to put Nubbin with him, but I don't think he wants company right now. He's curled up in the little doghouse and doesn't look like he wants to see anyone. I hope the Bute helps him feel well enough to go eat some hay soon because I'm sure it would make him feel better if he had something in his belly.
Oh, and we got some training time today. My appointment got delayed by about 45 minutes, so I was able to take Pac-Man for a walk around the neighborhood. We walked along a pretty busy highway and he was spooky about all the cars and trucks zipping by, but it was good to expose him to all the noise and bustle while he's still small enough to control easily. I also used a halter on him today for the first time. He didn't like it at first, but he started getting used to it by the end of our walk.
I've been checking for bleeding and there isn't any at all. I asked Dr. Matt about the possibility of him bleeding out and he said he'd never heard of it except in cases where the cord was crimped instead of tied off with a suture. He said horses are crimped and some vets try to do goats the same way. Dr. Matt said he won't use crimps on goats or donkeys because the blood vessels are so much bigger and they could very well bleed to death from castrating them like horses.
Charlie Horse, is it possible your vet may have crimped the cords and only stitched the outer wound? I watched Dr. Matt tie off the cords and it looked like it would be really hard for Pac-Man to bleed from there. My bigger concern right now is that he could have tummy trouble from feeling sore and unhappy. I've got a blanket on him and he's in a pen by himself. I was originally going to put Nubbin with him, but I don't think he wants company right now. He's curled up in the little doghouse and doesn't look like he wants to see anyone. I hope the Bute helps him feel well enough to go eat some hay soon because I'm sure it would make him feel better if he had something in his belly.
Oh, and we got some training time today. My appointment got delayed by about 45 minutes, so I was able to take Pac-Man for a walk around the neighborhood. We walked along a pretty busy highway and he was spooky about all the cars and trucks zipping by, but it was good to expose him to all the noise and bustle while he's still small enough to control easily. I also used a halter on him today for the first time. He didn't like it at first, but he started getting used to it by the end of our walk.