[Stones] Guinevere

[texg at cavyinfo.com]

Pat,

I subscribed you to the Stones list; be sure and check your Spam  
settings on Yahoo, as they will often discard newsletters as spam.

I'm sorry to hear about Guinevere's stones. Luckily you have a vet  
that is willing to learn, so at least there is some hope here.

It's important that you try and get Guinevere to drink more; this can  
help in the long run (and hopefully prevent more stones from forming).  
(Leah - if your're reading this, would you tell Pat how you've helped  
Brownie Bear with her stones?)

It seems that female piggies have a better chance of passing stones  
with surgery as an alternative (with males, it's rare that a stone  
will easily pass). There are some alternative therapies - herbs such  
as Shilintong (available via the web) - sometimes help a piggie pass a  
stone. I will leave it to our more experienced members to share the  
details of their success with shilintong.

Many of us can also put your vet in touch with a vet that has had  
experience in stone surgery.

Tex