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Has anyone got experience of feeding Emeraid?

That’s great hopefully the fluids will help too. Keep us updated with how you get on. Sending positive vibes 🤞🏻🤞🏻
 
valsie said:
Thank you for your tips, I am trying everything just to get something into him. This is the first time he has refused the Critical Care, usually he is fine with it. I’ve just had the Selective Science Recovery food delivered by Amazon so I will give that a go too. He is eating leafy bits ok, parsley, lettuce, mint, coriander and grass but that’s about it.
I also took your advice and got an appointment this afternoon at my local Vets 4 Pets. I asked if he could have some fluids by injection which the vet agreed to do. He weighed him and he’s down to 575g today, the lowest he’s ever been.
I explained that he was already being treated by another vet in Northampton so I didn’t expect any other treatment and the vet was fine with that. I feel very lucky that I managed to get him seen at such notice, think it helped that I know the receptionist very well.
So all I can do for now is keep offering him different bits to eat (I do mix porridge oats into the syringe food, and he does eat some just dry) and try to keep him going until hopefully I can get an emergency appointment with Kim or Simon on Tuesday.
This little boy is such a fighter with such a strong will to live, how he is still here is beyond me tbh.
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Aw holding you in my heart, hope you can get an appointment on Tuesday, ring at 8.00 am they get very busy and appointments are snapped up so quickly.

I do have an appointment for late Wednesday afternoon if you can’t get an appointment on Tuesday. Please PM me before midday on Tuesday if you need it with your name, details etc and your piggies name otherwise I will cancel it as my boy Ted passed over the bridge just before Christmas x
 
Bill & Ted said:
Aw holding you in my heart, hope you can get an appointment on Tuesday, ring at 8.00 am they get very busy and appointments are snapped up so quickly.

I do have an appointment for late Wednesday afternoon if you can’t get an appointment on Tuesday. Please PM me before midday on Tuesday if you need it with your name, details etc and your piggies name otherwise I will cancel it as my boy Ted passed over the bridge just before Christmas x
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Oh, I’m so sorry to hear about Ted’s passing, it’s heartbreaking when they go isn’t it , was he a senior piggy?💔. That’s so kind of you to offer your appointment for Wednesday, I will definitely let you know if I need it if I can’t get one for tomorrow. This is going to sound like a stupid question but I don’t know how to PM on here!
 
Just a thought...is there anyone on this group used animal CBD cream/oil? I follow a guinea pig rescue in America (LAGuineapigrescue) which is run by an amazing lady called Saskia. She does lots of online talks/videos and always recommends CBD cream/oil for sick and senior piggies. She sells it at her rescue but obviously coming from America it would take a long time to get here. I’ve looked online but can’t seem to find it and just wondered if anyone has used it on their sick piggies?
 
valsie said:
Just a thought...is there anyone on this group used animal CBD cream/oil? I follow a guinea pig rescue in America (LAGuineapigrescue) which is run by an amazing lady called Saskia. She does lots of online talks/videos and always recommends CBD cream/oil for sick and senior piggies. She sells it at her rescue but obviously coming from America it would take a long time to get here. I’ve looked online but can’t seem to find it and just wondered if anyone has used it on their sick piggies?
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I wouldn't use it without discussing it with a vet first.
 
valsie said:
Oh, I’m so sorry to hear about Ted’s passing, it’s heartbreaking when they go isn’t it , was he a senior piggy?💔. That’s so kind of you to offer your appointment for Wednesday, I will definitely let you know if I need it if I can’t get one for tomorrow. This is going to sound like a stupid question but I don’t know how to PM on here!
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He was a dental piggie and reach a good age of nearly 6. Ted was due for this dental on the 30th of December, my travel partners were taking him up to Northampton with them and their two dental piggies. We shared the journeys, they live in Devon.
Private messages is the little envelope button along the green bar, click on that and you basically have a private email.
If I don’t hear anything by midday tomorrow I’ll cancel the appointment. If you get an appointment you can just post normally and I’ll check the thread x Good luck, hope you can x
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Awww poor little Ted 😢. These piggies really get under your skin don’t they, especially the ones you have nursed through illness. Treacle is pretty much taking over my whole life atm, but I’m just glad I have the time to devote to him.
We bought my daughter one of those pen things for her laptop as she’s been working from home for months now, she’s finding it very useful.
Thank you for explaining the PM...really quite easy when you know how! I will definitely let you know by midday tomorrow about the appointment. Today he’s so poorly I’m really thinking it might be kinder to put him to sleep but I think I will let Kim or Simon see him and advise what they think is best for him 😢.
 
valsie said:
Awww poor little Ted 😢. These piggies really get under your skin don’t they, especially the ones you have nursed through illness. Treacle is pretty much taking over my whole life atm, but I’m just glad I have the time to devote to him.
We bought my daughter one of those pen things for her laptop as she’s been working from home for months now, she’s finding it very useful.
Thank you for explaining the PM...really quite easy when you know how! I will definitely let you know by midday tomorrow about the appointment. Today he’s so poorly I’m really thinking it might be kinder to put him to sleep but I think I will let Kim or Simon see him and advise what they think is best for him 😢.
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Oh no poor Treacle, I hope you can get an early appointment tomorrow, fingers crossed he pulls through. They are fab vets, if anyone can really help him then they can. Thinking of you both x
 
I’ve just noticed this evening when I looked in Treacle’s mouth that one of his front teeth (top) has broken off about half way up so his top teeth are now uneven. I don’t know when this happened, but could this be the reason why he’s been unable to eat? Have managed to get some Science Recovery into him by syringe this evening but not very much.
 
Sorry to hear about his tooth. Can you upload a picture? My boy has had a section of one of his bottom teeth broken before but the vet said it would grow back quickly and it didn’t effect his eating and it grew back in a couple of days. I think it’s if their both slanted it’s a problem as it shows there is a problem with their back teeth.
 
The broken tooth could definitely be part of the problem. It could be that there is an infection or brewing abscess under the tooth, that has caused a weekness in it. Just keep getting food into him. If he isn't taking much at each sitting, then little and often works just as well. Hopefully you can get an appontment tomorrow. Ring at 8 am, as emergency appointments go quickly. x
 
Bill & Ted said:
Oh no poor Treacle, I hope you can get an early appointment tomorrow, fingers crossed he pulls through. They are fab vets, if anyone can really help him then they can. Thinking of you both x
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Good Morning, just to let you know that I’ve managed to get an emergency appointment with Simon at 10.50 am today so literally leaving in a minute....will update when we get home this afternoon x
 
valsie said:
Good Morning, just to let you know that I’ve managed to get an emergency appointment with Simon at 10.50 am today so literally leaving in a minute....will update when we get home this afternoon x
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Aw, that’s great news, sending you and Treacle the very best wishes for a speedy recovery x
 
So little Treacle (he is so little at only 575g) was seen by Kim today. She wasn’t too concerned by the broken tooth and said it would soon grow back but that it could be the reason why he stopped eating a few days ago (I’m not sure when it broke as I only noticed it yesterday). His breathing is not good, he’s very congested in his nose and he’s now on a different antibiotic ( azithroymycin) and has added Tramadol to the Loxicom that he was already on. She did warn me that azithroymycin doesn’t agree with all piggies so I need to keep my eye on him (I hardly take my eyes off him these days!) and to stop it if he has any adverse effects. I feel very nervous about giving it to him but I know he needs it to help with his congestion.
Kim has burred his teeth as necessary so I’m hoping he will pick up with his eating if his mouth is more comfortable.

I don’t know what they give them in there but every time I’ve taken Treacle, he comes out like a different guinea pig! Going up in the car he looked so poorly and sad and I feared the worse for him. When he came out from seeing Kim, I put some food in the carrier for him and he didn’t stop eating for about an hour! Then we got home and I put him back in his room with his friend Ziggy, he was eating carrot and porridge oats. I just need to see him eating some hay now and I will be one happy mummy.
This little boy never ceases to amaze me with his will to live and that’s why I haven’t given up on him yet. I know his time will come when he’s had enough but until then I will continue to try and keep him as happy and comfortable as I can.
 
Kim and Simon really are the best! ❤️
so glad your little guy is showing improvement.
Yes Azithromycin can upset gut bacteria, but many piggies do tolerate it very well, and it’s an excellent antibiotic for anything respiratory. Just keep an eye on him
 
Aw, so glad Treacle has been seen and you are back home with new meds and painkillers. It may take a few days for him to start eating hay again. Piggies who have a dental problem do loose a little confidence when they find they can’t chew it for whatever reason. But I’m sure he will be keen to try it very soon 😋
Fingers crossed for the little Treacle x
 
Just to reassure you further re hay eating. Our piggy, Tilly, who eats despite her teeth, not because of, as they’re so bad, eats barely any hay, but she is very well. Tilly loves grass, veg, oats and the tiny blackcurrant and oregano nuggets. She’s bright, energetic and full of life and hasn’t eaten actual hay for over 2 years!
 
furryfriends (TEAS) said:
Just to reassure you further re hay eating. Our piggy, Tilly, who eats despite her teeth, not because of, as they’re so bad, eats barely any hay, but she is very well. Tilly loves grass, veg, oats and the tiny blackcurrant and oregano nuggets. She’s bright, energetic and full of life and hasn’t eaten actual hay for over 2 years!
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That is reassuring 😊. Can Tilly’s teeth not be fixed or improved?
 
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