KikiKaka
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi all,
Looking for some advice! Kiki is roughly 6.5 and has never had pups.
When I went to check on her on Friday afternoon, I found her limping but wanted to keep an eye on it. A few hours later, I found her leg hugely swollen around the back left knee. It definitely wasn’t there earlier in the day, so it came up in about 6 to 7 hours. It was a big area swelling rather than a lump and very hot, although at the time I couldn't find any separate mass apart from the leg itself. On the same side she also had milky discharge from her eye, possibly a wet ear, and her poops were slightly soft. Throughout all of this she’s carried on eating and drinking as normal.
The vet thought it was a probable infection and didn’t think it was mastitis. He did an FNA but nothing came out, and started her on Baytril and pain relief the same day.
The heat has now gone and the swelling has gone down a lot, but where there was originally no lump at all, there’s now a lump smaller than the original inflamed area that feels slightly malleable/squidgy. It’s between her knee and her nipple, closer to the knee though. I’m wondering if an abscess has formed since the aspirate - from what I’ve read this is possible if it was inflamed tissue rather than pus at the time.
Has anyone had something similar, where the aspirate came back dry and an abscess formed afterwards?
I’m planning to get her rechecked ASAP, but just want to know what I should expect!
Many thanks in advance
Looking for some advice! Kiki is roughly 6.5 and has never had pups.
When I went to check on her on Friday afternoon, I found her limping but wanted to keep an eye on it. A few hours later, I found her leg hugely swollen around the back left knee. It definitely wasn’t there earlier in the day, so it came up in about 6 to 7 hours. It was a big area swelling rather than a lump and very hot, although at the time I couldn't find any separate mass apart from the leg itself. On the same side she also had milky discharge from her eye, possibly a wet ear, and her poops were slightly soft. Throughout all of this she’s carried on eating and drinking as normal.
The vet thought it was a probable infection and didn’t think it was mastitis. He did an FNA but nothing came out, and started her on Baytril and pain relief the same day.
The heat has now gone and the swelling has gone down a lot, but where there was originally no lump at all, there’s now a lump smaller than the original inflamed area that feels slightly malleable/squidgy. It’s between her knee and her nipple, closer to the knee though. I’m wondering if an abscess has formed since the aspirate - from what I’ve read this is possible if it was inflamed tissue rather than pus at the time.
Has anyone had something similar, where the aspirate came back dry and an abscess formed afterwards?
I’m planning to get her rechecked ASAP, but just want to know what I should expect!
Many thanks in advance