Piggy Pals

weepweeps said:
How wonderful. She must be feeling a bit better.
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VickiA said:
Oh that is so precious - she must be feeling a bit better
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Merab's Slave said:
So glad that Sandy is feeling better.
May she give you a whole bucket of popcorn
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Thank you. Sandy is done with antibiotics so that is very good. Vet says her incision is healing properly and no longer shows signs of infection. Hopefully, without antibiotics her GI system can improve a bit, but she does still have underlying digestive issues the cause of which remains a mystery. For the moment, her weight is pretty stable with approx 60 mls of CC syringed per day and a med regime fit to rival my own.

I continue to do my best to be grateful for each happy today.
 
Sometimes I get overwhelmed by the cost of vet care or our bad luck with so many guinea pig illnesses, but then I'll catch one of them being so adorable and I instantly forget all the worries. You'd never know that this little angel caused a bite severe enough for a week's worth of antibiotics which my GI system still hasn't recovered from! But she's so cute tho!
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My big girls Delilah and Gingersnap in photo 1, and Gingersnap and her babies in photo 2, including the beautiful little curly-haired Rusty who has just moved to his new home today, and his sisters Autumn and Cinnamon.
 

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Handy said:
My big girls Delilah and Gingersnap in photo 1, and Gingersnap and her babies in photo 2, including the beautiful little curly-haired Rusty who has just moved to his new home today, and his sisters Autumn and Cinnamon.
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Hi @Handy
Your piggies are adorable! If you want to, you can make your own thread. Or do you have one already? That way you can fill it with pictures of your piggies.
 
Hope4gem said:
Hi @Handy
Your piggies are adorable! If you want to, you can make your own thread. Or do you have one already? That way you can fill it with pictures of your piggies.
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I don't, I probably have one from my original piggies Stormy and Raven from a few years back but I tend to come on the forum for a while when I'm having a stress and then forget about it for a long time when things are going well, I'll try and remember to drop in more often this time so you might see more photos yet 🙂 I only just realized this is all your piggies and not general ones, you have so many of them 😍
 
Handy said:
I don't, I probably have one from my original piggies Stormy and Raven from a few years back but I tend to come on the forum for a while when I'm having a stress and then forget about it for a long time when things are going well, I'll try and remember to drop in more often this time so you might see more photos yet 🙂 I only just realized this is all your piggies and not general ones, you have so many of them 😍
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Yes, this is a thread for my piggies. We have four with us right now and a few that have made their way to the Rainbow Bridge. Glad you're on the forum! It's a friendly bunch and so very helpful too. I'll keep an eye out in case you decide to make your own thread in the future.
 
Hope4gem said:
Sorry I've been a bit quiet lately. Been working a third job and applying for a 4th so been super busy. Chromebook is on the fritz too. Hopefully, things will quiet down soon and I can be on the forum more.
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Good luck with the new job
 
So I woke up this morning and wasn't feeling well. Did a COVID test and it was positive. Fast forward a few hours later and something is very wrong with Penny. She's lethargic and just not herself at all. I called our regular vet but they are booked solid. I called another vet and they can see her at 245. The closest emergency vet is more than 2 hours away and then we'd have to wait in the ER for a while until we could be seen so the 245 is our best bet. This past weekend was my first mother's day without my mom. The timing of all of this is just awful. I hope Penny can be seen by the vet in time to help her, but it doesn't look promising. I'm syringe feeding CC and water and holding her.
 
Penny keeps turning her back to me when I try to feed her. She just wants to be in her cage in her hidey. As hard as it is for me not to push her more I'm going to let her rest in her hidey since that's where she wants to be. I'll try to feed her again in a bit. I don't know if she'll make it to her appointment or not and even if she does it's not looking like a good prognosis. I gave her metacam so hopefully that will help with any pain she's having.
 
Sending you a big hug 🤗. I’m so sorry you are having an awful time at the moment. Keeping you in my thoughts. Good luck at the vets. Fingers crossed it’s something easily fixable 🤞
 
So sorry that it's all happening at once for you.
I hope you don't feel too ill with Covid and recover quickly.
Holding all of you in my heart :hug:
 
Vet couldn't find anything wrong on spec. They are doing xrays now. Will give sub-q fluids since she's not eating/drinking on her own. If she finds something on xray will treat with antibiotics. Other than that continue with CC. Once Penny is done at the vet I'll call our regular vet again and see about making a follow up appointment. I'm grateful she's made it through the afternoon and also that we could get her seen. But I do wish we could find out what's wrong.
 
Sweet little guys! I enjoyed your pics, Thankyou!
 
Penny was prescribed antibiotics and benebac. She received fluids while there. She's still definitely not herself. She's lethargic and just not active at all. When my father brought Penny home he couldn't really remember why the meds were prescribed so I have a call in to the vet to find out. I'm feeding her again now that she's home. I'm scared to leave her in the cage and get some sleep, but I know I need to take care of myself especially since I'm sick with COVID. I'm going to set an alarm to get up in two hours and feed her again. I think I've done all I can for now.
 
So I managed to sleep for a bit but had my phone on silent and consequently missed the vet's call. So I still don't know what the antibiotic is for. I'm syringe feeding penny but it's hard to tell how much is actually going down. I'm afraid I'm going to lose her because she's acting just like Lilly did right before she died.
 
I fed Penny at 8pm and 10pm. Going to sleep for awhile and check on her in a few hours. I feel bad not staying up with her but it won't change the outcome either way and she's not alone. She has her cagemate. Trying to remember that I need rest especially because I'm sick. I don't think I could physically stay up much longer anyway. I need rest. I really should have rested more during the day. Anyway, so grateful that this forum is here. Helps me remember that I'm not alone.
 
Hope you are feeling better after your sleep. I hope Penny perks up soon. You are doing all you can for her. Sending healing vibes to you both.
 
VickiA said:
Huge hugs to you. These things always happen at the worst times.
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weepweeps said:
Sending you a big hug 🤗. I’m so sorry you are having an awful time at the moment. Keeping you in my thoughts. Good luck at the vets. Fingers crossed it’s something easily fixable 🤞
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Merab's Slave said:
So sorry that it's all happening at once for you.
I hope you don't feel too ill with Covid and recover quickly.
Holding all of you in my heart :hug:
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weepweeps said:
Hope you are feeling better after your sleep. I hope Penny perks up soon. You are doing all you can for her. Sending healing vibes to you both.
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Thanks so much for the kind words. I really do appreciate it. It's currently 5 am here and Penny is still with us but I don't think she's swallowing anymore. I'll gently try a bit more, but then let her rest.
As for me, I'm fully vaccinated but COVID is really knocking me out. I'd be in bed nearly all the time if penny wasn't sick. I'm just so exhausted.
 
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