Ovarian cysts – looking for experiences/advice please

[Julezfm39]

It’s quite normal I should think this soon after surgery for her to still be feeling a bit sleepy and not very hungry - I’m sure she’ll have perked up by the morning

Thank you..yes I think I’m just ultra panicky which isn’t helping! I went out to the coop just now and got some bagged salad with baby red chard as they’ve not had that in a while and it did stimulate her to eat a couple of big juicy leaves. She’s eaten a bit of parsley too so I’m hopeful this is a good sign!

 

[Wheekallweek]

Thank you..yes I think I’m just ultra panicky which isn’t helping! I went out to the coop just now and got some bagged salad with baby red chard as they’ve not had that in a while and it did stimulate her to eat a couple of big juicy leaves. She’s eaten a bit of parsley too so I’m hopeful this is a good sign!

That’s brilliant, a really good sign! Good girl Neveah

 

[Julezfm39]

Be patient and allow the natural healing process to run its due course. It's much faster in piggies than in humans but you still cannot hurry it on.

Please take a deep breath and then another one or try block breathing - your precious girl is perfectly OK for this stage post-op. She is alert, is interested in food and her surroundings and that is exactly what you want to see after a major op.

Make sure that you yourself get some rest and respite; the last thing is to hover and broadcast your own anxiety onto your piggies right now.

Whenever you start fretting, try to convert that nervous energy into calming, gentle green healing vibes for your girls. This is the best and most constructive Mindfulness exercise you can do right now that helps both species. And try to get as much sleep for yourself as you can, please.

Thank you I really appreciate this as it’s so hard to gauge whether she’s doing well but she’s eaten some baby red chard and parsley just now. Not huge amounts but she’s bright eyed and has moved around the cage too. I’m really tired and do need some sleep that’s for sure The vet who operated said that her cysts had got a bit larger since he saw her in late September so he had to drain them before removing her ovaries. So this was the best thing for her

 

[Julezfm39]

That’s brilliant, a really good sign! Good girl Neveah

I know it will take time for her fur to grow back but at the moment she has her long flowing hair around her head and shoulder area, and her rear end, but is completely shaven around her tummy and middle! Her Ladyship (Nevaeh) is not impressed

 

[Wiebke]

Thank you..yes I think I’m just ultra panicky which isn’t helping! I went out to the coop just now and got some bagged salad with baby red chard as they’ve not had that in a while and it did stimulate her to eat a couple of big juicy leaves. She’s eaten a bit of parsley too so I’m hopeful this is a good sign!

This is an excellent sign and a signal that you can go to bed now and not worry that she'll deteriorate overnight. Place some of her favourite hay and some more herbs close to her cottage if that helps to settle yourself down.

Your girl could not have a better post-op recovery. Simple as. Only get up and have a quick check if you happen to wake up in the middle of the night but do not set your alarm. It is not needed. That is how confident I am, and I have been through quite a few operations with my piggies over the years.

I know that after you have braced so much for all the worst case scenarios that is it is kind of somewhat really unsettling to be faced with the best case scenario, but that is actually what you are dealing with and what you should try and wrap your head around?

Take heart; and try concentrate to get yourself sorted out so you can really channel positive energy and strength into Nevaeh in the coming days.

 

[Julezfm39]

This is an excellent sign and a signal that you can go to bed now and not worry that she'll deteriorate overnight. Place some of her favourite hay and some more herbs close to her cottage if that helps to settle yourself down.

Your girl could not have a better post-op recovery. Simple as. Only get up and have a quick check if you happen to wake up in the middle of the night but do not set your alarm. It is not needed. That is how confident I am, and I have been through quite a few operations with my piggies over the years.

I know that after you have braced so much for all the worst case scenarios that is it is kind of somewhat really unsettling to be faced with the best case scenario, but that is actually what you are dealing with and what you should try and wrap your head around?

Take heart; and try concentrate to get yourself sorted out so you can really channel positive energy and strength into Nevaeh in the coming days.

Bless you Thank you. I’m sooo tired now so I’ll try and get some sleep

 

[Wiebke]

Hi

I sincerely hope that you have had some much needed sleep and a rest and that Nevaeh is doing OK for 'hangover' day. The day post-op is usually the worst day of recovery because the healing process has not yet really set in.

Thanking of you.

PS: My dinky coronet Cariad was also not impressed with her own emergency spay when her womb went badly wrong; but she also had some very nasty looking smaller ovarian cyst. Despite having had an operation for a fast growing bladder stone just half a year before and being only 700g, she sailed through her own op. I hope that Nevaeh does the same.

Be aware that Nevaeh is going to weigh naturally less due to being minus her ovarian cysts. What you are looking for is any weight loss of over 50g from this morning onward. Ideally she stays stable.