Eriathwens piggies

Aw thankyou all, the plan is to have him seen by our vet in the new year just to make sure his aggression isn't pain related but I dont think it is, being 5 months old thats pretty much bang on when his male hormones will have kicked in bless him but doesn't hurt to be sure, plus I want to discuss xrays for when he hits 12 and 18 months to monitor his bones for osteodystrophy. Hes a really sweet piggy with people, a little scared but its his first day so I'm not surprised.
 
I hope everyone is having a good Christmas!

Little Finlay is lovely, hes been out to watch a bit of Oliver on TV, he sat himself down and washed my arm. I cant get over how beautiful he is, its such a shame what comes with the shiny hair, but with any luck he won't have any issues.
Hes been loving his Christmas present, they all got an apple and pansy heart each :)

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He wasn't thrilled about it but I decided to take a base weight for him to make sure he is settling well..now I knew he felt heavy but I cannot believe it! Hes already almost 900g at just 5 months old 😲

Hes going to be a big, chunky adult by the looks of it!
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Oops! That video has done that to a few people now 🤣 he certainly knows how to make sure he isnt forgotten bless him
 
I’m sorry you lost the beautiful Leonard - popcorn free at Rainbow bridge Leonard . Sometimes things just happen and I’m not one bit surprised that Leonard sent you Finlay. 🥰
 
Fern and Oliver are doing well, I forgot to update about them earlier. Fern seems to be responding really well to being put on metacam, her weight was stable for a few days and has now started to go up! Shes the heaviest she has been here and is not far off a kilo :)

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I'm so proud of them both, they're such lovely characters, although Fern still tries to shoot past the vet out the carrier and off the table when she goes to the vets 🤦‍♀️ but I'm sure she will calm down a bit eventually lol!
Both have gained almost 300g each now, they feel like piggies, not bags of bones. Its lovely to be able to handle them and not worry about breaking them, especially Fern, she was so fragile feeling. I cant wait to get into our new house so Oliver can be neutered and both can be introduced to their new friends (I'm still not 100% who theyre going with yet) but there's still a way to go before I'm happy for Olivers body to deal with the stress of surgery and Fern to deal with the stress of bonding. Although its mostly paranoia on my part for Oliver, no one likes sending them for elective surgery they technically don't need, Fern handled the anesthesia wonderfully when she went in, I know he would be in the best hands, but I just want to be sure 😅
 
Wow 300 gms that’s a huge weight gain for both of them, poor little mites must have been so starved. They look great and have a happy secure future now with you x
 
Misty seemed painful again, so I managed to get her in to see our vet today, it seems to be her kidneys :( she's booked for xrays Monday although it looks like she's going to have to be referred to a specialist. Not ideal but the choice between new furniture for the house or Misty.. the choice is easy. I'm just glad I have the couple of grand needed, because the alternative isn't an option at the best of times, but especially not so soon after losing Leonard. Not that I managed to articulate that at the vet 🤦‍♀️ last time I was there was with Leonard so I had a bit of a panic attack but luckily I dont think anyone noticed.

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Eriathwen said:
Misty seemed painful again, so I managed to get her in to see our vet today, it seems to be her kidneys :( she's booked for xrays Monday although it looks like she's going to have to be referred to a specialist. Not ideal but the choice between new furniture for the house or Misty.. the choice is easy. I'm just glad I have the couple of grand needed, because the alternative isn't an option at the best of times, but especially not so soon after losing Leonard. Not that I managed to articulate that at the vet 🤦‍♀️ last time I was there was with Leonard so I had a bit of a panic attack but luckily I dont think anyone noticed.

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Aw, hope it’s nothing too bad like my Ted x
 
Bill & Ted said:
Aw, hope it’s nothing too bad like my Ted x
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Thankyou, poor Ted :( I'm not even sure what I'm hoping it is right now.. she has age on her side, she hasn't lost weight, she's eating very normally and acting pretty much the same as ever.. But the poor thing was kicking, trying to bite, crying and all sorts at the vet having her kidneys felt. If it wasn't for the fact I could see her tensing up and squinting from time to time and just being ever so slightly quieter than normal, you wouldn't think she was in pain at all. Its so strange.
 
Eriathwen said:
Thankyou, poor Ted :( I'm not even sure what I'm hoping it is right now.. she has age on her side, she hasn't lost weight, she's eating very normally and acting pretty much the same as ever.. But the poor thing was kicking, trying to bite, crying and all sorts at the vet having her kidneys felt. If it wasn't for the fact I could see her tensing up and squinting from time to time and just being ever so slightly quieter than normal, you wouldn't think she was in pain at all. Its so strange.
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Hope you can find out what the matter is, good she has age on her side, that’s a big plus x
 
Had an absolutely awful 24 hours, not guinea pig related but.. hes an honorary guinea pig bless him lol our cat Willow stopped being able to pass poop and started vomiting and was rushed to the out of hours vets yesterday evening, they kept him for about 7 hours, some miscommunication about when we could collect him and what they had actually done with him meant I was pretty clueless..even what they sent to my regular vets didn't clarify anything. He went in today as he is still very doped on ketamine and id rather he saw our normal vets, hes got a painful bladder.. hes going back tomorrow first thing along with Misty for her xrays. Its going to be a long, expensive month I think. Frustratingly urinary issues aren't covered by Willows insurance 😭 but nevermind. As long as the animals are ok thats all that matters.

While all that was going on I recieved a message to say Clover was now able to be collected so she's coming to live with us Tuesday. So thats good news after all the bad stuff!

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Thankyou, he has been able to pass some urine so thats good, they were concerned about him getting blocked, and I've been able to get him to eat and drink. Shame you can't syringe feed cats like you can guinea pigs! 😅 (not that I didnt try this morning, he was having none of it)
 
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