Minnou’s piggies

But was your appointment quite early? Mine is 11:15am and the practice closes at 6:30pm.

I hadn't considered taking Minerva along, and didn't for the first appointment; I didn't think Minerva would make a great emotional support animal because if she's terrified, she climbs all over Gaia and if she is happy, she does zoomies - including running over Gaia. But the vet said bring her to the second. I hadn't realised being apart for a few hours or overnight could jeopardize their bond.
 
It's always better to take both of them to the vet.
My vet usually doesn't operate at once (if it isn't a major emergency). She has got operating times apart from the usual opening hours. So she does the diagnostics first and if the piggy needs an operation, the appointment is on another day, depending on the urgency.
 
Some good news!

Gaia had her ultrasound scan and another pee sample taken and it's not pyometra, nor any kind of infection of her reproductive system. No signs of cancer, tumours or bladder stones, just a bladder infection and the vet said of her urine sample, Gaia seems to be on the mend as there was no trace of blood and the protein levels are dropping.

Gaia does have a tiny ovarian cyst that we're going to monitor with biannual or annual health checks.

The vet has given me a week's worth of antibiotics and pain relief (she has upped the dose of this a little) and given us something to help stimulate Gaia's appetite as she hasn't been eating as well as she usually does. The vet still says she is fat though. 😅 And she would like to see Gaia in a week's time, unless we see more bleeding, then I'm to bring her in sooner.

When Gaia got home she demolished a small pile of grass, ate some hay and some pellets and had a glug of water. I forgot to ask the vet but am I OK to stop the appetite stimulants if/when she no longer appears to need them?

She was good as gold for the vet because she was too scared to misbehave.

Gaia: "W-what? I-I wasn't s-c-ared. I was storing energy so I could give the vet a good thrashing! She's lucky you took me away before I could hit her with my power-paw attack!"

🙄
 
Gaia: "I have grievances! I was very patient and allowed the Slave to give me the 'nasty, yucky syringe' and the 'just-ok syringe' but there was none of the yummy stuff! I want the 'scrumptious syringe'!

You only get the metacam once per day, Gaia...

Gaia: "BUT I WANT IT NOW!" *paw stomp*
 
Guests: 'Aw, you should put Gaia's hair in a little bow!'

Gaia: 'Don't you dare listen to those extra dumb transient-slaves, Slave No. 1!'

Guests: 'You're so stingy with the carrot! You should give her a whole one!'

Gaia: 'I have reconsidered my position, you should listen to the extra dumb transient-slaves (sometimes)'
 
Her appetite is still up and down. Going to assume it's the antibiotics? At least her poops and pee seem normal.

She was 'treasure hunting' with Minerva earlier (I hid carrot peelings and dandelion flowers around the room for them to find)
 
Viennese Furbabies said:
You could try Bepanthen.
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The redness went away on its own overnight so maybe I was worrying over nothing but I'll try that the next time they look too pink/red for my liking. 🤗

Gaia went back to the vets for a checkup today, Minerva was taken along as well, against her will. There was an adult lady with learning disabilities in the waiting room and she asked if she could pet them so I held them whilst she made a fuss over them. Made her day. Didn't make Gaia or Minerva's but hey ho. :xd:

The vet asked how Gaia had been, weighed her (she has put some weight back on) and felt around her tummy and there was no discomfort like last time. She told me to complete the course of antibiotics and then to slowly reduce the dosage/take her off the metacam and appetite stimulant, so that they're all staggered instead of coming off everything all at once so that if any of Gaia's symptoms return, or her appetite drops or returns fully, it'll give a better idea of what is helping/needed and what isn't.
 
I always give them veggies before bed but decided not to last night as I wanted Gaia to eat more hay.

Minerva was stood, waiting and watching me flutter about doing all the usual things I do just before I give them their veg and head off to bed. They know my routine. I watched Minerva watching me. Seeing that I wasn't going to the fridge, she started getting fidgety and I told her 'No veg tonight, Min-Min. Hay only'

Then she started crying.

They got their veg. 🙄
 
Truffolo said:
Yes, I too am like putty in their paws, just one sad little wheek wheek wheek? and I'm off to the fridge 🥬
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Minerva has a higher success rate because she found her voice much later and hasn't lost the cuteness appeal yet. Gaia has screeched at me for snacks every 10 minutes since I brought them home 1 1/2 years ago.
 
Dear Minerva

Congratulations getting your veg you have clearly taken on my advice to wheek loudly at your Slave when you want something. Fancy not having veg before bed time! Or even be threatened with no veg. WHAT WAS YOUR SLAVE THINKING?!? I'm so pleased you put her in her place and she knows only to serve us piggie overlords.

We always get our veggie dindins between 4 and 5pm when we are put back in the hutch after a day playing and having fun in the run. We live for veggies! We love veggie time! Our Slave wouldn't dare not to give us our veggie dindins. She knows what will happen if she didn't......

Your friend in a crisis

Miss Bramble
Shop Steward
 
Gaia's getting there...

I brought them some dandelion leaves and Minerva was the first to notice and merrily skipped out and picked up the biggest one and started eating and Gaia casually strolled past her and snatched the leaf out of Minerva's mouth as she brushed past. Minerva tried to get it back but Gaia won the tug o' war, telling Minerva to go find her own.

Poor Min-Min was robbed. :xd:
 
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