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Please someone help us

GPTV said:
Sorry to hear Odin's taken a turn for the worst :(
I hope the telephone consultation goes well, did you have any eye drops prescribed too?
Check the eye isn't drying out if it's bulging, a few drops of boiled&cooled water will be ok as a temporary measure if it is,until you've spoken to Kim.

There's a possibility it could be a retrobulbar(sp?) abscess, this could affect his eye & teeth which is why he's had problems with both :(

Fingers crossed Kim will sort him out, will he still accept blades of grass?

A truckload of healing vibes coming your way & wishing Odin a full & speedy recovery.
Take care of yourself too, you're doing a fantastic job looking after him & must be so exhausted.

Big hug
Luv the girls & I. Xx
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He won’t eat anything at all now. I managed to get some critical care and kale in a few hours ago but still no droppings. His stomach feels hard xx
 
Marvel_piggie_squad said:
I gave him cisapride this morning. How long till it works? If it’s bloat, does the stomach feel hard? xx
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Yes if it feels hard or hollow to the touch that's bloat. With my piggy he bounced back very quickly with the cispride. I wonder whether it would be worth taking him to your local vets to see if they can prescribe something else as well xx
 
Gem789 said:
Yes if it feels hard or hollow to the touch that's bloat. With my piggy he bounced back very quickly with the cispride. I wonder whether it would be worth taking him to your local vets to see if they can prescribe something else as well xx
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I’ll give them a call xx
 
When Betsy had bloat, I sat her on a pee pad on my lap and massaged her tummy several times a day you could try that.
 
The vet wants to take him in now. They have no appointments so I have to leave him with them until they can assess him. I’m so so worried. What if they just leave him in there and he gets worse? I rang Cat and Rabbit in Northampton. The receptionist cancelled my phone call with Kim and told me to rush him to my local vet xx
 
Marvel_piggie_squad said:
The vet wants to take him in now. They have no appointments so I have to leave him with them until they can assess him. I’m so so worried. What if they just leave him in there and he gets worse? I rang Cat and Rabbit in Northampton. The receptionist cancelled my phone call with Kim and told me to rush him to my local vet xx
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I’m so sorry about the tough time you’re having. I’m glad he’s going straight to vet.. bloat is very serious :(
Wishing you both all the best:hug:
 
They have taken him into hospital because there were no appointments. They said a vet will ring me this afternoon. I’m worried they won’t treat him quickly enough.
I’m absolutely heart broken. Can’t eat, can’t sleep. Can’t even function because I’m so worried
 
Marvel_piggie_squad said:
They have taken him into hospital because there were no appointments. They said a vet will ring me this afternoon. I’m worried they won’t treat him quickly enough.
I’m absolutely heart broken. Can’t eat, can’t sleep. Can’t even function because I’m so worried
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Hopefully once he gets some meds into him, he will pick up quickly. I would ring them in a little while to see what's happening, just to make sure they are treating him x
 
Marvel_piggie_squad said:
They have taken him into hospital because there were no appointments. They said a vet will ring me this afternoon. I’m worried they won’t treat him quickly enough.
I’m absolutely heart broken. Can’t eat, can’t sleep. Can’t even function because I’m so worried
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So sorry you're going through this, really hope you hear some positive news from the vets soon. If you get really worried, give them a ring to check how he's doing xx
 
Fingers crossed you get some positive news, sending hugs, it’s awful when you have a poorly piggie and waiting for news x
 
Since he came home and started eating, his favourite thing was kale (the cavalo Nero), he was eating loads of it. If it is bloat could that be the culprit? What would he be better having if he recovers from the bloat?
 
Marvel_piggie_squad said:
Since he came home and started eating, his favourite thing was kale (the cavalo Nero), he was eating loads of it. If it is bloat could that be the culprit? What would he be better having if he recovers from the bloat?
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I have heard cabbage type foods can cause bloat and I think kale falls into that catagory but its not for definite it's that xx
 
If not the kale, maybe the Zithromax antibiotic. Or maybe just he’s stopped eating again because of the eye and teeth situation ...
 
Marvel_piggie_squad said:
If not the kale, maybe the Zithromax antibiotic. Or maybe just he’s stopped eating again because of the eye and teeth situation ...
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It could be a combination of things. I've had piggies on zithromax with no side effects but I know piggies can react differently to different antibiotics. Have you phoned the vets to see how he's doing? xx
 
Gem789 said:
It could be a combination of things. I've had piggies on zithromax with no side effects but I know piggies can react differently to different antibiotics. Have you phoned the vets to see how he's doing? xx
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I’ll phone them now.
I just thought, he doesn’t normally have grass. He normally just has hay. Could it have been that? xx
 
Marvel_piggie_squad said:
I’ll phone them now.
I just thought, he doesn’t normally have grass. Could it have been that? xx
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I know that grass can cause a bit of an upset stomach if they're not used to it, I'm not sure about bloat though. Hope you get some positive news from the vets xx
 
The more I think about it, the more I think it’s the grass. He’s not used to grass, he has ad-lib Timothy hay. Plus he’s not eaten for weeks. He had the grass yesterday afternoon, and started going down hill and eating less yesterday evening.
I feel so awful. I feel I’ve caused this
 
Marvel_piggie_squad said:
The more I think about it, the more I think it’s the grass. He’s not used to grass, he has ad-lib Timothy hay. Plus he’s not eaten for weeks. He had the grass yesterday afternoon, and started going down hill and eating less yesterday evening.
I feel so awful. I feel I’ve caused this
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Please don't think that, it's not your fault at all. You were doing everything you could for him. You've been trying to get him to eat so please don't feel bad xx
 
Marvel_piggie_squad said:
I feel so awful. I feel I’ve caused this
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You haven't "caused" anything ... the cause is illness and you are doing absolutely everything possible to ensure he has a chance of improving ... so please, please do not blame yourself!

Can you think try to think that if he hadn't been eaten the kale and grass (whilst being unable to manage his usual hay and also whilst accepting very little syringe food), that he wouldn't have survived? By offering differing foods, you were doing all you could to keep him alive.

It is a sad truth that we torture ourselves and constantly question our choices in these immensely painful situations (as I experienced a very similar situation very recently with my piggie), but if our choices are based on loving care, trying to regain health/reduce suffering, then our choices are right. You are doing your uppermost to love and care for Odin, therefore please do not blame yourself ... as none of this is your fault at all!

Holding you in my thoughts xx
 
Have you heard anything from the vets?

Fingers & paws all crossed here for Odin's speedy recovery, he's at the vets & that's the best place for them to assess & treat him. They have everything to hand & will see he's a priority.

Bloat is a horrible illness, but hopefully you've caught it in time, it's probably just a combination of everything that's going against you both at the moment.

Please don't blame yourself you've been doing everything you can for him, you're doing a fantastic job :wub: :nod:

as has been said before - if you hadn't trialled feeding him different foods & the Zithromax he probably wouldn't even still be here to treat at all, at least he had been eating & mild bloat can be treated :hug:
T-care of yourself too. xx
 
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