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Fred is poorly

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Pebble said:
Hugs and best wishes to you and Fred!

You HAVE made the right decision - albeit a massive and difficult one!

It;s not often a piggie slave gets a prognosis/diagnosis that a dental problem cannot be resolved with regular dentals and a good whack of azithromycin and a rather more radical treatment may have to be adopted. In fact it's very rare.

My "old man" Bailey went to see Simon last month - he has a similar condition to Fred and, once he develops his first abcess, dental extractions of his incisors were recommended as the best possibility to "cure" his problem if the abcess re-occurs...... Thankfully he hasn;t got an abcess yet - but Simon says it is only a matter of time. Like you I was initially shocked.

You;v done your research and made a considered decision in the best interest of Fred...we all know how cavy savvy and pioneering Glen is. I believe, based upon my own recent experience with "the other best guinea savvy vet", that your decision is the right one.

I hope you are now feeling more comfortable now that you are aware of examples out there of "gummy bear" piggies who still have a good quality of life .

Will be thinking of you all tomorrow and hope it all goes well.
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Thanks Pebble, means a lot to know this. I'm off to work today so won't know how Fred gets on till later. Thanks everyone for the support I'm feeling a bit better about my decision!

Fingers firmly crossed for my little man, x
 
Tufty here mate, don't be too upset about your front nippers, mummy will sort your veggies out so that they are just the right size for you to get to your chompers. Just take your time mate and things will work out fine.
 
I have some good news, my vet called to say we're not removing his teeth :D. He was speaking to a colleague last night who has done a similar procedure and she said that 9 times out of 10 the abscess will return so we're taking another approach. He checked out Antibiotic sensitivity results and it seems Zithromax in Rabbit abscesses is the most effective. We're going give that a go.

Fred will still have a culture done, and may even have the infected incisor removed if it's loose but otherwise it'll be left alone.

I'm so chuffed and my vet just earned a million points, not many people can say actually that isn't the best idea. I knew I trusted him for a reason, I'm delighted!
 
Later on we may have to remove the teeth but if we do, he'll order in antibiotic beads to put in his jaw. Just see how it goe's I'm pretty sure if Fred knew he'd be popcorning to.

Can't wait to get him home later. X
 
So sorry to read Fred is still poorly! But sounding good about the zithromax - hopefully you will get brilliant results from it.

Give your little man a kiss from us! xx
 
This is brillaint news. Glen is certainly worth his weight in gold, I honestly think there are not many vets out there who truely care that deeply and would reverse a decision after exploring around it.
Lets hope the Zithromax does the Job. When is little Fred coming home? x
 
Hey Everyone, thanks for the well wishes. Fred lost just one incisor as it was already wobbling about in his hand so it was best just to remove it. My dad was picking him up for me. The abscess wasn't opened again as he was took in so quickly it didn't have time to develope the way it did last time.

We have sent the tooth away to the lab along with some swabs to culture. That may come back with something just have to wait and see.

The vet said he's quietly optimistic but he has quite a lot of bone damage, so we'll just have to keep our fingers crossed now.

Can't wait to get home! X
 
Sending "feel better soon, Fred" thoughts - and hugs to you. You and your vet make a great team.
 
That's fab news that there's another option to try. Will be keeping everything crossed that this new treatment does the trick. xxxxxxxxxxxxx
 
So glad to hear he came through his op ok Jo. Been thinking of you and Fred today, really hoping the Zithromax does the trick for little Freddie boy. I'm pleased your vet has given you it as an alternative. It did wonder with my Fudge's abscess. xx
 
How awesome is my little man!

[video=youtube;1GQfghaOC5I]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GQfghaOC5I&feature=youtu.be[/video]

Brings back memories, Fred is doing really well without his front incisor and is eating like a little trooper! x
 
wow thats impressive, i wish he could teach Oscar to do that, i have a battle every time i go near him!
 
Love that video! Is that his Avi-pro plus? What a star, you obviously weren't syringing it quick enough for him :))

Love to Fred x
 
Fred's first attempt at veggies, maybe we should tell me he only has 3 incisor's now.

[video=youtube;yZDb02d4KCI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZDb02d4KCI&feature=youtu.be[/video]

You'd not think Fred has had a dental, tooth removal and GA today, so happy to see him munching away! x
 
Jo, it made me cry to see him attacking his veggies like that. He's a real trooper.
 
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