 | Posted by: | Gliderlover, Angie_nightgirl@hotmail.com | | Subject: | Nuetering!! | | When: | 7:24 PM, 11 Dec 2000 | | IP: | 24.65.233.144 |
My male glider Meiko is being nuetered tomorrow! I'm so worried and scared for him, does anyone have any good experiences that they could share? Is nuetering really safe for such a small animal? Is there anything I should know about nuetering? I'm sorry, but I'm really worried! Also I'm supposed to starve the little boy for the whole night! I dont know if I can handle that, he really loves food! And I'm going to have to seperate him from his mate. I feel so bad, he looks so hungry and lonely, does anyone have any advice? 
Angie
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| Posted by: | Rachel2, SugarGMommy@aol.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 7:31 PM, 11 Dec 2000 | | IP: | 205.188.198.168 |
Instead of starving him, put him in a dark room around 8:30. Take out his nest box and put his food in. He will think it is dinner time. Around 10:30, take the food out and his nestbox back in. THis way he does get a little food in his tummy. When you take him to the vet, take a small amount leadbeaters in a ziplock bag. He can eat 30 minutes after his surgery. Have the vet tech hand feed him. I did this with my boys when they got neutered. I was there the entire time, from the time I shave his little belly to prep him for surgery to the time he woke up. It went very smoothly. And he was very grateful to have the snack after he woke up.
| Posted by: | Gliderlover, Angie_nightgirl@hotmail.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 10:12 PM, 11 Dec 2000 | | IP: | 24.65.233.144 |
Thank you so much for responding! I get panicky at the thought of my poor boy getting surgery! He's in a travel cage for the night, its small but is still at least 2ft tall. I cant keep him with his mate or he will eat all night. I have given him some food and will remove it in an hour. He was so thirsty, the poor thing. He keeps barking and I dont blame him, he must be so confused. The vet doesn't recommend bringing leadbeaters with me because he doesn't want Meiko to throw up after surgery. I hope his nuetering goes smooth, I would die if anything happened to him.
Angie
| Posted by: | Jasmine, Spookie_Girl@yahoo.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 11:34 PM, 11 Dec 2000 | | IP: | 165.247.114.249 |
Angie-
From my experience I can tell you the following: If you have a good vet (and it sounds like you do) you're little boy will be just fine. The gas they use to put a glider under is so mild that the moment it is taken away the animal wakes up. At the most he may be groggy the next day and a little sore. I had both of my boys "snipped," and my older boy was my vet's first glider that he ever neutered. He was very careful to research it first (had done other small mammals in the past) and even called a vet in NY who had done the procedure.
Needless to say, both of my boys are healthy and happy to this very day (3-4 years later). They no longer have stinky urine and the younger boy, Loki, does not pee mark. His father, Murry, still does, but he wasn't neutered as early and does not mark as much as he used to. You won't notice these behavioral differences until after a month or two. It takes the hormones a bit to work out of the body.
What's interesting is I've seen mine both lose their bald spots. Murry still head rubs, though. Sometimes he rubs with his whole body like a cat and tries to mate with Zelda. Loki acts like a little monk, but he's the beta animal and it's possible he'd act different if he was alone with a submissive female. Also, I'm not sure how other vets neuter gliders, but mine actually left the scrotum sacks intact so the boys look unaltered (minus the baldspot) unless compared side-by-side to an adult intact glider (larger appendages).
You will need to keep your little guy separated from his mate for about a week or so, but if you don't want him to get lonely you can put their cages near each other. After the second day (if he doesn't seem too sore) you could allow a supervised playtime. Just keep an eye on him to make sure he's healing up okay and doesn't rip stitches.
Good luck to ya both! 
-jAZ, Murry, Loki, & Zelda
| Posted by: | Gliderlover, Angie_nightgirl@hotmail.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 11:52 PM, 11 Dec 2000 | | IP: | 24.65.233.144 |
Thank you for your reply Jasmine
Do you really think I should seperate the male and female after he is nuetered? She is very gentle and sweet and would probably take his mind off of the pain. I would be worried that he would get depressed in a little cage by himself after such a bad experience (I can imagine he will be mad at me for a while)
Angie
| Posted by: | Gliderlover, Angie_nightgirl@hotmail.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 9:50 AM, 12 Dec 2000 | | IP: | 24.65.233.144 |
Meiko is in surgery right now! The vet is going to call me when he wakes up so I can be there for him. I can also be with him during recovery and hand feed him some leadbeaters and water when he feels better. I miss him so much and I'm so worried that something bad will happen, but the vet knows what to do in case he stops breathing and he is using the mild isoflaurine for his anesthesiac. The vet is also going to give me some cream in case Meiko tries to bite his stitches. I want to put him right back with his mate when he gets home so hopefully that is okay! I'm pretty sure she will help him feel better. He's going to get spoiled to death tonight when he gets home. The poor guy had to go 8 hours without food or water. I have some big juicy mealworms and crickets waiting for him. Also lotsa fun new toys and treats.
Angie
| Posted by: | Jasmine, Spookie_Girl@yahoo.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 11:52 AM, 12 Dec 2000 | | IP: | 63.78.31.223 |
Your very welcome, Angie!
Yes, you should separate them for about 5 - 7 days. Your vet will probably tell you this, too. It's because he will be sore and he needs to heal. Even just playing with a gentle female could tear open his sutures. There's also a chance she will not recognize him at first because he will smell like medicine and they could get in a fight (it's rare but I've heard of it happening). It's always best to side with caution in these cases.
When you separate them leave the cages side-by-side, and they will not suffer from loneliness too much. He may not feel like playing much the first couple of days as it is. Just make sure they both get attention.
| Posted by: | Skyler, Lil Fitz28 | | Subject: | none | | When: | 11:23 PM, 12 Dec 2000 | | IP: | 64.12.105.151 |
Hi angie! I hope the surgery goes well. I just learned more about neutering and this post helps a lot! My Skyler is about 7 months. I was just wondering how much did it cost you? And here is a question for Jasmine: Did your males have the bald spot before the surgery? Or were they still young? Well please write back or you can email with the Subject of NEUTERING GLIDERS. thanx
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Me and Skyler 
| Posted by: | Jasmine, Spookie_Girl@yahoo.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 11:48 AM, 13 Dec 2000 | | IP: | 63.78.31.223 |
Skyler-
My vet charged me about $100, but gliders were not as common in my area. Murry had a bald spot prior to surgery. Loki was younger and did not.
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