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  1. Chins x5

    My chin seem spaced out!!!!!!!!

    Ok thank you, I will see what I can find in our shops. He seems to be doing well now, I know he is done well to survive 3 operations, so I just need to be patient now till he is fully back to normal. He does look in his food bowl now as soon as it goes in his cage. His little kit is also doing...
  2. Chins x5

    My chin seem spaced out!!!!!!!!

    OK no problem, I didn't stop hand feeding him he still has some every night, how many mls do you recommend till he is eating fulling on his own? I have noticed he eats quite alot of hay, and roughly about 4 pellets from his bowl. Not heard about gas drops, where do I get these from? His wound is...
  3. Chins x5

    My chin seem spaced out!!!!!!!!

    His not doing to bad, thank you for asking. The vet took him off all his medication last night, still just have to use cream. He don't seem to have eaten anything again over night though, he was eating before a bit when on meds just not drinking....I will contact Chinvet about his wound it has...
  4. Chins x5

    My chin seem spaced out!!!!!!!!

    Last night when I went to do his meds etc, this wound has been bleeding not alot but there was wet blood on his wound but none in his cage where he sits. The vet has said he can't be stitched again due to damaged tissues, and to keep the wound clean with salt water and put his cream on...this is...
  5. Chins x5

    My chin seem spaced out!!!!!!!!

    Ok thank you, I can understand about the pain it does look sore but very slowly getting better by looks things this morning about 1% better, he didnt space out today. I guess I will just keep an eye on him and maybe mention to vet on Monday if he is still doing it..I will also ask about his meds.
  6. Chins x5

    My chin seem spaced out!!!!!!!!

    Sorry just re-read my first post..it meant to say he seems to freeze...............
  7. Chins x5

    My chin seem spaced out!!!!!!!!

    Thanks chinnychin it has been hard but thankfully he has been a little fighter and done really well, even the vets keep saying his lively and cute. His been 14 times now it 4 weeks...I am still hoping he will get back to normal. Yes I am giving him 0.10ml and 0.15ml of antibotic, we only give...
  8. Chins x5

    My chin seem spaced out!!!!!!!!

    This follows on from my post problems with castration, yes my chin in still ill 4 weeks later...to cut a very long story short, the following happened: 1. He had castration 2.A herina developed on one side so had op to remove 3. Infected stitches- he pulled both sides of stitching out 4. He then...
  9. Chins x5

    Problems after Castration

    He had a hernia I took him back to the vets on tuesday and seen a different vet, and they operated on him yesterday, he came round luck enough after being sedated twice within two weeks. He is still sore and not eating or drinking...i am hoping he gets better now. Another trip to the vets...
  10. Chins x5

    Problems after Castration

    We are in Leicester in the UK. He is currently on medicines at home, since last Thursday. Metacam- once a day 0.10ml Baytril twice a day 0.14ml and science recovery, he has had gut stim once on wed and once again yesterday, but not sure what this is as the vet injects this.
  11. Chins x5

    Problems after Castration

    Still no better, he is only doing an odd poo every now on then, last one was yesterday, nothing today.
  12. Chins x5

    Problems after Castration

    Ok thank you, i will give this a go. He went to the emergency vet today as he was not as bright and his wound changed colour, they don't seem to know whats wrong, but he don't seem to be bloated, and he has had more medicine (same as before and another gut stim) His next appointment is on...
  13. Chins x5

    Problems after Castration

    Well he went the the vets on Friday, and its day 6 now and he is still not eating on his own, and not pooping. i dont think he is not bloating as the vets weighed him and his has lost a little weight. I asked them about the food mixture and have improved the thickness of this. He has to go back...
  14. Chins x5

    Problems after Castration

    hi all, thanks for the replies. He has done no poo's now in 24 hours, he is due back to the vets this evening. Yes he is using science recovery food, I wonder if I am mixing it in correctly then? I could be adding to much water? He was sent home from the operation with no pain killers at all...
  15. Chins x5

    Problems after Castration

    Hi all, I have recently had my 2 year old chin Sweep castrated, on Monday. I noticed on Tuesday he had not eaten or drank anything, so went back to the vets yesterday. The vets said he looks really swollen and might need to be opened back up if he had not pooed by the morning (which was this...
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