Eye ulcer snd vet visit

Post Reply
User avatar
Sef
I dissent.

Post   » Sun Jan 16, 2022 11:37 am


Call them tomorrow and let them know you need some time to discuss findings and options. Covid is making things so much harder for veterinary offices (as with so many other things right now), with staffing issues, additional safety protocols, etc., making it more challenging for vets and their staff to be as responsive as they might have been in the past.

ETA: other than the passing of blood and vocalizing when she eliminates, how does she seem otherwise?

sozansound2

Post   » Sun Jan 16, 2022 11:57 am


She seems good overall, still eats hay and drinks water on her own, walks normal too. Ofcourse with the pain meds, I don't hear her vocalize as much. She really loves coming out to bite on a chew toy allot.

That vet i went to isint a surgeon. Think of the vet who recently saw her as a primary doctor.. The one who operated on my male pig's (which I believe did the best job possible)is somewere else.

The oxbow pellets are:


sozansound2

Post   » Sun Jan 16, 2022 12:16 pm


Also the water i use is the same water i give her to drink. I use those big blue gallon jugs you buy. I dont use filtered faucet water

sozansound2

Post   » Sun Jan 16, 2022 1:39 pm


This is a safe chew toy for piggies right? She has been going ham on this thing allot recently.


User avatar
Sef
I dissent.

Post   » Sun Jan 16, 2022 2:15 pm


No idea what it is. If it's loofa, I wouldn't use it.

sozansound2

Post   » Sun Jan 16, 2022 2:24 pm


Yea it is a loofa roll. Are they bad for guineas?

Just saw her pee, since it is the first dose of metacam of the day she was vocal and blood did come out.

I also realized Monday is a holiday here unfortunately so I can't do anything at all these past 2 days.

Something else, since she is a single pig, only way I can get her active as much as I want her too is by hovering her pig hut far opposite were she is and she always chases after it expecting me to cover her but if I just keep moving it around, she keeps chasing it. This is probably a good and the best thing I can think of since all she will do is run to the nearest corner and stay there in floor time.

sozansound2

Post   » Sun Jan 16, 2022 2:40 pm


This is her current weight. Reason for the big gap was because of college (I'm not a campus student. I drive there. My guinea is back at home with my family). November ish was around the time with the cyst and hair loss but when the vet did not feel the lump after some of the hormone shots, her weight never went down.


User avatar
Sef
I dissent.

Post   » Sun Jan 16, 2022 4:52 pm


If your bottled water is mineral water vs purified or spring water, it could be too high in calcium. Check the label.

I'm not a fan of loofah as a toy for small animals, but I know a lot of places sell them. Loofah expands, and I tend to worry about the possibility of intestinal blockage if an animal were to swallow a big enough chunk. But then, I'm a worrier.

sozansound2

Post   » Sun Jan 16, 2022 5:09 pm


Is it spring water.

And same, I am a worrier too.

Also, looks like the pain she feels is a bit more than what metacam covers. I can hear her vocalize at times but that don't stop her from eating and drinking

User avatar
Sef
I dissent.

Post   » Sun Jan 16, 2022 6:35 pm


Is it the 1.5mg/ml suspension of Metacam?

sozansound2

Post   » Sun Jan 16, 2022 6:37 pm


Yes it is

User avatar
Sef
I dissent.

Post   » Sun Jan 16, 2022 8:10 pm


Okay. For her weight, she's already on a fairly high dose, then.

Post Reply