BerriesnCream
New Born Pup
Hello everyone!
I went to the vet last week to have my 4 year old girl looked at. She found a couple small crystals on her vulva and an abdominal mass after palpation.
She recommended an x-ray and diagnosed her with the following after reviewing it: a bladder stone sitting in her urethra, an enlarged heart, slight bloat, and an abdominal mass that could either be an ovarian cyst with calcification or an enlarged kidney with stones in it.
Because of the slight bloat, it was hard for her to identify if the mass was an ovarian or kidney issue and recommended an mri scan that would cost almost 1,000 dollars. She said the scan could be left out for now because regardless of the diagnosis, both would be treated by watching for further enlargement and possible symptoms. For further context, my piggie has been fine and hasn’t been showing symptoms related to either possible dx.
The vet said we caught the enlarged heart before it turned into failure so she wrote a prescription for a compound med containing Coq10, tourine, vitamin E, L-Carnitine, and flaxseed oil. She said it does a good job at slowing down the progression but couldn’t give me a prognosis of any sort.
We found a bladder stone sitting in her urethra and the vet said it was likely on its way out and shouldn’t be a problem. She advised cutting back on veggies other than lettuce and making sure that she has a lot of water available. After doing research at home, I bought the Sherwood urinary support tablets and have been giving them to her.
I have noticed she’s been drinking a bit more water lately, but it’s also been getting warmer in our area. I haven’t seen her wincing or struggling while urinating. She’s been eating and moving around fine. Vet also advised I add crystallized vitamin c to their veggies to make sure they’re getting enough, so I’ve been giving them that as well. Diet wise, I feed them oxbow adult pellets (I give them a little bit less than the recommended serving size bc I heard they might encourage stones?), orchard hay from small pet select, green leaf lettuce, bell peppers of every color, and the occasional baby carrot/fruit. I've been avoiding spinach and some of the other calcium rich veggies and stopped giving them cucumber months ago because I felt it was causing slight bloat in both of them.
I’ve been driving myself crazy looking up things online and trying to make better sense of the scans and diagnoses. I’m starting medical school this summer and really want her to be around to join me and her cagemate when we move out of state. I adore the both of them. Any and all advice/opinions are welcome. I will attach the X-rays to this post. Thank you!
I went to the vet last week to have my 4 year old girl looked at. She found a couple small crystals on her vulva and an abdominal mass after palpation.
She recommended an x-ray and diagnosed her with the following after reviewing it: a bladder stone sitting in her urethra, an enlarged heart, slight bloat, and an abdominal mass that could either be an ovarian cyst with calcification or an enlarged kidney with stones in it.
Because of the slight bloat, it was hard for her to identify if the mass was an ovarian or kidney issue and recommended an mri scan that would cost almost 1,000 dollars. She said the scan could be left out for now because regardless of the diagnosis, both would be treated by watching for further enlargement and possible symptoms. For further context, my piggie has been fine and hasn’t been showing symptoms related to either possible dx.
The vet said we caught the enlarged heart before it turned into failure so she wrote a prescription for a compound med containing Coq10, tourine, vitamin E, L-Carnitine, and flaxseed oil. She said it does a good job at slowing down the progression but couldn’t give me a prognosis of any sort.
We found a bladder stone sitting in her urethra and the vet said it was likely on its way out and shouldn’t be a problem. She advised cutting back on veggies other than lettuce and making sure that she has a lot of water available. After doing research at home, I bought the Sherwood urinary support tablets and have been giving them to her.
I have noticed she’s been drinking a bit more water lately, but it’s also been getting warmer in our area. I haven’t seen her wincing or struggling while urinating. She’s been eating and moving around fine. Vet also advised I add crystallized vitamin c to their veggies to make sure they’re getting enough, so I’ve been giving them that as well. Diet wise, I feed them oxbow adult pellets (I give them a little bit less than the recommended serving size bc I heard they might encourage stones?), orchard hay from small pet select, green leaf lettuce, bell peppers of every color, and the occasional baby carrot/fruit. I've been avoiding spinach and some of the other calcium rich veggies and stopped giving them cucumber months ago because I felt it was causing slight bloat in both of them.
I’ve been driving myself crazy looking up things online and trying to make better sense of the scans and diagnoses. I’m starting medical school this summer and really want her to be around to join me and her cagemate when we move out of state. I adore the both of them. Any and all advice/opinions are welcome. I will attach the X-rays to this post. Thank you!
