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Meg has lost weight - a bit worried!

Betsy said:
Have just emailed Rachel the Vet to see if she thinks whether Meg may be suffering from:-
a) Hypothyroidism or
b) A urethral stone.

I am awaiting her reply .....
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Rachel the Vet doesn't think Meg is suffering from either condition.
 
furryfriends (TEAS) said:
You could check for a urethral stone yourself. Feel around the vulva and see if you can feel anything hard. Does Rachel have any thoughts re the weight loss? x
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Not really. Rachel had Meg in for the day when Betsy was in for her spay to check on Meg. She was eating drinking pooping and stayed the same weight all day and she checked everything and could find nothing wrong. Rachel would like to X Ray Meg as I said before but after Betsy's spay my vet fund has been depleted.
 
Sorry to hear Meg is not 100% 😭 what a terrible worry for you... such a worry when the problem cant be easily identified... hope little Meg keeps on fighting x
 
Meg weighed in at 836g this morning. She now doesn't want to feed herself out of the bowl so I syringed fed her this morning. She was pretty hungry as she took 21ml! She is now chomping on breakfast pellets too. Later when I put all 4 of them in the runs they will be having some long grass out of the garden (pity it doesn't grow on the lawn). The hay trays always go in the runs too so that there is 24 hour access to hay.
 
Have teeth been checked? We currently have a piggy who has lost a lot of weight, but teeth looked perfect. Simon just rubbed the file over the teeth, although there was nothing obviously wrong. What a difference it has made! He's now eating so much better and weight is slowly starting to increase.
 
It would be cheaper taking her up to Northampton to check her teeth than an X-Ray and would at least rule out any problems within her mouth?
 
furryfriends (TEAS) said:
Have teeth been checked? We currently have a piggy who has lost a lot of weight, but teeth looked perfect. Simon just rubbed the file over the teeth, although there was nothing obviously wrong. What a difference it has made! He's now eating so much better and weight is slowly starting to increase.
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Rachel said that her teeth had been checked.
 
Bill & Ted said:
It would be cheaper taking her up to Northampton to check her teeth than an X-Ray and would at least rule out any problems within her mouth?
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Not sure OH would agree to that and I can't drive that far but a good idea nonetheless.
 
Bill & Ted said:
Aw, you are in a rock and a hard place x
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I know. I've syringe fed Meg every 3 hours since 6.30 this morning and she has had over 20ml each time. The last feed about half an hour ago was 26ml! :yikes: So I don't think she's eating anything for herself except some grass which I put in this morning. She did tip the bowl up at the last feed as if she wanted to have a go for herself as she has been doing but thought better of it. If she hasn't been eating she won't feel good. Hopefully tomorrow she'll feel a bit brighter. She's still pooping well but we all know that poops are 2 days after what has gone in. She is now all skin and bone. I can easily feel her ribcage now.:( Really don't know what else I can do.
 
Betsy said:
I know. I've syringe fed Meg every 3 hours since 6.30 this morning and she has had over 20ml each time. The last feed about half an hour ago was 26ml! :yikes: So I don't think she's eating anything for herself except some grass which I put in this morning. She did tip the bowl up at the last feed as if she wanted to have a go for herself as she has been doing but thought better of it. If she hasn't been eating she won't feel good. Hopefully tomorrow she'll feel a bit brighter. She's still pooping well but we all know that poops are 2 days after what has gone in. She is now all skin and bone. I can easily feel her ribcage now.:( Really don't know what else I can do.
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I’m so sorry, I really feel for you! I don’t really know what else to suggest? It’s a bit of a myster, but she is obviously hungry to take that amount of food, wonder what’s stopping her from eating it herself? Ted never takes more than 12ml at a time of mush even when he’s not eating any food for himself. If you could get up to see Simon he might put a new perspective on the matter, new pair of eyes new ideas?
 
Would there be anyone else in the household you would be prepared to drive you there? Just a thought x Just looked at the map it’s a 2.5 hour drive both ways.
 
Bill & Ted said:
Would there be anyone else in the household you would be prepared to drive you there? Just a thought x Just looked at the map it’s a 2.5 hour drive both ways.
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Unfortunately not :( . I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place :bye:
 
Just catching up with this thread @Betsy I'm sorry to hear Meg still isn't right, must be so frustrating and worrying when there's nothing definite the vet can find wrong... hugs for you and healing wheeks for Meg x
 
Poor little mite! I hope you get to the bottom of it soon Jacky! Sending hugs and healing vibes xx
 
Well after feeding Meg every 3 hours today she now weights in a 860g before her 7.30 feed (30ml :yikes: :yikes: ) and I heard a tummy gurgle tonight is that something I should be concerned about? She ate partly from my finger, partly from the bowl and partly from the syringe last night so couldn't record the amount she ate. I don't think she ate all night or all day today independently apart from a handful of grass and pellets this morning and a few veg tonight. She has also stopped wheeking for veg which is very concerning. She is the one that starts the wheeking opera when "dindins" is called, she starts, then Christian and Betsy start wheeking and Dennis just says "boing boing" bless him which is about as excited as he gets. 🤣. As Meg doesn't start the wheeking opera the others have got nothing to join in with so it is all very quiet just popcorning and patrolling the hutch going on.
 
I'm sorry to hear that Meg isn't getting any better. It must be so worrying for you. I wish there was something I could do to help. Thinking of you and sending healing thoughts for Meg. xx
 
Sorry to hear Meg has been losing weight and not eating much for herself! Sending her healing vibes and hugs to you x

£300 sounds expensive for an xray. Would they charge much less if Meg didn't need sedation? When my late lamented Zebedee needed an xray because of his weight loss, as he was a sedate elderly gentleboar, (ie lazybones!), they said they would try for a conscious one first. He duly obliged and they got a nice clear shot. ( That was when they found his tummy was full of gas - he was still eating for himself but couldn't eat enough to keep the weight on).

Hope you can find out what's wrong :hug:
 
Had a chat with the OH this afternoon (while we were on our walk along Poole Quay looking at a million pound Sunseeker yacht (probably more) that resembled a small cruise ship!) about Meg, her weight loss, seeing Simon etc and he agreed that he would take me and Meg up to see Simon as he knows how worried I am about her. I'll be phoning first thing tomorrow before he changes his mind!
 
Ah,that is good news ! i hope you get to the bottom of the mystery weight loss.Poor adorable Meg. I'm sorry you are having a difficult time.xx
 
Betsy said:
Had a chat with the OH this afternoon (while we were on our walk along Poole Quay looking at a million pound Sunseeker yacht (probably more) that resembled a small cruise ship!) about Meg, her weight loss, seeing Simon etc and he agreed that he would take me and Meg up to see Simon as he knows how worried I am about her. I'll be phoning first thing tomorrow before he changes his mind!
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So glad that you are planning to go to Simon. In case you also would need an x-ray, it would cost half of what your regular vet charges. Hopefully you get an appointment and you find out what's wrong with Meg. We find Kim is the best when it comes to giving a piggy a full MOT (as hubby and I call it coz the moment she sees a piggy, she starts inspecting him/her right away, i.e. checks the stomach, bladder, weight, listen to the chest, everything!) and Simon is the best when it comes to dental problems. But having an appointment with either one of them is always great. Make sure to ask a lot of questions coz they don't mind answering all your concerns.
 
anyar.dris said:
But having an appointment with either one of them is always great. Make sure to ask a lot of questions coz they don't mind answering all your concerns.
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Will I be allowed in during lockdown? At my local vet I have to leave my piggies outside the door and they come and collect them while I'm in the car.
 
Betsy said:
Will I be allowed in during lockdown? At my local vet I have to leave my piggies outside the door and they come and collect them while I'm in the car.
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They are still doing the social distancing or locked door policy as far as I'm concerned. You'll be able to talk to them thru phone. Debbie @furryfriends (TEAS) and @SkyPipDotBernie can tell you more about their set up. Oh and payments are still made over the phone.
 
eileen said:
i would think you will have to wait in your car :hmm:i had to wait outside when Monica was PTS friday .not that i think meg is anywhere near that situation.xx
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How sad for you not to be there for Monica. You may not have been there physically but you were there in spirit Eileen.
 
anyar.dris said:
They are still doing the social distancing or locked door policy as far as I'm concerned. You'll be able to talk to them thru phone. Debbie @furryfriends (TEAS) and @SkyPipDotBernie can tell you more about their set up. Oh and payments are still made over the phone.
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You have to arrive, then park up, call vet, say you are outside, then they either say come to the porche, where you leave your animals in the carrier on one of the chairs, and then you walk back out and the receptionists or nurses come and collect them. Then you wait in the car again, until the vet calls you. I always leave a note of the symptoms on the carrier, with cello tape sticking it down.
 
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