jasmine to get spayed

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Just been told by the vet that jasmine is best to get spayed because her hormone levels are high and she is really aggresive to her little sister. i am scared for her but if it calms her and she not agressive anymore then that will be good. this is to happen in two weeks time. will keep you posted to how she gets on.
 
why would the vet want to do such a risky thing she is possibly just going through a stage and might come out of it have you thought about getting another sow to pair with her?
whatever your choice we will still be here to support you just maybe ask some other members first i dont think desexing does anything for agressionxxx
 
The vet said that if she was to get spayed she wouldnt have hormones and therfore wouldnd be aggresive . they did advise it be the best thing for her.
 
Can your vet say for definate that this will help, seems very drastic action. There is also the risk of the general anesthetic. Could it be a dominance thing, maybe they are estabilishing pecking order, are the outbursts very aggressive to the point of blood being drawn? So sorry that you are going though this.:(
 
well from my experience of vets sometimes they don't know enough about guinea pigs to make a call like that,all I'm saying is you don't just go get your piggie spayed because of slight anger probs everybody has those probs everyday and they are managable without such a huge riskxxxx
 
My Eliza can be aggressive to Eleanor but I have been told that this is just because she is the 'boss' pig and is showing Ellie her dominance. The majority of the time, they are fine with each other. What do you mean by aggressive? x
 
your other thread that i replyed in recently about the agression said blood hasn't been drawn so truthfully in my eyes it isn't that serious and even if it was a much safer option would be to get them each a new friend that is compatable with each f there personalitys
 
I would be very reluctant to have her spayed. It's a massive operation to such a tiny animal and should always be a last resort for them.

My girls will quite often argue with each other but they never hurt each other. It's just a normal girl's bickering.
 
Spaying is a major and risky operation for a female guinea pig and should not really be considered unless it is absolutely necessary. Spaying will not necessarily solve her aggression problems, as others have said it may just be dominance behaviour or when piggies become fertile every 16 days they can gettheir handbags out a bit.
AS others have asked what sort of behaviour is being displayed? Is she biting etc?
Try having two of everything in their cage food bowls, water bottles and hay so there is no reason for any territorial bullying.
Good luck
 
It's my understanding that Jasmine's owner has already provided the girls with a large cage and taken every other precaution to try and help the two girls get along. It's also my understanding from the previous post, that Jasmine has been hormonal beyond the length of time we'd expect for her to be in heat.

Did you vet verify that he could feel or had reason to believe she has ovarian cysts? It's a risky procedure but if ovarian cysts are present then the spay will be necessary. Otherwise, what people above have recommended may be considered.

If she's still young, she should be fine. Make sure you have a read about pre-and post operative care. If your vet recommends that she's starved before the operation, find another vet, she should be allowed to eat right up until the operation itself.

ETA: perhaps she should have referenced this thread: http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=32384
 
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Hormone injections helped a lot with my "agressive" and stroppy sow, she had one very small ovarian cyst but a lot of "PMT" to go with it! I had to split her from the other girls as she was so sexually aggressive and always trying to be the dominant pig.

Personally, from my own experience and those of a few others who have gone down both routes, I believe spay should be last resort, as it is big surgery. Hormone injections (HCG / Chorulon) are the 'safest' port of call, hence the most recommended first one, and will deal with the hormonal side of things as well as cysts (if cysts are present).

If a course of injections doesn't work, and there are no cysts/cysts not large enough to be drained, then a spay could turn out to be the logical option.

Try to discuss the options with your vet if possible, and ask if there are actually ovarian cysts etc.
 
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