F&G
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi guys,
So...
2 years ago I noticed that my new addition to the family had very infected and impacted grease glad. It got to the point that she needed to have this cleaned under GA. Everything went fine.
We were trying to keep it as clean as possible for the past 2 years, but her grease gland was extremely active and difficult to clean due to the shape of the hole left after the surgery etc. Unfortunately, we got to the point that we had to see the vet again as the glad had closed, was getting bigger and we couldn't clean it or even squeezed it out.
She was on an antibiotic for the past 2 weeks to clear out the infection, but today we were told that we have 2 options:
1. is for her to be pretty much constantly on the antibiotics, which may help the glad to clear out and avoid infection. During this time we would need to monitor her and try to clean it somehow, even though it seems impossible and if it will get bigger, then see again the vet.
2. is to remove completely the gland, together with the grease that's stuck. It means that she won't suffer from it any longer, but she's around 5yrs old, so there is a risk.
We don't know what to do. Any suggestions?
So...
2 years ago I noticed that my new addition to the family had very infected and impacted grease glad. It got to the point that she needed to have this cleaned under GA. Everything went fine.
We were trying to keep it as clean as possible for the past 2 years, but her grease gland was extremely active and difficult to clean due to the shape of the hole left after the surgery etc. Unfortunately, we got to the point that we had to see the vet again as the glad had closed, was getting bigger and we couldn't clean it or even squeezed it out.
She was on an antibiotic for the past 2 weeks to clear out the infection, but today we were told that we have 2 options:
1. is for her to be pretty much constantly on the antibiotics, which may help the glad to clear out and avoid infection. During this time we would need to monitor her and try to clean it somehow, even though it seems impossible and if it will get bigger, then see again the vet.
2. is to remove completely the gland, together with the grease that's stuck. It means that she won't suffer from it any longer, but she's around 5yrs old, so there is a risk.
We don't know what to do. Any suggestions?