littledevils
Well-Known Member
Just a quick survey to gather some statistics hopefully.
I am mostly interested to figure out which neuter method seems safer....
I don't know if it was just our bad luck but when we did scrotal neuters, we had a really high % of rats having complications after their neuter, mainly abscesses. We're talking 1 out of 2 developed an abscess after their neuter.
So we asked our vet to train himself to do abdominal neuters and since then we've had zero complications after their neuters. It is a bit more expensive but it's well worth it.
I'm hoping to find out if others had similar experiences.
When you neuter a rat, does your vet do a scrotal neuter (right by testicles) or abdominal neuter (similar to spay)?
How many rats have had you neutered over the years?
How many times did you have complications? If so, what kind of complications?
Did you do a course of antibiotics right after surgery?
What was/were the reasons for neutering?
I am mostly interested to figure out which neuter method seems safer....
I don't know if it was just our bad luck but when we did scrotal neuters, we had a really high % of rats having complications after their neuter, mainly abscesses. We're talking 1 out of 2 developed an abscess after their neuter.
So we asked our vet to train himself to do abdominal neuters and since then we've had zero complications after their neuters. It is a bit more expensive but it's well worth it.
I'm hoping to find out if others had similar experiences.
When you neuter a rat, does your vet do a scrotal neuter (right by testicles) or abdominal neuter (similar to spay)?
How many rats have had you neutered over the years?
How many times did you have complications? If so, what kind of complications?
Did you do a course of antibiotics right after surgery?
What was/were the reasons for neutering?