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Please someone help us

I’ve tried to take everyone’s advice and have some time for myself today. I found it’s really helped. I still check on Odin a lot but haven’t been constantly watching him. Though he did lay flat out on me for a 40 minute nap this afternoon! So cute when he sleeps on me, occasionally stretching his legs then swapping sides to lay flat out again!

I find he has hours in the day where he’s doing amazing and eating lots. Then he has quieter hours again and isn’t as interested in food. His appetite still isn’t what it used to be, but it’s nowhere near as bad as we were a few months ago. He does still show pain with his bladder, which probably contributes to not eating and then the teeth growth. Stuck in a cycle. So trying to get the bladder under control too.

We are back at C&R for an appointment on Friday.I want to ask Kim and Simon’s thoughts on managing his bladder if the teeth start to look better.

thank you all again for being there for Odin and I 💖
 
I searched through a lot of threads on the forum when Sven started to have bladder issues and I found recommendations for Cartrophen injections (prescription only) and potassium citrate which is an over the counter human medication for cystitis and is diluted with water and taken orally. We didn’t go down that route in the end having been able to manage it with diet, metacam and cystease but it might be worth having a look at some of the forum threads and discussing with the vet. They might have experience of these treatments or they might not think they’re right for Odin but it’s worth looking into.
 
Toots33 said:
I searched through a lot of threads on the forum when Sven started to have bladder issues and I found recommendations for Cartrophen injections (prescription only) and potassium citrate which is an over the counter human medication for cystitis and is diluted with water and taken orally. We didn’t go down that route in the end having been able to manage it with diet, metacam and cystease but it might be worth having a look at some of the forum threads and discussing with the vet. They might have experience of these treatments or they might not think they’re right for Odin but it’s worth looking into.
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Thank you! I’ll have a chat with Kim and Simon on Friday to see if we can get a plan for him. He’s been on the cystease a couple of weeks, but I know it can take a while to have an effect
 
Good luck for tomorrow, hope everything goes well for Odin x
Keep taking little breaks for yourself, poorly piggies are so exhausting, we all know how time consuming they are not to mention the heart ache they cause us x
 
Thank you all for the well wishes and love ❤
Odin was seen by Kim at C&R this afternoon. 13 days after his last visit.
She was very happy with his progress and his 140g weight gain over the last 13 days. She said it’s very positive that he’s gained weight, as if he had serious underlying conditions (e.g. kidney disease) he probably wouldn’t gain weight.

this time his mouth was near perfect. He’s been wearing his teeth down nicely so no problems there.

She said his bladder feels good and there’s no soreness there. So the pain he shows when passing droppings at home could be spinal/abdominal. Of course it could be bladder, but he doesn’t show it at the vets because of his prey instincts. We need to see how he goes. I’ll keep up the cystease and if spinal hopefully it might improve as he continues to gain

He does have a very slight head tilt to the left, so we can’t rule out middle ear disease. Kim said because he’s doing so well, we will avoid antibiotics for now and carry on with anti inflammatories. As his quality of life seems to be on the up and we don’t want to upset that just yet.

so a very positive visit. Though I still think he has periods when he’s being a bit quiet again; but I’m probably watching him too much and over analysing again. He just gets quite quiet and sleepy: maybe that’s the Tramadol.
I’ll keep top up syringe feeding (though maybe one less over night feed as I’m exhausted - I’ll try get enough into him before bed).
Need to see how he goes now 🥰
 
Marvel_piggie_squad said:
I’ll keep top up syringe feeding (though maybe one less over night feed as I’m exhausted - I’ll try get enough into him before bed).
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Try just one syringe feed in the middle of the night and see how he goes. If you give the last one of the evening around 10 or 11ish then one night feed around 3 or 4ish and then the morning feed at 8ish?
 
That’s lovely positive news about Odin - your care and love have really really helped ! Well done you Marvel_piggie_slave _have some time for you as you said you’re exhausted .... take care 🥰
 
This is great news! It's so lovely to hear Odin's improving after so many ups and downs. Now you can finally begin to relax a little too, I hope all the advice given about destressing is working well for you. Constant worrying plus night feeding must be exhausting. Keep up the good work! Xx
 
That's so good to hear....if you are starting to feel better and relax a little I'm sure Odin and all your boys will pick up on that and everyone will benefit. You have been through a dreadful time, I am daring to believe there is some light shining through. And now that Odin doesn't need 24 hour observations, get some rest! 💜
 
I don't post often on this thread but I always check your updates and it makes me so happy to see the positive news. Odin is a real credit to your excellent love and care. You've done so well and many of us know how hard it is to deal with a piggy who is borderline for recovery so will know the stress it will have put on your everytime you have had to consider what the best option is. I really hope this is the turning point for him now and that you all have a bit of a break
 
So Odin had been doing really well. His weight went from 590 to 800g. He was eating and active and happy.

but we are getting problems again. The head shaking is still there and we are getting funny chewing again. He’s also in a lot more pain when passing droppings (droppings and urine are normal). He’s had his bladder drained, scanned and checked in the past. The vet can find nothing wrong with the bladder. He’s on cystease and has been for around a month and he follows an IV diet.
Are the problems with the passing droppings likely to be incurable? 😔😔😔
 
Just catching up on Odin’s progress. He is doing so well thanks to your persistence, patience and dedication. We know how wearing this is. He is so lucky to have such an attentive and dedicated owner.
 
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