Re: Attn: cirsisue/ovariectomy/long

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Posted by Iguanamomma on January 25, 1999 at 21:38:12:

In Reply to: Re: Attn: cirsisue/ovariectomy/long posted by cirsisue on January 25, 1999 at 21:11:00:

Cirsisue, I think you've been really lucky that your gal hasn't laid eggs since reaching the age in which she could do so. I've known a few people who have lost their female igs due to egg problems. (Ex. friend's ig somehow managed to not lay all her eggs & she got sicker & sicker and no one could figure out why....it wasn't until her death did they realize she was being poisoned by the unlaid eggs.) Our female suffered a prolapse this summer while trying to lay her eggs. (She'd laid an infertile batch the yr. before as her 1st clutch.) She had to be held o/night at the emergency vet and then we took her to reg. vet the next a.m. The only way to save her was to do the ovariectomy. The vet told us later that he was glad he'd done it because there were eggs loose in her abdominal cavity due to the prolapse and they would have eventually poisoned her. Our bill was nearly $700 but this included the emergency care & 4 days of boarding, lab wk, x-rays, etc. I think the actual operation was about $400. It's very, very expensive. But IMHO if you don't plan to breed her and you can manage the expense, it is a good thing to do if only to give you peace of mind.

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