Post surgery care? HELP!!

[Nameidea44]

Hello everyone!
My tortoise - Spears, is having surgery tommarow to remove a tumor on her throat (that isn't connected to her mouth)

...and I'm...worried!!

The vet said the procedure will go like this:

● He'll give her a painkiller/anesthesia (I guess? He said it make her "loopy")
● Wait for them to work
● Cut out the tumor
● Give her 1-2 stiches
● Let her wake up ("come back to it"), on a heat pad under a heat lamp


Any suggestions for after surgery care?
Obviously keep the wound clean, good temps etc. But anything else?

We have a 2h drive ahead of us after she wakes up..I was thinking of maybe buying hand warmers to warm her while we drive?

Anything I can do to make her comfortable after the surgery while she recovers? How risky is it?

Ive been soaking her for a few days straight to keep her hidrated..and I wont feed her the day before (even if the vet said its ok)

 

[zovick]

Hello everyone!
My tortoise - Spears, is having surgery tommarow to remove a tumor on her throat (that isn't connected to her mouth)

...and I'm...worried!!

The vet said the procedure will go like this:

● He'll give her a painkiller/anesthesia (I guess? He said it make her "loopy")
● Wait for them to work
● Cut out the tumor
● Give her 1-2 stiches
● Let her wake up ("come back to it"), on a heat pad under a heat lamp


Any suggestions for after surgery care?
Obviously keep the wound clean, good temps etc. But anything else?

We have a 2h drive ahead of us after she wakes up..I was thinking of maybe buying hand warmers to warm her while we drive?

Anything I can do to make her comfortable after the surgery while she recovers? How risky is it?

Ive been soaking her for a few days straight to keep her hidrated..and I wont feed her the day before (even if the vet said its ok)

Your plan sounds fine. How warm or cold is it in Latvia now? I am assuming you are there from your profile info. If in the lower 48 of the US, though, you probably don't need any hand warmers. Most areas in the US are quite warm these days. Just don't use the A/C in the car. Or you could use the hand warmers in a closed container and keep the A/C on for your own comfort.

 

[Nameidea44]

Your plan sounds fine. How warm or cold is it in Latvia now? I am assuming you are there from your profile info. If in the lower 48 of the US, though, you probably don't need any hand warmers. Most areas in the US are quite warm these days. Just don't use the A/C in the car. Or you could use the hand warmers in a closed container and keep the A/C on for your own comfort.

Yup, were from there!
The weather app says itll be around 17C (62F?) at the time well be in the car

 

[zovick]

Yup, were from there!
The weather app says itll be around 17C (62F?) at the time well be in the car

Well then, I guess the hand warmers would be a good idea.

 

[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

How was the surgery?

 

[Nameidea44]

How was the surgery?

Really good! (It was an abcess, so we didn't need to do any testing) - 2 stitches
We got home just fine (just kept the car warm)
Now i have to give her Loxicom for a few days and keep the wound clean, but I think she already feels better. The same day we got home (after taking a nap) she was up and about, she even had dinner which surprised me (I hand fed her to keep to wound clean)

 

[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

Really good! (It was an abcess, so we didn't need to do any testing) - 2 stitches
We got home just fine (just kept the car warm)
Now i have to give her Loxicom for a few days and keep the wound clean, but I think she already feels better. The same day we got home (after taking a nap) she was up and about, she even had dinner which surprised me (I hand fed her to keep to wound clean)

Glad to hear! If you want to be extra careful to keep the wound clean, you could have her off substrate on towels or cloth.