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What are Hormone Injections called?

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Hello Everyone!

First things first, Peggy is doing pretty well. Behaviour-wise she appears almost normal and is eating well herself. Syringe feeding is at a real minimum now - I'm just giving her a couple of ml twice a day for the probiotics it contains.

She had a visit to the vet on Tuesday who effectively signed her off. We stopped the metacam and observed her closely but she appears fine without it now. Her poops are sometimes a bit too soft but I think these are gradually improving as her digestion settles down again.

However the strangest thing happened last night. I'll start off by saying that 2 weeks ago when she developed a post-spay infection, one of the things that drew my attention to it was that her feet were very hot and looked a bit swollen to me. Anyway, we dealt with the infection and I didn't really think much more about her feet except to check whether they felt hot or cold etc.

But last night just after a bit of laptime, I noticed a strange object on the towel. I picked it up and couldn't work out what it was but it was foot shaped so I looked at her back feet and one was very raw. I realised then it was a huge thick scab that had fallen of the bottom of her foot. I checked the other back foot and then also had a large scab on the bottom which was hanging off and then dropped off a few minutes later.

She doesn't seem bothered by this at all. I've used a bit of savlon and perfect paws ointment from Gorgeous Guineas. They don't look swollen to me. I've had a read about bumblefoot but they don't really look like ulcers or swollen more like raw skin than you find under a scab. It really upset me anyway. I've posted a picture of her back feet this morning:

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One is obviously a lot worse than the other. They do appear to have darkened (i.e. healed) since it happened last night.

Just to let you know what's normal: her black foot is always black and has always had pale patches at the top and bottom - the pale patch in the middle is new and where the scab was. Her pinker foot has always had a pinker sole then the toe area but the red bit is where the scab was).

Could this possibly be a result of her feet swelling a bit due to the post-operative infection? I really hope its not bumblefoot but the fact that both feet did it at the same time seems weird. I'd really appreciate it if anyone could let me know whether they've seen anything similar.

Just when you think you're out of the woods they spring something on you like this!

Thanks so much, Louise xx
 
Brilliant news that Peggy has recovered so well from her op. I'd been wondering how she was so that's great to hear :)

Re the sores on her feet, I'm afraid my piggies have never had anything like that so I can't really help much. Bumblefoot did spring to my mind also but I've no experience of it so couldn't really say. I could be completely wrong but wonder if it might perhaps be a urine scald, even though her bum isn't sore, as presumably she's been fairly inactive recently. (Not questioning your hygiene/husbandry regime - I've no doubt that Peggy gets first class care but post-op piggies can be particularly prone to urine burns.) I'd bathe her feet in a saline solution and put a dab of Sudocrem on.

Whatever the problem is, I hope you can find an effective treatment to clear it up very quickly as she otherwise seems to be doing so well! x
 
Hi Missy,

Thanks so much for your reply. I actually started a new thread on this as the title of this thread is now a bit mis-leading. I hope no-one is cross with me.

The new thread is here:

http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?p=1135833#post1135833

Peggy is doing well but I'm still hyper-hyper paranoid and checking in on her every 30 mins or so. My OH has just gone away for a week so it's just me and pigs now and the responsibility and lack of a second person to talk me out of panicking is killing me!

Everytime she's sitting still, I freak out and I have to give her a treat to make sure she's still 'working'!

I am being really careful with hygiene but I know what you mean. She is drinking and urinating well but her urine has been quite strong-smelling. I'm not too worried about it but I can see that with a fortnight of syringe-feeding and medications, her urine may have been strong and 'burnt' her feet somehow, particularly as you say she hasn't been as mobile as normal.

I'm really in two minds about taking her to the vet over this. Mainly because I want to try and keep her stable and off medications if they're not completely necessary because her digestion has only really settled down over the last couple of days. She only stopped her last medication a few days ago and poops have been soft for a while. I'd say only in the last 2 days is she really pooping normally. Obviously I don't want to not take her to the vets, if she needs to go though which is why I'm freaking out about bumblefoot!

Hopefully, it's nothing serious and some TLC on her little feet will sort it out. They don't seem to be bothering her. I'm using savlon and perfect paws from gorgeousguineas. Do you think that's enough or is sudocream a lot better. If so, I'll go and get some rightaway!

Thanks again, Louise x
 
louise_stocker said:
I actually started a new thread on this as the title of this thread is now a bit mis-leading. I hope no-one is cross with me.
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I'm sure no-one will be cross with you. Hopefully the right people will see that thread and be able to offer help.

You clearly care so much for little Peggy and everyone is rooting for her. You've done such a brilliant job nursing her through these difficult few weeks though and are a credit to this forum! I know it's not easy when you're worrying about your piggy but have nobody there to bounce ideas off (and keep you sane!), in person, but hopefully you can find support here x
 
Thanks so much. I really can't describe how much I love her. I'd do anything to get her better. My head tells me she's going to be fine but my heart is still terrified! I really must stop getting quite so attached to my pigs as it makes it so much harder when things go wrong.

This forum is a god-send. The advice and support on this forum obviously can't replace a vet but it does mean you can go to the vet with a much better understanding of what is best for your pig (and lets face it, you often need a heads-up before seeing many vets - don't even get me started!) The emotional support is amazing too. When I'm on my own, its so easy to get carried away with panicking about every little thing and imagining the worst.

Anyway, must dash, I've got some very cross pigs that are shrieking for their tea xxxxx
 
louise_stocker said:
http://supremepetfoods.tumblr.com/post/11728825280/should-i-spay-my-guinea-pigs-to-prevent-ovarian-cysts
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Thank you for sharing, Molly says most Guinea Pig's get Cysts (they may not need treatment). I know many Guinea Pig Owner's one has kept Guinea Pig's all there life's at the present moment they have 50 all ages and not one has ever needed spayed, unless they have the 25% which I doubt.

I have also had a pig with a cyst - which needed no treatment.

It's good to know another technique if cysts ever do become an issue.

Glad to hear your little one is well and truly on the mend! x
 
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I saw that yesterday Louise thank you for sharing, I do believe the statistics the vet has advised are incorrect, I know many Guinea Pig Owner's one has kept Guinea Pig's all there life's at the present moment they have 50 all ages and not one has ever needed spayed, unless they have the 25% which I doubt.

I have also had a pig with a cyst - which needed no treatment.

It's good to know another technique if cysts ever do become an issue.

Glad to hear your little one is well and truly on the mend! x
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Thank you - Peggy is our little miracle pig :))

75% does seem ridiculously high but I was very interested in the flank surgery - makes a lot more sense. Peggy had to have all her intestines taken out to remove the ovaries that risks adhesions and having a wound underneath the pig surely gives a higher infection risk.

Would love to hear from anyone who has had this technique used xx
 
louise_stocker said:
Thank you - Peggy is our little miracle pig :))

75% does seem ridiculously high but I was very interested in the flank surgery - makes a lot more sense. Peggy had to have all her intestines taken out to remove the ovaries that risks adhesions and having a wound underneath the pig surely gives a higher infection risk.

Would love to hear from anyone who has had this technique used xx
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That's interesting reading :) Looks like Molly Varga practises here:

http://cheshirepet.com/

She's right on your doorstep! Hope that can be of use to anyone.
 
Poppy'sMum said:
That's interesting reading :) Looks like Molly Varga practises here:

http://cheshirepet.com/

She's right on your doorstep! Hope that can be of use to anyone.
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I know and I hadn't heard of her until a couple of weeks ago (after Peggy's operation). She was the exotic vet that got involved and put my vet right over a few things. I owe her a lot and will be registering with her next week :)
 
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