Pigmom95
New Born Pup
Hello,
I’m new to the Guinea pig forum. I have 2 adopted guinea pigs- Scruff & Ginger who are roughly 3/3.5 years old.
On New Year’s Day, I noticed blood in their cage and quickly realised it was Scruff. I called the vets immediately and few days later she was booked in and given metacam 0.38ml- she was 1 kg. They performed a conscious ultrasoud scan and found the dreaded bladder stones and also to our surprise bilateral ovarian cysts which they advised will need to be operated on at some point.
Since the diagnosis of her bladder stones her metacam has been put up to 0.6ml- (She has lost weight through being unwell and is now 0.89g) and have started her on Catease and antibiotics.
My worry is, the vets want to leave her 7-10 days to see if she passes the stones naturally. She will then have another ultrasound and if they are still present she will need them surgically removed.
Is this normal practice to leave them to ‘wait and see’ if they pass? She is crying every time she wee’s or poo’s and is bleeding, very puffed up and hunched over.
Any advice would be much appreciated!
P.s, She already has had a low calcium diet for over a year due to stomach issues. She only has romaine lettuce or pepper and is not allowed any pellets or treats. She has unlimited Timothy hay and I have always filtered their water since I’ve had them x
I’m new to the Guinea pig forum. I have 2 adopted guinea pigs- Scruff & Ginger who are roughly 3/3.5 years old.
On New Year’s Day, I noticed blood in their cage and quickly realised it was Scruff. I called the vets immediately and few days later she was booked in and given metacam 0.38ml- she was 1 kg. They performed a conscious ultrasoud scan and found the dreaded bladder stones and also to our surprise bilateral ovarian cysts which they advised will need to be operated on at some point.
Since the diagnosis of her bladder stones her metacam has been put up to 0.6ml- (She has lost weight through being unwell and is now 0.89g) and have started her on Catease and antibiotics.
My worry is, the vets want to leave her 7-10 days to see if she passes the stones naturally. She will then have another ultrasound and if they are still present she will need them surgically removed.
Is this normal practice to leave them to ‘wait and see’ if they pass? She is crying every time she wee’s or poo’s and is bleeding, very puffed up and hunched over.
Any advice would be much appreciated!
P.s, She already has had a low calcium diet for over a year due to stomach issues. She only has romaine lettuce or pepper and is not allowed any pellets or treats. She has unlimited Timothy hay and I have always filtered their water since I’ve had them x