Pigging Out

This is the 4th time we're going to the vets this week! We're on our way to C&R now for an emergency appointment for Rocky. We just want to make sure we're not missing anything else and we want to get meds. We are only giving him Emeprid and Loxicom. Hopefully Simon/Kim can sort something out. As you can see, he's still pooping. But his poops are sometimes big, sometimes small, sometimes hard, sometimes soft.

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We left Sierra in the house with Vegas coz she is eating anyway (although less than usual), eventhough she is being very picky for the past week because of what we now know as cystitis. I have to buy quite a few washable pads because she keeps on eating the puppy pads now and it's annoying me too much! :hb:

Hubby and I need loads of sleep. :zzz::help:
 
Good luck. Sick piggies sounds like a full time job. Hope you are both taking care of yourselves. ❤️
 
Poor you and piggies with all these vet trips! :hug:I hope Sierra feels much better soon with her higher meds ❤️ So glad it’s not her cysts. Have you tried giving her a toilet roll tube or two to nibble on? I find they quite like those when they have an upset tum :)
I really hope Rocky’s ok and your appointment goes well ❤️ x
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Luigi sends you a big kiss :)
 
alpacasqueak said:
Poor you and piggies with all these vet trips! :hug:I hope Sierra feels much better soon with her higher meds ❤️ So glad it’s not her cysts. Have you tried giving her a toilet roll tube or two to nibble on? I find they quite like those when they have an upset tum :)
I really hope Rocky’s ok and your appointment goes well ❤️ x
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I'll try that later Becci! 👍😁
 
Hope all goes well with Rocky’s appointment.
You really are having a rough time at the moment.
Your piggies are so lucky to have such dedicated slaves
 
Aw, hope it all goes well for Rocky today, you poor slaves you’ve must have spent most of the week on the road. Hope you can get some answers x
 
Okay, Rocky update.

Simon saw him and did a full "MOT" on him. He said his belly isn't gassy anymore, no bloat now, and it's just a matter of getting his guts back to normal. He said to fill him up with food coz he is empty. We feed him but we really don't know how much we can put on him since we aren't sure if he's still bloated. But now we know he's not. So Simon said to either feed him less but often, or give him a full big feed every 3 hours or so. He said to test out what works.

He was prescribed more Emeprid, and was given Cissapride and a tablet form of Zantac. He said the Zantac is a different type of composition (if I understood what hubby told me, since he was the one who went inside with Rocky) than the previously stopped one, but same makers I think. Anyway, at least now Rocky has loads of meds.

With regards to his tiny wound with leaking puss, hubby said Simon gave it a squeeze and only tiny abscess came out, which was the "normal" thing for the past couple of weeks. So he just gave it a clean/wipe. Simon trimmed his teeth a tiny bit only just to make sure nothing would be a problem on that part.

Oh and hubby asked Simon why Rocky tends to lean on his left side. He said it's not one of the things we need to worry about him at the moment, coz he has other problems that is more important. So we just need to keep an eye at that for now.

So that's it. Whew! 😴😴😴
 
Bill & Ted said:
Glad they girls are doing ok after loosing Rocky, hope you can get the IC under control x
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Sierra is still bleeding but not much, just traces sometimes. But the heat this week didn't help. Her weight at the moment is around 1420g. The lowest she had was this morning at 1402g. We can't be certain if she's not eating much because of the heat or something else. I have to give her CC top up 3 to 4 times a day. We can see that she eats by herself but it's just not enough. I have to give her and Vegas water in syringes, and they have bowls of water too.

She doesn't roam around much this week. It's also because the sound of the portable aircon annoys her too. Vegas is a bit quiet too though. So fingers cross it's really just the heat. 🤞
 
Merab's Slave said:
How is everything with you and your piggies now?
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They are doing good. Thanks for asking. Sierra is eating and she maintains her weight. She weight 1410g this morning but weighed 1443g tonight at 12mn. So she is eating normal. We didn't feed her CC today. Well we just put 15mls in a small bowl and she and Vegas shares it.

Vegas was a bit quiet for a couple of days though and only weighed 1240g this morning. Her normal weight is around 1270g. But she ate normal today and was 1261g at 12mn. I just worry sometimes that she's getting lonely because she's quiet, and Sierra doesn't play with her much. But I'm just probably overthinking much since Rocky passed away. Hubby doesn't want to adopt another piggy yet until we have managed Sierra's condition.
 
Hopefully Vegas will perk up soon and Sierra will start to feel better 🤞🏾
 
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I had to extend the bottom run. We are adopting a young baby boar on Thursday. He was only neutered last week though, but Vegas has been missing some play time and being active, coz Sierra is still sick and wouldn't play much. So we have to get the little boar soon. We will put a roof at the 2x2 end of the run to make sure he won't excape and get to the girls while we are out or at night time. We are also getting rid of the hutch and would replace it with a 2x2 loft. Their cage probably would be a 7x2 C&C with 2x2 loft, big enough for 3 piggies. Plus they have the whole living room to run around as well. Vegas was popcorning earlier so she liked their new set up. 😁

With regards to Sierra, she is still not well. Vet told us to lower down the dosage of Loxicom and Gabapentin. But after just 2 days, we saw a big difference. She started squeeking again whenever she pee and poo. She also ate less. So we had to put her meds back up again. Her weight is around 1390g-1410g. We have to top her up with CC every now and then and give her loads of fluids. She still eats but obviously not enough to gain weight. We are helping her maintain her current weight. So overall, she is on and off with having a good or bad day.

We are schedule to go to the vet on Monday next week (she went on holiday for 2 weeks, same time as Simon & Kim, typical!). With the new piggy being here by that time, we can leave Vegas with him (eventhough separately). Fingers crossed they will be both fine.
 
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