[Gpdd] health: Ovarian cysts

[j.hourahine]

Hello Everyone,  I have been lurking here for some while, this is my first
post to the list!

Just felt that I had to reply to Nicola, as my piggies have been 'Guinea
Pigs' for some research into ovarian cysts, held at the Royal Vet College
here in the UK. Yes, Nicola I would say that without a doubt that your Lily
has OC.  Sometimes hormone injections can help this, 2 injections one month
apart.  But alas this did not help my Fluffy pig.  She had a spay at 4.5
yrs.  My vet gave her a good examination and said that her heart sounded
strong, so we went for it, and she hasn't looked back.  OC are very common
in piggies, and they often lead to infection of the uterus which my Fluffy
also had - look out for any signs of a discharge.

HTH, I hope everything works out well for Lily.
Best wishes, Jackie H

----- Original Message -----
From: "nicola atton"
> I would like to thank heather for posting the link to the site about
> hairloss. I went onto it as one of my pigs, Lily, a crested tort and
white,
> has been suffering from hair loss and has lost a lot of weight. I was
> reading through the site and noticed that Lily's symptoms match exactly
the
> symptoms for ovarian cysts. That is:
>
> -a loss and reditribution of weight (thin shoulders and pelvis, and fatter
> belly)
> -Hair loss - a general thining of hair and later, loss on the sides of the
> abdomen, healthy skin, no scratching.
> - sexually aggressive, she has been mounting her cagemate a lot recently.
> - and enlarged nipples (not sure about this but they do same a little
larger
> than the other females I have)
>
> So I shall be phoning the vets on monday to book her in.
>
> It said that the treatment was to spay her, but she is 5 years old now and
> rather thin so I will be very worried about her going under anaesthetic!
>
> I would be very grateful if anyone else who has encountered this could
relay
> their experiences to me and tell me if these symptoms do actually indicate
> ovarian cysts.
>
> thanks in advance,
>
> Nicola (and Lily, who incidently is sitting beside me eating a carrot and
> has just weed on the desk!)