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Post by DianneC on Jun 9, 2008 20:24:03 GMT -5
What are the issues for gelding an older stallion? Since I'm not breeding any more I'm thinking of doing the same as Nancy and gelding Chinook. But he's nine this year. I worry about what he would go through.
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Post by kimk on Jun 9, 2008 22:41:40 GMT -5
Dianne,
Kody is eight and he is getting gelded in September. Melissa might be a good one to ask as she gelded Sombra a bit later and also Cougar was gelded at eighteen I think.
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Post by nrly on Jun 10, 2008 0:12:42 GMT -5
rob and Kris here just had their Stallion gelded and he has had several babies and about 6 years old, and he bled allot which the vet said was common, and swelled not to bad. but Doc told them to run him right away so the next day he was ridden... and he was not so sore after that.
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Post by twisting on Jun 10, 2008 9:09:29 GMT -5
I helped with the post gelding recovery care on a 16 year old Arab. He needed a little more time than the younguns to bounce back but he did so just fine. Cold hosing, hand walking, and a few extra treats and he forgave us. He was back to work in less than a week.
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Post by dazzlingduns on Jun 10, 2008 11:31:00 GMT -5
Sombra was gelded at age six. Cougar was gelded at age 17, which was the best thing that ever happened to him. He agrees........ Life is much less stressful for him these days.
Melissa
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Post by DianneC on Jun 30, 2008 10:35:07 GMT -5
What do you think about standing castration versus anesthesia? My vet does standing which I think I like. Since he's using local he can control the pain better and not have the anesthesia wear off too soon. What do you suggest for pain control afterward?
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Post by JoanMRK on Jun 30, 2008 12:30:20 GMT -5
Wow Dianne, this is a big step for you both! Chinny will do great though and will LOVE the life of a gelding. Sunnie was always a doll but is now even more so and loves being with Cali and hanging out together. It is so nice and I am so happy I did it.
Sunnie was gelded at 5 and it wasn't that much different for me than doing my yearling colts. He was, of course, more endowed but he healed quickly and didn't bleed too much I didn't think. He was a bit sore the first two days but it quickly went away and we exercised him and his swelling never got out of control.
Good luck!
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Post by JoanMRK on Jun 30, 2008 12:32:53 GMT -5
Oh and Sunnie was gelded under anethesia and didn't wake up too early but he is a bit of a "cheap date." It went just fine and he rested in an indoor stall at the vets office for a couple of hours before our long drive home.
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Post by Michelle Clarke on Jun 30, 2008 14:08:56 GMT -5
My holistic vet in Chicago did the castrations standing up and I liked it much better - they healed better also. If you find a local race-track vet, they are who usually does them that way. The products from KAM are the best hands down for pain. I keep a gallon of the Free Choice liquid on hand. That and the KLPP for colic - wonderous! I have been able to bring a half dozen horses out of colicy/belly achies on the KLPP in the last 6 months, along with the Free Choice - alternating every 5 minutes, then every fifteen minutes until they feel better. Even with an impaction, it helps with pain and relaxation (I accompany that with a shot of Banamin and then I am done without a vet call). www.kamanimalservices.com/index.php |
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Post by DianneC on Jun 30, 2008 22:44:12 GMT -5
Were these Kigers having colics? Just curious as it seems to be more of a rare event with them and I'm checking that perception. I'd love to try the free choice, and of course $115 for a 32 dose bottle is cheaper than even one vet call, but boy, that's a lot of money.
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