A day at a time now Miss Crunchie

SkyPipDotBernie said:
Mine love carrot cottages, little tip, go wilko they are about £5. Pets at homes are about £8. If your well busy though, who cares👍
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I was £10 for this one! You can always get them cheaper online but I couldn't resist!
 
Adelle said:
I'm alot brighter and my breathing is better but my weight has dropped a bit although is staying steady. Mum says this is likely just fluid weight iv lost since iv been at my hay and pellets all day and eaten all my veggies.
Mum was late ordering my main Timothy hay online and for the first time in over 6 years she ran out! Mum says it's cause she's been busy with me. I still have 5 other types of hay but mum didn't want to put me off so went to pets at home and bought their hay for the first time, meadow and Timothy mix that looks rubbish and she expected me not to eat it.. well I love it! Mum says this can one of my daily hays from now on along with the rest. She brought me home a new carrot cottage for good measure !
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She looks much brighter!
 
Iv been massively up and down today. Sometimes I am bright and hungry, other times I look rubbish and breathe heavy. Mum says I'm going to send her into an early grave! Iv been bright this evening and enjoying my daily cage clean and fresh hay

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Posyrose said:
Wow Miss Crunchie, that's a great size hay like to play in and munch your way through! You could play a great game of hide and seek☺
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SkyPipDotBernie said:
Not short on the hay lol
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Betsy said:
What a huge pile of hay you have there Crunchie! Hope you enjoy playing in the middle of it and eating your way out.
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If you zoom in u can see her carefully selecting strands from the side... we're not having a burrowing in hay kind of day today sadly! Vets tomorrow to reasses the situation..
 
Adelle said:
If you zoom in u can see her carefully selecting strands from the side... we're not having a burrowing in hay kind of day today sadly! Vets tomorrow to reasses the situation..
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All the best for you both, il be keeping an eye on this thread 👍.

I zoomed in. All that hay, and yet that strand is the best strand😁
 
what a lovely pile of hay miss Crunchie.

Best of luck with things at the vets today xx
 
Huge hugs Adelle. Crunchie is in the safest of hands with you, it is so hard knowing you will lose them I know... But making everyday as you are pain free and perfect for her you are giving her the best time possible. Lots of love to you both, you are an inspiration they way you care for your girls
 
Crunchie saw the vet this afternoon. She is pleased that she remains well, eating, active and is well hydrated with her watery feeds. The analysis results of the accidental fluid sample from her chest has come back as definate pleural effusion, with no abnormal cells or bacteria. This means there is definitely fluid in her chest cavity despite being invisible on xray for months! This has now reduced massively with the diuretics she's on. The vet has suggested crunchie has her heart scanned, to find out if her hearts struggling or wether this fluid is due to low protein from bad kidneys. So we are waiting for the specialist cardiologist to get back in touch to see if he can do the scan as he is the best.

"For now, the vet said mum has to keep doing as she's doing as I look very well. One thing I'm still not doing is drinking on my own, so she said i was to be given a bowl of water as sometimes this can make piggies want to drink again.

Here is how it went..."

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Adelle said:
Crunchie saw the vet this afternoon. She is pleased that she remains well, eating, active and is well hydrated with her watery feeds. The analysis results of the accidental fluid sample from her chest has come back as definate pleural effusion, with no abnormal cells or bacteria. This means there is definitely fluid in her chest cavity despite being invisible on xray for months! This has now reduced massively with the diuretics she's on. The vet has suggested crunchie has her heart scanned, to find out if her hearts struggling or wether this fluid is due to low protein from bad kidneys. So we are waiting for the specialist cardiologist to get back in touch to see if he can do the scan as he is the best.

"For now, the vet said mum has to keep doing as she's doing as I look very well. One thing I'm still not doing is drinking on my own, so she said i was to be given a bowl of water as sometimes this can make piggies want to drink again.

Here is how it went..."

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So funny.
She’s certainly got a mind of her own.
 
Where to begin... Crunchie has been so up and down it's unreal. She perked up, then had a bladder flare and went off her food, moved around less due to a sore tummy and as a result her joints seized up! Managed to get her out of that then she had a fluid flare up in her lungs.. when I increased her diuretics it was such a dramatic turn around for her, she was eating for Britain and her weight went right up! Then her bladder flared yet again and we went back to square one. THEN she gabe herself an eye ulcer with a hay poke! Its been emotionally and physically draining, with keeping her water intake up for her bladder and kidneys, trying to stop her weight from constantly falling and generally keeping her comfortable. I've hit a wall a few times and struggled with what to do with her.. then she rallies around again.

Last week crunchie had a heart scan with a cardiology specialist vet. A valve on the left side is leaking due to age, and her right side is enlarged and weakened due to lack of blood flow. He thought maybe it was an artery issue but couldn't find a blockage. His conclusion was that crunchie fluid in the chest is primarily a lung issue, with the obstruction putting strain on heart- heart meds will not help her. Its either lung disease or tumours, although the latter can't be seen on any xrays.

Crunchie has just to be managed with diuretics, which will likely need increased over time and eventually will not work. She's already on plenty pain relief for her joints as well as antiinflammatorys.

Tonight I am in Poland! Miss Crunchie is in capable hands but ofcourse I'm still worried. I don't like to say the words as I always jinx it.. but I'm happy with her current state and weight has shot in the right direction!

Already dying to get back to her ❤

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Oh Adelle I’m so sorry to hear all of this. It’s lovely that you’ve started another thread though, I’m sure she’ll love being the star of the show just as much as Miss Fudge did.

I just want to give her a big kiss and cuddle, she’s such a beauty! :)
 
Oh, gorgeous Crunchie, what a little star, you are looking good, despite all your problems x
 
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