Eriathwens piggies

Bill & Ted said:
Fingers crossed for little Leonard x
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Thankyou! I really appreciate all the well wishes for him, knowing you guys understand really helps. He's family, not just a pet.. having the forum really helps stop me freaking out about worst case scenarios.
 
I was going to wait until I got copies of his xrays sent to me but that might take a while so I figured I would update you guys and then make a separate thread for him in the health bit when the xrays get to me so I can get some advice there.. but we got home with him about 10 minutes ago.

Leonard has Osteodystrophy.. I had put it out of my mind because I had no intention of breeding from them, but both he and Shelly are satin carriers, at the time, I had no idea that carriers were also prone to this, although the fact he's made it to 2.5 years old before it started showing symptoms is pretty good, although his bones are pretty bad. His knees and a vertebrae in his spine look awful and he is at a reasonably high risk of bone breakages at the moment so needs extra gentle handling. At this point, painkillers, increased calcium and vitamin C, decrease of phosphorus in his diet is all that can be done and then when he is no longer able to be kept comfortable, we will have to let him go.

At some point I will be taking Shellybean in for xrays also to screen for OD.
 
Not a great diagnosis but at least now you know what you’re dealing with.
I’m sure that Leonard is in the best possible home he could be and he will receive all the care he needs from you.
I guess it’s going to be hard on you so please remember we’re all here to support you
 
Thankyou, I really appreciate having all you guys on the forum to talk to, and I'm glad that we at last know whats going on, so we can actually do something about it, but I wish it was something else :( I've had 2 satins before who also had this horrible issue when I was in my early teens, I had no idea this existed! So at least I kind of know what we're dealing with and the silver lining is so far it is not effecting his jaw, which was the issue I had before, the anaesthetics from the regular dentals ended up being too much for Honey to deal with and she passed away about 6/8 months after being diagnosed. So as long as we avoid that scenario, I'm hopeful he can still enjoy life for quite a while to come.
 
Sorry to hear about poor Leonard's diagnosis, but like Merab's Slave said, at least you know what you're dealing with and can plan accordingly. He's in the best possible hands!

Sending lots of hugs x
 
Sat having myself a little cry, Leonards just done a huge wee with virtually no pain. Given how sore he was yesterday which prompted me taking him back in, its already quite a step in the right direction. I'm hoping the extra calcium and vitamin C he's been getting since the first assumption of arthritis has strengthened his bones again just enough to lessen the pain. Hopefully his joint support stuff will come tomorrow, I'm not too sure how useful it will be with OD but it cant do any harm I wouldnt have thought.

Thankyou guys for all the hugs, i've been all over the place today happy one minute he doesnt need surgery then devastated that we can only manage his pain so I could really do with them!
 
The support on this forum is wonderful! When Christian had to have his HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE abscess removed earlier on in the year the amount of love and hugs that was shown to me was amazing. It made me feel that there were others out there who knew what I was going through and I wasn't alone. People don't really understand about piggies if they have never had them and think they are "just" guinea pigs.
 
Very true, I remember the support I got when Bramble was unwell, I was expecting people to tell me to just put her to sleep but we got so much support here :)

I forgot to say earlier (I think..) that they all loved him down at the vets, the nurse that booked us in had a good giggle at his picnic. He was so well behaved too he didnt need restraining or anaesthetic. Apparently they usually pop them inside a sort of sock so they're still for the xray, but Leonard just sat there and let her lay him on his side! I'm going to remind him of that next time he's kicking off about having his nails done. If he can be on his best behaviour at the vets, he can do it at home XD little monkey.
 
Here he is taking his calcium and vitamin D last night, he's such a brave boy I'm surprised he can stand like that with all the bits of bone in his knees. He is still very much pain free this morning so I'm a lot more hopeful than I was yesterday.. it still doesn't feel quite real. He's still comfortable enough to be sticking those little legs out too!


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It tastes really nice, it's orange flavoured XD smells nice as well. His xrays were sent :) I'm pleased with how un swiss cheesey his bones look but they should be so much crisper and whiter..hopefully with time we can get his calcium levels back up or at the very least stop it getting worse. But I thought they were pretty interesting so while i've already popped them in the health and illness bit, I figured I may as well stick them here too!
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On a slightly more cheerful note, everyone is enjoying their dinner... It's been a while since I took pictures of everyone else! Bramble was having none of it and didnt come out to see me.. because she's sulking, she doesnt like it when my main focus everytime I walk in the room is not her. I might have to pick up some treats tomorrow to make her feel better XD stroppy madam!

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Eriathwen said:
Here he is taking his calcium and vitamin D last night, he's such a brave boy I'm surprised he can stand like that with all the bits of bone in his knees. He is still very much pain free this morning so I'm a lot more hopeful than I was yesterday.. it still doesn't feel quite real. He's still comfortable enough to be sticking those little legs out too!


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what a good boy :D
 
I'm still waiting for a video of Screamy Chub-chub Bean in action! :D
 
Don't let her little face fool you! Bramble knows what she wants and how to get it haha I have a picture somewhere of her throwing a syringe because I stopped to take a picture but she wanted food XD I'll have to see if I can find that later.

I gave everyone treats earlier and took this video of most of them bickering...No idea how to share, the little monkeys! Shows the hierarchy really well though, Shelly at the top, then Ivory, Delilah, Misty then the 2 babies. Daisy has peaced out altogether and is right at the bottom, she's not even in the video bless her! She had the right idea though, her disinterest in politics meant she could sit in the corner eating everyone's treats while the rest of them showed off!

 
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