Gingeypig101
New Born Pup
One of my 3 year old boars was ill 2 weeks ago and went off his food, was urinating blood and seemed really withdrawn and uncomfortable. My vet thought was it could be a UTI or bladder stones and prescribed Metacam and Baytril for a week but this hasn't made any improvement. I didn't go down the route of further investigations, e.g. ultrasound or xrays, partly due to cost and also because if this does show something surgical I am unlikely to choose it as I couldn't put him through it. He has been steadily losing weight for months although this has been most dramatic in the last 2 weeks where he has dropped from 890g to 720g. He is visibly thin and still urinating blood. He picks at his hay but won't accept nuggets and hardly wants any veggies which is so unlike him.
I think I know in my heart what the right decision is but I would really welcome some outside input as I am struggling so much with this. I worry that I should be funding further investigations and treatment and that I will be judged for choosing to have him PTS instead. He and his companion are the first pets that has truly been mine and have helped me through some of the toughest years of my life.
I think I know in my heart what the right decision is but I would really welcome some outside input as I am struggling so much with this. I worry that I should be funding further investigations and treatment and that I will be judged for choosing to have him PTS instead. He and his companion are the first pets that has truly been mine and have helped me through some of the toughest years of my life.