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Don't know what to do about Christian.....

Betsy said:
Yep definitely! Very funny! Made me laugh anyway.
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Good, laughter is always good! :nod: I hope all the best for you and Christian, you'll sort this out somehow xx
 
Well that was a complete surprise:yikes: I showed the OH Christian's abscess and said it was so large it would have to be surgically removed he took one look at it and asked if I had booked Christian in yet. I will be doing so first thing in the morning before OH changes his mind. I may have been a teensy bit "economical with the truth" on the costings front though.:shh:
 
I am glad it is an abscess and not anything more sinister. They are a pain in the bum to manage but you will get him there! Sending Dennis lots and lots of healing vibes and of course lots of hugs to you too!
 
Flutterby said:
I am glad it is an abscess and not anything more sinister. They are a pain in the bum to manage but you will get him there! Sending Dennis lots and lots of healing vibes and of course lots of hugs to you too!
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Dennis loves hugs but its Christian that needs the healing vibes Ruth! and I like hugs too!
 
Betsy said:
Dennis loves hugs but its Christian that needs the healing vibes Ruth! and I like hugs too!
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Haha I meant Christian! For some reason I had Dennis stuck in my head. Hugs to them both then lol!
 
I am away for the Bank Holiday weekend and my neighbours are coming in to look after the piggies as usual. My neighbour has asked if I can put Christian in the indoor cage (with a wifelet) and pop him over to theirs so that they can keep an eye on him and give him medicine for 2 and a half days. They are worried about him (as am I) and would feel happier if he was in their house. My neighbours are so lovely and caring of my piggies. I'm lucky to have them just over the road. How come these things happen at the most inconvenient of times?
 
Bless your lovely piggy, hope he feels better very soon. Glad to hear it's nothing worse.
 
David Pet Lover said:
Hello. how's the little chap. pls. x
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Christian is his normal happy self and bimbling away as piggies do. He takes his Sulfatrim like a good boy and loves it, he licks the end of the syringe when he has had his 0.2ml and his little pink tongue comes out of his mouth and licks all round his lips as it to say "is that all? when can I have some more this is yummy?" I've booked him in for surgery on Monday 5 June at 9.35 which is the earliest I could book him for as Mark the Vet is on holiday next week. Christian will have to be inside in the hospital cage for 48 hours and on newspaper before I can put him back in the hutch with the others. Rachel (who we saw yesterday) said when he goes back in the hutch there is only to be newspaper lining it and no shavings, aubiose or hay as the wound site will be left open and nothing can go in it. I was wondering if I could use vet bed on top of the newspaper (I usually put hay on top of the paper) as this will be softer than newspaper. Can anyone advise me on this please?
 
I can't advise on that one . But hopefully some one will. Id ask vet also.
Open wound :yikes:. You going to be a very brave piggie mummy.
 
David Pet Lover said:
I can't advise on that one . But hopefully some one will. Id ask vet also.
Open wound :yikes:. You going to be a very brave piggie mummy.
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Someone at the GPF Manchester meet was looking after a piggy with an open wound after and abscess and maybe they can offer some advice. Not sure who it was though as it was my first meet and i can't remember everyone's names. Maybe David can remember who it was.
 
YvonneBlue said:
Someone at the GPF Manchester meet was looking after a piggy with an open wound after and abscess and maybe they can offer some advice. Not sure who it was though as it was my first meet and i can't remember everyone's names. Maybe David can remember who it was.
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Thanks @YvonneBlue Can you remember who it was @David Pet Lover, @Hoppity.K?
 
Betsy said:
Thanks @YvonneBlue Can you remember who it was @David Pet Lover, @Hoppity.K?
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It was me with Bruno guys :) You have to be very patient when doing the cleaning. Wash hands, make up a mix of Hibiscrub (vet disinfectant) and then gently express the abscess capsule to help it drain, making sure you pick any scabs that try to form on the wound. It must stay open until it has stopped draining. The capsule should shrink if it keeps draining. Once everything is expressed give it a good clean with cotton buds and the hibiscrub. I do this twice a day whilst also keeping an eye on the wound and keeping it clean if it becomes crusty/sticky between the two cleanings. Hope this helps :)
 
Flutterby said:
It was me with Bruno guys :) You have to be very patient when doing the cleaning. Wash hands, make up a mix of Hibiscrub (vet disinfectant) and then gently express the abscess capsule to help it drain, making sure you pick any scabs that try to form on the wound. It must stay open until it has stopped draining. The capsule should shrink if it keeps draining. Once everything is expressed give it a good clean with cotton buds and the hibiscrub. I do this twice a day whilst also keeping an eye on the wound and keeping it clean if it becomes crusty/sticky between the two cleanings. Hope this helps :)
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you a super star Ruth. x
 
Flutterby said:
It was me with Bruno guys :) You have to be very patient when doing the cleaning. Wash hands, make up a mix of Hibiscrub (vet disinfectant) and then gently express the abscess capsule to help it drain, making sure you pick any scabs that try to form on the wound. It must stay open until it has stopped draining. The capsule should shrink if it keeps draining. Once everything is expressed give it a good clean with cotton buds and the hibiscrub. I do this twice a day whilst also keeping an eye on the wound and keeping it clean if it becomes crusty/sticky between the two cleanings. Hope this helps :)
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:luv: Thank you Ruth. I chatted to lots of people at the GPF meet and just couldn't remember who it was. I think my age is to blame for my bad memory :lol:
 
Glad to hear Christian’s lump is nothing too nasty. I’ll be keeping an eye on this, one of our gerbils had a big abscess drained with a needle last night but it’s filling again today. Poor little thing had surgery only a few months ago so I’m really hoping the baytril helps kick it, otherwise he’ll have to go under for another op.

Fingers crossed Christian’s surgery is straightforward.
 
Hope all goes well for op. Is the abscess separate from the original lump and will the op remove both? Either way wishing Christian a speedy recovery. xx
 
Just caught up with this now. Poor little Christian, hope you get better soon sweetie. Glad to hear it is nothing more sinister than an abcess. Sending huge healing vibes and best of luck x
 
Hope all goes well! Abscess aftercare can be nasty with an open wound left to drain. Personally, I've never had an issue with anything getting into the wound and left my pigs with draining abscesses on their usual paper bedding. It may depend on the location, but my pigs with dental abscesses/cheek wounds managed to get on okay without further aggravating the opening with the bedding.
 
rhymer said:
Hope all goes well for op. Is the abscess separate from the original lump and will the op remove both? Either way wishing Christian a speedy recovery. xx
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The original vet I saw with Christian's lump didn't think it was an abscess she thought it was just a benign tumour and didn't want to aggravate it by doing a needle sample but as it had grown Rachel did a needle sample and said that the it was and always had been an abscess but something had happened to make it grow it had been the same since January until about a week or so ago when it started to grow again. The surgery will remove all of it. I must admit I'm not looking forward to the aftercare. But Christian is gonna need it and I'm the one who has got to do it for him as he can't do it for himself.
 
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