Help me keep my DS happy in this heat!

[Unicornhamster]

Posted a thread a week ago about DS5 who has broken both of his arms. He ended up having surgery on one of them and they are both in casts with the ‘bad’ one in a sling too. Today he was climbing the walls because it was so unbearably hot and his arms were itchy. I am think he was sweating under the casts and this caused the itchiness.
I tried lots to relive the discomfort, nothing seemed to work.
Things we did:
-Put his feet in cold water to try and bring his body temp down
-Itched the tops of his arms where I can get to in the hopes that would jig the skin under the casts a bit

• Gave him an antihistamine (the dr in the hospital mentioned giving this after the surgery if he was itchy) 🤷🏼‍♀️
• wet flannels on his head, neck and chest
• cool air from fan down the cast
• distracted with TV (this was the most successful)

He’s finally fallen asleep, I feel so incredibly sorry for him and tomorrow is going to be even hotter where we are. Anyone else have any weird and wonderful ideas I can try?

I did keep him inside today but we have to leave the house in the AM for a doctors appointment for 4 month old twins 😫

Oh lord, OP. and for you. Your poor boy! What a week to be in plaster!

Sounds like you've tried all the best tricks already. I'd add lots of ice lollies to that.

Anyone else got any good ideas?

A few years ago I was in plaster from the start of August to the end of October, and had big surgical scars underneath so lots of itching. It was totally miserable, and the next summer I'd had more surgery and was in solid plastic braces all summer which stank.

Regular antihistamines, frozen hot water bottles to rest the casts on (they stay cold a very long time), hairdrier on cold down the cast or if you can put your vacuum cleaner on blow you can blast through the acrylic casts, magicool spray on the rest of him, and lots of distraction are my recommendation