OSUCavies
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Dec 30, 2006
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- Joined
- Dec 30, 2006
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- 883
My guinea pig Layla who I have had for a little over three years now is showing all of the signs of ovarian cysts. She is itching at both of her sides near her tummy, she is mounting the other piggies almost every single day and has been for a few weeks now. I cannot tell if her sides are pushed out or if she is just overweight (she is a big piggy!).
I have read the way to fix this problem is to have her spayed. Is this okay to do in such an older piggy? I'm pretty sure she is about 3. I got her in...February I believe three years ago and she was pretty young when I got her.
I have a vet appointment set up at the same vet that neutered Clancy (they treated him like a King!) to have her checked out.
What is the procedure for this? I mean, how do they know for sure if she has cysts? The price is not that big of a deal, but of course I hope to not walk out of there with a 300 dollar bill because they did a bunch of unncessary things to check her out that perhaps they didn't need to do. Any suggestions, comments, concerns? This is my first time with any serious medical problem aside from her ear infection a couple of months ago which cleared up, thank goodness!
Thanks for any help.
I have read the way to fix this problem is to have her spayed. Is this okay to do in such an older piggy? I'm pretty sure she is about 3. I got her in...February I believe three years ago and she was pretty young when I got her.
I have a vet appointment set up at the same vet that neutered Clancy (they treated him like a King!) to have her checked out.
What is the procedure for this? I mean, how do they know for sure if she has cysts? The price is not that big of a deal, but of course I hope to not walk out of there with a 300 dollar bill because they did a bunch of unncessary things to check her out that perhaps they didn't need to do. Any suggestions, comments, concerns? This is my first time with any serious medical problem aside from her ear infection a couple of months ago which cleared up, thank goodness!
Thanks for any help.