Herbadurp
New Born Pup
Hello All!
I have a 3 year old guinea pig named Herbert, who just had a bladder stone removed 4 weeks ago. On Monday, the vet saw that another one has formed and sent me home to perform subcutaneous fluid therapy on him for the next two weeks, so we can flush his bladder of other sediment and attempt to dissolve the stone (which is unlikely). Only problem is, he is an extremely fidgety little pig. For the past two days, my mother and I have tried to give him fluids but he jumps, screams, and kicks. I feel defeated, the vet tech made it look so simple, but even when she demonstrated it on him he was screaming his little lungs out. I will call the vet and ask her for some suggestions or alternatives, but I wanted to reach out and ask if anyone here has any tips. After each failed attempt, I have been giving him water via syringe about 12 ml two to three times a day. For his fluid therapy, he is supposed to receive 50-100 ml per day along with 50 mg of liquid children's vitamin C by mouth. His activity level and appetite is the same, and he does not appear to be in any pain while urinating. He is also happily drinking away from his water bottle, which makes me happy but I know I need to get extra fluids in him somehow. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know!
~Herbert's mom.
I have a 3 year old guinea pig named Herbert, who just had a bladder stone removed 4 weeks ago. On Monday, the vet saw that another one has formed and sent me home to perform subcutaneous fluid therapy on him for the next two weeks, so we can flush his bladder of other sediment and attempt to dissolve the stone (which is unlikely). Only problem is, he is an extremely fidgety little pig. For the past two days, my mother and I have tried to give him fluids but he jumps, screams, and kicks. I feel defeated, the vet tech made it look so simple, but even when she demonstrated it on him he was screaming his little lungs out. I will call the vet and ask her for some suggestions or alternatives, but I wanted to reach out and ask if anyone here has any tips. After each failed attempt, I have been giving him water via syringe about 12 ml two to three times a day. For his fluid therapy, he is supposed to receive 50-100 ml per day along with 50 mg of liquid children's vitamin C by mouth. His activity level and appetite is the same, and he does not appear to be in any pain while urinating. He is also happily drinking away from his water bottle, which makes me happy but I know I need to get extra fluids in him somehow. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know!
~Herbert's mom.
He was hunched over and screaming in a lot of pain while urinating and pooping. We rushed him over to an animal ER center which took an xray that showed his urethra was blocked by the stone. They then referred us to another animal hospital an hour away saying that the exotics specialist was ready to operate on him, but upon arriving we were told he was not there and they would not be able to remove the stone. THEN, the vet on duty was able to empty his bladder and push the stone up a little so he would be okay overnight. I just dropped him off for surgery at his primary vet and feel a little better. He has lost some weight since his first cystotomy, and this seemed to worry the vet at the emergency center. His primary vet seems hopeful, as she knows him well and is very experienced with exotics. He's quite the little fighter, and never has had issues bouncing back from surgery but please send him good wishes!
