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Specialist Cookie Is Ill! Fur Problems?

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I was just going to take her back to the vet's who's been seeing her. She's a lot better than the vet who saw her in Janurary, she realised what it could be immediately and I do trust that she'll do the right thing for Cookie. I was going to talk to her tomorrow to get a better idea on the success rates and then put Cookie forward. I am away myself next Friday for the bank holiday so I need her through surgery as much as I can. I'd rather have her at home with me, but thank you very much for the offer. I'll let you all know what I do in the morning but I'm certain at this stage that I'll out her forward for the surgery to be done on Thursday.
 
furryfriends Excellent Adventure Sanctuary said:
If you wanted to consider this, then I could offer a temporary place, here at TEAS, for Cookie to stay while she has the op and until after her post op check.
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I really would consider this very kind offer @DoragonHinansho Debbie is a very experienced owner/sick piggy lifesaver & if anybody can give your little cookie a fighting chance its her, this offer would enable cookie to get the one of the very best surgeons (simon Maddock) if not the best. to do cookies spay & you could concentrate on your exams/ de-stressing & enjoying your holiday without all the extra work & worry for your nan.

Please contact debbie @furryfriends Excellent Adventure Sanctuary for her to run through your options & @Stewybus if you require a hand with transporting cookie in a piggy train.

Good luck cookie & soldier on :)
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GPTV said:
I really would consider this very kind offer @DoragonHinansho Debbie is a very experienced owner/sick piggy lifesaver & if anybody can give your little cookie a fighting chance its her, this offer would enable cookie to get the one of the very best surgeons (simon Maddock) if not the best. to do cookies spay & you could concentrate on your exams/ de-stressing & enjoying your holiday without all the extra work & worry for your nan.

Please contact debbie for her to run through your options & @Stewybus if you require a hand with transporting cookie in a piggy train.

Good luck cookie & soldier on :)
xx
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If you do take up Debbie's kind offer plese tag me & I'll organise a piggy train from you to Debbie x
 
I would just like to say that, as someone who takes in boars with long term medical needs (so they can;t be neutered), I adopt females from Rescues as their potential wifepigs and I therefore get all my females spayed.

I can understand your concern at such a procedure - especially since, in your case, it involves removing an infected womb and the selection of suitable post-operative antibioiics (ie willingness to prescribe) may be critical. I'm glad you are considering options and hope my own experience/insight can help you feel comfortable that you have asked all the requisite questions.

Having researched this issue of spaying thoroughly - I now elect get all my sows spayed by Simon rather than my own very experienced and trusted exotics vets.
I do this or 3 reasons and I hope by explaining them it will point you towards the questions you should be asking of your current vet.

1) TECHNIQUE: Simon has done far more guinea pig spays to date than most vets get to do in a lifetime (far more so than my own vets) This is because he routinely spayed all sows for a local rescue as part of their rescue policy for a number of years, so is incredibly experienced with this operation. As a result, he has "tweaked" the standard operation procedure in order to get better results in terms of eliminating post-op complications/fatalities. The other vet who has a good record of spaying sows because of their own unique technique is Molly Varga at Cheshirepets.(she has published her technique and if your vet has any expereince - even though they may not use it, they will know about it - so it might be worth asking your vet what technique she would normally use and whether she his aware of Molly Varga's new method in order to guage her experience?)

2) ANTIBIOTICS: Not only is Simon's operative technique second to none - but he is a vet willing to prescribe azithromycin to clear stubborn infections and I think this may be of relevance in your case given the pyometra. I would therefore suggest you ask your chosen vet tomorrow about their thoughts on prescribing this particular drug (as some vets will just refuse)

3) POST=OP CARE/BACK-UP: Also - the fact that Debbie offers temporary post-operative care is an added bonus for me that menas I don;t have to "keep it local". (I shall hopefully be booking in the two mite girls for spaying during the summer as there are two lovely husboars waiting for them! ( @furryfriends Excellent Adventure Sanctuary please note LOL!)

If you wish to "keep it local" - then being in Bristol, you might also want to enquire of Holcroft vets as to their record before you make a final decision, as they have an excellent reputation for their experience of treating guinea pigs (particularly with some of our forum members whose pigs have had some unusual and very exacting health issues). From what you have said already, it occurs to me you may already be using this practice and seeing one of their best guinea pigs vets?

Whatever you decide to do and which vet you use, I will be keeping you and Cookie in my thoughts and wishing you a successful op and healthy recovery

x
 
Cookie is booked in for her surgery on Friday morning.

I want to thank you all very much or the kind offer about moving Cookie up there for the surgery, but I've talked to my vets - they've done lots of these and know what they're doing. The operation should only take 20 minutes at most and they do have success. The biggest risk is not getting her awake from the anesthetic; but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

I'd rather have Cookie nearby me, in case anything happens to her. I've discussed aftercare with the vet, it will all be ran through with my on Friday when I pick her up after the operation, they'll keep her in until she starts eating and to assess her after she wakes up. I'm being as strong as I can for her, I may or may not go back to my doctor tomorrow too - the anxiety is gtting out of control.
Cookie has put on 15g overnight, gaining back the weight she lost suddenly, so I'm very happy about that. Tomorrow I prepare her isolation cage after her surgery, going to discuss with Mother which towels will be best, and we've arranged that Mum will take her away with her while I go on holiday with my boyfriend.

I'm very scared at what may happen but I'm thinking positively; she's my little fighter and we're going to get rhrough this.
 
Cookie is having to have her spay right now due to loosing more weight; the vets don't want to wait any longer.

If I haven't heard anything by 3; I'm allowed to ring. But the odds are not in our favour right now.

I'm trying my best to remain positive and sending lots of good luck vibes to my baby. I hope she's going to be okay.
 
Fingers crossed for Cookie, my piggy had a full hysterectomy last September by my very experienced vet & she said it's the after care that is so important once they get through surgery. It is a long road to recovery afterwards, I suggest if you are going away then book her in to be looked after at the vets that weekend to give her the best chance x
 
That's a good idea @Poppy'sMum .

I'm pretty torn up over this as the bet wasn't exactly happy over the chances but she said she wouldn't do it if it was hopeless.

Phone is on me all day now. I probably won't go into work tonight.

I'm going to try and keep myself busy as much as I can -give Smudge some love and cuddles, clean out Luna (my hamster) make sure Cookie's indoor hospital cage is set up...prepare myself for it.
 
I guess...no news is good news?

I'm feeling physically sick right now and trying hard to just get on with things and try to not think about it so much, but I can't help but think. I'm praying she's going to be okay.
 
I do think no news tends to be good news. I would expect they would want to make sure she has come round from the op etc and is stable before calling you.
 
Still nothing. I can ring them in just over an hour for news, but I wish I'd hear SOMETHING. I don't want to go to work tonight whatever happens, but I'm going to wait until I hear something before pulling out.
 
Cookie was put to sleep on the table. Her intestines were dying and she would be very poorly the rest of her life.

Very heartbroken and torn up. I know I've done the best thing for her.

I'll post in the rainbow bridge section later.
 
So sorry to hear about Cookie, but you did all that you could for her, run free little one..

Lisa & Ali.. x
 
I'm so sorry, you did everything you could for her - massive hugs xx
 
I am so sorry :( If it was pyometra my piggy was at the early stages when she had her removal, but it was very very hard work to keep her going. Cookie will be free from pain now & you can take solace from the fact that you did everything you could, even in difficult circumstances. Massive ((hugs)) for you xx
 
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