hay poke help?

[peachynpigs]

hey there
This morning when i woke up i noticed one of my piggies was struggling to keep his eye open and it was quite teary, i immediately grabbed him and inspect him and didnt notice anything but i did read it could be a hay poke so i called a vet and they made me an appointment for monday, will he be okay from today to monday?
i have been feeding him some veggies and he has been eating those and drinking water but he hasn't been eating that much hay and I'm quite anxious about it; and bonus, it's the first time I'm taking any of them to the vet so if you guys have any recommendations for that as well, it would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance <3

 

[Piggies&buns]

I’m sorry to hear this.
Eyes can deteriorate quite quickly and should really be seen within 24 hours of the injury occurring but I know it can be harder to get an appointment. In the UK, eye injuries are prioritised and are seen quickly but we have a very good out of hours service and can get our pets seen at on any day and at any time.

If you are worried about your piggy’s hay intake then it is important that you switch from the lifelong routine weekly weight checks and instead weigh them daily. Those weight checks are the only way to monitor hay intake. If they are losing weight then that is because they are not eating enough hay and you need to step in and syringe feed a recovery feed. The guides below explain further

All About Syringe Feeding and Medicating Guinea Pigs with Videos and Pictures

 

[peachynpigs]

exotic pets like piggies aren't that common here in South America so i really had to search for a vet that would be a professional in it, and they don't work sundays, I'm really hoping that by some miracle he makes it to Monday, that's it

and on the hay department, I'm guessing the injured one isn't feeling that up to eating hay, and his cage mate just started going at it again, he's okay. they eat quite well and they're at a nice healthy weight so no worries on that department!

 

[Piggies&buns]

exotic pets like piggies aren't that common here in South America so i really had to search for a vet that would be a professional in it, and they don't work sundays, I'm really hoping that by some miracle he makes it to Monday, that's it

and on the hay department, I'm guessing the injured one isn't feeling that up to eating hay, and his cage mate just started going at it again, he's okay. they eat quite well and they're at a nice healthy weight so no worries on that department!

Please make sure you weigh them. If he stops eating hay or even reduces the amount and loses more than 50g in weight then you must step in and syringe feed him to keep his gut functioning

 

[peachynpigs]

absolutely will do but i really can't do anything else considering the vet gave me an appointment for monday, and I'm already terribly anxious ):

 

[Piggies&buns]

No you can’t do anything else other than the routine home care of increasing weight checks and stepping in with syringe feeding is needed.

I’m sorry to hear it’s not easy for you to access vet care.

 

[peachynpigs]

does it make it any better if he is eating veggies? he's still devouring lettuce and bell pepper, as well as a little apple i gave as a treat; it's a real tragedy that these type of pets aren't as respected and popular (for lack of a better word) outside of Europe ):

 

[Piggies&buns]

does it make it any better if he is eating veggies? he's still devouring lettuce and bell pepper, as well as a little apple i gave as a treat; it's a real tragedy that these type of pets aren't as respected and popular (for lack of a better word) outside of Europe ):

No it doesn’t I’m afraid. Hay is 75% of the daily food intake. Veg is merely a snack and does not provide the fibre intake their gut needs. If they stop eating enough hay then they lose weight rapidly due to losing such a large proportion of food intake in one go.