Osteodystrophy and Satins

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CavyHouse
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Post   » Sun Oct 30, 2016 5:45 pm


Sunset was an adult Peruvian Satin that came to me for boarding. It was obvious as soon as I picked him up that something was wrong. His joints were so stiff that it was hard to imagine him being comfortable. There was fur caked around his feet from not being able to move around.

When I asked the owners about this, he replied that he had just been to the vet a few weeks ago for something unrelated and got a perfectly clean bill of health. (I was in shock). He had been taken in for getting urine soaked. I explained to the owner that this was quite related to his immobile joints because he couldn't move around well. It was a sad situation because the owner cared enough about the piggy to see something wrong and take him to the vet, only to receive a clean bill of health. I can't remember if this was a dog/cat vet or one trained in extoics.


I received permission to take Sunset to my vet who knows how to recognize OD. X-rays showed a very advanced case of OD and joints that were almost fused(Hopefully I remember that part right). I can't remember if the fused joints were related to OD or not. Metacam was prescribed to see if the piggy could be kept comfortable.

Sunset's x-rays are below. My vet mentioned that they weren't real clear.

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CavyHouse
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Post   » Sun Oct 30, 2016 6:00 pm


Augusta is a female American Satin guinea pig that was adopted from my rescue around October 2008 as a young piggy. She was diagnosed with OD in November 2010 and was treated with Metacam, calcium supplements and UVB light until June 2012 when the treatments were no longer effective.

Her x-rays:

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Lynx
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Post   » Sun Oct 30, 2016 9:23 pm


Thanks so much for adding these!

I had sent you links to the large sizes too so people could examine them more closely:

Acorn
https://www.guinealynx.info/pics/CavyHouse-10_lg.jpg

Augusta
https://www.guinealynx.info/pics/CavyHouse-11_lg.jpg

Sunset
https://www.guinealynx.info/pics/CavyHouse-12_lg.jpg

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CavyHouse
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Post   » Sun Oct 30, 2016 11:08 pm


Thanks. I misunderstood what the second set of links was for.

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Lynx
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Post   » Sun Oct 30, 2016 11:12 pm


It is wonderful having large images. Thanks again for sharing them.

nadiach

Post   » Tue Mar 28, 2017 6:40 am


Hi,
I would like to ask what kind of UVB spectrum You use? 5.0 or 10. 0 ? In reptile's lamp we have light spectrum for tropical animal (that is UV B 5.0 or 100 ) and for desert one ( UV B 10.0 or 150) http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/co ... _bulbs.php

Which one You used?

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Lynx
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Post   » Tue Mar 28, 2017 7:37 am


That's a good question. I would go with the one that provides the highest level of UVB (the UV B 10.0 or 150). You could put it on a timer so the light is off at night.

It would also be good to have a chart of the decay of the light so you know when it should be replaced.

WICharlie

Post   » Tue Mar 28, 2017 2:59 pm


I would strongly caution anyone from using this treatment unless the pig has had an X-ray and a diagnosis. It's important to note that an advanced case should also be treated with pain medication which should only be prescribed by your vet.

We had a pig in rescue that had this diagnosis and was successfully treated with the protocol stated here. It was a young pig with the satin coat.

pinta

Post   » Fri Oct 06, 2017 9:11 pm


https://www.guinealynx.info/forums/viewt ... =8&t=74962

Essay on breeding satins. Especially interesting is that Finland and Sweden have banned breeding satins due to the incidence/links to osteodystrophy or related conditions!

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