Queenjellybeany
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi all!
I’m
starting a fresh post after one of my old ones as I finally have the diagnose that my Yen has kidney failure.
The vet saw her two weeks ago and said she is quite steady atm, she has lost weight but not a worrying decline so shes basically said to take each day as it comes. She said it can change with each pig, sometimes they can live with failure for a while and sometimes they go quite quickly.
I went away for a few days so a friend fed them while I was gone, but she let me pick her up very easily today, she’s normally quite skittish but it didn’t seem like she could be bothered. She has been eating still with no problems and is still excited for food however she feels very frail to me when I held her. I will weigh her again later and compare it to last times results but atm I would like to leave her to rest.
I know kidney failure can take a pig very quickly, I’m just wondering what experience people in this group have with pigs and kidney failure and if there’s any tips at all on how I can keep her comfortable.
It’s hard to say if she’s lethargic because she’s always been very lazy lol!
Also she is 4 years old
Thank you!
I’m
starting a fresh post after one of my old ones as I finally have the diagnose that my Yen has kidney failure.
The vet saw her two weeks ago and said she is quite steady atm, she has lost weight but not a worrying decline so shes basically said to take each day as it comes. She said it can change with each pig, sometimes they can live with failure for a while and sometimes they go quite quickly.
I went away for a few days so a friend fed them while I was gone, but she let me pick her up very easily today, she’s normally quite skittish but it didn’t seem like she could be bothered. She has been eating still with no problems and is still excited for food however she feels very frail to me when I held her. I will weigh her again later and compare it to last times results but atm I would like to leave her to rest.
I know kidney failure can take a pig very quickly, I’m just wondering what experience people in this group have with pigs and kidney failure and if there’s any tips at all on how I can keep her comfortable.
It’s hard to say if she’s lethargic because she’s always been very lazy lol!
Also she is 4 years old
Thank you!