Gelding

Flymo's booked in for next Friday to have his wotsits off Never been through it with a horse before

So, I've bought a nice winter rug for him, to keep him warm while he recovers from the anaesthetic, extra bedding so I can do a full new bed for him, some purple spray, some hard feed to bring him back up

Do I need anything else??

Also, do I remove food/water for so long before the op? like you do with dogs? I forgot to ask the vet

Thanks

Watched castration a few times at college.

No hard feed a few hours before or after op, as may cause chock or colic, but hay and water should be fine.

Procedure is fairly quick and simple unless there is a retained testicle. Sounds worse than it looks

Thank you

Only takes a few minutes, our vet used to geld in the field.

That was a few decades ago though!

Yeah, he's coming here

I'm just being a worrier, I've been through it with dogs but never a horse

Hope it all goes well.

Helen

We had 2 colts done in the field at the beginning of the year!

It was fasinating to watch! One of them fell down when he was sedated, so I go to hold his leg up and out the way and the other stayed stood up!

We were advised to leave them out in the field, the walking helps with the swelling. The vet thoroughly sprayed the boys with spray, so I don't think we actually had to do anything. We put fly cream around the area, but didn't do anything with the wound itself.

They were both back with their relevant herds within 10/15 days of being castrated!

If I think of anything else relevant, I'll let you know!

My horse was castrated under heavy sedation on his feet. He got over it very quickly.

Brilliant - Thanks everyone

As soon as he's healed I'll be looking around for a friend for him and a rider for me He's too young to be on his own, he needs to learn some horsey etiquette and have some play time

He's just so full of himself, I daren't put another horse near him at the moment, any stimulation other than sedate walking seems to fire him up and all his manners go out the window He also guards the garden! Runs up to fence making a right racket at visitors - scared the postman to death

Hopefully the gelding will calm him down some

A very long time since I had one done, it was in the stable with some straw bales to prop him up,the vet tossed them to the farm collies who ran off with them.I took him for a walk at the night and he was fine,never bothered him in the least