Eriathwens piggies

yes, I bet it was a bit of stitch hanging around 👍 it should heal well now.
Poor little man, wonder what has happened? I’ve not herd of that complication before. Best to wait and see, sounds risky, hoping he doesn’t need the operation 🤞
Aw, handsome Paddington, what a boy! Glad it was only a skin tag, he’s such a little character x
 
Theyre having the time of their lives! I was just sat watching them eat their veggies and Oliver came up to me and stood on his back legs, exactly as he did the first day I got him and gave him nice big piles of food, it was strange, but also very adorable 😅
I'm so proud of both of them, I was expecting them to go totally over the top but they seem to be doing very well.

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Crazy Miss Daisy has an appointment tomorrow with our vet. I noticed a while ago she kind of tripped on nothing with her left leg but nothing ever came of it..however in the last week I've seen her hold her left leg up for a single step about 3 times. Upon inspection the 2 very small mammary lumps she had when being spayed over a year ago have grown all of a sudden and are now about 5 in number. They seem to occasionally roll into her groin impeding her ability to walk, so I'm going to have them checked out to see if we're at a stage they need removing or if they seem to be something more sinister than just fatty lumps :(

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So it seems pretty likely the lumps Daisy has are cancerous but fingers crossed not. They are going to be removed on the 20th and sent away for analysis. With them gone she should hopefully live a full, natural lifespan apparently but I cant help but be worried.

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Fingers crossed once they are gone, they are gone. Bill developed two mammary tumours, very small. Simon Maddock removed them and Bill recovered amazingly well and had no more trouble x
 
Thanks, I'm getting used to the idea now that ive had some time to process it. Bless her you wouldn't know anything was wrong. I have got her some premature baby grows seeing as last time she wouldn't leave her incision alone but I'm hoping she will be better behaved this time..being older and wiser 🤣

I had to remove Tilly, Hazel and Finley from their pen so the guy who came to service the boiler could get a good look at the water tank. I used the opportunity to take a few family photos. I noticed Tillys teeth have decided to wear strangely again and her poops are a little soft, I'm hoping it was just from the brief upset of adding Finley and it will settle with some probiotics and skipped veggies. But if not the gerbil has an appointment Tuesday so I can always see if it's OK to bring her along as well.

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Unfortunately we've had some absolutely crap news today. Daisy went in to have her mammary lumps removed, once shaved and on the table my vet noticed she had another lump in her abdomen which needed investigating and took priority. So she was opened up and unfortunately she has a 3-4cm tumour, the cancer has clearly spread to her lymph nodes so.. yeah. All we can do is keep her comfortable until she needs to be pts.

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I'm so sorry to learn you have had the worst news. Remember that Daisy doesn't know she's ill. She'll just keep bimbly away doing bimbly piggy stuff until she can't anymore. Take this time to make lots of happy todays for Daisy. Hugs! :hug: :hug:
 
I'm so so sorry to hear your news. Try to enjoy your time with Daisy and make the most of those precious moments. She looks very happy in your pic and knows just how loved she is. Thinking of you and sending love :hug:
 
Thanks guys, shes doing surprisingly well, eating and pooping etc. I hope we can give her lots of happy today's. The nurse is calling tomorrow to see how she is and to discuss what kind of life expectancy we're looking at.

I hate my brain, I've been sat researching and reading studies.. as if I can fix this. I expect its going to take a while to come to terms with there being nothing I can really do.
She was obviously missed bless her, most of her friends came to see her at veggie time when I put her hospital cage in with them.

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So sorry for your news.
It’s a real blow when you get news like that.
Take lots of photos and make lots of lovely memories.
Holding you in my heart
 
I'm trying not to be too upset around her, I don't want her to know anything is wrong because she doesn't seem to be bothered by what's happened in the slightest.. she is starting to get a bit tired of the extra kisses though 😅

I spoke to a different nurse during her check up call so I'm still none the wiser on lifespan, but Fern has an appointment tomorrow so I'll ask my vet then about what kind of time frame we have with her, it seems to be as long as it doesn't impede her intestines she should be OK, but the speed it has grown in just a year, I dont think it's going to be as long as I would like. Although my pigs have a habit of surprising me, they're resilient little creatures.

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Meg says if your piggies get that much Coriander can she move in? Her Slave is not very generous with the Coriandeer and only a few sprigs go in for her and Patsy and Betsy to nibble on at veg time.
 
Oh I’m am so sorry to read about Daisy, what an awful shock for you. Make sure you have lots of lovely times together, it’s really tough but she doesn’t know she’s poorly x
 
Spoke to my vet today, apparently the tumor was too close to her aorta to remove. Obviously can't say for certain but we're looking at months left with her, which is better than weeks, I guess. Providing it doesn't spread further to organs or anything.. fingers crossed she gets as long as possible.

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Honestly I'm still in denial, she is so outwardly healthy, it just doesn't seem real that she is so unwell. She was popcorning away for no reason in her little hospital pen today, happy as larry.
 
I have a double appointment booked Monday, Thistle has a little cyst come up where the top of her incision was when she was spayed, with the luck ive had with suture reactions I'm getting her checked just to be safe.
The second appointment is for Delilah, shes been a little quieter than normal and seems to be developing cataracts, which I'm hoping is the cause. Otherwise I'm really worried she is having issues similar to Daisy. Her mammary lump has grown and multiplied, her and Daisy are likely related, the first mammary lump came up at the same time, they needed spaying only a month apart.. I want to just double check he can't feel any internal tumours in her too. Her lumps aren't as large as Daisys but I'm not taking any chances. I know you shouldn't have favourites but Delilah is my girl.

Daisys doing well, hopefully she can go back in with the herd tomorrow after being cleaned out, if Oliver doesn't bother her too much and her incision stays nice back on shavings.

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