Pigging Out

Aw bless him! Doesn’t he look sorry for himself, poor little man x
Never mind uncle Simon will have you sorted in no time Rocky :nod:
 
Before I went to bed last night (well 2:30am), he was nibbling the salad leaves I left for him. This morning, hubby said Rocky was doing the same thing when he woke up. He was really refusing the CC too and hubby was having a hard time feeding him! Hopefully he starts to eat more.
 
Update on Sierra:

We went to see Ellie Whitehead in Matlock today. Sierra does have ovarian cysts. But she said she won't advise to get it removed (yet) since there's really no associated health issues from the cysts. Sierra acts normal really and no symptoms at all that shows she has it. With regards to her weight, she is just overweight. So it will be a bit of a problem balancing out her and Rocky's diet all together, since Rocky needs to start eating and gain weight, and now Sierra needs to lose some of hers! 😑

Update on Rocky:

He started eating pellets again. Although he only eats them when it's feeding time on the sofa. But he started to eat salad with the girls again every now and then. Hubby can't squeeze out any abscess from his jaw whenever we clean it. So at the moment, it's just a matter of Rocky gaining back confidence in eating solids again. He did start running around the living room again to chase Vegas. We have an appointment for him with Kim on Friday next week again so hopefully by that time, he is eating again.
 
Sorry to hear about Sierra. The good thing is that she’s not displaying any symptoms. Hopefully it will stay that way for a good while. Is her heft meaty then? How much does she weigh?

Keep munching Rocky 😘
 
Siikibam said:
Sorry to hear about Sierra. The good thing is that she’s not displaying any symptoms. Hopefully it will stay that way for a good while. Is her heft meaty then? How much does she weigh?

Keep munching Rocky 😘
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Yes, her heft is meaty. She weight 1624g this morning. :blink:
 
anyar.dris said:
Yes, her heft is meaty. She weight 1624g this morning. :blink:
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She’s a chubby little lady 😆 I used to give Ted extra food on the sofa while the girls stayed in the cage otherwise Ginger would gobble everyone’s portions. Rocky will enjoy the extra time with you x
Glad to hear the cysts are not causing any health issues x
 
Bill & Ted said:
She’s a chubby little lady 😆 I used to give Ted extra food on the sofa while the girls stayed in the cage otherwise Ginger would gobble everyone’s portions. Rocky will enjoy the extra time with you x
Glad to hear the cysts are not causing any health issues x
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I know! I asked Ellie if she thinks Sierra is just a big piggy, and she said she is. But she is still overweight on top of being a big piggy. I told her that when we adopted her at 5 weeks old, she gained around 100g in just around 2 weeks. I'm not really much concerned though coz she eats plenty of hay (she prefers hay compared to grass!) and it's just probably really eating Rocky's share of food, especially at night coz we leave food just in case Rocky starts eating. Obviously we know Sierra ends up eating it. Vegas eats a lot too but she maintains her weight at around 1270g to 1300g. It's probably because she is more active and younger than Sierra.
 
Yes I did the same with my Jess, fed her extras separately to the other two, I’m doing the same with Aliona’s now away from fatty Gigi! :))
Sorry to hear that Sierra has ovarian cysts, I’m glad she’s not showing any symptoms and hope she’ll be ok bless her. And you can get her to the piggy gym to lose those extra grams! :))
I'm so glad Rocky’s feeling a bit better and has had a bit of energy to chase Vegas! Big hugs to you all x
 
alpacasqueak said:
Yes I did the same with my Jess, fed her extras separately to the other two, I’m doing the same with Aliona’s now away from fatty Gigi! :))
Sorry to hear that Sierra has ovarian cysts, I’m glad she’s not showing any symptoms and hope she’ll be ok bless her. And you can get her to the piggy gym to lose those extra grams! :))
I'm so glad Rocky’s feeling a bit better and has had a bit of energy to chase Vegas! Big hugs to you all x
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We had to bring all of them with us today, coz we can't leave Rocky yet for a long time since he isn't eating much, and we obviously can't leave Vegas alone in the house. Flipping mad they are! All hated to be in the car! :hb: All of them didn't eat hay or the veggies I brought them, so I ended up giving all of them CC! Good thing I brought a few syringes. It stressed me out coz they couldn't get comfy enough. And Vegas kept on annoying Sierra and Rocky with all her moving around them. She's been nipped by Sierra and Rocky a few times and I had to carry her at times just so she won't annoy the other two. :doh: Now they all seem tired and splat out. :roll:
 
It seems Vegas’ youth was not on her side this time! Glad they made it back still friends.
 
Siikibam said:
It seems Vegas’ youth was not on her side this time! Glad they made it back still friends.
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She wanted to hide under Sierra or Rocky and none was having it! 🤣 Plus she kept on moving around going back and forth between them. They were in a plastic container box so they have space to move around during the travel. The fleece that I use also had a cover (like the guineadad fleece) on both sides that they can hide in. I even put loads of hay, but no one ate and just loads of poop and pee in the end.
 
anyar.dris said:
I know! I asked Ellie if she thinks Sierra is just a big piggy, and she said she is. But she is still overweight on top of being a big piggy. I told her that when we adopted her at 5 weeks old, she gained around 100g in just around 2 weeks. I'm not really much concerned though coz she eats plenty of hay (she prefers hay compared to grass!) and it's just probably really eating Rocky's share of food, especially at night coz we leave food just in case Rocky starts eating. Obviously we know Sierra ends up eating it. Vegas eats a lot too but she maintains her weight at around 1270g to 1300g. It's probably because she is more active and younger than Sierra.
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She is the hoover of your trio, just like Ginger was, she got to 1320 gms when Ted was around
 
We went for an emergency appointment for Rocky yesterday at Cat&Rabbit. Kim has seen him. Kim said there is still a build up of abscess in Rocky's jaw and she said she wasn't expecting us to really clean/flush it properly since it's quite too deep to get in there, so it really needed a vet's help to clean it right. The wound is still very open. Kim said that it would take quite a long time for Rocky to get back to normal and eating hay, since the jaw is still quite bad. Back teeth got a bit long as well after just one week coz he isn't eating hay and grass, just veggies. (My poor fat fat boy 😔) So we are going back for another appointment on Tuesday so they can do a proper clean again. We will still do flushing/cleaning 2x a day on our end.

Rocky was quite well himself and was walking around the living room when we returned. Before the last feed last night, he was going through the bowl of cucumber, pellets and readi grass. Then I saw him eat a couple strands of meadow hay! Made me so excited! Then this morning he weighed 1277g. 😑

Oh and I had a scare this morning when cleaning the cage. There was a few dried smear up blood on the fleece where they sleep. I checked Sierra and Vegas thinking it was them. Then checked Rocky and his wound had dried blood around it. He must have scratched it. It wasn't bleeding last night when I was feeding him.

Here we are now on our way to visit my in-laws in Liverpool. He has to tag along with us again. 😁

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anyar.dris said:
We went for an emergency appointment for Rocky yesterday at Cat&Rabbit. Kim has seen him. Kim said there is still a build up of abscess in Rocky's jaw and she said she wasn't expecting us to really clean/flush it properly since it's quite too deep to get in there, so it really needed a vet's help to clean it right. The wound is still very open. Kim said that it would take quite a long time for Rocky to get back to normal and eating hay, since the jaw is still quite bad. Back teeth got a bit long as well after just one week coz he isn't eating hay and grass, just veggies. (My poor fat fat boy 😔) So we are going back for another appointment on Tuesday so they can do a proper clean again. We will still do flushing/cleaning 2x a day on our end.

Rocky was quite well himself and was walking around the living room when we returned. Before the last feed last night, he was going through the bowl of cucumber, pellets and readi grass. Then I saw him eat a couple strands of meadow hay! Made me so excited! Then this morning he weighed 1277g. 😑

Oh and I had a scare this morning when cleaning the cage. There was a few dried smear up blood on the fleece where they sleep. I checked Sierra and Vegas thinking it was them. Then checked Rocky and his wound had dried blood around it. He must have scratched it. It wasn't bleeding last night when I was feeding him.

Here we are now on our way to visit my in-laws in Liverpool. He has to tag along with us again. 😁

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Poor Rocky Hope his starts to feel better soon x
 
Poor Rocky boy bless him, not an easy healing for him with this nasty abscess :( I’m so pleased he’s eating bits of hay and Readigrass though, try and keep those nashers down a teeny bit for yourself Rocky!❤️❤️
Hope you can keep it as clean as possible and his next appt goes well. And you all had a nice time at the in-laws :) x
 
I was supposed to feed Rocky at 10:45pm. But here he was eating nonstop since 9:30pm. He was even popcorning and doing these happy jumps and running back and forth in the living room. He was eating pellets, lettuce, salad leaves, cucumber and some roughage and dried leaves. I only gave him a topup of porridge oats after he was done eating by himself at 11:30pm. He is still not eating hay.

It's weird though coz he only does this every night time. During the day, he won't eat by himself. He would only stay in his bed/box, and would only eat if being hand fed. Hubby was saying maybe Rocky was happy and celebrating tonight coz he (hubby) has changed our flights from July to September. 🤣

Btw, his weight is now between 1260g to 1280g. He is still down from being around 1320g plus 2 weeks ago (before he had the op to remove the abscess).

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So glad he’s eating a bit for himself, definitely sounds like he’s enjoying all this spoiling and hand feeding the cheeky boy! :)) Sounds like he’s much happier though with his jumps and popcorns! His weight’s still really good, his chunky bod still looking gorgeous! :D:wub:
Really hope he starts munching that hay soon though. Could you maybe sprinkle his goodies on top of the hay to encourage him a bit rather than in bowls? He might pick up the odd strand by accident then and remember what he’s been missing! Hope the girlies are ok :D Big kisses to Rocky boy 😘 x
 
Went to Cat & Rabbit today for Rocky's appointment. Kim has flushed and cleaned the wound and she said there was a lot of abscess around the jaw again. We can't really clean it properly coz we really don't have no idea where the abscess was building up since it is so deep and we can't see it. Kim said she cannot fault us coz she knows we won't be able to see it properly. She wants Rocky to be seen again after 5 days so we are going back on Saturday afternoon so she can flush the wound again. She also prescribed a new set of antibiotics, a combination of Metronidazole and Marbocyl now, since Zithromax is not stopping the abscess. Fingers crossed it would work and won't have bad side effects to Rocky.

With regards to Rocky's teeth, they are a tiny bit overgrown because he isn't eating hay. So Kim has filed them all again. She said it all seems better because Rocky is not reacting & is comfortable now during the dental unlike last week. Also, his jaw is not as stiff now compared last week and gums is softer, which means swelling is going down, albeit it still being bad.

Good thing Rocky is still bright and active, and eating salad leaves and some pellets. His weight is up and down but he still has a very good weight (thank heavens he was a chunky pig and had lots of fat reserves he can lose!). He is still around 1260g to 1280g.
 
Poor Rocky - that sounds like a very nasty abscess.
He’s such a lucky boy having slaves as dedicated as you.
Hope that Kim can clear it.
 
Poor lad, he is going through the wars. Hoping he gets better soon x
Just a thought but you know Debbie at TEAS does boarding for piggies (and their companions) for piggies who need short interval appointments. It might help you for a couple of weeks while he is being seen so often. She’s also the “Abscess Queen” and may be able to help with flushing x
 
Bill & Ted said:
Poor lad, he is going through the wars. Hoping he gets better soon x
Just a thought but you know Debbie at TEAS does boarding for piggies (and their companions) for piggies who need short interval appointments. It might help you for a couple of weeks while he is being seen so often. She’s also the “Abscess Queen” and may be able to help with flushing x
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We are fine with everything at the moment. Plus we don't want to give more work for Debbie. We have nowhere else to go to anyway. It'll be a different case if we are going on a holiday and Rocky still has the problems. We could probably be able to have lunch out again with Debbie soon since pubs and restaurants are starting to open up. We usually meet up with her whenever we go to C&R.
 
Hope these new meds help gorgeous Rocky bless him 🤞 Sounds like he’s improved already though if his jaw is less stiff and his teeth are doing ok :) Big hugs to you from us lot:hug:Keep munching Rocky boy! 😘 x
 
Well, we had to stop giving the antibiotics to Rocky today. We noticed he's a bit bunged up. Only a few pieces of poop was coming out. He also didn't lose much weight from last night, even though he really wasn't eating. Good thing we ordered emeprid when he had the op. Hubby called C&R and was advised to stop the meds and give him emeprid 2x a day. He pooped quite a few after giving him emeprid and still monitoring him. He's back to walking around the living room tonight. Not eating though. 😑😔
 
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