My piggy is not eating hay

[Emilylin123]

That looks perfectly normal to me.

His breathing seems fine but he is having light wheezing/hoot sounds and coughed a few times. Is it fine if he doesn’t eat for the night? Last feeding was at 10am and the procedure was around 2 pm. It is now 8pm and the vet said it’ll be okay if he doesn’t get food until the morning since he isn’t swallowing it

 

[Wiebke]

His breathing seems fine but he is having light wheezing/hoot sounds and coughed a few times. Is it fine if he doesn’t eat for the night? Last feeding was at 10am and the procedure was around 2 pm. It is now 8pm and the vet said it’ll be okay if he doesn’t get food until the morning since he isn’t swallowing it

Hi

Please test first if he can swallow by trying just a tenth (0.1 ml) of a small syringe and only give more if that has gone down. Adjust how little you give in one go to how well he can swallow in the coming days and be very careful that it goes down before you give more; avoid filling his mouth (0.3 ml) if he struggles to swallow.
Yes, support should step in but not if he is unable to process and if in doubt, please rather wait while his airways are still clearing. It is a very delicate balance to strike between two vital needs.

The respiratory sounds are from the intubation (oxygen supply during GA) and are nothing to worry about in terms of infection. They are not all that unusual for the first day after a procedure under anaesthetic. He's just bringing up any little fluid that has gone astray up his nose and down his bronchia but he would not have come home if his lungs weren't clear. You just don't want to risk more fluid getting into the airways if he struggles to swallow. Stroking a very ill piggy during feeding can trigger the chewing/swallowing process but you have to be very careful.

He can survive a day without food.

 

[Emilylin123]

Hi

Please test first if he can swallow by trying just a tenth (0.1 ml) of a small syringe and only give more if that has gone down. Adjust how little you give in one go to how well he can swallow in the coming days and be very careful that it goes down before you give more; avoid filling his mouth (0.3 ml) if he struggles to swallow.
Yes, support should step in but not if he is unable to process and if in doubt, please rather wait while his airways are still clearing. It is a very delicate balance to strike between two vital needs.

The respiratory sounds are from the intubation (oxygen supply during GA) and are nothing to worry about in terms of infection. They are not all that unusual for the first day after a procedure under anaesthetic. He's just bringing up any little fluid that has gone astray up his nose and down his bronchia but he would not have come home if his lungs weren't clear. You just don't want to risk more fluid getting into the airways if he struggles to swallow. Stroking a very ill piggy during feeding can trigger the chewing/swallowing process but you have to be very careful.

He can survive a day without food.

Thank you so much for your advice. I’ve been trying to feed him but is only able to get down 1ml at the most. Earlier in the morning he took around 7ml. How much do i need to feed since he’s not taking much? And when will the hooting and the effects of anesthesia stop?

 

[Emilylin123]

Hi

Please test first if he can swallow by trying just a tenth (0.1 ml) of a small syringe and only give more if that has gone down. Adjust how little you give in one go to how well he can swallow in the coming days and be very careful that it goes down before you give more; avoid filling his mouth (0.3 ml) if he struggles to swallow.
Yes, support should step in but not if he is unable to process and if in doubt, please rather wait while his airways are still clearing. It is a very delicate balance to strike between two vital needs.

The respiratory sounds are from the intubation (oxygen supply during GA) and are nothing to worry about in terms of infection. They are not all that unusual for the first day after a procedure under anaesthetic. He's just bringing up any little fluid that has gone astray up his nose and down his bronchia but he would not have come home if his lungs weren't clear. You just don't want to risk more fluid getting into the airways if he struggles to swallow. Stroking a very ill piggy during feeding can trigger the chewing/swallowing process but you have to be very careful.

He can survive a day without food.

He has also gone down from 1100 to 1063 in a day. i know it’s because he hasn’t ate much so is it a big concern?
Sorry for the many questions again, I would love to take him to the ER but unfortunately we’ve had too many vet visits this week I’m not allowed to go any more