Rachel116
New Born Pup
Ok so to cut a VERY long story short I had a 12 month period of terrible luck and very costly vet bills which has left me absolutely paranoid, I know I’m being stupid but I can’t shake the anxiety.
So I lost my old boy in January due to dental issues and the painful part was every time we thought we fixed it the issues would make a sudden comeback leaving me with this awful sinking panicked feeling. Then in February my other pig Fozzie, got ringworm - we think the new pig was carrying it and where he was so stressed from losing his buddy he caught it. Fine I can treat this, then he has a terrible reaction to the medication - I don’t want to dwell on this but no one would have known this would happen, he was a rescue and very sensitive. He nearly died that weekend. So that lead to 4 months of trying to get him better, the ringworm never completely cleared, Willow my other pig then got it because she was always with him and I couldn’t keep them separated as Fozzie would stress and get worse. Fozzie developed chronic bladder issues and also suspected kidney issues, we were fighting a losing battle and in the end the kindest thing to do was put him to sleep in June. I was heartbroken, I lost my two special boys in 6 months.
So then I made sure Willlow was all clear of ringworm and got Wilbur beginning of August. Now I’m a constant paranoid mess. Even though neither of these two were the ones who were sick. I’m always on edge expecting something will go wrong, the bladder issues left me paranoid so I’m very aware of calcium intake. I find myself constantly checking the pee patches and if there’s any difference I can find myself panicking. Willow has always been a big drinker but some days she will drink over 200mls and then I panic she has something wrong, I even got her scanned as I was so paranoid and of course it was clear! I just can’t shake this worry.
I’m sorry for rambling I’m hoping writing something on here will make me feel better and rationalise it in my head. They are young (1 and 18 months), showing no signs of illness, both healthy consistent weights (Willow 1.3kg and Wilbur 1.1Kg) and show no signs of discomfort ever. Other than Willow’s mega drinking sessions there is no “odd” behaviour so I know I just need to calm down. Thank you for taking the time to read this. I just want to go back to enjoying my piggies.
So I lost my old boy in January due to dental issues and the painful part was every time we thought we fixed it the issues would make a sudden comeback leaving me with this awful sinking panicked feeling. Then in February my other pig Fozzie, got ringworm - we think the new pig was carrying it and where he was so stressed from losing his buddy he caught it. Fine I can treat this, then he has a terrible reaction to the medication - I don’t want to dwell on this but no one would have known this would happen, he was a rescue and very sensitive. He nearly died that weekend. So that lead to 4 months of trying to get him better, the ringworm never completely cleared, Willow my other pig then got it because she was always with him and I couldn’t keep them separated as Fozzie would stress and get worse. Fozzie developed chronic bladder issues and also suspected kidney issues, we were fighting a losing battle and in the end the kindest thing to do was put him to sleep in June. I was heartbroken, I lost my two special boys in 6 months.
So then I made sure Willlow was all clear of ringworm and got Wilbur beginning of August. Now I’m a constant paranoid mess. Even though neither of these two were the ones who were sick. I’m always on edge expecting something will go wrong, the bladder issues left me paranoid so I’m very aware of calcium intake. I find myself constantly checking the pee patches and if there’s any difference I can find myself panicking. Willow has always been a big drinker but some days she will drink over 200mls and then I panic she has something wrong, I even got her scanned as I was so paranoid and of course it was clear! I just can’t shake this worry.
I’m sorry for rambling I’m hoping writing something on here will make me feel better and rationalise it in my head. They are young (1 and 18 months), showing no signs of illness, both healthy consistent weights (Willow 1.3kg and Wilbur 1.1Kg) and show no signs of discomfort ever. Other than Willow’s mega drinking sessions there is no “odd” behaviour so I know I just need to calm down. Thank you for taking the time to read this. I just want to go back to enjoying my piggies.
