Dilly's Piggies
Teenage Guinea Pig
My sow Harriet went to the vet yesterday as I noticed her intermittently head tilting and having great discomfort when the right ear was touched, immediately told me she either has an ear infection or something is stuck in there, so took her in right away.
The vet tried to remove it but it was too painful for her, so she stayed in for the evening and was given a whiff of gas sedation, unfortunately they still couldn't remove it as they didn't have tools small enough for the job. They have now decided to try flushing the ear to dislodge it, she had it done after her procedure and we took her back again today for a re-check and second flush, sadly there's no change.
We've been given the fluid to flush her ear twice a day and she will be re-checked on Monday, if no better they will call in an exotic vet with the correct tools and sedate her again.
I'm just concerned about her being sedated twice so soon between, is this okay? She's not on antibiotics but her ear is starting to produce gunk after all the poking and prodding done to it, it's probably going to end up infected soon, she also has visible bruises on her ear which tells me they may have been a bit too rough. She's being given loxicom for pain and inflammation, it is helping a great deal. She is perfectly fine in herself, acting totally normal and eating as usual etc.
The vet tried to remove it but it was too painful for her, so she stayed in for the evening and was given a whiff of gas sedation, unfortunately they still couldn't remove it as they didn't have tools small enough for the job. They have now decided to try flushing the ear to dislodge it, she had it done after her procedure and we took her back again today for a re-check and second flush, sadly there's no change.
We've been given the fluid to flush her ear twice a day and she will be re-checked on Monday, if no better they will call in an exotic vet with the correct tools and sedate her again.
I'm just concerned about her being sedated twice so soon between, is this okay? She's not on antibiotics but her ear is starting to produce gunk after all the poking and prodding done to it, it's probably going to end up infected soon, she also has visible bruises on her ear which tells me they may have been a bit too rough. She's being given loxicom for pain and inflammation, it is helping a great deal. She is perfectly fine in herself, acting totally normal and eating as usual etc.
