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Post by yasmin on Mar 18, 2014 22:14:44 GMT
Thinking of you and Newton.
Good to have him home. Hoping the next 24 hours goes smoothly and that he will soon be back to his ole self.
Please, please keep us posted.
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Post by anita on Mar 19, 2014 8:51:48 GMT
How did Newton's op go hope he is Ok?
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Post by cheesecakeyum on Mar 19, 2014 9:42:30 GMT
Hi, The vet said the op went well and I was allowed to bring him home that afternoon. They said he might be a bit sleepy due to the op, but he was more energetic than when I took him in, so his eye must really have been hurting him and getting him down. It is good to have him home and he seems to be getting back to his old self. Today he is hopping around, chewing a chunk of carpet roll, eating hay, herbal forage, wood and drinking ...yet to see him touch a degu pellet, but he's allowed to be picky with his food right now, he's been through the wars bless him. I know degus are supposed to have high pain thresholds, but he doesn't appear to be in much/any pain, despite having no pain relief and a massive great big scar (that would attract all the ladies if he were allowed to meet any!). I'm sure it must hurt him, but I'm glad it's not bothering him in terms of stopping recovery. I really want to put him back with his buddies, but the vet advised against it so he'll have to wait. The 'recovery cage' aka a hamster cage is obviously a lot smaller than his actual home though so I'm sure he'll be excited to get home when he can! All seems rather positive so I am hopeful now. I feel incredibly lucky! Fingers-crossed and I'll update you in a few days..Newton is coming on vacation with me to my parents for a few days ! Luckily my sister lives near there and is a veterinary nurse and will give me a check-up on his stitches/wound for free and get the vet to give him a once over.
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Post by cheesecakeyum on Mar 19, 2014 10:37:19 GMT
Hi again!! I've just been googling one-eyed degus to see what comes up and came across this thread www.degus-international.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2207 . I thought, right then, I'll sign up to them too and see if I can message Maddie123 about her one-eyed goo and how his recovery was, how long she kept him separate, whether the other degus bothered the site where his eye used to be etc. however the forum is now not taking any new registrations...so I wondered whether anybody was already signed up to degus international and might fancy dropping maggie123 a message on my behalf....?! Also, Yasmin, how is Lilac getting on? How is the peanut-butter flavoured Baytril?
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Post by moletteuk on Mar 19, 2014 11:07:30 GMT
Gosh, things moved quickly with Newton yesterday without me noticing, I'm sorry I wasn't around. I think recovery speed will depend on how well the ABs target the infection behind the eye, it depends if the abscess starts to grow again a bit before the ABs get it under control. The actual eye removal surgery isn't that uncommon and I don't recall any being unsuccessful, it's just a case of a little time for healing and adjustment. Is there any way to put his cage right up to the regular cage so they can still have some contact through the bars? I think this would really help for when he goes back into the group, you don't want him to be become a stranger to them. Another option might be regular supervised meets. Be aware that they might wee on him now when they see him, so you would have to try to avoid any getting on his face. I've contacted Maddie123 on degus international forum for you and linked her to this thread, it looks like she was only active on there for about a week so I'm not sure she will notice my PM, it depends whether she has email notification set up. Did the vet say whether he thought the original lethargy was probably all due to the eye infection? Wishing Newton a speedy recovery
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Post by anita on Mar 19, 2014 12:19:37 GMT
Thats great news really pleased for you and Newton look forward to hearing more about him.
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Post by deguconvert on Mar 19, 2014 16:09:45 GMT
WOW!! What a lot has happened, and all for the good! I'm so glad that he is doing so much better. I would have had a cry myself, upon hearing that he had pulled through the op so well. He is certainly recovering by the sounds of it. To see him so much better after surgery than he was before must truly lift your heart.
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Post by cheesecakeyum on Mar 28, 2014 10:27:56 GMT
Thanks for the nice messages guys! Is nice to come back to!! Newton had a lovely vacation down to see my parents for a few days and my Mum, who's not a fan of small rodent-y animals, was doting on him, she was eating out of his hands (or should we say paws) haha!
He's still doing really well; active, eating, drinking and causing general mischief! I've been giving him and his cage buddies supervised visits..first in the bath just to check they remembered him, and then on one level of their cage so I could keep an eye on them. I'm still giving him ABs and due to me having started the course of ABs before the op apparently that's a really good thing in terms of stopping the abscess/any infection developing. Can't wait to have them all together again. And yes, the vet thought it likely that all the initial symptoms were down to the abscess (the lethargy, lack of eating, drinking), although she acknowledged that it is always hard to be 100% sure. It certainly correlated.
Moletteuk - thank you for PMing Maddie123 for me, I appreciate it.
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Post by anita on Mar 29, 2014 8:08:24 GMT
great to hear he is doing so well I get quite attached to these guys even though I have never met them!
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Post by animalmadchloe on Mar 29, 2014 10:44:33 GMT
Glad he's pulled through and doing so well xxxx
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Post by ntg on Mar 30, 2014 13:15:35 GMT
It's good to hear that he's doing well! Degus certainly seem to have a way of bringing out the soft side in people. My mam wasn't too keen at first either but now she loves to tell everyone at work about how cute they are
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