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Bladder stone surgery on Monday. kinda worried.

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Hey guys, I'm new here so I'll start by saying hello and that my name is Roxana :)p
So Jojo, my 1 and a half year old female GP has just been diagnosed with bladder stones.On monday they'll perform the surgery.The 2nd vet told me that it's not the surgery itself that can pose a threat to her life, it's the anesthetic. Both vets told me this surgery is pretty much the only way to go.So I know that I made the right choice to go along with it,but now I'm starting to get nervous,because I looked all over the Internet to try to find out what the success rate usually is with this kind of thing.Do they usually survive? Do they usually die? I'd just like to figure out what to sort of expect of this during all the hours I'll probably have to wait on Monday :{
I'm aware that it can always make a turn for the worst, I guess I'm just trying to find any proof that I can that I should positive about it. :(
 
Hi and welcome.

I am sorry; bladder stones are not great news. Unfortunately, they are not rare in guinea pigs due to guinea pig urine being naturally very alkaline. Operation is in most cases the only way to go, as bladder stones usually won't go away and only get bigger and even more painful.

Just to calm you down: one of my first piggies made it through two bladder stone operations, spaced 14 months apart, so they are perfectly survivable! Complications can arise if stones are very awkwardly lodged in the urethra (mainly a boar problem), but most bladder operations are thankfully pretty straight forward.

You may find these links here helpful:
Post operative care; what you can do and how you can prepare: http://www.guinealynx.info/postop.html
Bladder stones with further links: http://www.guinealynx.info/stones.html

It generally takes about 2-3 days for the body to settle down after an operation and you will see few and rather funny poos at first due to the operation meds, so don't panic! Afterwards your piggy will hopefully pick up quickly.
 
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Hi and welcome.

I am sorry; bladder stones are not great news. Unfortunately, they are not rare in guinea pigs due to guinea pig urine being naturally very alkaline. Operation is in most cases the only way to go, as bladder stones usually won't go away and only get bigger and even more painful.

Just to calm you down: one of my first piggies made it through two bladder stone operations, spaced 14 months apart, so they are perfectly survivable! Complications can arise if stones are very awkwardly lodged in the urethra (mainly a boar problem), but most bladder operations are thankfully pretty straight forward.

You may find these links here helpful:
Post operative care; what you can do and how you can prepare: http://www.guinealynx.info/postop.html
Bladder stones with further links: http://www.guinealynx.info/stones.html

It generally takes about 2-3 days for the body to settle down after an operation and you will see few and rather funny poos at first due to the operation meds, so don't panic! Afterwards your piggy will hopefully pick up quickly.
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Thanks! It did calm me down a bit. -c
Although I certainly hope for the best,I guess ultimately I'll just have to wait and see. :...
 
hi and welcome.

Good luck with the op, hope its a success.

Bladder stones should be deleted from the medical dictionarys in my opinion!
 
Hi there, Welcome to the forum. Hope the surgery goes well and your piggie gets better soon.
 
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