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Stone Advice For A Piggy I Am Boarding

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rosie and bramble

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I have a pair of guinea pigs who came for boarding and the next day i have discovered what appears to be a stone that is stuck in her urethra.
The customers were happy to have her seen at the vets which i did. I then had to tell them that the vet did not have experience operating in the area where the stone now is and recommended that i took her to someone with more experience but he was concerned that her bladder seemed rather full and may not be passing urine as well as she should.
When i have informed them of this they have now decided that the bills will mount up and they would prefer her to wait until they come back in a weeks time to have her seen by their local vet. I am now concerned that i am going to be looking after a poorly guinea pig that must of had this before they came to me. I also have the forms they have to fill in saying that there is no known medical problems.

There does seem to be other medical problems too that i have noticed, a weepy eye lots of hair loss and losing weight as though she may have ovarian cysts. The vet did confirm that these symptoms could be possible ovarian cyst. I feel i should still be getting this piggie seen as she is clearly in pain.

Any advice on what i should do ?
 
Can you see the stone at the opening ? I have gently manipulated one out before & have had females that have had them removed manually.A vet should easily be able to do this. Leaving the stone in place could prevent her weeing :(
 
@Poppy'sMum the vet has tried to manipulate it out but it is rather large. We already think it is obstructing and she needs an aneasthetic but the owners have withdrawn their consent :(
 
Gosh! poor you and poor piggy! - isn't there something in that animals act about not leaving a guinea pig in pain and getting it vet treatment or they can be prosecuted? where do the RSPCA stand on that? is there a Blue Cross or RSPCA vet she could see? Can they withdraw their consent verbally if you have it in writing that they have consented to vet treatment if pig becomes unwell in your care? @Amanda1801 would probably know.Hope piggy gets sorted.
 
Oh no :( That's awful :( It may be possible she will survive a week but if it blocks her weeing she will die :( That's a horrible situation for them to put you in I am sorry :(
 
Poor piggy!

All you can do is give her painkillers and plenty of water under the circumstances. :(
 
Great news! I hope they can make the poor girly more comfortable x
 
This may sound wrong but this was the day after her arrival and the first time she had been handled since her arrival and it was my 13 year old daughter who was putting them in their run that actually noticed, she is a little star, very good at looking after piggies and picking up on illness and sexing them :) I think i have taught her well lol
 
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