sophadopha97
Junior Guinea Pig
My guinea pig pablo is only around 8 months old. In November, 2 weeks after we first had adopted him, his brother died suddenly. Pablo was checked over and deemed to be in good shape - we booked him in to get neutured to ensure for the rest of his life he could have a friend!
3 weeks ago, he went in for his op and was fine - he was eating normally afterwards and seemed okay. However, a few days later he developed a URI and very nearly died :-(. He recovered well, but last week I noticed he'd started to develop lumps where his wound would have been. Back to the vet again who said the wound had healed well, but there may be swelling due to the internal stitches. Pablo was put on metacam 0.3ml a day and Baytril 0.15ml twice a day for a week, and we were told to come back if swelling did not go away.
On Saturday, Pablo's lump was huge - it was unlike any lump I could find pictures of on the internet and was getting worse at an alarming rate. We went back to the vet who decided the only option would be to operate under GA, discover the problem and progress in such relevant way.
His operation earlier this morning found that he did infact have two very large absesses near to both wounds. They were drained, cleaned and staped together because of his previous reaction to the stitches used. I was also told the use of the staples will be beneficial to allow any excess discharge to drain.
He has started to eat little bits, but I am increasingly becoming worried about his weight. Before his op he was around 780g, still a very small GP although with a healthy apetitite! The vets have consistantly monitored his weight, as have I and it is now around the 760 mark. I am syringe feeding him critical care every hour or two, and feeding him fresh hay and veggies in small amounts as he is reluctant to eat. Is there anything I could do in addition to help him put on weight? I fear without enough weight his recovery time may increase.
Also, when he pees and sometimes poos, he squeals very loudly. It is almost like a shriek that they do when in pain, but this is much deeper. Is this normal? His incision is much bigger than anticipated because of the size of the absesses!
Any help or ideas for a poorly Pablo?
3 weeks ago, he went in for his op and was fine - he was eating normally afterwards and seemed okay. However, a few days later he developed a URI and very nearly died :-(. He recovered well, but last week I noticed he'd started to develop lumps where his wound would have been. Back to the vet again who said the wound had healed well, but there may be swelling due to the internal stitches. Pablo was put on metacam 0.3ml a day and Baytril 0.15ml twice a day for a week, and we were told to come back if swelling did not go away.
On Saturday, Pablo's lump was huge - it was unlike any lump I could find pictures of on the internet and was getting worse at an alarming rate. We went back to the vet who decided the only option would be to operate under GA, discover the problem and progress in such relevant way.
His operation earlier this morning found that he did infact have two very large absesses near to both wounds. They were drained, cleaned and staped together because of his previous reaction to the stitches used. I was also told the use of the staples will be beneficial to allow any excess discharge to drain.
He has started to eat little bits, but I am increasingly becoming worried about his weight. Before his op he was around 780g, still a very small GP although with a healthy apetitite! The vets have consistantly monitored his weight, as have I and it is now around the 760 mark. I am syringe feeding him critical care every hour or two, and feeding him fresh hay and veggies in small amounts as he is reluctant to eat. Is there anything I could do in addition to help him put on weight? I fear without enough weight his recovery time may increase.
Also, when he pees and sometimes poos, he squeals very loudly. It is almost like a shriek that they do when in pain, but this is much deeper. Is this normal? His incision is much bigger than anticipated because of the size of the absesses!
Any help or ideas for a poorly Pablo?
HE sounds like he still has the infection, that is why he is squealing when going to the toilet