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Squeaking and straining again.

Piggies2023 said:
Aw that's fab he's got a friend 🥰🥰. And the fact he was excited when he heard the other pigs is just adorable.


Cystease- can you give some just on his veg? I open the capsule and put some on a piece of lettuce and put it in front of Pumpkin and my other pig a piece of lettuce without it at the same time. Means I know exactly how much she is getting.
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I'll give it a try first, only issue is he tends to run for any veg without cystease on first, I can hide it in a cherry tomato half when he gets those which hell gobble up fast but those aren't a daily veggie, worried he'll stall eating it and then the other piggie will steal the veg, guess I'll have to see how it goes
 
hayroque said:
I'll give it a try first, only issue is he tends to run for any veg without cystease on first, I can hide it in a cherry tomato half when he gets those which hell gobble up fast but those aren't a daily veggie, worried he'll stall eating it and then the other piggie will steal the veg, guess I'll have to see how it goes
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I don't put any of the other veg down until Pumpkin has eaten the lettuce with the cystease down. Apart from one piece of veg to Nancy so she doesn't get sad.
 
I was hoping I wouldn't need to update this again, but Wilbur came back with a buddy on Thursday and since then not been right. His poo is mushy, smelly and was tear shaped but we're stepping in with CC today because he's apparently lost 80 grams over the 2 weeks he was gone. Easter weekend makes this a nightmare, they'll probably have no exotic vets until Tuesday at best. His eyes are usually half lidded, watery and he's sleeping all the time, I don't feel like he's going to pull through but I swear I'm doing everything I really can. Preparing for the worst, found anticipating the grief to be harder than when it actually happens.

I feel terrible for his little friend who'll lose a cagemate again, but if he passes I cannot keep him, it's been non stop vets and anxiety, I have no joy in guinea pigs anymore and I don't think I could give him the love he deserves if I lose another piggie this year. Seriously have no idea what's wrong with Wilbur , we've been to the vets so many times that affording it is now a struggle, we thought cytease was helping and made sure he seemed stable before sending him off but now this is happening I don't know. Feels like I was happy for 5 minutes seeing them as a pair and then reality hit.
We have been updating the rescue, so they know the situation.

Pic of them, I will be stopping veggies for a few days to encourage hay.
 

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Oh no I’m so sorry. Give your vets a call. I called my vets today and got Pepper in. Today isn’t a bank holiday. Only Friday and Monday. Good luck I really hope they can help Wilbur. ❤️
 
weepweeps said:
Oh no I’m so sorry. Give your vets a call. I called my vets today and got Pepper in. Today isn’t a bank holiday. Only Friday and Monday. Good luck I really hope they can help Wilbur. ❤️
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I've called their out of hours and left a voicemail, they closed for the day at 11, ashleigh never seem to have exotics at weekends but here's to hoping they'll have anything. They've been unable to figure anything out in any of the visits so far though.
Just trying to remind myself I'm doing all I can, it's easy to feel like a bad owner but we've been trying to figure this out for weeks to help him.
Just gave him some CC, he took 5ml willingly and we'll give more later, don't want to stress him. How much would it be roughly for top up feeds? I've only ever done the 60ml when my last piggie went off food completely , but this weight loss is more gradual.
 
Got an appointment today for 4.30, out of hours consultation fee I can barely afford, can't afford hospitalisation but meds I'll manage. Gonna see what they say, I'm taking zuko too because he's very attached to Wilbur and would be stressed alone.
 
I’m sorry to hear this.

As with before, the amount of cc comes down to what the daily weight checks are telling you.

I hope the vet can find out what is wrong with him.
Fingers crossed
 
hayroque said:
The vet heard no gut sounds so we opted to have him hospitalised overnight, was able to afford it. Hoping he pulls through, he's got zuko with him.
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He’s in the very best place. I hope he can pull through this 🤞🏻🤞🏻
 
He's staying for another 24 hours, gonna be paying out around the 900 pound mark in total after this weekend so all my savings are completely gone; I'm 19 and had been saving for emergencies but the sheer amount wasn't something I could have expected, been paying for vets constantly for 2 months separate to this too. He's meant to get an ultrasound after this on Tuesday but I don't know how I'll get the money yet. Ashleigh are experienced I guess but it's been so expensive with absolutely no answers given on what's going on after months, trying to keep up with it and not be too upset; mum's offered a bit of help but it's mostly me.

They said his urine was sludgy yesterday but clear today, his bladder was full and firm/tender today but wasn't yesterday, I don't get what's going on? Has anyone had a situation like this? I'm starting to consider PTS if he doesn't go back on his food properly.
 
He's home now, eating again. We have an ultrasound tommorow then we'll decide what to do for the best. We have no more money to treat a stone so that's an immediate pts to not prolong his suffering. An infection, depending on his condition, I'm willing to keep trying. He's just very tired and sad looking, eating hay at the moment at least.
 
We're taking him to the vet at 6.30 to say goodbye. I'm beyond heartbroken and I've been conflicted all weekend because sometimes he's a little brighter, but then the majority of the time all he does in lay in his wee and I'm also scared this will pose a health risk to Zuko, because despite cleaning his pee pad is always damp in a few hours. He's still eating a little but it's not enough, critical care is a battle to feed him.

When Ozzy died in January I regretted not making the decision sooner, and promised myself I wouldn't leave another piggie to get to that level of suffering. I can tell that he's at the end and I'd rather let him never know that level of pain than let things play out. Been flip flopping on the decision all weekend but I know it's what needs to be done. Wilbur and Oscar were my first guinea pigs and I'm so grateful for the time I had with them, and for my rescue pig Zuko because Wilbur won't be alone at the end. The rescue knows the situation and I'll be taking him back ASAP because I'm not bonded to him after only a week and I just don't have the capacity anymore to take in another brand new piggie so soon after losing both of my babies, especially so close together. We didn't do the ultrasound this morning because I felt he wouldn't survive the sedation in his condition so I don't know if it was infection or stone, but either way the antibiotics and medication haven't been improving his quality of life at all and I couldn't afford surgery anymore after months of treatment.

Really grateful to everyone who replied to my threads, it's been a horrible time this year to lose them both. It's going to be weird having no piggies in my room anymore.
 

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I'm sorry. Sending you hugs. You know him best and are making the hardest decision out of love.
 
I’m so sorry. Such a hard decision to make but the kindest.
 
Sending you huge hugs.
Never an easy decision to make, but always one made with love
 
Thankyou all; we're trying to enjoy our last few hours with him. He can't even keep his eyes open bless him.

One huge worry we have is for Zuko, we got him as a rescue last Wednesday and he's very scared of me, and extremely attached to Wilbur. We're getting him to the rescue on the soonest appointment they give us so that he's around piggies again but until then I need to comfort him when neither of us know each other, but I know he's going to take this hard. What can I do? I know I do weight checks, keep an eye on his eating etc, but how do I give him attention when he doesn't know me and doesn't want to interact? I thought I'd have more time than this, or we'd have never subjected him to losing a companion. He'll be coming with us to the vet so that he at least sees the body.
 
Just said goodbye, I'm glad we went today, he seemed peaceful for the first time in a while, and he's with his best friend Oscar again. Made an appointment with the rescue for Zuko on Thursday and I'll keep a close eye on him until then. There wasn't any fault on the rescue for any of this, we sent Wilbur after weighing up how his condition was and decided he needed a friend, but just got unlucky. We'll give him a teddy and I'll be in the room all day tommorow for company even if we're still strangers, then he'll go back to find a forever home.
 
Sending you hugs. Wilbur and Oscar together forever now.

I’m sure Zuko will find a new home soon.
 
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