Gadzy
Junior Guinea Pig
Hello all,
Coco went through a dental procedure as we thought her teeth were a little long and the vet recommended an X-ray too.
The X-ray came back and we all thought it was initially dilation (gas) because the area was so big. She sent the X-rays over to a specialist or a more Guniea pig savvy vet and they believe the black area in the X-ray is a cyst?! It’s absolutely enormous. I was wondering if anyone has any clues or ideas on their own xray results and if this looks like a cyst?! They said they can operate and if she goes on the table then we did everything. I think with her being 5.5 or maybe just over now, I can’t put her through that and my initial gut instinct is to put to sleep. I will be speaking to her later for a higher dose of Metacam while I make the decision. Do you think it’s worth getting a needed aspiration test? However either way whatever it is is going to need a fairly big operation. She’s been through 2 dentals now is the past 12 months. I mean am I a bad person for not going ahead with the operation? Can vets tell if it’s close to bursting? I can’t see how that area can be a cyst? It’s HUGE and I need to make a decision sooner rather than later, which I know is only upto me but I’m reaching out for some thoughts on the xray.
Picture attached below. Many thanks
Coco went through a dental procedure as we thought her teeth were a little long and the vet recommended an X-ray too.
The X-ray came back and we all thought it was initially dilation (gas) because the area was so big. She sent the X-rays over to a specialist or a more Guniea pig savvy vet and they believe the black area in the X-ray is a cyst?! It’s absolutely enormous. I was wondering if anyone has any clues or ideas on their own xray results and if this looks like a cyst?! They said they can operate and if she goes on the table then we did everything. I think with her being 5.5 or maybe just over now, I can’t put her through that and my initial gut instinct is to put to sleep. I will be speaking to her later for a higher dose of Metacam while I make the decision. Do you think it’s worth getting a needed aspiration test? However either way whatever it is is going to need a fairly big operation. She’s been through 2 dentals now is the past 12 months. I mean am I a bad person for not going ahead with the operation? Can vets tell if it’s close to bursting? I can’t see how that area can be a cyst? It’s HUGE and I need to make a decision sooner rather than later, which I know is only upto me but I’m reaching out for some thoughts on the xray.
Picture attached below. Many thanks