Evie has a broken leg. Update.

pagan queen · 29-01-2014, 01:24 PM

My sons guinea pig has just fallen off Kians lap and her leg is sticking out at an odd angle. We have a vet appointment at 2.45. Kian is very upset.

lonelylayla · 29-01-2014, 01:26 PM

Oh no

Poor little thing must have landed awkwardly, hope all goes well at the vets

Mrs Frog · 29-01-2014, 01:26 PM

oh no,I hope that the vet can sort it,its so worrying,my pygmy hedgehog broke his leg years ago on his wheel,thinking of you xxx

emma_mcraf · 29-01-2014, 01:32 PM

Oh no, poor Evie!! Hope she hasn't broken it, Wendy. x

pagan queen · 29-01-2014, 01:35 PM

I am feeling a bit angry at the moment. Kian was holding them while I cleaned out the cage but he wasn't paying attention so she jumped off. Can't help being angry with him. He keeps saying it's all my fault and I can't disagree with him. I haven't said anything but I'm biting my tongue.

pagan queen · 29-01-2014, 01:54 PM

Feeling really stressed. Hate to think of an animal suffering, have a knot in my stomach the size of a football. I'm shaking and just want to cry.

Suze65 · 29-01-2014, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by pagan queen

I am feeling a bit angry at the moment. Kian was holding them while I cleaned out the cage but he wasn't paying attention so she jumped off. Can't help being angry with him. He keeps saying it's all my fault and I can't disagree with him. I haven't said anything but I'm biting my tongue.

Guinea pigs are like bars of soap, they can squirt out of your hands so easily.
It happened to me years ago, my pig jumped out of my hands just like a bar of soap and broke his front teeth on the floor .

pagan queen · 29-01-2014, 04:12 PM

She has broken it. The vet said there were 2 courses of action. We could have her PTS or confine her to a small cage for 3 weeks and let it heal. The bone has overlapped so she will have a shorter leg. We went with option 2. She is now in a bird cage and I have wrapped plaster round her leg as the vet didn't do anything to immobilise it.

She said there is nothing that will stay on. But I thought it would be better to at least try and keep it still to give it some stability while it mends.

Mrs Frog · 29-01-2014, 04:23 PM

Oh Bless her,did she give a pain killer? Thats what we had to do with the hedgehog and it healed really quickly but he had painkillers

pagan queen · 29-01-2014, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrs Frog

Oh Bless her,did she give a pain killer? Thats what we had to do with the hedgehog and it healed really quickly but he had painkillers

No painkillers, nothing. She said they sometimes give Metacam but with long term use it can damage their insides. I asked about asprin but she said that can cause stomach ulcers.
Evie seems very calm, sitting eating her hay and carrot. I've given her some cuttle bone and she has had a chomp on that. I figured extra calcium couldn't hurt.

29-01-2014, 01:24 PM	#1
pagan queen Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 6,073	Evie has a broken leg. Update. My sons guinea pig has just fallen off Kians lap and her leg is sticking out at an odd angle. We have a vet appointment at 2.45. Kian is very upset. __________________ 1.0.1 TG Ibera 1.0.0 Chinese Frise dog 0.1.0 African Grey Parrot 0.1.0 Hahns Macaw 0.1.0 Pearly Conure 0.2.0 Guinea Pigs 0.2.0 Chickens 1.0.0 Bearded Dragon 7.4.0 Budgies 1.1.0 Cockatiels 1.3 Kids 1 Husband Last edited by pagan queen; 21-02-2014 at 03:09 PM.

29-01-2014, 01:26 PM	#2
lonelylayla Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Ammanford, South Wales Posts: 1,481	Oh no Poor little thing must have landed awkwardly, hope all goes well at the vets __________________ Lynne TG Terresteris 1:3:1 Apollo & Layla, Santa, Helpa & Unig TG Iberia 2:3:0 Tonka, LJ, Persephone, Cleo & Clyde Saffron TGG RIP Jaunary 2019 Jasper, Harry & Ruby pussy cats 4 ex bat hens.

29-01-2014, 01:32 PM	#4
emma_mcraf Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 11,365	Oh no, poor Evie!! Hope she hasn't broken it, Wendy. x __________________ Emma Testudo Hermanni 5.12.2:Theo, Tamara, Tabitha, Harriet, Isabelle, Clara, Oscar, Hugo, Oliver, Florence, Arabella, Esmé, Aurelia, Felicia, Claudia, Atticus, Celestia, Amaris, Tristan and Clementine Budgies: Jasper, Ivo, Otis, Henry, Louie and Luca Doggies: 1.1.0 Chester and Lottie

29-01-2014, 01:35 PM	#5
pagan queen Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 6,073	I am feeling a bit angry at the moment. Kian was holding them while I cleaned out the cage but he wasn't paying attention so she jumped off. Can't help being angry with him. He keeps saying it's all my fault and I can't disagree with him. I haven't said anything but I'm biting my tongue. __________________ 1.0.1 TG Ibera 1.0.0 Chinese Frise dog 0.1.0 African Grey Parrot 0.1.0 Hahns Macaw 0.1.0 Pearly Conure 0.2.0 Guinea Pigs 0.2.0 Chickens 1.0.0 Bearded Dragon 7.4.0 Budgies 1.1.0 Cockatiels 1.3 Kids 1 Husband

29-01-2014, 01:54 PM	#6
pagan queen Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 6,073	Feeling really stressed. Hate to think of an animal suffering, have a knot in my stomach the size of a football. I'm shaking and just want to cry. __________________ 1.0.1 TG Ibera 1.0.0 Chinese Frise dog 0.1.0 African Grey Parrot 0.1.0 Hahns Macaw 0.1.0 Pearly Conure 0.2.0 Guinea Pigs 0.2.0 Chickens 1.0.0 Bearded Dragon 7.4.0 Budgies 1.1.0 Cockatiels 1.3 Kids 1 Husband

29-01-2014, 01:26 PM	#3
Mrs Frog Senior Member Adult Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 4,419	oh no,I hope that the vet can sort it,its so worrying,my pygmy hedgehog broke his leg years ago on his wheel,thinking of you xxx

29-01-2014, 04:12 PM	#8
pagan queen Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 6,073	She has broken it. The vet said there were 2 courses of action. We could have her PTS or confine her to a small cage for 3 weeks and let it heal. The bone has overlapped so she will have a shorter leg. We went with option 2. She is now in a bird cage and I have wrapped plaster round her leg as the vet didn't do anything to immobilise it. She said there is nothing that will stay on. But I thought it would be better to at least try and keep it still to give it some stability while it mends. __________________ 1.0.1 TG Ibera 1.0.0 Chinese Frise dog 0.1.0 African Grey Parrot 0.1.0 Hahns Macaw 0.1.0 Pearly Conure 0.2.0 Guinea Pigs 0.2.0 Chickens 1.0.0 Bearded Dragon 7.4.0 Budgies 1.1.0 Cockatiels 1.3 Kids 1 Husband

29-01-2014, 04:23 PM	#9
Mrs Frog Senior Member Adult Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 4,419	Oh Bless her,did she give a pain killer? Thats what we had to do with the hedgehog and it healed really quickly but he had painkillers

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