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Poor Dennis is a bit grunty!

Poor little Dennis. Glad you’ve got some sulfatrim! Hopefully it’s much better for his little tummy too 🤞🏻
 
This morning Dennis is just grunty and not honking and hooting. With the extra syringe feeds (4 a day) we are maintaining his weight. I don't want to give him too much syringe feed as he is still eating. These AB's are just knocking his appetite. The Emeraid Sustain that @amy104 suggested on Patsy's lost weight arrived yesterday so I am giving that to Dennis.
 
Poor Dennis. Glad he’s still eating for himself. Sounds just like my boy Dougal after his op this week. Still eating but just not enough. Great news his weight is maintaining!
 
Poor little Dennis, hope he likes Emeraid Sustain, it’s the one Ted prefers out of them all 🤞
 
Betsy said:
Dennis likes the Emeraid Sustain and he also likes the SS Recovery +.
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Aw that’s good then, at least you have a choice. Ted has never been keen on SS Recovery or Oxbow. Hope Dennis recoveries soon x
 
Hope the sulfatrim can clear Dennis's persistent honks, that is a hefty dose he's getting- 4x what Blod was having- and she tolerated it very well, even managed to put a bit of weight on, but it did take a month to clear her URI completely- the vet said to keep going until she finished the 30ml bottle! But the vet also said to stop the bisolvon because Blod wanted a grape every time she had it which may be where the extra 100g of floofy tummy chub came from while she was supposedly so dreadfully ill... Blod's a right little porker, she sends Dennis piggy kisses and says he can have at least 200g of her excess tummy chub reserves if he needs it and he can even have those broccolli bits she got tangled in her skirts over the weekend x
 
PigglePuggle said:
Blod's a right little porker, she sends Dennis piggy kisses and says he can have at least 200g of her excess tummy chub reserves if he needs it and he can even have those broccolli bits she got tangled in her skirts over the weekend x
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Dennis says thank you for Blod's kind wishes and that she is very generous to offer the brocolli bits tangled up in her skirts but as he has started to put a bit of weight on with the syringe feeds 4 times a day he will have to decline. His honking and hooting and generally gruntiness were back again tonight. I have to leave a message for Alfonso (vet) tomorrow so I'll let him know this. This is day 3 of the AB's Dennis has now had 7 doses of Sulfatrim as well as 7 doses of Metacam. If they were tablets he'd be rattling!
 
Betsy said:
Dennis says thank you for Blod's kind wishes and that she is very generous to offer the brocolli bits tangled up in her skirts but as he has started to put a bit of weight on with the syringe feeds 4 times a day he will have to decline. His honking and hooting and generally gruntiness were back again tonight. I have to leave a message for Alfonso (vet) tomorrow so I'll let him know this. This is day 3 of the AB's Dennis has now had 7 doses of Sulfatrim as well as 7 doses of Metacam. If they were tablets he'd be rattling!
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Come on Dennis cough that rattle up, you’ll feel so much better 😊 Hope the AB starts doing the trick soon, poor lad x
 
Update on Dennis this morning is that his breathing is now as bad as it was when he went to the vet on Friday! :( I have emailed Alfonso (vet). I am really worried about Dennis. I have been giving the AB's and the Metacam twice a day since Friday night. He has had 8 does of AB's at 2ml a go and he is no better.
 
I’m sorry to hear he’s worse today. Fingers crossed you can get on top of it soon. Get better soon Dennis. My four piggies send you lots of healing wheeks. Yes, including the boys... 😘
 
This is poor old grunty honky Dennis!



This is after 2 weeks of yukky Baytril and 5 days of a hefty dose of Sulfatrim!
 
So sorry to read Dennis is still poorly, hopefully tomorrow will be a better day! x
 
furryfriends (TEAS) said:
Has a diuretic been suggested, although it sounds more like a very congested nose. What about a nebuliser? x
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Not yet no. I have been taking him in the bathroom in his carrier when I have a shower. My vet suggested that. When he breathes his chest down below his chin vibrates.
 
I tried to get another appointment with the vet for tomorrow. They shut with immediate effect today as a vet nurse has tested positive for Coronavirus. Alfonso (vet) will ring me tomorrow in response to the email I sent this morning as he will be working from home. Dennis only has 1 dose if that left of his AB's. Hopefully I'll be able to pick up more from the back door.
 
Betsy said:
I tried to get another appointment with the vet for tomorrow. They shut with immediate effect today as a vet nurse has tested positive for Coronavirus. Alfonso (vet) will ring me tomorrow in response to the email I sent this morning as he will be working from home. Dennis only has 1 dose if that left of his AB's. Hopefully I'll be able to pick up more from the back door.
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Sorry to hear that your vet has had to close due to the virus, and just when you need them :(
I bumped into a friend from our old church today, one of the congregation is a vet and he and his whole family went down with it.
Does taking Dennis into the shower room help at all with his breathing?
 
It doesn't appear to have yet. But then it hasn't been that steamy but the mirror misted up so there must have been a bit of steam I suppose.
 
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