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Junior Guinea Pig
As some of you know we had Dexter neutered last tuesday so he can eventually be paired up with pancake who recently lost her cagemate.
all was fine until saturday when i noticed a few spots off blood on his bedding so whipped him straight to the vet who confirmed her has an infection. he was given Baytril and Metacam on Friday for the swelling and i was then advised to clean the wound twice a day.
got up this morning and found loads of blood on the bedding and a very sheepish looking dexter glaring at me. upon further inspection i found the stiches have unraveled and the scab has fallen off so what was left it a hole where his testicle was and dried blood. needless to say i freaked out, cleaned the cage out and called the vets who saw him within 20 minutes. basically, the infection is localized around the wound but caused (along with dexter probably fiddling) the stiches to come out!
thankfully, although it looks awful, the skin underneath has begun to re-join so although he looks like he has a gaping hole, it isnt exposing any of his insides (sorry, quite graphic!)
so, with more baytril and metacam we were also sent home with some antispetic solution and to continue cleaning twice a day. vet wants to see him again on wednesday but has said if its not looking any better we may have to have more surgery to physically take the infection out.
thankfully dexter is still a very happy and strong piggie who continues to eat and drink and only throws a mild fit when he has to take his meds!
i feel so worn out and guilty about the whole situation now, we have done it for the right reason but its horrible. on a happier note, this has only happened on one side so we can see what it should look like!
all was fine until saturday when i noticed a few spots off blood on his bedding so whipped him straight to the vet who confirmed her has an infection. he was given Baytril and Metacam on Friday for the swelling and i was then advised to clean the wound twice a day.
got up this morning and found loads of blood on the bedding and a very sheepish looking dexter glaring at me. upon further inspection i found the stiches have unraveled and the scab has fallen off so what was left it a hole where his testicle was and dried blood. needless to say i freaked out, cleaned the cage out and called the vets who saw him within 20 minutes. basically, the infection is localized around the wound but caused (along with dexter probably fiddling) the stiches to come out!
thankfully, although it looks awful, the skin underneath has begun to re-join so although he looks like he has a gaping hole, it isnt exposing any of his insides (sorry, quite graphic!)
so, with more baytril and metacam we were also sent home with some antispetic solution and to continue cleaning twice a day. vet wants to see him again on wednesday but has said if its not looking any better we may have to have more surgery to physically take the infection out.
thankfully dexter is still a very happy and strong piggie who continues to eat and drink and only throws a mild fit when he has to take his meds!
i feel so worn out and guilty about the whole situation now, we have done it for the right reason but its horrible. on a happier note, this has only happened on one side so we can see what it should look like!
