So pleased you got it sorted and are on the right track - Grace is a very lucky girl (despite the abscess).
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Grace - Abcess Brewing?
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I have nothing medical to contribute, but I wanted to say that I think you are doing a wonderful job @GPTV
Firstly you spotted a very small lump on a fluffy pig very quickly.
Then you got her to the vet, but also did your own research too.
Be kind to yourself.
It sounds like if it is an abscess you have caught it very early, and you have received some excellent advice on how to handle it.
Fingers crossed it is quickly resolved, but so far you have done everything possible for Grace.
and that @Swissgreys is why you are a 'forum buddy'
thankyou.xx
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Freela
Senior Guinea Pig
It did grow back the same color and texture eventually. She always had a little scar, but nothing noticeable. She has passed on now, but nothing to do with the abscess... she lived to old age, another four years or so after the abscess surgery.
Ahh
look at poor little sundae. Has her hair grown back normally now? Or does she have different textured/coloured hair there to the rest of her? Glad she's ok though
Thankyou for all the advice.
Grace has had her first dose &stuffed her face with carrot tops as a treat &now gone back out in the garden to play until bedtime
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Ahh
look at poor little sundae. Has her hair grown back normally now? Or does she have different textured/coloured hair there to the rest of her? Glad she's ok though Thankyou for all the advice.
Grace has had her first dose &stuffed her face with carrot tops as a treat &now gone back out in the garden to play until bedtime
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well Grace has got rather fed up with me keep shoving a syringe full of Zithromax in her mouth every day! we went back & the abscess was measured at 18mm x 21mm but still to carry on with zithromax as it didnt seem to be getting any bigger.
we went back for another check up yesterday, its now 24mm x 26mm & poor Grace is going in for surgery on Monday morning
he's going to decide Monday on the plan of action, lancing or marsupialising & whether to change antibiotic or not afterwards, think i would prefer to stay on the zithromax so will discuss with him monday when she goes in.
she's still eating like a horse & there's no dampening of the appetite in any shape or form, which i'm pleased about! she is eating a bit slower than normal, but everything is ticking over ok.
he's said that i will probably have to flush the wound 2x a day, all according as to to the treatment given.
Anybody any advice on size or shape of needle/syringe, (i've read somewhere a curved needle is best to eject any pus more easily, any thoughts anybody?) whats used to flush it with, saline or otherwise whichever treatment she receives?
she'll be anaesthatised using a mix of injected & gas anaesthetic. as thats what he's used to.
he's also going to have a good look at her teeth when she's under to check for burrs or dental irregularities, mouth issues generally to try & determine the cause of it.
She doesn't know it but i'm going to ask them to trim her nails too when she's under.. she's a right diva when i try to cut them for her!
I'll hopefully be able to collect her late afternoon, early evening.
He's asked me to take in food for her to have for afterwards..... didn't like to tell him i had left in the car a prepared a bag of hay & tub of veggies/nuggets, just in case he took her in yest!
so Monday will be D-day... I'm dreading it to be honest... she's my sweet little Golden Oldie girl (5yrs) but she came round fine last year when she had a bladder stone removed under anaesthetic, so here's hoping!
fingers crossed for Grace Monday everybody please, i'll update when i know how she got on.
xx
we went back for another check up yesterday, its now 24mm x 26mm & poor Grace is going in for surgery on Monday morning
he's going to decide Monday on the plan of action, lancing or marsupialising & whether to change antibiotic or not afterwards, think i would prefer to stay on the zithromax so will discuss with him monday when she goes in.
she's still eating like a horse & there's no dampening of the appetite in any shape or form, which i'm pleased about! she is eating a bit slower than normal, but everything is ticking over ok.
he's said that i will probably have to flush the wound 2x a day, all according as to to the treatment given.
Anybody any advice on size or shape of needle/syringe, (i've read somewhere a curved needle is best to eject any pus more easily, any thoughts anybody?) whats used to flush it with, saline or otherwise whichever treatment she receives?
she'll be anaesthatised using a mix of injected & gas anaesthetic. as thats what he's used to.
he's also going to have a good look at her teeth when she's under to check for burrs or dental irregularities, mouth issues generally to try & determine the cause of it.
She doesn't know it but i'm going to ask them to trim her nails too when she's under.. she's a right diva when i try to cut them for her!
I'll hopefully be able to collect her late afternoon, early evening.
He's asked me to take in food for her to have for afterwards..... didn't like to tell him i had left in the car a prepared a bag of hay & tub of veggies/nuggets, just in case he took her in yest!
so Monday will be D-day... I'm dreading it to be honest... she's my sweet little Golden Oldie girl (5yrs) but she came round fine last year when she had a bladder stone removed under anaesthetic, so here's hoping!
fingers crossed for Grace Monday everybody please, i'll update when i know how she got on.
xx
piggieminder
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Sending darling Grace lots of healing vibes, come on Grace get better soon. Am thinking of you both.
you can just about see the lump on her left cheek, expect she'll look a bit bald on monday
aww poor bubby xx
sorry the pics are a bit rubbish, they dont show up very well
thankyou @piggieminder gratefully received
aww poor bubby xx
sorry the pics are a bit rubbish, they dont show up very well
thankyou @piggieminder gratefully received
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sophadopha97
Junior Guinea Pig
Awh bless her, hope all goes well on Monday! My piggie Clover had her op for an abscess in the same place last month, so I know exactly how you're feeling!
Don't be surprised if the teeth do fall out of line, I know with Clover her teeth were incredibly wonky but a week later they were out of place again as it'd misaligned her jaw. It's just a case of getting them back up to eating normally and increasing the time between dentals as much as possible.
I used a 5ml syringe with Clover and used 1 teaspoon of salt in 1/2 pint/1pint of water. I did it 1-2 times a day depending on how cooperative she was being. Debbie from TEAS did suggest to me using cotton pads which I found a god send. It's also much easier to do it when they're getting food at the same time! Clover ate the cotton wool pads as I was cleaning her wound......
It looks really shocking when it first gets done, but fingers crossed it sorts the problem out! Good luck x
Don't be surprised if the teeth do fall out of line, I know with Clover her teeth were incredibly wonky but a week later they were out of place again as it'd misaligned her jaw. It's just a case of getting them back up to eating normally and increasing the time between dentals as much as possible.
I used a 5ml syringe with Clover and used 1 teaspoon of salt in 1/2 pint/1pint of water. I did it 1-2 times a day depending on how cooperative she was being. Debbie from TEAS did suggest to me using cotton pads which I found a god send. It's also much easier to do it when they're getting food at the same time! Clover ate the cotton wool pads as I was cleaning her wound......
It looks really shocking when it first gets done, but fingers crossed it sorts the problem out! Good luck x
ooh thanks for the info
hope Clover is doing fine now? I'll pop in & get some cotton pads on monday evening on my way to collect her, i've already got the recovery food here .... just in case
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sophadopha97
Junior Guinea Pig
Yes thanks! She's like a new piggie, everytime she sees someone come into their room she's after another veggie meal!
I definitely would have some recovery food around, I got quite a few syringes (1ml) from amazon too and Debbie suggested babyfood and wheatgrass mixed in with mushed pellets which also go down a treat!
Hope all goes well xx
I definitely would have some recovery food around, I got quite a few syringes (1ml) from amazon too and Debbie suggested babyfood and wheatgrass mixed in with mushed pellets which also go down a treat!
Hope all goes well xx
dropping Grace off in about an hour for surgery, before I go to work. I'm now all of a dither &dreading it
Can't wait to be able to pick her up&bring her home later.
Can't wait to be able to pick her up&bring her home later.
Betsy
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Hoping all goes well for Grace x
Got to phone after lunch &see how she got on-get an update. Xx
Betsy
Anniversary Herd
Well she did ok, apparently the pus was dried up&flakey. The vet wanted to remove the whole capsule but it was round/close to some nerves&he didnt want to complicate things so just got out asmuch as he could.
She now has a great big hole in her cheek from the marsupialisation.
But she's sat here munching away merrilly between dozing off
That's my girl
Ive got to flush the wound with baytril (1ml daily)
She's sat here with 22+ poops in less than hour
so I'm pleased with it all at the moment.
Just need to get the indoor cage set up, she's stopping indoors for a few nights
Will try post a pic in a mo-bit graphic but hopefully will be sorted now.
She now has a great big hole in her cheek from the marsupialisation.
But she's sat here munching away merrilly between dozing off
That's my girl Ive got to flush the wound with baytril (1ml daily)
She's sat here with 22+ poops in less than hour
so I'm pleased with it all at the moment.Just need to get the indoor cage set up, she's stopping indoors for a few nights
Will try post a pic in a mo-bit graphic but hopefully will be sorted now.
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piggieminder
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Poor Grace, get better soon sweetheart. Sending you bucket loads of healing vibes. 
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Betsy
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That doesn't look very nice
Just as well I've finished my tea! As long as she's munching and pooping away you've not much to worry about
Sending lots of gentle, healing hugs to Grace this morning.
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Betsy
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Just back from the Vets and the good news is it's not ringworm.
Bad news it's it mites. She applied a spot on treatment of XENO 50 and I have to do another treatment in 3 weeks. So its a big PHEW all round!
Bad news it's it mites. She applied a spot on treatment of XENO 50 and I have to do another treatment in 3 weeks. So its a big PHEW all round!