Hernia

[Jbrophy1021]

Hi there wondering the vet told me my Guinea pig has a hernia is it anything to worry about tho she’s eating drinking and everything fine it’s seems to only be getting a bit bigger

 

[Bill & Ted]

I think your vet would be able to advise best as he/she has had that hands on examination of the hernia. If it’s getting bigger there is always a possibility of it strangulating/twisting which is serious. I would ask your vet to advise you of your options.

 

[Wiebke]

Hi there wondering the vet told me my Guinea pig has a hernia is it anything to worry about tho she’s eating drinking and everything fine it’s seems to only be getting a bit bigger

Hi

If it is just fatty tissue that has been pushed through through a tiny tear in the wall, then it is generally more in the way a bit of discomfort according to my hub, who has been through two hernias, rather than major pain. My Nosgan lived with this for two years with things improving somewhat for a good stretch of time although his hernia never fully disappeared.

You have to be aware that as soon as a piece of the gut itself pushes through and gets trapped that this is the end of the road and that your girl will need an emergency euthanasia. The sheer agony caused by this is comparable to that of a twist of the gut where again a piece of the gut is trapped and cut off; in either case, the survival rate for guinea pigs is zero. That was what happened with Nosgan in the end when the hernia was on the move again, but by then he had thankfully lived a normal life span and had had over two very happy years with his new bestie after his arrival here. His hernia was one of the rarer late complications from a neutering operation he had undergone prior to his adoption.

Operating on a hernia in order to push it back through the tiny hole and to close the little tear is an option if the hernia itself is becoming a real issue but it is a rather fiddly procedure and it can result in simply transferring the stress to another weaker point in the wall. That is why your vet is currently preferring to wait and see how things develop as long as there is no major discomfort.

Right now, all you can do is wait and see. I wish I had better news but it may help you to know what you are deling with so you can make any decisions (if or whenever needed) with a better informed mind. Your vet will advise you on your options; please take on board what they are saying as they will already have weighed up the different factors and risks playing into this when they do their hands-on assessment and give you their assessment. When you sk politely, they will also be willing to discuss the various pros and cons with you. The ultimate decision always lies with you.

There is nothing you have done wrong or anything you can do to influence it; it is just one of these thankfully rarer things that come up in the cosmic lottery of bad prizes every now and then.

Fingers firmly crossed!

 

[Jbrophy1021]

Hi

If it is just fatty tissue that has been pushed through through a tiny tear in the wall, then it is generally more in the way a bit of discomfort according to my hub, who has been through two hernias, rather than major pain. My Nosgan lived with this for two years with things improving somewhat for a good stretch of time although his hernia never fully disappeared.

You have to be aware that as soon as a piece of the gut itself pushes through and gets trapped that this is the end of the road and that your girl will need an emergency euthanasia. The sheer agony caused by this is comparable to that of a twist of the gut where again a piece of the gut is trapped and cut off; in either case, the survival rate for guinea pigs is zero. That was what happened with Nosgan in the end when the hernia was on the move again, but by then he had thankfully lived a normal life span and had had over two very happy years with his new bestie after his arrival here. His hernia was one of the rarer late complications from a neutering operation he had undergone prior to his adoption.

Operating on a hernia in order to push it back through the tiny hole and to close the little tear is an option if the hernia itself is becoming a real issue but it is a rather fiddly procedure and it can result in simply transferring the stress to another weaker point in the wall. That is why your vet is currently preferring to wait and see how things develop as long as there is no major discomfort.

Right now, all you can do is wait and see. I wish I had better news but it may help you to know what you are deling with so you can make any decisions (if or whenever needed) with a better informed mind. Your vet will advise you on your options; please take on board what they are saying as they will already have weighed up the different factors and risks playing into this when they do their hands-on assessment and give you their assessment. When you sk politely, they will also be willing to discuss the various pros and cons with you. The ultimate decision always lies with you.

There is nothing you have done wrong or anything you can do to influence it; it is just one of these thankfully rarer things that come up in the cosmic lottery of bad prizes every now and then.

Fingers firmly crossed!

She seems fine in herself still eating drinking and it doesn’t seem to frown loads bigger

 

[Josie_lg]

It’s a long shot but is there an update on this thread at all. What was the outcome of the hernia ?