Hey everybody. Good news or bad first?
We got him to the vet around 5:30 pm today, the vet was very lenient on us and offered that we could pay her off in time, which we accepted. She gave him 100 ml of fluid, which he absolutely did not reject, and he looked much plumper after that. Despite the vet telling me 48 hours was hardly expected to get him cured, it could make him or break him. I would give him 6-7 ccs of antibiotics every hour on the hour, and if I stuck with it, it might just save him.
She suggested tang and pedialyte for him to drink as it had high vitamin c, so we went to the store and got him everything we thought he needed. We got home, he was stable, I was hopeful.
We got home and first thing I took him to lay down in his cage with his tang and a lamp to heat his house. Not 2 seconds after his head hits the bedding does he start hyperventilating. By now I'm frantically calling the vet again to no avail, as I believe they close at 8 pm and it was 8:30.
As you can figure, I'm panicking because he has taken a definite turn for the worse and I don't know what to do. The vet never answered.
Butterscotch died in my arms with my tears wetting his eyes for him. He was not 9 months old, and I had been looking forward to the many years we had to spend together. He was a beautiful little cavy who had a premature death, which all could have been avoided if human greed did not turn hearts cold and spiteful, as a visit to an experienced professional any time earlier would have had a different outcome.
Thank you all for your help and concern. I don't expect to be getting any more piggies for a while as I have a pomeranian puppy to keep me occupied. It's hard not to place the curse of blame on anyone at the moment, but rash actions and hot tempers lead to regretful actions and bitter conflicts. Please forgive any ignorance I have shown on this matter, I did the best I knew to do with such an untimely situation. I'll keep in touch, and if anyone wants they can email me or message me at
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Thank you all, I love you for all you've done for me in my time of despair.