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cant believe what happened..he is now in surgery..

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my guinea ralpie on my profile pictue<<<<<< was neutered 11 days ago he has been fine no problems but this morning he was quiet so i picked him up and did my normal check of this op site and it was so so swollen as big as a golf ball it was apparent he wasnt able to wee or poo so ive rushed him up the vets just and he has a massive hernia which is very rare..so now he is in surgery having it pushed back in I'm so scared i will lose him i love him so much and feel so bad for putting him through all this just so he can have a girlfriend he is 11days post op..i gave him 0.2mls calpol before taking him as he was crying in pain and his furr is falling out because of the stress...
god i so hope he will be alrite what would i do with out him hes my baby..8...8...8...:0:0:0
 
Oh Claire, I am so sorry to hear lil Ralphie isn't well. I hope he pulls through!
 
Claire so so sorry honey. Hope he's okay for you. It's not your fault you have done your best. FINGERS CROSSED and a big hug.

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good luck to the two of you! please keep us updated. xxxxxxxxxxxx
 
Everything crossed and hoping he pulls through the op!
 
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AWWWW - what a shock for you!

Keeping my fingers crossed for poor Ralphie!

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poor you and poor piggy - dont worry i am sure he will be fine - we had this with our Louis, but the huge lump was a absess which turned up after he had the chop, it was like a golf ball and was rushed to emergency vets, but operation went well and he;s fine now, so I am sure everything will be ok xxxxxxxxxxxxx
 
Ive just rung the vets for update and ralphie has a massive abscess they have cleaned it out and put in a drain..he will stay at the vets for around 2 days on antibiotics and while it drains away..they said he got an infection in his penis and it spread to his op site ...he has a cauliflower willy so this doesn't help..but he was just coming around from the op...guess how much it will cost for the treatment and 2 days in the vets 20 to 30 pounds in total so was very pleased with this they are such a good vets and dont always charge and give my baytril large amounts for free for my guinea rescue and also do free health checks for me..:):)
 
PHEW! Thank goodness he's coming round poor thing. That's an excellent price for all that care, they do sound excellent.

Poor guinea baby. I hope his recovery is swift and full Claire.

Scary thing to happen
 
Sending get well wheeks to Ralphie and hugs to you.. Come on Ralphie, get better quickly..
 
Sending get well wheeks to Ralphie and hugs to you.. Come on Ralphie, get better quickly..
 
So sorry to hear about the complication of the abscess. Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery.
 
Let's hope he pulls through - just think how lucky you were to catch it when you did. I am sure he's in the best place now - your vet sounds ace!
 
clairelove said:
Ive just rung the vets for update and ralphie has a massive abscess they have cleaned it out and put in a drain..he will stay at the vets for around 2 days on antibiotics and while it drains away..they said he got an infection in his penis and it spread to his op site ...he has a cauliflower willy so this doesn't help..but he was just coming around from the op...guess how much it will cost for the treatment and 2 days in the vets 20 to 30 pounds in total so was very pleased with this they are such a good vets and dont always charge and give my baytril large amounts for free for my guinea rescue and also do free health checks for me..:):)
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Have you added your vet's name to the list of recommended vets sticky. It would be helpful if you could also pm it to Glynis, the forum buddies are in the process of updating this information to an easily accessible format.

Hope Ralphie is ok, and on the mend now. x
 
if you could pm it for me that would be great,:)) its the willows vets in Endon Stoke on Trent staffordshire tel 01782503166 they do walk in surgery every day phone for times ,,free health checks,,8 pound small animal consultant fee,they dont always charge for anything,they also do monthly meet in the black horse pub next to the practice its all free they include free super vet advice and different topics each month IE first aid for pets and guided tour of the surgery
 
So sorry to here about your little lad and I'm glad to hear that he is getting better now. Hope that he recovers soon.
Sending you lots of hugs and healing vibes for him. x x x
 
Hope your little Ralphie recovers soon. It's re-assuring to know there are a some good vets out there :)
 
ralphie came home today he is doing good but need to keep a close eye on him that it doesnt fill back up again there is still green puss coming out of the op site though but he is one antibiotics baytril o.25mls twice a day and probiotics..if it becomes hard again then he will need to go back in :(
 
Go Ralphie go! Here's hoping he shakes this infection off.X
 
What a drama for poor old Ralphie (and you!)! Fingers crossed the abscess clears up soon. xx
 
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