Post operative care

POST OPERATIVE CARE

  • The animal should receive adequate fluid therapy immediately after surgery and for a few days afterwards to correct hypovolaemia.
  • Analgesics should be administered fore 3 to 4 days and broad spectrum antibiotics are given for 5 to 7 days to check secondary infection.
  • Routine wound dressing should be done daily.
  • The indwelling catheter is left in situ for 3 to 4 weeks.
  • Corticosteroids are often used for 2 to 3 days.
  • The animal should be carefully watched for any complications, particularly for subcutaneous infiltration of urine due to its seepage from the urethral wound.
  •  Administer orally Cystone ® tablets which are thought to act as urinary antiseptic and also to avoid recurrence of calculus formation.
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