Best Treatment Details for Egg Yolk Peritonitis?

[Champers11]

Another update for everyone (as I'm hoping this thread will be useful for others in this situation). Epsom salt baths, antibiotics, and anti-inflammatories didn't appear to be helping the mass move along. The mass appeared in the ultrasound to be very close to the cloaca, but it can't be felt when gently inserting a finger.

After 2 days of this treatment, Vally was still eating, drinking, pooping, and dustbathing. But during the epsom baths, she was clearly straining and trying to get this thing out, and every bath left her totally exhausted and shaking from pain. Through all of this, the mass didn't move at all, so I figured it was likely an egg fused to the oviduct or a tumor.

I contacted the vet again this morning. My intention was to euthanise as I felt Vally was suffering too much for no reason, and the vet offered to do a removal of the mass under light anesthetic, as they felt it could be removed safely and quickly given it's proximity to the cloaca and surface of the skin. If she appears stable, they will try to remove any unhealthy looking materials inside and would go for a full blown hysterectomy if it is an absolute must for survival. They've quoted a significantly lower price for the surgery ($400-600), maybe because of the light anesthetic, but I think they're also hoping to learn from this experience themselves...

We don't know if Vally will pull through the surgery, but whatever the result, she'll finally be free of this pain. Fingers crossed!

And how did it go?

 

[Altairsky]

And how did it go?

The entire story is literally written in this topic. Just read the whole thing, it's totally worth it.

 

[Champers11]

The entire story is literally written in this topic. Just read the whole thing, it's totally worth it

 

[Champers11]

I thought I had read the entire story and there was no follow-up post about the surgery. Clearly, I got lost in the thread!