Pigging Out

anyar.dris said:
He's had enough of me! 🤣🤣
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Can imagine! XD I got Luigi on my knee earlier, after 2 mins he was trying to bite me and jump off the sofa! Only taking a few pics and trying to get one of how his cataracts look now, I wasn’t even getting his bum like you! :)) Still couldn’t really do it!:doh:XD
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I had to finally give fatboy Rocky a bum bath coz he stinks. He was not pleased with me and kept on growling at me! :rant::whistle: Managed to cut all the piggies' nails too. Hubby has to cut Sierra's coz she kept on moving and I can't do it myself and I can't get to her front paws. One nail bled though. 😬

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Oh and he scared me a bit this morning looking like this. 🤣

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I'm a bit worried about Rocky..for the past three days, he's been weighing 1381-1389g. He used to be around 1530g a week before Christmas and then it gradually went down to 1450g last week. We started giving them less cucumber and also stopped the melon treats coz Rocky seems to eat all of it. I know 1381g isn't really a bad weight but he is a bit quiet today. We can't see signs of illness coz he is still eating, just a bit quiet than normal. I gave him 15mls of CC earlier just in case and he won't let go of the syringe. 😂 He's currently munching veggies with the girls. I guess I'm just getting paranoid coz he is losing weight. I'm not used to him not being 1500g. 😔

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Oh and Sierra seems to be gaining whatever Rocky's losing! She weighed 1545g this morning! 😳
 
I can understand your concern.
I might be inclined to get a vet check to rule out any possible medical reason for the weight loss.
Hopefully it will just be the absence of melon but a loss of over 100g could be the first sign of something underlying that needs dealing with.
Sierra is getting to be a nice chunk piggy - she’s so beautiful
 
Aw I’m sorry he’s lost weight @anyar.dris, hope his tummy is a bit better today🤞 I’d do the same and get him in for a check over, really hope it’s just the lack of melon too. :hug:Big hugs to you and your gorgeous boy x
 
Rocky weighed 1388g this morning. Hubby said he went down for morning treats when he (hubby) woke up. He was eating hay and pellets as well. Just went out to pick out some grass and he ate as well. No soft poops when I poop cleaned their hutch this morning. And I think he (or one of the girls) is currently in season coz he was chasing the girls and trying to hump them! Sierra already gave him a few warnings for being naughty. 😂 I'll weigh him again later to see if he needs a top up. He loves the CC thankfully! He won't even release the syringe. 😁

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Here's the naughtiest of all, Vegas, being quiet for now. She kept on biting and nibbling everything yesterday, their cage, their wooden house, the ramp, the puppy pads! :hb:

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We haven't brought Rocky to the vets yet. Our local vets usually don't detect anything wrong unless the problem is physically visible (like eye pokes, skin problems, etc.), them being mainly farm vets. We usually tell them what medication we need for our piggies. We will just monitor him and if something really turns serious, we will go to an exotic vets or go straight to Cat & Rabbits. Thankfully, he is still eating, despite not being much as weeks before. He still goes back and forth in their piggy areas and still interact with the girls.
 
What a hunk of a boar 😍 In sure you’re doing what you see fit in the circumstances. How far away is your exotic vet and how quickly could you get an appointment?

PS I don’t mean the above patronisingly or anything! I genuinely think you know him best! 🤭
 
Siikibam said:
What a hunk of a boar 😍 In sure you’re doing what you see fit in the circumstances. How far away is your exotic vet and how quickly could you get an appointment?

PS I don’t mean the above patronisingly or anything! I genuinely think you know him best! 🤭
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No worries. 👍

Our nearest exotic vets is the Birch Heath Vets at Tarporley, around more than an hour. Last time we were there was 2018! Another is Cheshire Pets in Holmes Chapel, so around 1.5 hours away. Not sure how the appointment goes at the moment though coz we haven't been there since Dec. 2019. Either way, we have options where to go for emergencies, or we go straight to Cat & Rabbit. Hubby usually decides where he wants to drive. 😂
 
I looked at Rocky's teeth tonight. His teeth are slanting a bit..not much though. I decided to look at it coz I noticed he was dropping a piece of sliced spring greens earlier. He only managed to eat one tiny slice, while Sierra gobbled it all and she eats so fast! 😳 He's also not drooling. Not sure if this will be a concern in the coming days, or else we'll be travelling to Northampton. :doh: Fingers crossed it won't end up to that. He's just finished with his tea and is munching on pellets at the moment. He weighed 1394g tonight.

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anyar.dris said:
I looked at Rocky's teeth tonight. His teeth are slanting a bit..not much though. I decided to look at it coz I noticed he was dropping a piece of sliced spring greens earlier. He only managed to eat one tiny slice, while Sierra gobbled it all and she eats so fast! 😳 He's also not drooling. Not sure if this will be a concern in the coming days, or else we'll be travelling to Northampton. :doh: Fingers crossed it won't end up to that. He's just finished with his tea and is munching on pellets at the moment. He weighed 1394g tonight.

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Aw bless you all, hope you don’t have to travel all that way. Hope Rocky’s weight’s good today. Big hugs to you both x
 
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