Deslorelin Implant For Ovarian Cysts

[Cloegpg]

Hi everyone, I’m wondering if anyone has had success with deslorelin implants to treat ovarian cysts instead of opting for a spay?

 

[Swissgreys]

Welcome to the Forum



I know a few people on here have been through this with their piggies.

I don't think she opted for the implants in the end, but I am pretty sure @Beans&Toast investigated all of the options for Toast.
I am sure there will be others too.

You will probably get more in depth replies if you post some of the details about why you are considering them for your piggie too, so people can address your specific concerns.

 

[sport_billy]

@Wiebke @Jaycey @furryfriends (TEAS) @Freela @helen105281

Welcome to the forum, hope we can you can find out some info on this option

 

[Cloegpg]

Thank you, I recently decided to try the deslorelin implant for my girl Patricia who is 5 1/2 years old. This is my vet’s first time trying the implant with a piggy but I had heard of people doing the injections before so I wanted to give it a try. It can last up to 18 months and costs 185 dollars (US). I’m much more comfortable doing the implant than the surgery. My vet isn’t confident in doing the spay herself. She has done other procedures on my pigs, including dental work and removing an ear mass, but this was something she had only practiced in college. Either way, I’d rather do the implant than put her through a surgery like that. If it’s successful for Patricia, I’d like to try it for my 1 1/2 year old Olivia. She already has crusty nipples, slight hair loss, and moodiness. Her mother Amelia came to me as a surprise pregnancy and I’m pretty sure Olivia’s uncle was her father. She is the only survivor from Amelia’s litter so her genetics concern me regarding putting her through surgery.

 

[Beans&Toast]

I've had two sows with cystic overies and hormone issues. I looked into the implant for Beans but after discussing it with my vet, he wasn't keen and he wouldn't recommend it. He suggested I try the injections, and although some people have had luck with them, it made no difference for Beans so we ended up going for the spay after all, that way that's the problems solved and won't require further work like the injections or the implant. I was worried about the spay at first but with a good, experienced vet the risk is greatly reduced.

Then when Toast developed the same issues I skipped the injections and went right for the spay. Both girls sailed though it and healed quickly.

Whatever you end up doing I hope everything goes okay for your piggies x

 

[Cloegpg]

Thank you for posting about your experience Beans. Unfortunately my vet isn’t confident with doing the surgery and I don’t know of one that would be good at performing it. Patricia has had the implant for a little over three weeks now. She is still really fussy with certain things, mainly her bell pepper. I’m not really sure what to do at this point or if it is something underlying that we’re just not seeing, or letting her be as she is. I just worry that it could be something more that we could be treating and that she doesn’t get enough vitamin c without her daily pepper.

 

[DM030819]

@Cloegpg I've only ever had boars so I can't help with the ovarian cyst issues but I just wanted to say that you don't need to worry about the Vitamin C.

If he's eating hay and pellets then he will be getting everything he needs. Other veg has Vit C in them too so he'll definitely have enough.

 

[Cloegpg]

Thank you, she does eat some of her pellets and I do see her munching on hay so hopefully it’s sufficient enough. I always monitor her weight as well to make sure she isn’t going down too much. She always fluctuates between 890-910 grams. The vet has found no other symptoms of concern with her besides feeling the weird lump that she thought may be an ovarian cyst that reoccurs since we didn’t notice it the next time. She was recently treated for a UTI as well. She’s also almost six years old so I tend to worry about her the most since she’s my oldest.