Ovarian Cysts?

[Laura0709]

Hi,
I adopted two guineas not that long ago, almost immediately one was diagnosed with a huge ovarian cyst by my vet. She was spayed, and the vet said it was on the road to bursting when he saw how big it was. But she unfortunately had a bad reaction to the sutures a week later, and after intensive nursing I lost her I was completely devastated.
I'm now really worried about my other one. She has always been a big girl, eats well and is very bossy and boisterous, very dominant. She does have a big tummy though, I don't know if she is just fat. One of her legs does show little fat rolls. By her hips her hair is thinner though, but I don't know if this is just normal in that place. I've checked her nipples, they are fine and not at all crusty or anything. There are definitely no bald spots anywhere.
I'm petrified she might have cysts, I'm a bit paranoid about it now, not least as well because I'm still overdrawn from the huge bill of last month due to all the complications of the other one. Of course if she needed any treatment I would pay for it, but I don't want to be rushing her to get checked if she could just be a bit fat!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated

 

[Wiebke]

Hi! I am very sorry for your loss. I lost a sow in an emergency spaying op by a local general vet nearly five years ago, so I can feel for you! It took a major leap of faith to consent to another emergency spay due to a womb gone wrong big time three years later - but this time at a specialist's (and thankfully with a very smooth recovery even though the sow in question was much frailer).
You are most welcome to post a tribute to your girl in our Rainbow Bridge section.

Where are you located? There are now other, much less invasive treatments available for ovarian cysts like hormone therapy or draining and operations for ovarian cysts have become a lot rarer. Many older sows have ovarian cysts without major problems or needing treatment. It is actually usually the smaller, active cysts that cause the hormonal aggression issues and hair loss.
We have also got a piggy savvy UK vets locator on the top bar.

You can add your country, state or (for the UK) your county/city by clicking on your username on the top bar, then go to personal details and scroll down to location. This will enable us tailor any advice and recommendations straight away, especially in view of this forum having members from all over the world.