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Is there another vet anywhere near you who may have more experience of piggies or small animals?
We're trying another vet but I'm not keeping my hopes up. Exotic pet experience is so limited inIs there another vet anywhere near you who may have more experience of piggies or small animals?
Hi Everyone,
Some have sent me DMs asking about Tarly so I thought I'd post an update here. Tarly's condition unfortunately has worsened. The abscess on his inner leg has come back. The abscess on his outer thigh also has come back. We took him to the vet for a lancing on his outer leg last week and we've been draining with saline and treating it with antibacterial ointment ever since. His inner thigh abscess was still small when we took him to the vet so we didn't lance, but it has grown much bigger now and I foresee another trip to the vet for another lancing. He seems to be in greater pain when we drain now vs before. His appetite hasn't been affected as he's eating non-stop still. He's almost 700g now. I mentioned in my previous post that his entire leg, as well as the area around his hip and rump has become hard to the touch. When I squeeze this area Tarly is clearly in pain. The vet said that it could be a "hyperplasia" as a result of a build up of the excess junk from his femur infection. It's difficult for me to describe this "mass/lump" but I've shaved his leg and the areas you see in the photos where I'm NOT in contact with his leg is this "mass/lump" area. The area between his inner thigh and his balls are also hard to the touch. The vet said the only way to treat this is to amputate his whole leg along with the "mass/lump" tissue =( I am reluctant to go forward this, but I've been told that it could prolong his life because the infection will continue to spread if we don't keep it under control with ongoing medication, lancing/draining. I feel guilty that we're causing Tarly so much pain and discomfort with his treatment, but I want him to have a long and happy life. Vet gave him a bicillin injection and also prescribed daily doses of metacam for the next 2 weeks. We were advised that Tarly would weekly bicillin injections for the next 3 weeks. I'd appreciate anyone's advice in this very tough situation, thank you.