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Hello!
My 2 male sugar gliders were neutered today, luckily the whole operation went well and they came out earlier than expected to my relief.
However now they're wearing the cone to avoid biting, I have separated them for now in 2 cages but I'm worried about feeding. I tried feeding by hand but they don'y really seem to accept it and more worried about the collar. They're trying to touch the food with their hands but they can't reach it.
I'm so exhausted and I am so worried about feeding them. I did put everything in the blender just now to see if i can feed it in perhaps a bottle cap but I'm running into the issue that they kind of faceplant into the bottle cap and that the whole collar is getting dirty with their food.
The vet said that they have to wear it for 7 days so hopefully it goes smoothly but how can I feed them properly? Does anyone have any advice for 2 stubborn neutered males?
Update: after the first night they already kinda seem back to normal. I’ve let them run around and they don’t show any signs of irritation or pain (as far as I can observe). They do miss each other and I’m trying to give them as much time together as possible. They also seem to have eaten and don't show any signs of hunger/starvation.
Not gonna lie….I was bummed mine didn’t get a cone cause I thought it would be cute, but now I’m glad my vet went a different route. I feel bad for your babies 😔
Maybe call the vet and ask them for tips? Let them know you can’t get them to eat, maybe they’ll get you the sedative or something…Foods super important for their healing.
Mine didn’t get the cone, but the vet gave us a sedative for him instead (which is also hard to deal with but I figured out if I just put it on his favorite treat he ate it with no issue)
I’d take off the cone… poor babies
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Not gonna lie….I was bummed mine didn’t get a cone cause I thought it would be cute, but now I’m glad my vet went a different route. I feel bad for your babies 😔