Stewybus
Adult Guinea Pig
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Hi All, A lot of you have followed Minky's previous ops in May & June for abscess removal. The first one seemed to be successful because it came away whole like a pea out of a pod. Six weeks later it was back & she had another op to remove it. This time a drain hole was left but unfortunately I wasn't told how to keep this open & it closed after 5 days so she had to be knocked out again to have the hole re-opened. Again I wasn't told what to do but felt that my then vet had failed her. I was recommended another vet who was guinea pig savvy & on my first visit to her the next day I felt much better about Minky. She showed me how to clean the hole by inserting a moist cotton bud head into to it & twisting it before pulling it out again. Also using Manuka honey in and around the hole to help the healing process. After 5 days the area around the wound had gone right down & it actually hurt Minky when the cotton bud was inserted so we ceased this & took her back to the vet. She said it had healed nicely but was concerned that there were some lumps still inside which might come back, she had already found a smaller abscess just to the left of the first one which had been overlooked by my previous vet. I took Minky back a week later to have her stitches removed & was told to check the area around the abscess daily & take Minky back in if there was any more swelling.
Earlier this week I noticed a small scab at the told of the operation scar & this got bigger over next 2 days so got in touch with the vet yesterday (Thursday) morning & took her in on the afternoon. My vet advised that it would be best to remove all the bad stuff from inside & also to check the other smaller abscess which was close by. I took her in at 2:45 this afternoon & got a phone call at 4 to say the op had been a success & Minky had come round & that I could go and pick her up. I now have to keep the wound clean over the weekend & take her back on Monday afternoon for post-op check up. She's now in my 1200 mm hospital cage & eating by herself as if nothing has happened. I much more confident that she will get better this time. I wasn't bothered about the price as I love my piggies and would do anything for them but I was surprised when I got the bill & it was less that half price of either of the 2 previous ops that Minky had gone through. Please send all your guinea pig vibes that Minky will make a full recovery & not have to go through this again.
Sorry if I bored you with this long story but I had to put it into print. If you don't think your piggy is getting good treatment, then take them to another vet. I'm sure it's worked this time. xx
Earlier this week I noticed a small scab at the told of the operation scar & this got bigger over next 2 days so got in touch with the vet yesterday (Thursday) morning & took her in on the afternoon. My vet advised that it would be best to remove all the bad stuff from inside & also to check the other smaller abscess which was close by. I took her in at 2:45 this afternoon & got a phone call at 4 to say the op had been a success & Minky had come round & that I could go and pick her up. I now have to keep the wound clean over the weekend & take her back on Monday afternoon for post-op check up. She's now in my 1200 mm hospital cage & eating by herself as if nothing has happened. I much more confident that she will get better this time. I wasn't bothered about the price as I love my piggies and would do anything for them but I was surprised when I got the bill & it was less that half price of either of the 2 previous ops that Minky had gone through. Please send all your guinea pig vibes that Minky will make a full recovery & not have to go through this again.
Sorry if I bored you with this long story but I had to put it into print. If you don't think your piggy is getting good treatment, then take them to another vet. I'm sure it's worked this time. xx
