Pigging Out

Update...

So we got back from Matlock a couple of hours ago.

The lump in Bryce's neck is an abscess. The good thing is it's not attached to any bones or in the jaw. So we are doing antibiotics for 7-10 days. 0.3 Metronidazole 2x a day and 0.3ml Loxicom 2x a day. If the abscess isn't gone or not getting small after 10 days, Ellie would need to remove it via surgery or marsupialise it. Also, she said that we can stop applying the antifungal cream now since there is already a big improvement with regards to the ringworm. No more scabbing and some of the hairs are already growing. Mind you, we were subjected to very loud sqeaking at the vets. Ellie had to take him at the back of the consultation room to examine the lump (with the help of a nurse). She said the very loud squeaking we heard was when they were trying to hold him and not when they were injecting a syringe to see if it's abscess. 🤣🤣

With regards to Sierra, Ellie said she felt there is less thickening of her bladder wall. It is still thick but it's less than before. The blood level in her wee is also much less. She said before it was around level 3+ or something like that (I honestly don't understand much about this level thing even if I asked her what that is 😂) and now it is just around 1+. So she said it is better. She said Sierra seems to be getting better, albeit quite slowly. So we are going in the right direction. We are just going to continue with medication, just tweaking it a bit every now and then depending on how she feels.
 
Sorry I’ve missed stuff, silly brain’s been causing trouble :doh:
I’m so sorry Bryce has another issue bless him, blooming abscesses 😡 Really hope you can get rid of it ASAP! So glad his patch is looking better and you’ve been able to stop the cream though! Big kisses from me and the girls to him! 😘
So glad Sierra is going in the right direction too bless her, go gorgeous girl! :luv:
Big hugs to you, hope some peace from the vets for you all soon! :hug:x
 
alpacasqueak said:
Aw he’s so lovely! That little spotty bum! :wub::wub::wub:
But oh no, not a shark pig! Naughty Bryce! 🦈:xd:
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Yeah that white spotty bum made me laugh too. 😂

He bites my hand every time I am going to put him down to his cage! I sometimes worry of dropping him if he eventually bites hard. That's why I always bring him down wrapped in a lap pad now, well most of the time. 😁 It's like a normal routine with us now. He is fine when he is on my lap though.
 
anyar.dris said:
Yeah that white spotty bum made me laugh too. 😂

He bites my hand every time I am going to put him down to his cage! I sometimes worry of dropping him if he eventually bites hard. That's why I always bring him down wrapped in a lap pad now, well most of the time. 😁 It's like a normal routine with us now. He is fine when he is on my lap though.
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I love it! :love: Aliona’s got one too, a black spot on her white bum!

I do the same with Cleo as that’s mainly when she gets me too (well now, she just did it whenever and wherever when she first came! XD)! Glad he’s not doing it all the time! I forget with Cleo and just pick her up sometimes too, these naughty troublemaking sharks! 🙄:))
 
We started letting Bryce out of his cage to run around the living room. Our living room is like a trap for me again with all the C&C grids placed to areas he is not allowed. I'm sure I'd get tripped sooner or later. 🤣 Bryce will be with the girls on Monday. Fingers crossed they all get bonded easy. We've only ever had to bond one new piggy in a neutral area in the past (Timmy) and the rest were straight to the cage on first day because all new piggies we've had were all submissive, luckily.

Here he is enjoying the space he can run around!

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anyar.dris said:
We started letting Bryce out of his cage to run around the living room. Our living room is like a trap for me again with all the C&C grids placed to areas he is not allowed. I'm sure I'd get tripped sooner or later. 🤣 Bryce will be with the girls on Monday. Fingers crossed they all get bonded easy. We've only ever had to bond one new piggy in a neutral area in the past (Timmy) and the rest were straight to the cage on first day because all new piggies we've had were all submissive, luckily.

Here he is enjoying the space he can run around!

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Love that first pic of a Bryce blur! :)) He’s so adorable! Hope it goes well on Monday! 🤞 Can’t wait to hear how it goes, sure they’ll love him! :D:love:
 
Started to bond them around 9am. Well, it didn't go well that much. Vegas and Bryce kept on chattering and chased each other. No lunging head on and no scuffles, but some hairs have been pulled. Sierra was fine, just ignoring Bryce (well both of them really) and was eating hay and lying down. Until she had enough of Bryce's chattering and started to chase him. Few hairs were pulled as well. The only good thing at the moment is Bryce runs away from them and not trying to fight them. He wants to be dominant but he'll eventually find out the girls will not put up with it. Hopefully they can settle during the day. Stressful! Last time we had to do this was with our first boar Timmy, and that took 2 months to finally have a bonded trio!
 
Siikibam said:
Any good progress? I’ve got everything 🤞🏾 for you
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They all went to sleep during lunch time. They all went on separate places. Sierra was under the chair, Vegas was on the loft of their cage and Bryce at the bottom cage. I think the stress caught up with them. 🤣 Sierra is the only one awake at the moment, eating. Try again later or soon. 😁
 
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