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Kylie and Misha: SF ACC guinea pigs
Spots (aka Misha ) 6-14-08: a six-year-old Peruvian female was a shelter guinea pig who was not adoptable due to a lump on her abdomen. She was pulled from the shelter and taken straight to a vet in SF for assessment. Spot's weight is fine and she has "perfect teeth". There is possible thinning of the hair over the rump ... not known at this time if it is hormonal/ovarian-cyst related or mites or dietary. The lump is a tumor and not attached to the abdomen wall and believed at this point not to be related to a mammary gland. Surgery is the recommended treatment for the tumor and surgery is scheduled. The hair around her lower rump is stained a deep yellow/brown possibly from sitting in the urine-soaked shredded paper bedding and a UTI.
UPDATE 6-15-08: I gave Spots a bath this morning and she is very hyper and sensitive to the touch and flips all over the place, most likely due to mites. Her hair was very chopped as though she may have come in with mats that they just cut off at the shelter. I tried to even it up a bit and cut off the stained areas on her lower rear end. I discovered that she is actually the one with a urinary problem ... the white towel showed pink urine. I gave her Ivermectin and Vitamin C and started her on TMS/Bactrim. I called the vet this morning and left a message for the correct doses of each. It will probably take a month for the mites issue to resolve but I'm not sure about the urinary problem. It could be a simple one, possibly stress-related due to being in a shelter environment, or more involved. She will be checked on the 5th by the vet when she gets back from her vacation and the tumor removed on the 12th unless there is a problem
UPDATE 7-5-08: Misha (aka Spots)was checked by the vet today and had her surgery a week early. A mass was removed that extended to her right mammary gland. The mass was sent out to a lab to be analyzed. She is to receive TMS twice daily for seven days and Metacam once daily for five days. LAB REPORT RESULTS: Malignant Adenocarcinoma (cancer) of the mammary gland; excision (removal) appears to be complete.
Buckeye (aka Kylie) 6-14-08 a six-year-old female was a shelter guinea pig who was not adoptable due to existing medical conditions. She was constantly wet and they "could not keep her". (Translation she would go out the back door = PTS = euthanized.) She was pulled from the shelter and taken straight to a vet in SF for assessment. Buckeye does not have perfect teeth and they may present a problem at some point. She is very small ... about 690 grams ... for an adult. The vet did not think she was 5 years old but she did think she was an adult. Before going to view her at the shelter I thought that her constantly-wet rear end might be due to mobility problems rather than the yeast problem that the shelter vet thought might be the issue. When I checked her out at the shelter she seemed to hop (she's not a satin) and at the vet's she would not move. X-rays were taken which revealed arthritis and calcification of the knees (they are bent). The x-rays also revealed gas in the gut but there was no sign of bloat. The vet feels that her problems may be due to scurvy/lack of Vitamin C. She is to receive a Vitamin C supplement along with Metacam as needed and Oxbow's Critical Care. Buckeye (now known as Kylie) is doing fine and has gained a little bit of weight. She is the (somewhat) mellow one. This morning she was dry and still is so the vet bedding is working at wicking away any urine moisture. She is getting Vitamin C and Metacam daily and I started the Critical Care this morning. Her droppings are still very small but she does seem to be eating. I'll have my own vet check her and her teeth out on the 5th when she sees Spot.
UPDATE 6-28-08: Kylie may have had a stroke or seizure today. She has returned to "normal" and will be assessed by her regular vet.
UPDATE 7-5-08: Kylie was checked out by my vet today and she seems to be doing fine at the moment. Her weight is steady and she is eating normally although she tends to spill her pellets a bit when she eats ... they seem to be spread around her bowl now. The vet checked her teeth and did not see any problems with the pre-molars that the other vet had mentioned. Kylie's eyes were checked since she seems to stare off into space a bit after her seizure episode. Her pupils do react to light but we are not sure how much she really sees ... it could simply be light and shadows. She still walks (waddles) and no longer hops like she did at the shelter. Also, as long as she is on the vet bedding (Palace Pet is the brand I use) she is dry around her rear end. Her antibiotic was stopped since she is currently not displaying any symptoms of an inner ear-infection. If she gets another seizure I am to start the antibiotics. the vet cut back Kylie's Metacam dose to 0.1cc daily and the liquid Vitamin C was cut back to 0.2cc daily. The info on the vet record that I received today say "possible idiopathic vestibular episode vs. infection." CLICK THUMBNAILS TO VIEW LARGER IMAGES.
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Date(s): June 14, 2008. Album by Guinea Pig Fun. Photos by Kathy and SF ACC. 1 - 52 of 52 Total. |
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