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What Would You Do In My Position?

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Surely cystitis doesn't come so soon though and lessen the appetite so soon? There's been no blood in wee or anything. I feel so helpless. I thought things were on the up. My poor boy was fluffed up before but for some reason Molly doesn't seem concerned.

Molly does not work in rutland house Tuesdays and Wednesdays so I need to find another vet incase I need to take him tomorrow, I'll have a look at the vet locator
 
There can still be blood present in the urine that is not visible to the naked eye.

I am sorry that you are going through all this stress :( but please do try and trust your vet.

Please don't feel helpless. You are doing a fantastic job and clearly love your boys x
 
You're right @Claire W I do need to trust my vet and I should- she has an amazing reputation. But I find it so difficult to trust people with the lives of my guinea pigs- they're honestly like my children and I'm finding it so hard to deal with seeing them not their usual selves
 
I'm glad you understand. To some people it seems bizarre. My sister come to the vet with me and couldn't understand why I was still worrying after the vet said it's probably cystitis.

I got home after the vets at about 3.30 and stayed by milans side, watching him to see whether he's still in pain etc except for 2 mins I nipped downstairs to put the tea on.. My partner rang me on her way home from work and I was in tears saying he's in pain etc etc, she arrived home and still went and ate tea before even stepping foot in the guinea pigs room. I can't get my head around that and I'm so annoyed. We agreed together we would get the guinea pigs neutered but it's me doing it all alone!
 
It is hard when you seem to be the only one worrying. I have got myself in to some right states over my piggies these last few months and very few people could understand why.

I'm sorry that your partner isn't helping you. I can understand your annoyance but I'm guessing she is seeing things differently to you.

(((Hugs)))
 
Is he still on the metacam?
 
@Claire W it's frustrating because I've always thought she cared about the pigs as much as me but this last week, it seems she doesn't!

I told my doctor a few weeks ago I want to come off the happy pills too so they got decreased and haven't taken them for about 2 weeks now which maybe was the wrong choice too as I'm struggling to stay strong. He's just lying down in his bed and hasn't really come out since we got home from the vets. It's so heartbreaking to know he's in pain!

@sport_billy they were both on metacam DOG strength 0.5ml twice daily for 5 days.. I give 0.5ml for first day or so but got scared it was too high so reduced it. They had last metacam dose on Saturday night but the vet has told me to start giving it again. I give 1.5ml before but don't know if I should be giving more?
 
You are going through so much right now and your mood definitely won't be good if you have reduced your meds may be ask your doctor to increase them again if only whilst all this is going on with your boys.

Please give Millan the dosage that your vet has suggested. High doses of metacam are perfectly fine in the short term.

My Emma has IC and I have to adjust her metacam dose accordingly and she is on it long term.
 
0.5ml dog metacam twice daily just seemed ridiculously high though and no one else seems to administer that much. He had 0.15ml at around 6pm so what do you suggest that i do?
 
No I haven't questioned it to be honest, I've had loads of things I've been meaning to ask and everything has gone out my head every time I get chance to speak to her. Milan is only 1.1kg at best so it's not as if he's a humongous pig needing a high dose. I'd feel better giving him a smaller dose but want to give him enough to make him feel better
 
If I were you, I would give the vets a ring tomorrow and ask. Even if Molly isn't there, someone will be able to give you a recommended dose.

I wouldn't like to advise how much you should be giving him as it can vary
 
The other exotic vet that works at the practise is there when Molly is not and he prescribed me 1ml emeprid twice daily which I also find very high! So he's probably going to say the same as Molly. How much metacam is your girl on?
 
0.5ml is a high Metacam dose but it's fine short term. My bladder pig went up to 0.6 ml twice a day when in a crisis.
 
As he's post op though I would try him on the dose Molly said for the next few days but make sure he's not impacted, check him daily & assist where necessary ;)
 
Post neuter cystitis is really common and usually settles quickly with an adequate dose of metacam . The dose of 0.5ml of dog metacam twice a day is the correct dose for a piggy of 1.1 kg, reduce to once a day when his symptoms settle. Giving only 0.15 ml is undertreating him and is unlikely to settle the inflammation present or relieve his pain
 
The metacam will help with inflammation and help his cystitis
 
@pig in the city I looked earlier and did look last week and couldn't find anyone else that had used 0.5ml metacam twice daily.

Milan seems a bit brighter than earlier! He's in bed with us and has been wheaking for his night time veg, bless him
 
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@pig in the city I looked earlier and did look last week and couldn't find anyone else that had used 0.5ml metacam twice daily.

Milan seems a bit brighter than earlier! He's in bed with us and has been wheaking for his night time veg, bless him
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Glad he is looking better! My vet uses this dosage all the time, 0.4ml per kg once or twice a day
 
Okay thanks a lot! I've just put him back in his cage and he's having a nibble at his nuggets. He seems to be drinking quite a lot which is strange
 
It was a week ago yesterday that they were neutered.. I've been changing their whole fleece every day, can I leave it a bit longer yet?
 
I agree with Claire the first week I would clean more frequently and then perhaps every couple of day's?
 
Hugo's swelling looks like it's starting to go down although I not 100% sure as it's difficult to tell with me looking at it so often. Milan has not shown any sign of discomfort weeing or pooing since last night and his appetite has increased again :nod: I may start changing fleece every 2 days from now on then
 
Great news!

By the way, I had a boar who was recently neutered and developed post-op swelling. The doctor said it was a haematoma. The swelling took a while to subside, 3-4 weeks. Aside from that, he recovered remarkably quickly: https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/post-neuter-haematoma.134441/ The swelling for my boy was more localised, specifically around the stitches, and my vet thinks it was a mild stitch reaction, even though she used a material that's reportedly safe for guinea pig and small exotic animals. Just make sure to feel the lump, so that no infection develops unnoticed, and give time for the incision site to heal.
 
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