epez
Newborn Piggy
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Post by epez on Dec 21, 2012 23:19:27 GMT
So, some of you may have seen my post about Munchkins bad eye. Well the vet has concluded that she has glaucoma in her right eye. I have been giving eye drops that the vet said will most likely not work. This is the case, and I have not seen her eye starting to get any better. We go back next week, and decisions have to be made. Eye removal surgery is one of them. I am reading lots and lots about these, and I have heard they are worth it, and then I have heard to never put a Guinea pig through a surgery like that. She is eating, drinking, and squeaking at me when she hears the fridge open, waiting for a treat. The eye is obviously a problem though, and she must be suffering a little, but there is no change in her behavior. I would just like to hear from people, what would you do? Its a lot of money for a surgery she could pass way from.
I will keep you updated!
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Post by lisa21264 on Dec 22, 2012 3:43:29 GMT
You need to ask the vet what will happen if you don't remove the eye and then make a decision based on all the facts. Let us know how she is doing.
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Post by jessegee on Dec 22, 2012 8:56:35 GMT
I dont know anything much about eye conditions, but am interested to know more, is Munchkins eye sore or is it a sight problem?
jessegee
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Post by Orlaith on Dec 22, 2012 11:06:21 GMT
There's a risk with any surgery, whether it's just a simple lumpectomy or a complicated spay. You have to weigh up the pros and cons of what will happen if you don't do it, if you go ahead and it's successful or if you go ahead and you lose the pig.
Ask your vet if they've done this surgery before, and if so, what survival rate they've had. If they haven't done it before then ask them how confident they feel.
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epez
Newborn Piggy
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Post by epez on Dec 24, 2012 4:20:19 GMT
Hello, been treating her with drops now for the past 4 days. There has been no improvement and in fact it looks worse. Here is the conflict, my mum thinks we should wait and there is nothing wrong with her behavior so leave it. But I know my guinea and something is wrong and I think a visit to the vet is a must. Leaving it longer will cause more complication but my mum just doesn't get that. U think its the money issue, and yes I understand. But I am offering to pay for the visit and talk to the vet about a payment plan. I'm to worried to talk to my mum because she gets mad and it is so unbelievably frustrating and upsetting. I haven't been sleeping with worry, I don't want to blame my mum or be mad right now but I just feel sick to my stomach that I can't help her. Its not up to me.
Sorry about writing mistakes!
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epez
Newborn Piggy
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Post by epez on Dec 24, 2012 4:28:54 GMT
Jessegee, she has pressure in her eye or behind, causing to bulge out. It is surrounded in red tissue and I am starting to see veins . She has completely lost sight in that eye, the eye has been destroyed. At first it just started out watery, with tissue covering the bottom corner, looked like pea eye but was red and inflamed. Thought it was a hay poke or ulcer as it started to turn blue. We we were treating it but progressively got worse, we ended up going back to the vet who decided it was glaucoma and she needed surgery if the new drops did not work. They do not work and the eye is completed cover now, bulging out a lot.
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Post by Kayleigh on Dec 24, 2012 9:19:28 GMT
It cannot be left, guinea pigs are very good at hiding pain and illness. If she has lost the sight in her eye, the kindest thing is to go ahead and get the eye removed and stitched closed. Talk to the vet about recovery and off course ask if they had had a good success rate with guinea pigs going under anaesthetic.
Also ask about payment plans, aslong as your arent new to the vet they are usually very helpful.
Kayleigh
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epez
Newborn Piggy
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Post by epez on Dec 28, 2012 7:44:41 GMT
Book in for an appointment in the next few days for surgery. I am so nervous but i am giving her the chance. The vet has told me to not let her eat or drink after 12pm and the surgery would be (if it happens) within the next day. Is this fasting time to long? I read that it was
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Post by Kayleigh on Dec 28, 2012 9:16:43 GMT
Its a normal thing for animals who are going to have surgery. As if they have food in their stomch and go under they could vomit and suffocate themselves. Not sure if its the same with guinea pigs though.
None of mine have had to not be fed for that amount of time.
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Post by Orlaith on Dec 28, 2012 18:23:20 GMT
I've never heard of a guinea pig being asked to fast before an operation. I've had a few of mine go under anaesthetic and I've specifically told not to fast them as apparently guinea pigs can't vomit.
Personally, I wouldn't fast my pig. Maybe double check with your vet?
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epez
Newborn Piggy
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Post by epez on Dec 30, 2012 7:31:14 GMT
Well I have trust in my vet.
Her eye actually started to bleed today, I thought we were going to have an emergency. The bleeding has stopped and she looks better. Have to wait until Thursday though for the surgery. Please have your thoughts with her next week, thanks to you all. I hope she makes it okay to Thursday, and I can bring her back home. It has been very hard. Very hard decisions to make.
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Post by mudflap77 on Dec 12, 2015 12:08:13 GMT
Hello, I am new to the forum. My granddaughter has two guinea's, they are both females. On is huge I mean huge, Like the size of a school bus. The other is very small. This is the one that I had the left eye removed. My granddaughter's mother is a vet. Something got poked in her eye or the other one named Anna poker her in the eye with a claw while they were playing. Elisa, the injured one, Did fine through the surgery. It will be two weeks since the surgery. The first week Was a worrisome week. She would not eat and stayed in the corner. When she would walk she would fall over and struggle to get back on her feet. It really upset me. I thought we would have to put her down. God I just could not do that.
Here is what I did.
1. I ground up pallets in the blender as fine as I could. I had about a half of cup.
2. I put them in a storage container
3. I would put a teaspoon of powered pellets to a small bowl and add enough water to make a slurry.
4.I them took Elisa and scooped the tip of a teaspoon (a small baby spoon world have worked better) and placed in front of her nose. She would go after the ground pellets. She would make a mess. She ate about 1/2 teaspoon.
5. I the took a syringe (a small one, the kind the they give animals a shot WITH OUT the NEEDLE) filled it with water put around her nose and she would get after it and drink the water. I would keep filling it up until she turned her cute little head away.
6. I did this three to four times a day. I always make the girls a little salad about every day. carrots, Roma, celery, apple, sweet peppers, & cucumber peels. I would dice this and feed it to them. Elisa would try to eat it but had a lot of trouble trying to. she also could not drink from her water bottle. I have been doing this for about ten days. At first I thought it was not going to work as she was pretty thin. This morning i woke up went to their cage and seen Elisa eating the salad, I had forgotten to take the bowl out of the cage as I had fed them it pretty late. My bad. This has really lifted my spirits.
I have noticed she keeps her head tilled sideways so she can see. The way guinea see the left side sees only the left side and the right side sees the only the right side. She does not have any way to get the information of what has happened to her sight on the left side. She has to figure it out on her own. When she sleeps her head is tilted so her right eye is facing up.
Anyone went through this and has something that would help I am all ears.
Thanks for this forum.
Mudflap
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