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Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / August 2006Surgery for Chewey today - 2 questions
Hello. My Chewey just finished her surgery to remove a mammary tumor. She's getting fixed at the same time. So far so good. I have concerns because she's older. I actually don't know how old she really is, I think 15-16 months. Here are my questions: 1. I have a question about surgery.... I've read it's better if the vet gives them gas for anesthesia rather than injectables. True? 2. At what age is it still beneficial to fix girls to help prevent mammary tumors? My little girls are about 13 months. I don't know if I've formally introduced myself. I live in North Dakota, USA. We have three girls: Chewey, Darla and Buttons, and two boys: Tonka and Buster. We lost our third boy, the sweetest little guy named Chip, in May. I'm currently learning how to use iMovie in my new computer to edit a video in memory of Chip. It was the hardest thing and I've questioned whether I'm strong enough to have rats with their short little life spans. I find them to be much cooler than most cats and dogs I've ever had. In a previous post, I asked your opinion about what antibiotics to try next. We ended up with Enroflaxin and Doxycycline, trying to get rid of sneezes, congestion and gunky red stuff around and eye. I think the girls are feeling a bit better. This will probably be a long-term thing. Anyway, nice to meet you all and I'm enjoying reading your posts. -Marlo 3. Is there any kind of painkiller I can give Chewey to help her be more comfortable? She's still coming out of the anesthesia but she looks really uncomfortable and out of it. Poor baby. My vet is an hour away, so it's not so easy to drive there to get stuff. Thanks! -Marlo > Hello. My Chewey just finished her surgery to remove a mammary tumor. > She's getting fixed at the same time. So far so good. I have concerns [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > -Marlo Hi Marlo!! It's a wise idea to get her spayed at the same time of tumor removal. For full benefit, it should be fairly young, I remember reading something about 2 months or something like that. But I've had my girls spayed at all ages and it all helped. I've had my Loki and Ness spayed at 18 months and they are both approaching 28 months and still no tumors. I do believe gas is better when putting under but don't quote me on that. You can ask for Metacam for your girls, this will help them recover with minimal pain. Welcome to the group!!  SignatureJoanne Owned by 22 rats. Webshots: http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 ------------------------------------------------------- ~Ignorance is not innocence but sin. *Robert Browning* Hi Joanne. Thank you for your input. I'm glad to know your older girls did okay with spaying. It's now about 13 hours after surgery and boy, is Chewey looking rough. Her waist is way skinnier, I suppose now that she is tumor and uterus-less. And she is moving slow. I put her cage on the floor and gave her a little water in a dish, I don't think she's into going up for the water bottle at the moment. She drank a little.... very gingerly waddled out and to the corner where she laid and readjusted a lot, she ate a little piece of bread with some of her antibiotic and then eventually waddled back to her cage. It's heartbreaking! I wonder how long until she perks up? God, it's like having a baby that's ill! >> Hello. My Chewey just finished her surgery to remove a mammary tumor. >> She's getting fixed at the same time. So far so good. I have [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > minimal pain. > Welcome to the group!! > Hi Joanne. Thank you for your input. I'm glad to know your older girls > did okay with spaying. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > eventually waddled back to her cage. It's heartbreaking! I wonder how > long until she perks up? God, it's like having a baby that's ill! I know... it's really hard seeing them like this. At her age, it could take a week for her to be right back to her full self. You may see her do some stretches or contortions, this is normal, they all do this and it's usually out of pain. :( If you can get some soya milk, this seems to be a big treat after surgery and easily lapped up. What you want to look for is good poops and eating ok. And don't worry if she does a lot of sleeping. SignatureJoanne Owned by 22 rats. Webshots: http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 ------------------------------------------------------- ~Ignorance is not innocence but sin. *Robert Browning* It took my old girl a couple of days, but she has her pep back. I'm very happy with how she's recovering. But now I'm worried about Buttons. She has a nose whistle and hid in the cardboard tube during play time. I have her on Enroflaxin, but to be fair, she hasn't been getting it all. I put it on bread and sometimes she doesn't eat it all. I have to figure out how to force feed it to her, I guess. It's supposed to be marshmallow flavored, but she's not buying it. Anyway, just wanted everyone to know how Chewey was doing. Shwew. That's a sigh of relief. Thanks! Hope your rats are well, Marlo I didn't even know rats could be spayed. Never thought about it before. What does your vet think about doing this Surgery? I went to a vet when I was younger for my rat who had a tumor on her tail and the vet wouldn't do anything for her. I thought maybe he would do surgery to take her tail off but he didn't do anything... I need to find a good vet around my town. Hi. Yes, girls can be fixed. From what I've read on here and elsewhere, it cuts down on their risk of tumors, but the younger, the better. My vet has done a little research and has successfully spayed Chewey and neutered Buster. Also from what I understand, most vets don't have a lot of training for rats. Not a very profitable business, I suppose. Our vet is willing to do some research. We found a vet in a larger city who is willing to offer us advice and confer with our vet. Not as easy as having a dog, I know. My hubby has been force feeding Buttons enroflaxin for her resp. infection. It causes her a few sneezes and that gunky red stuff around her eye. She is not happy about being force fed. HOWEVER, this morning, I had her on my shoulder and was preparing to hand her off to my husband, and I saw a donut on the counter. I took a little piece and squeezed some medicine onto it. She ate it up like a pro. We did this for several pieces until the medicine was gone. Yay! No more squeeks and squirming and refusing to swallow until it spills all over her face! > I didn't even know rats could be spayed. Never thought about it before. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > I need to find a good vet around my town. Hi Joanne. Thank you for your input. I'm glad to know your olde girls did okay with spaying It's now about 13 hours after surgery and boy, is Chewey lookin rough. Her waist is way skinnier, I suppose now that she is tumor and uterus-less. And she is moving slow. I put her cage on the floor an gave her a little water in a dish, I don't think she's into going u for the water bottle at the moment. She drank a little.... very gingerly waddled out and to the corner where she laid and readjusted a lot, sh ate a little piece of bread with some of her antibiotic and then eventually waddled back to her cage. It's heartbreaking! I wonde how long until she perks up? God, it's like having a baby that's ill Joanne wrote > Marlo wrote > Hello. My Chewey just finished her surgery to remove a mammar tumor > She's getting fixed at the same time. So far so good. I hav > concerns because she's older. I actually don't know how old sh [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > I don't know if I've formally introduced myself. I live in Nort > Dakota, USA. We have three girls: Chewey, Darla and Buttons, an tw > boys: Tonka and Buster. We lost our third boy, the sweetest littl > guy named Chip, in May. I'm currently learning how to use iMovie i > my new computer to edit a video in memory of Chip. It was th hardes > thing and I've questioned whether I'm strong enough to have rat wit > their short little life spans. I find them to be much cooler tha > most cats and dogs I've ever had > > In a previous post, I asked your opinion about what antibiotics t tr > next. We ended up with Enroflaxin and Doxycycline, trying to ge ri > of sneezes, congestion and gunky red stuff around and eye. I thin > the girls are feeling a bit better. This will probably be long-ter > thing > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Hi Marlo!! It's a wise idea to get her spayed at the same time o tumo > removal. For full benefit, it should be fairly young, I remembe readin > something about 2 months or something like that. But I've had m girl > spayed at all ages and it all helped. I've had my Loki and Nes spaye > at 18 months and they are both approaching 28 months and still n tumors > I do believe gas is better when putting under but don't quote me o that > You can ask for Metacam for your girls, this will help them recove wit > minimal pain > Welcome to the group! Hi Joanne. Thank you for your input. I'm glad to know your olde girls did okay with spaying It's now about 13 hours after surgery and boy, is Chewey lookin rough. Her waist is way skinnier, I suppose now that she is tumor and uterus-less. And she is moving slow. I put her cage on the floor an gave her a little water in a dish, I don't think she's into going u for the water bottle at the moment. She drank a little.... very gingerly waddled out and to the corner where she laid and readjusted a lot, sh ate a little piece of bread with some of her antibiotic and then eventually waddled back to her cage. It's heartbreaking! I wonde how long until she perks up? God, it's like having a baby that's ill Joanne wrote > Marlo wrote > Hello. My Chewey just finished her surgery to remove a mammar tumor > She's getting fixed at the same time. So far so good. I hav > concerns because she's older. I actually don't know how old sh [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > I don't know if I've formally introduced myself. I live in Nort > Dakota, USA. We have three girls: Chewey, Darla and Buttons, an tw > boys: Tonka and Buster. We lost our third boy, the sweetest littl > guy named Chip, in May. I'm currently learning how to use iMovie i > my new computer to edit a video in memory of Chip. It was th hardes > thing and I've questioned whether I'm strong enough to have rat wit > their short little life spans. I find them to be much cooler tha > most cats and dogs I've ever had > > In a previous post, I asked your opinion about what antibiotics t tr > next. We ended up with Enroflaxin and Doxycycline, trying to ge ri > of sneezes, congestion and gunky red stuff around and eye. I thin > the girls are feeling a bit better. This will probably be long-ter > thing > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Hi Marlo!! It's a wise idea to get her spayed at the same time o tumo > removal. For full benefit, it should be fairly young, I remembe readin > something about 2 months or something like that. But I've had m girl > spayed at all ages and it all helped. I've had my Loki and Nes spaye > at 18 months and they are both approaching 28 months and still n tumors > I do believe gas is better when putting under but don't quote me o that > You can ask for Metacam for your girls, this will help them recove wit > minimal pain > Welcome to the group! Hi Joanne. Thank you for your input. I'm glad to know your olde girls did okay with spaying It's now about 13 hours after surgery and boy, is Chewey lookin rough. Her waist is way skinnier, I suppose now that she is tumor and uterus-less. And she is moving slow. I put her cage on the floor an gave her a little water in a dish, I don't think she's into going u for the water bottle at the moment. She drank a little.... very gingerly waddled out and to the corner where she laid and readjusted a lot, sh ate a little piece of bread with some of her antibiotic and then eventually waddled back to her cage. It's heartbreaking! I wonde how long until she perks up? God, it's like having a baby that's ill Joanne wrote > Marlo wrote > Hello. My Chewey just finished her surgery to remove a mammar tumor > She's getting fixed at the same time. So far so good. I hav > concerns because she's older. I actually don't know how old sh [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > I don't know if I've formally introduced myself. I live in Nort > Dakota, USA. We have three girls: Chewey, Darla and Buttons, an tw > boys: Tonka and Buster. We lost our third boy, the sweetest littl > guy named Chip, in May. I'm currently learning how to use iMovie i > my new computer to edit a video in memory of Chip. It was th hardes > thing and I've questioned whether I'm strong enough to have rat wit > their short little life spans. I find them to be much cooler tha > most cats and dogs I've ever had > > In a previous post, I asked your opinion about what antibiotics t tr > next. We ended up with Enroflaxin and Doxycycline, trying to ge ri > of sneezes, congestion and gunky red stuff around and eye. I thin > the girls are feeling a bit better. This will probably be long-ter > thing > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Hi Marlo!! It's a wise idea to get her spayed at the same time o tumo > removal. For full benefit, it should be fairly young, I remembe readin > something about 2 months or something like that. But I've had m girl > spayed at all ages and it all helped. I've had my Loki and Nes spaye > at 18 months and they are both approaching 28 months and still n tumors > I do believe gas is better when putting under but don't quote me o that > You can ask for Metacam for your girls, this will help them recove wit > minimal pain > Welcome to the group! |
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