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Meg has lost weight - a bit worried!

When I weighed Meg this morning she weighed in at 954g which is very low for her. I decided that I would syringe feed her to see how hungry she was. Well lets just say she was the easiest piggie I have ever syringe fed! She wolfed down 7ml of SS Recovery plus then took an extra 1ml and in between me taking the empty syringe out of her mouth and filling it up again she was licking it out of the bowl. Then when I put her back in the hutch she was straight at the pellets I had left in there for Christian. I think I can safely say that she is a hungry girl! Totally unlike her. There is definitely something not right. I'll be speaking to the vet at 9am .
 
Betsy said:
Thanks Vicki. You just know when something is not right don't you?
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sometimes as owners who are intuitively linked to our piggies our instincts tell us something is a bit “off” even before we can quantify it. Poor Meg. But well done for spotting things are not right. Hopefully whatever it is can be sorted easily for her x
 
Just had a skype consultation with my favourite vet Rachel. She said that as Meg is eating and pooping OK to give her 0.3ml Metacam for a a week just to see if that picks her up a bit. I'm to call back with an update in a couple days. Rachel said that as Meg is nicking Christian's food she can't be that ill. Rachel knows Christian well and knows that he likes his food.
 
Fingers crossed it does the job and she perks up.
 
Poor little Meg - hope she begins to put on weight now.
I have some extra recovery food I can send if you run out.
Mine all love grated sweet potato which is also a good weight booster.
Mashing a bit of banana into recovery gloop also goes down well.
Meg is lucky to have such an in tune owner.
 
Meg took 10ml on her top up feed tonight. I'll add some mashed banana in tomorrow. Do you still syringe breed it @Merab's Slave? or is it too thick then? I have 3 days worth of recovery food left so am kind of hoping that is all I need. Some more would be appreciated just in case though thanks Heather.
 
Betsy said:
Meg took 10ml on her top up feed tonight. I'll add some mashed banana in tomorrow. Do you still syringe breed it @Merab's Slave? or is it too thick then? I have 3 days worth of recovery food left so am kind of hoping that is all I need. Some more would be appreciated just in case though thanks Heather.
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@Betsy we don’t discuss breeding on this forum you know :))
Yes - I do syringe feed the banana food but if Meg would take it herself from a small dish like a ramekin that’s would be easier.
If you pm or text me your address I’ll pop my spare feed in the post for you
 
Betsy said:
Just had a skype consultation with my favourite vet Rachel. She said that as Meg is eating and pooping OK to give her 0.3ml Metacam for a a week just to see if that picks her up a bit. I'm to call back with an update in a couple days. Rachel said that as Meg is nicking Christian's food she can't be that ill. Rachel knows Christian well and knows that he likes his food.
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All the best!
 
Hello @Betsy and Meg. just catching up and we all sending you tlc and love. :luv:
It's a good sign she's taking cc and eating . .
hope she carrys on and puts weight on.
Keep Strong piggie slave. x
 
Spoink said:
There is nothing more satisfying than watching a piggy eat. 😍 Especially a piggy that is worrying you.
Absolutely she started off with the syringe then obviously though "Stuff that I'll eat it out of the bowl!" I added banana as @Merab's Slave suggested and oats too for a bit of weight gain.
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