Wheektown - Research on Surgery

Research on Surgery

Report the success, failure, or side effects of a surgery your guinea pig has undergone

If you have more than one guinea pig that has undergone surgery, please fill out a separate report for each guinea pig. You may not know the answers to some questions; if you can, please ask your vet what they did, but if not, just leave it blank.

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Patient information

Name *

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Sex *

Breed *

Age at surgery *

Pattern and/or colour *

Any pre-existing medical conditions unrelated to why the surgery was done *

Surgical information

Anaesthetic used *

Any other drugs used *

Amount of time under for *

Heating used *

What was the reason the guinea pig underwent surgery? *

What type of surgery was performed and what technique was used? *

Did any complications arise during surgery? *

Did the guinea pig survive the surgery? *

They died during surgery (do not fill below) They survived surgery but died shortly after They survived surgery and recovered

Post-surgical care

Was the guinea pig given painkillers or antibiotics after the surgery? If so, what and for how long? *

How long did it take before the guinea pig was walking around and eating again? *

Did the guinea pig require hand or syringe feeding? If so, for how long and what did you feed them? *

Did any side effects of the surgery arise? If so, what were they and how long did they carry on for? *

How long did the guinea pig remain in a hospital cage for? What was the bedding in the hospital cage and how often was it cleaned? *

How successful was reintroducing the guinea pig with its friends after recovery? Did they have any problems? *

Surgery success

Did the surgery fix the problem? If not, is the reason why known, and what is the next step from there? *

If the guinea pig passed away after the surgery, is the reason why known? If so, what caused it? *

Any other relevant information *

Your contact details

Name *

Email address *

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