Throwa
Junior Guinea Pig
Afternoon all
I just thought I would add my praises to those already in the forum for the Cat & Rabbit clinic, in case this might help anyone else.
Honey (4 year old female, about 1kg, no other health issues) suddenly lost a lot of hair on her flanks and suddenly changed from being bottom-pig to charging around mounting everyone else (Midnight, 4 yo female, Boney, 3 yo neutered male). Midnight was not amused at this challenge and suddenly there was a lot of squealing and argy-bargy going on, and Boney was most offended at the change to his happy little herd.
Having checked and treated for mites etc, we booked Honey in at the Cat & Rabbit for a check up and potentially a spay on the same day, as we were coming about 60 miles to get there. She did have cysts, and they were whipped out the same day, and she came home later that evening. We had to wait a week or so for the appointment, but the receptionist was very helpful in getting the right time slot for us.
So far Honey has healed exceptionally well, with a very neat line of stitching up her tummy (I sew myself and was very impressed!) That night she was a bit dopey, but by the morning she was back to normal and munching away, and the poo output never stopped. Her notes said that it was a complicated spay due to the size of the cysts, but you would never know it (2 days after the op) as she is back to full eating / pooing mode. The incision line is still nice and tidy, showing no signs of any issues (note I am not a vet but it all looks good to me!)
If anyone else is in the same position and is wondering whether to make that journey vs going to their local vet, then I would definitely recommend making that choice as the speed and competence of the op, to my mind, meant that Honey was traumatised as little as possible, and was able to get back to normal asap.
Hope that this helps someone!
I just thought I would add my praises to those already in the forum for the Cat & Rabbit clinic, in case this might help anyone else.
Honey (4 year old female, about 1kg, no other health issues) suddenly lost a lot of hair on her flanks and suddenly changed from being bottom-pig to charging around mounting everyone else (Midnight, 4 yo female, Boney, 3 yo neutered male). Midnight was not amused at this challenge and suddenly there was a lot of squealing and argy-bargy going on, and Boney was most offended at the change to his happy little herd.
Having checked and treated for mites etc, we booked Honey in at the Cat & Rabbit for a check up and potentially a spay on the same day, as we were coming about 60 miles to get there. She did have cysts, and they were whipped out the same day, and she came home later that evening. We had to wait a week or so for the appointment, but the receptionist was very helpful in getting the right time slot for us.
So far Honey has healed exceptionally well, with a very neat line of stitching up her tummy (I sew myself and was very impressed!) That night she was a bit dopey, but by the morning she was back to normal and munching away, and the poo output never stopped. Her notes said that it was a complicated spay due to the size of the cysts, but you would never know it (2 days after the op) as she is back to full eating / pooing mode. The incision line is still nice and tidy, showing no signs of any issues (note I am not a vet but it all looks good to me!)
If anyone else is in the same position and is wondering whether to make that journey vs going to their local vet, then I would definitely recommend making that choice as the speed and competence of the op, to my mind, meant that Honey was traumatised as little as possible, and was able to get back to normal asap.
Hope that this helps someone!
