Eriathwens piggies

I am so sorry you are not well, it's so easy to take too many painkillers when you are in a lot odf pain or very unwell. I hope you feel better soon.
Good news on Misty. Fingers crossed she and Leonard like each other.
 
Thankyou, luckily at the moment I'm just very tired, and the pain in my shoulder and neck that was the reason for the painkillers has also nearly gone. I can't believe i've reached the age where sleeping in the wrong position hurts for days after 😅

As long as Leonard doesn't get too over excited, I'm confident he is chilled enough to accept whatever strop Misty throws at him to begin with bless him, he's such a gentle little man.
 
Thanks, I feel quite a bit better now :) although I was late with Leonard's metacam yesterday..which has meant he was a bit uncomfortable in the night and sat in his pee. So..he had a spa day with a nice bath, grease gland clean and a smearing of f10 barrier cream.
It might take me a while to fix the bathroom, he's managed to cover the floor in water and shampoo haha

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Remember when I said I'm sure things would pick up? Ooft..should have kept my mouth shut :doh:
So last night I go up and Shelly is an absolute mess, her back end is soaked. So I take her out, wipe her off and she is very stiff and uncomfortable in the back legs. While catching her I could clearly see she wasn't walking right. Thankfully we have plenty metacam atm so she was given some of that and very quickly she became much more normal and was able to clean herself up which is good, she was so sore I didn't really want to bath her.

At first I was hoping it was just her lumps starting to get in the way but no, she was limping more on the left leg, than the right which has the lumps. I'm so worried that being Leonard's full, biological sister she has begun showing signs of Osteodystrophy too..I'm hopeful for arthritis but it's too much of a coincidence I think. This is most likely the reason she retired as herd leader I'd imagine. She's still eating, drinking and piggying about as normal, the earliest appointment we could get for her was Monday :( but thankfully we have enough metacam to keep her comfortable until then. Poor Shellybean.

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Thanks, I'm hoping so. Although I have a feeling this was caused by giving them the pumpkin, it is quite a bit higher in phosphorus than calcium, which means I may have accidentally caused a calcium crash..had I known she had Osteodystrophy if course I wouldn't have given it to them :( lesson learned. She's picked up really well though and I've started her on osteocare so she's getting a little extra calcium, vitamin D, zinc and magnesium to hopefully curb her body taking calcium from the bones until her blood phosphorus levels go back to normal...just in case. I still have everything crossed it's something else though.

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Well today has been one of those days! Leonard needed to see a vet today as he has started peeing blood. He's really quite painful, she could feel what was either a bladder stone or a mass..we're not sure. He's booked in for xrays and ultrasound first thing tomorrow, then we decide where to go from there, most likely surgery if whats in there can't pass by itself. Then at 4 we're going back with Shelly and she will no doubt be booked in for xrays the following morning. :eek: They're so, so worth it, but...ouch!
 
Hope you find out soon what’s wrong, aren’t they a worry, but delightful all the same x
 
Thankyou, Leonard was dropped off at 9am..still not heard anything from them. He may be having surgery today if it's very bad and/or they can fit him in. I'm usually pretty good at distracting myself but I'm really anxious waiting, haven't been able to eat. I fell asleep and dreamed I was saying goodbye to him, so now I'm even more worried something has happened to him but I know they would have called if it had.
I just don't want to turn up at at 4 with Shelly and causing a scene by crying 😅
 
Aw, sending you big hugs 🤗 it’s awful waiting for the vets to ring and let you know what’s happening. We have all been there and we know how you are feeling. Fingers all crossed Leonard will be fine and Shelley too x
 
So they rang, they had to give him a whiff of gas because he refused to sit still in the position they needed, even in their little sock restraint which is understandable, he is sore. Unfortunately? Fortunately? He has a bladder stone, so it is at least not cancer or a tumour or anything we can't do anything about, and it's at least not nothing and a mystery where he's going to still be in pain and we wont know why. That does however mean surgery in the next few days, which is scary. But he's a brave boy, who enjoys his little life and I'm sure he wont go down without a fight. We can collect him when we come down with Shelly so only an hour or so until we leave.
 
We're home. Shelly has also inherited Osteodystrophy, same as Leonard, he didn't even need to do xrays to see it, her muscles have started to atrophy in the back end, if the paracetamol and metacam doesn't keep her comfortable then we'll have a look at xrays and maybe gabapentine. Leonard is scheduled for surgery on Friday to have his stone removed. He's happily munching on his hay and Shellys in a right strop..although also stuffing her face again. At least they still have good appetites! (Top 2 are Leonard, bottom 2 are Shelly)

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aw, look at them, they are so beautiful. Sorry for Shelley’s diagnosis, such a shame but I know it is what you were expecting, hope she responds to the meds, I did not know piggies could have gabapentin, I was almost put on that for nerve pain some years ago. I’m wishing Leonard all the luck for his op on Friday, I hope it goes well for him X
 
Thankyou! They have such characterful faces bless them, I don't think I could possibly be without a little cream piggy now, they have really left their mark!
It is what we expected and to be honest, they're the best results out of a bag of worst case scenarios so I can't be too sad about it, not for too long anyway. His bladder is unfortunately quite thickened, inflamed and very sore so recovery is not going to be easy even if the surgery goes well, but he loves his little life so much I completely believe he will fight as hard as he can to get better. And I can hand on heart say even with all the risks, there is absolutely no one else I would rather be doing the surgery, there are very few people I would entrust my piggies to, but I'm happy that he's in good hands.
 
Such gorgeous piggies.
Hope all goes well for Leonard on Friday.
Will be thinking of you.
Sorry to hear about Shelley’s diagnosis. Hope that the meds will help her
 
Thanks! Shelly is luckily doing pretty well considering she had a very thorough physical examination! She's dealing with her rough day like a champ.
As is Leonard, bless him. From what I've seen, piggies with OD are absolute little warriors and Leonard and Shelly are no exception it seems :) Leonard is eating so well in spite of being in so much discomfort and pain I'm amazed at how well he's acting, if I had a bladder stone the size of his I'd most definitely be complaining about it!
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I focussed so much on the bad bits of today I totally forgot the good bits. Looking at Leonard's xrays, his bones have not declined at all, they look pretty much exactly the same as last year which is a big win!
Also..look at the size of baby Hazel! She has been on the protein shakes while my backs been turned by the looks of it, she's growing like a weed.

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