My name is Claire, and I'm brand new to the guinea pig forum!
I joined because I'm a concerned guinea-mama who needs words of encouragement. My 'son', Marjorine (we thought he was a she when we got him) has had medical issues ever since we got him almost more than a year ago.
When we first got him, he was extra wheezy and so we brought him to the vet who told us he had an upper respiratory infection, and we were told that antibiotics would hurt more than it would help and Marjorine would more than likely die within a month.
Marjorine beat the odds, and got better. We lived in Pennsylvania at this time, and this was last February. This last September we moved to Seattle, Washington and we were told Guinea Pigs didn't fly well. We bought two cat carriers and brought them as our carry-ons (we have a girl, too, and they can't be together because I don't want to be a guinea gramma.) and once again, they beat the odds and they're living happily here in our home.
Now it's time to get Marjorine fixed - it breaks my heart that they're in two seperate cages, sharing walls. They constantly bite at the bars and talk and look at each other, and the cages they are in are 16x28. Not nearly big enough for two 1+ old guinea pigs. I want him to be fixed so they can be together, and I can get a MUCH bigger cage for the two of them to share.
Now this new vet found out that Marjorine has an absess tooth due to the fact that his back teeth are too overgrown, and so he's on antibiotics for that and on the 24th he's going back in to see if he's in good enough condition to be put under to have his teeth fixed, and hopefully, neutered.
The neuter at this point isn't my biggest concern. Having him put under is risky enough, and I've seen soo many horror stories online that I've told my vet to just worry about the teeth first, and if that half goes well and she's confident that the neuter will go well, to continue. But I'm still concerned.
I'm terrified of losing my Marjorine - I love him very much, and it'll break my heart if I lose him. The only thing I'm hearing anyone say is "he'll probably die." My new vet is saying that there's a risk, but she'll do everything she can to give him the best chances possible, but with his health history it's riskier than usual for him.
Help! 8...
I joined because I'm a concerned guinea-mama who needs words of encouragement. My 'son', Marjorine (we thought he was a she when we got him) has had medical issues ever since we got him almost more than a year ago.
When we first got him, he was extra wheezy and so we brought him to the vet who told us he had an upper respiratory infection, and we were told that antibiotics would hurt more than it would help and Marjorine would more than likely die within a month.
Marjorine beat the odds, and got better. We lived in Pennsylvania at this time, and this was last February. This last September we moved to Seattle, Washington and we were told Guinea Pigs didn't fly well. We bought two cat carriers and brought them as our carry-ons (we have a girl, too, and they can't be together because I don't want to be a guinea gramma.) and once again, they beat the odds and they're living happily here in our home.
Now it's time to get Marjorine fixed - it breaks my heart that they're in two seperate cages, sharing walls. They constantly bite at the bars and talk and look at each other, and the cages they are in are 16x28. Not nearly big enough for two 1+ old guinea pigs. I want him to be fixed so they can be together, and I can get a MUCH bigger cage for the two of them to share.
Now this new vet found out that Marjorine has an absess tooth due to the fact that his back teeth are too overgrown, and so he's on antibiotics for that and on the 24th he's going back in to see if he's in good enough condition to be put under to have his teeth fixed, and hopefully, neutered.
The neuter at this point isn't my biggest concern. Having him put under is risky enough, and I've seen soo many horror stories online that I've told my vet to just worry about the teeth first, and if that half goes well and she's confident that the neuter will go well, to continue. But I'm still concerned.
I'm terrified of losing my Marjorine - I love him very much, and it'll break my heart if I lose him. The only thing I'm hearing anyone say is "he'll probably die." My new vet is saying that there's a risk, but she'll do everything she can to give him the best chances possible, but with his health history it's riskier than usual for him.
Help! 8...
