Guinea pig abscess/cyst?

RE: Guinea pig abscess/cyst?

Fable — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 02:57:32 GMT

Thought you might like an update on my guinea pig patient. I followed your recommendations and gave him a premed of methadone and metacam SC. Masked with isoflurane. Cross incision made on surface of abscess. Removed all purulent material and debrided the capsule until I was left with normal looking tissue. Gave 10mls of lactated ringers SC. He made an uneventful recovery from anaesthesia. I sent him home with oral metacam and baytril and manuka honey for the owner to pack into the abscess. At recheck 5 days later it was filling in very nicely and looking good and the GP had an improved appetite and was very well in himself.

RE: Guinea pig abscess/cyst?

Mark Rowland — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:54:38 GMT

Haha thank you

actually one of the things I like about it is that you can view your downloads in different territories. So a few months ago I was big in Korea

RE: Guinea pig abscess/cyst?

Fable — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 01:42:29 GMT

Thanks again!

I didn't think I'd be able to get the app here in NZ, but it turns out I can so I've just downloaded it

RE: Guinea pig abscess/cyst?

Mark Rowland — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 08:32:09 GMT

0.3mg/kg (its in the App )

Mark

RE: Guinea pig abscess/cyst?

Fable — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:58:24 GMT

Many thanks Mark.

I have a dose rate for meloxicam, but can't find one for methadone. What dosages would you use?

RE: Guinea pig abscess/cyst?

Mark Rowland — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 08:53:52 GMT

I think you could get away with lancing and draining this under General anaesthesia with good analgesia. For an old pig I would go with Meloxicam /methadone as a premed then gaseous anaesthesia.

The impacted "Cloaca". is normal for entire older boars.

Goodluck