Eriathwens piggies

Ah that’s good news about lovely Mabel - she’s in good hands with you ❤️
Have a relaxed wknd and good luck with the bonding 🥰
 
Glad it was something easily sorted. Good luck with your blood test and the bonding 🤞🏻
 
I'm starting to feel like I'm losing my mind a bit.. ive just done hay top ups, water change and pellets before bed and I turn around to find Amber is flat on her side, back legs up in the air and head at a weird angle.. I give her a gentle prod and she zooms off as if nothing was wrong. I pick her up and she's a bit empty feeling, leaner than she should be and a tiny bit fluffed up. She's already had her metacam and she's eating the hay I put in with them.

Her teeth look OK, she's otherwise alright looking but I've got a horrible sinking feeling, given how things have been going lately, shes gravitating towards the corner she was laying oddly in.

My instinct is to throw the kitchen sink at her but I have nothing to treat. There's no point giving her motility meds while she's eating normally, she's already had pain relief and she doesn't feel bloated. I dont really know what to do other than monitor her until the vet opens first thing.

But the way things have been going, I'm worried that I'll wake up to her gone! She's one of the younger, healthier piggies.. I hate how quickly things can take a turn.
 
Brief update, only 3 more hours until the vet opens.

I checked on her just now and she was still uncomfortable so just out of wanting to do something I figured I'd poke her bum a bit to see if she would spray me with urine. Which she didnt/couldn't. I carried on a few times as she got more and more annoyed until suddenly my hand is flooded with very yellow urine, so I suppose if she was blocked, she isnt now at least..or if there's a stone, it at least moved out the way with her wiggling around enough to let her empty her bladder.

I'm going to let her calm down and rest after I upset her but I'm glad she's at least got an empty bladder. Hopefully that helps make her more comfortable until she can see a vet!

As you can see..very much not the right colour!

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Good luck, hopefully you have caught it early and it can be fixed ❤️🐾
 
Thankyou! I was able to get an appointment for 11am, they had to move some stuff around but if she has/had a blockage she obviously can't wait until another day so I'm incredibly grateful for that. I'm hoping as I've been up most of the night with her I can squeeze an hours nap in beforehand so I'm not dead on my feet by the time I have to go for my bloodwork in the afternoon.
When I checked on her before I called she came running over and did the spin she does before she gets her metacam so she must still be feeling reasonably OK 🤞plus she's still munching her pile of hay.
 
So, good news! Her bladder was empty when palpated, which means she has passed urine by herself in the 6 hours since I made her pee. It wasn't inflamed nor was there a stone. She has lost about 160g though since her health check in September though. So it seems she did have a blockage that was cleared, which is a relief that she at least doesn't need surgery.

I need to monitor her and keep weighing her, if she does it again or continues to lose weight she needs to go back, but fingers crossed she's back on track for now!

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Good news for pretty Mabel. I hope she continues eating well and puts back all the weight. No more health upsets ❤️🐾
 
Thankyou all, shes absolutely belting around the cage happy as larry at the moment and I've seen her have a wee with no squeaking or anything so that's good. Very relieved!

I got a telling off from the nurse doing my blood, I was so dehydrated that it took her a few goes and switching veins to actually get any blood out of me 🫣 and then another one from my friends at the athletics club for having not eaten or slept and trying to run after bloodwork so I've spent the evening chatting and eating cheesy chips with a hot chocolate.. I suppose today definitely could have been worse after all that. I cant wait to go to bed tonight though..
 
Eriathwen said:
Thankyou all, shes absolutely belting around the cage happy as larry at the moment and I've seen her have a wee with no squeaking or anything so that's good. Very relieved!

I got a telling off from the nurse doing my blood, I was so dehydrated that it took her a few goes and switching veins to actually get any blood out of me 🫣 and then another one from my friends at the athletics club for having not eaten or slept and trying to run after bloodwork so I've spent the evening chatting and eating cheesy chips with a hot chocolate.. I suppose today definitely could have been worse after all that. I cant wait to go to bed tonight though..
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Don’t forget taking care of yourself! Glad Mabel is well and you had a nice evening!
 
So, here we go again, I think. Mabel has been very tired today, she's still eating, pooping and bumbling around but she is unsteady, slow and just not quite herself. I'm hoping that maybe it's just a blip and by morning after having her meds, some syringe food and sleep..maybe she will perk up. However I'll be quite surprised if she is still here in the morning 😔

I prepared myself for the year to have lots of losses, but its not getting any easier. I'm comforting myself that she has had a wonderful 2+ years here, time she wouldn't have got if she had stayed in her old home.. or even gone to almost anyone else. How she has even made it this long given that nothing actually works properly is a small miracle and a testament to how much she enjoys her life. It will be the end of quite an era if she does pass.. 😥

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Aw, poor Mabel. She looks like a bunny, tucked in the hay like that. Your excellent care has allowed her to enjoy her life ❤️ She is a very beautiful piggy.
 
Mabel is still with us, I'm worried she may have an infection. She is a lot more awake but is in gut stasis. I'm waiting for a call back from the vet atm, fingers crossed that won't be long. But she's had extra motility meds as she has plenty of those. Her abdomen is like a rock though, she's more mobile but very wobbly 😔

I honestly wasn't expecting her to still be here but she's a little fighter. Unfortunately in this condition I can't put her in with Silver as being an un neutered male he would pester the life out of the poor thing.

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Poor Mabel, having a painful stomach is awful. I hope the motility meds get her digestive system moving again. She seems to be a stoic piggy with a strong will to live. I hope she gets comfortable again ❤️
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So, Mabel is still with us. She saw the vet earlier and recieved antibiotics and fluids, orally and subQ, I didnt feel comfortable given how little of her there is to do subQ fluids at home so she is being hospitalised tomorrow all day to have fluids little and often..essentially the closest thing they can do to putting her on a drip. They'll feed and medicate her throughout the day if I can keep her going overnight. She said I'd done well to get her this far so that's something.

So, not the best news, but a bit of hope. Fingers still firmly crossed for the poor old thing 😔
 
Mabel is still fighting, pain seems to be the biggest issue at the moment, hopefully once she's properly rehydrated the worst of what was dried up in her GI tract has been passed, she will be comfier.

At the moment she's had her meds, had a bit of a run around and decided that she would rather nap on me than eat her critical care.. I almost don't have the heart to wake her up, but I know it's for her own good really 😬

I'm going to miss her tomorrow if we make it that far, and I am very worried she is going to struggle. She's very flat in the cage, she always is, she perks up massively when she's out with us. Especially if it means she can watch the TV 😅 I'll let them know tomorrow that if she deteriorates I'll bring her home where she's most comfortable. She thrives off of undivided attention when she is unwell. I know she's in the beat place but they're busy, they can't be with her every minute.

Come on little sausage 😔 keep pooping! (Please ignore the multiple critical care smears all over me, shes a mucky bugger 😅)

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Mabel has been dropped off for her day of food and fluids.. shes going to be spending the morning in the vets jumper with her while she's in meetings, seeing as she prefers to have company and human contact which makes me feel a little better.
She kind of proved my point as she was pressed up against the bars of her carrier so she could rest her head on my fingers, so at least I didn't sound crazy when I explained she might throw a bit of a wobble if she was left alone.

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It's not sounding good, they're struggling to get food into her.. they've said not to be surprised if they call to say she's trying to pass, but they'll keep trying. If they're still struggling when I next hear from them I will probably ask to bring her home. I'd rather she was here without the stress of being at the vet, it may help. She does seem to prefer being here with me, but I know getting fluids into her is important. Its going to be a long day.
 
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