Eriathwens piggies

I forgot to mention Misty went to the vet yesterday, she got the first of a course of cartrophen injections to see if that makes a difference to her squeaky wees, because nothing else has! In true Misty fashion, she wasn't best pleased. So the next few months are going to be fun. I'm secretly pleased she kicked off as much as she did, I think my vet was going to get me to do the injections, any other piggy and I'd be game, but not Misty 🤣 I've been taught how to inject sheep and oranges so I'm not totally clueless but she's definitely a 2 person job.
 
Eriathwen said:
Thankyou! I hope so to, my poor vet doesn't seem to know what else to try to keep her comfortable if they dont, I feel awful continuously bringing him ridiculous problems with no solutions!
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He sounds like a good vet willing to take on suggestions and ideas, he values your piggie knowledge 😃
 
Bill & Ted said:
He sounds like a good vet willing to take on suggestions and ideas, he values your piggie knowledge 😃
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He's a credit to his profession honestly, I was immediately sold the first time he admitted he didn't know something but would find out for me. I'd rather work together to find an answer than go to see someone who tries to pretend they have all the answers!
 
Apparently exactly 3 years ago today I first met Tilly and Hazel, I remember holding Hazel and she was so tiny and fragile, at the time I wasn't aware I would be her forever home and remember hoping she survived, being so little.

Needn't have worried though, the chunky lump is one of my largest piggies now and certainly one of the loudest 🤣

That lilac baby is her full sibling from the same litter, when they were 2 weeks old. The adult black girl is one of Tillys other daughters, Hazel's aunt. I often wish I'd had her too, she was lovely.

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Eriathwen said:
He's a credit to his profession honestly, I was immediately sold the first time he admitted he didn't know something but would find out for me. I'd rather work together to find an answer than go to see someone who tries to pretend they have all the answers!
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Absolutely! This is so refreshing, he sounds great and willing to listen to your experience too
 
Bill & Ted said:
Absolutely! This is so refreshing, he sounds great and willing to listen to your experience too
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He does, yeah. I wish my experience could take a bit more of the burden off of him with all the weird health issues I take to him 😅 but it's nice having his input when I'm out of ideas, and I hope the reverse is true too.
 
Merab's Slave said:
Your herd is living proof of the difference a knowledgeable, committed and loving owner can make.
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Aw thankyou, I try my best, it's what they deserve!

Hopefully not to jinx it, but since Mistys 2nd injection Friday, she has been peeing pretty much completely painlessly! I'm so pleased with how she's doing, I will likely ask about trying Ebony with them as well. This was her on her way to the vet Friday, she wasn't very impressed to be woken up 😅

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She’s so beautiful 😍 glad the injections worked for her.
 
I dont believe my piggies sometimes, Ebony had an appointment today, some suture material was getting spat out of her incision site so I made her an appointment. At least 3 times since making that appointment I've given it a gentle tug to see if it was dissolved enough to just come out...it didn't move. What does he do? Exactly what I did and out it comes 🤣 he managed to remove one of the knots as well and instructed me how to remove any more that may surface.
She seemed to quite enjoy her trip out of the house at least, she's been a little flat with the heat but she perked right up, just enjoys a fuss and a change of scene sometimes I think 🤣
 
I'd been holding off on giving Ebony a bath until after her appointment as I didn't want to risk ripping out the suture or anything seeing as gently pulling it, it seemed pretty firmly attached to something, but yeah.. I'm in her bad books now bless her, a bath and a vet trip all in one week 🤣

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Shes speaking to me again after they had their veggies, I am however not talking to Gus 🤣 little bugger was fast asleep on his side when I put their veggies in, didn't move at all. I just got back over to give him a poke when he smelled his lettuce! New rule of the house, no deep sleeping for the oldest few piggies, my heart can't take it 😅
 
3rd cartrophen injection for Misty today, I was able to hold her this time...not that it helped! She squealed and leapt into the air, scrambling up into my arms...bending the needle! I'm so glad I'm not the one having to give these injections.

She was suitably rewarded with a cherry tomato once home, after all, she didn't bite or pee on anyone so..silver linings 🤣

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Todays clean out was interesting, I took far too long according to Amber, who chewed her way out of her box and came bimbling out into the landing to see what I was doing 🤣 she found herself quickly and unceremoniously dumped in with Oliver, Misty and Delilah before she got herself into trouble!

Luckily everyone else behaved themselves 😅

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