animalloverinneedofadvice
New Born Pup
Hi I am a guinea pig owner and I have been for a good few years. I was doing some research and tried to find some help with a question when I stumbled along this forum, had a look around and saw how amazing you all are and thought you may be able to give me some advice.
I recently made an appointment with my vet to have my guinea pig pts. She is a 4 and a half year old sow.
In late February she started having stomach issues so was put on Emeprid, when it didn't go away we tried all sorts of things like Cisapride and fibreplex. She was also being support fed and on painkillers. The whole time she was acting just like her normal self, eating well and a ton of personality.
After about a month and 2 weeks we decided to do some investigative work, and found she had some dental issue of some sort, they fixed it but we were given a terminal diagnosis.
It has been almost 4 weeks since then and she is showing signs of deteriorating again, her stomach is going funny and her weight is slowing dropping as it did pre dental operation. We spoke to the vet and alongside my judgement we decided to put her down Wednesday.
The issue is that she seems like herself, she is acting like herself, she is eating on her own and has all the personality in the world but I know she is in discomfort now and very soon it will go worse. She is on painkillers twice a day for preventative measure and I do believe if i stop this she will go worse, but I can not help feel like i am killing her instead of putting her to sleep.
Please know I definitely know this is right for her and us, from what i have read it says i am in the gray area, but it doesnt make it feel any better. This may sound bad but if she was in a bad way i may feel better about it. I am just wondering if there is anything i can do to make me feel better about it as deep down i know this is the right decision it just feels like i am putting down my best friend while she is still "fine" (even if i know she is in pain in the inside)
I recently made an appointment with my vet to have my guinea pig pts. She is a 4 and a half year old sow.
In late February she started having stomach issues so was put on Emeprid, when it didn't go away we tried all sorts of things like Cisapride and fibreplex. She was also being support fed and on painkillers. The whole time she was acting just like her normal self, eating well and a ton of personality.
After about a month and 2 weeks we decided to do some investigative work, and found she had some dental issue of some sort, they fixed it but we were given a terminal diagnosis.
It has been almost 4 weeks since then and she is showing signs of deteriorating again, her stomach is going funny and her weight is slowing dropping as it did pre dental operation. We spoke to the vet and alongside my judgement we decided to put her down Wednesday.
The issue is that she seems like herself, she is acting like herself, she is eating on her own and has all the personality in the world but I know she is in discomfort now and very soon it will go worse. She is on painkillers twice a day for preventative measure and I do believe if i stop this she will go worse, but I can not help feel like i am killing her instead of putting her to sleep.
Please know I definitely know this is right for her and us, from what i have read it says i am in the gray area, but it doesnt make it feel any better. This may sound bad but if she was in a bad way i may feel better about it. I am just wondering if there is anything i can do to make me feel better about it as deep down i know this is the right decision it just feels like i am putting down my best friend while she is still "fine" (even if i know she is in pain in the inside)