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Categories: Guinea Pig Health, Herd Happenings Tags: Buttercup, surgery |
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Follow This Story
Follow Buttercup’s “mystery lump” surgery story below:
– 4/27/2013: Buttercup’s Surgery Recovery
– 4/23/2013: Buttercup’s Mystery Lump Surgery
– 4/19/2013: Dot’s Red Wee & Guinea Pig Surgery
– 4/6/2013: Guinea Pig Lumps and Troubled Rumps
Today marks the third full day since Buttercup’s guinea pig surgery on Wednesday, April 27.
As many of our friends are probably aware, Buttercup needed to undergo surgery to remove a mysterious lump below her left nipple.
A chronological time-line of Important Surgery Day Events has been posted to the bottom of our last update. And since then, things have been going so well for Ms. Cups!
Post-Surgery Update
Buttercup is back to her chipper self and can be frequently heard purring to her sisters for attention. In fact, for the past several nights, Feebee (who was originally adopted along with Buttercup in 2011) has been spotted sleeping next to her sister’s cage.
Buttercup still must remain separated from the rest of the HappyCavy Herd. She is kept in a small, pet-store-sized guinea pig cage. This is done to reduce Buttercup’s movement to allow her scar to heal properly.
See a photo of her incision (some may consider graphic) here. The close-up photo depicts Buttercup’s incision and surgical shave.
On Surgery Day, April 24, the Good Doctor informed The Humans that he removed what was presumed to be a fatty hernia tumor. The mass was sent to a lab to be analyzed. Results are forthcoming. (UPDATE: Testing results indicated that the mass was a fatty tumor.)
Since then, Buttercup has received 0.08mL of Metacam every 24 hours; her last dose will be Wednesday, May 1.
Buttercup Off Cam Until May 6
Buttercup will have to remain separated from the rest of the HappyCavy Herd for 10 days while she recovers. Buttercup will return to live broadcasts Monday, May 6.
Give Buttercup Some Attention!
Buttercup loves her some attention. Which is probably why she spends most of her Herd time snuggling, talking, and purring around the cage looking for a play-mate.
The Humans are doing all they can to keep her company, but that just isn’t enough!
Leave Buttercup a wheek in comment section below and The Humans will pass along your message to Ms. Cups!