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* '''In-hand walking''' for ten minutes three times a day if stabled
* '''In-hand walking''' for ten minutes three times a day if stabled
* A '''clean''', '''dry''' and '''comfortable''' environment should be provided.
* A '''clean''', '''dry''' and '''comfortable''' environment should be provided.
* Advise close observation for the following [[Castration - Complications|complications]]: '''Haemorrhage, eventration, evisceration, excessive oedema, infection and hydrocoele'''.
* Advise close observation for the following [[Castration Complications - Horse|complications]]: '''Haemorrhage, eventration, evisceration, excessive oedema, infection and hydrocoele'''.
'''Post op oedema''' is '''normal''' in the horse. If it is not excessive advise cold hosing for ten minutes three times a day and continue in-hand walking and anti-inflammatory treatment. It is also normal for the wound to '''drip a small amount of blood for 3-4 hours''' post-operatively, however this should not be excessive and there should be no stream of blood.
'''Post op oedema''' is '''normal''' in the horse. If it is not excessive advise cold hosing for ten minutes three times a day and continue in-hand walking and anti-inflammatory treatment. It is also normal for the wound to '''drip a small amount of blood for 3-4 hours''' post-operatively, however this should not be excessive and there should be no stream of blood.