The Willy issue continues...

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Hi!

I joined a few days ago having reserved our first two piggies. Toffee developed a Prolapsed Penis after being neutered. They were slightly worried as he had started peeing down his leg ?/ I rang the animal shelter today to see how he had got on with his vet check yesterday....

He had another operation yesterday :(:(

To debride his willy ?/

Apparantly there was some tension in the skin which was making it point sideways (I think). They are hoping this is now corrected ?/

As a first timer... am I taking on a lot of trouble?

Any advice welcomed, thanks :)p:)p:)p
 
I am sorry about your problems. A prolapsed penis can sometimes happen after neutering, but it is usually not a major issue and won't really impact on his quality of life.

How long ago was your boar neutered?
 
I would like to ask you keep a regular eye on his privates for some weeks yet to come, just to be on the safe side. Abscesses and swellings can blow up quite some time after an operation, even where good care was taken. Thankfully, they don't happen too frequently, but the quicker you can have him seen by a vet and get him on treatment, the better his chances of a good and quick recovery.

Please weigh your piggies once weekly anyway; daily if they are ill and you need to control their true food intake. It is a very good way of picking up things that are not right early on. Guinea pigs are prey animals, and signs of illness can be very subtle indeed. Any big sudden or a steady slow weight loss should be investigated. Any loss of appetite/sudden pickiness should ring alarm bells; it is often the first indication that something is major is wrong. http://www.guinealynx.info/weigh.html

Otherwise, there shouldn't be any problems. Bonded cross gender pairs are possibly the most stable pairing you can get, and they can be very loving indeed!

However, it would be good if you could put a certain sum away every month in a "piggy bank" so you always have the money for vet treatment. Like with any pet, during a major illness cost can quickly mount up. Guinea pigs can live for 4-7 years and sometimes even longer; it is reasonable to assume that they will need to see a vet at one point or another. It would also be good if you were looking for a piggy savvy vet within your reach; it can make a huge difference in the treatment and outcome of small animals.

Here are tips for post op care: http://www.guinealynx.info/postop.html
 
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Day three:

Toffee's willy is doing well :(|):(|)

They are very happy, but need to see what happens once the stitch dissolves so they can't come home for at least another week :(

Legs crossed!

:a19::a19::a19:
 
aww the poor little boy, hope he heals well with no further problems and comes home to you soon
 
Toffee came home on Saturday and today he is going back to the Vee Eee Tee to see how things are going... to my very untrained eye I think it looks great. His willy is totally inside and the stitches are healing well.

Hopefully the Vet will agree!
 
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