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Whew so, no foreign bodies found in Tillys eye just a puncture wound, she has isathal and metacam, Silvers bladder wasn't really all that painful, was empty and not thickened so no stone in there luckily! He has baytril and metacam on top of his gabapentin.
Gus can tag along with Willow tomorrow, but I also made an appointment for Mabel while I was there and managed to get a cancellation on Friday afternoon so if Willow wants to be difficult I can always take Gus with Mabel instead, as Willows going in for a tooth if it can't be sorted with him awake my vet has space to intake him and do a proper dental.

I collected Gus and Ebonys cartrophen injections while I was there and just given those, both behaved perfectly so that went well.

So I'd say for now *touch wood* crisis averted 🤣
 
Yes on paper everything is under control 🤣 in reality it took me a good 45 minutes to get everyone's meds done because I got so little sleep thanks to the boys shenanigans! But hopefully by the weekend that'll be them sorted and on the mend.
 
My poor little lady, it looks so sore :( I hope her meds start working quickly. Just gone up to put some extra lube in it.

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I forgot to mention as well (thanks sleep deprivation 🤣)
My vet said he had been talking to an exotics vet yesterday, he's going to learn how to do the bilateral ovary removals leaving the uterus, which would be far better I think, than the full spays we've been doing so far!
 
Eriathwen said:
My poor little lady, it looks so sore :( I hope her meds start working quickly. Just gone up to put some extra lube in it.

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I forgot to mention as well (thanks sleep deprivation 🤣)
My vet said he had been talking to an exotics vet yesterday, he's going to learn how to do the bilateral ovary removals leaving the uterus, which would be far better I think, than the full spays we've been doing so far!
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That eye looks very sore. Hope that it starts to improve soon.

Great news that your vet is willing to learn a new procedure that will make ovary removals possible rather than a full spay.
 
Eriathwen said:
My poor little lady, it looks so sore :( I hope her meds start working quickly. Just gone up to put some extra lube in it.

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I forgot to mention as well (thanks sleep deprivation 🤣)
My vet said he had been talking to an exotics vet yesterday, he's going to learn how to do the bilateral ovary removals leaving the uterus, which would be far better I think, than the full spays we've been doing so far!
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Oh gosh, poor little lady, I think it’s worse than Kiki’s was tbh, the conjunctIva was still intact. Hope those meds healed her up really quick x

Your vet sounds great, he seems really interested in guinea pigs and willing to research, try new things out and learn from other vets. Wish they were all like that, or even some of them
 
Bill & Ted said:
Oh gosh, poor little lady, I think it’s worse than Kiki’s was tbh, the conjunctIva was still intact. Hope those meds healed her up really quick x

Your vet sounds great, he seems really interested in guinea pigs and willing to research, try new things out and learn from other vets. Wish they were all like that, or even some of them
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Honestly I remember him a few years ago saying he never used to like guinea pigs 😅 that poor man has learned so much about them against his will, I dont know how he puts up with me 😂 he really is great, don't know what I'd do without him
 
It's not often I allow them to be so close together, but poor Willow was at the vet earlier to have his teeth looked at so he's sleeping off his Gabapentin and absolutely out cold, he always gets really clingy after a vet visit, Mabel has taken it upon herself to snuggle up to him, bless her. I wonder if she remembers him trying to snuggle up to her when she was unwell after her surgery.

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Eriathwen said:
It's not often I allow them to be so close together, but poor Willow was at the vet earlier to have his teeth looked at so he's sleeping off his Gabapentin and absolutely out cold, he always gets really clingy after a vet visit, Mabel has taken it upon herself to snuggle up to him, bless her. I wonder if she remembers him trying to snuggle up to her when she was unwell after her surgery.

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Awww, what a sweetie :wub:
 
I meant to say earlier, but with everything going on I forgot to mention it, but I didnt want the date to pass unnoted.. today marks 4 years since we lost Bramble, I cant believe how fast that's flown, she would have been just about to turn 7 years old if she were still here. I can just imagine her as a crotchety old lady 🤣

I often wonder if she would be proud of her legacy, it's very odd how this time of year good things always seem to happen now. 2 years ago to the day of her passing I recieved my mortgage offer, yesterday I got some more good news, which I hopefully may be able to say something about after tomorrow fingers crossed. I never thought I would reach a point after losing her, where looking back wasn't absolute agony, but now I look back and smile, how lucky I was to be able to be her person.
 
It doesn't, does it. Ebony was just a yearling, now she's a little old lady herself 😔

In other news, the thing I mentioned yesterday was, for a change, not a new guinea pig 😂 but I actually had a job interview at a local vet! I've not long got home from it, wasn't quite what I was expecting, but we'll see what happens.
 
Eriathwen said:
It doesn't, does it. Ebony was just a yearling, now she's a little old lady herself 😔

In other news, the thing I mentioned yesterday was, for a change, not a new guinea pig 😂 but I actually had a job interview at a local vet! I've not long got home from it, wasn't quite what I was expecting, but we'll see what happens.
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Hope you get the job
 
Gosh yes I remember Bramble, time does fly! oh that’s brilliant, you would be an asset to any vets and they would be very lucky to have you x
 
Thankyou! It was essentially mostly cleaning so I do need to weigh up if I can afford to take the time away from the pigs to do something that I'm not extremely excited to do, as obviously their care needs are still my priority! Which reminds me I need to get Mabel ready for her trip to the vet at half 4 😅 I feel like I've hardly sat down all day!
 
Bill & Ted said:
Hope Tilly’s eye is improving 🤞
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Shes definitely a lot less sore! It still looks quite bad but it's definitely going in the right direction.

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Mabels appointment unfortunately wasn't the best. She's still kind of carrying on reasonably well, but her digestion took a turn and she was mostly passing thick mucous yesterday and stopped eating as well as she had been. We're going to try increasing the diuretic for 5 days and see what happens, then go back and increase the benazepril for 5 days, but I'm not sure if those will be continued if nothing changes.
Ultimately we need to consider her quality of life, and in doing so I made the immediate decision that keeping her seperate to monitor her input and output was no longer worthwhile, nor in her best interests, especially seeing how she snuggled up to the cat yesterday she clearly wants company. So as of about 20 minutes ago, she now lives with Gus and Ebony which they seem pretty happy about! Gus went straight to work following her around trying to groom her face.

But really at this point I'm under the impression I should be considering her palliative. We did briefly touch on quality of life and potentially opting for euthenasia if there is no improvement. I would syringe feed her forever if it'd make her better, but just pumping her full of meds and food if she's otherwise not enjoying life is not fair.

Luckily, she perked up a great deal with in with the OAPiggies, so I'm hopeful that continues.


I'm trying not to consider her my first rescue failure.. at the end of the day she didn't starve or freeze to death in that little hutch out in a shed. She didn't have to deal with those massive ovarian cysts rupturing, she has friends, good food and she's extremely loved. Which isn't half bad, all things considered.
 
I'm sorry the news for Mabel wasn't better. However, she seems happy with her new friends and I'm sure that she will let you know when it's time to say goodbye.

I hope she still has many happy days with you. xx You have made such a difference to her life and that's all that matters.xx
 
Aw poor Mabel, but life has been far better with you and her friends than in a little hutch on her own. I think you will know when she is ready to throw in the towel but she looks happy blimping around. Hope you have lots of time together left x

Tilly’s eye is healing from the outside inwards, I noticed Kiki was the same. 👍
 
Well I'd say the bonding was a success, they've been very happy together ever since.
Mabel has lost about 30g but that is mostly my fault, I went out last night to a party and drank far more than I should have. I managed to get their evening medications done (just) but made the call that trying to syringe feed her was too much of an aspiration risk, gave extra treats, pellets, grass and hay and went to bed to feel very sorry for myself. That being said, she is much more active and now has more space to move, so it's also partially that she is using kore energy so 30g isn't too bad all things considered!
Shes been back into a good routine today, luckily I escaped hangover free by some miracle.

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You deserve a night off sometimes, you do so much for them. Missing a syringe feed for once didn't hurt Mabel, you don't need me to tell you 30g is a pee. If she's been bonded and is running around more a bit of weight loss is to be expected. It was very sensible to realise you shouldn't be syringe feeding. I'm glad you escaped the hangover.
 
Thankyou, I'm trying to justify it with I've been struggling off and on with burnout since losing Leonard, which Facebook very kindly reminded me is almost 2 years ago now. But allowing myself a night or day here and there to do something else and have fun has really been helping. I'd give them the world, but if I don't have it to give, then they also suffer. And luckily each time I've done so, they've been fine!
 
You deserve some time off, i'm glad to hear that you had a good time. You can't take care of the piggies if you're not taking care of yourself. Mabel will be fine, 30g is only the weight of a wee, so in reality she may not have lost any weight at all. ❤️
 
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