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Ramia said:
Hey survivors,

I've had five doses of my baytril and doxycycline, and my head is no longer tilted. I make a low purring sound when mom comes in my room at 11pm after work. I just know she's going to take me out to give me my meds and it makes me mad. That noise makes her feel bad because I associate her with bad things right now.

Mom can't afford the $840 CT scan so on the 25th I'm having X-rays. I wish I could have a CT scan. Maybe we'd find something. Doc couldn't even see traces of an ear infection with the naked eye, but we decided on antibiotics anyway.

I'm in my hide but I know next time she comes in I'm coming out for meds 😥. She's going to bring two syringes of critical care, she bought an extra syringe to get more in in one sitting.
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Just keep on taking your meds, Stripe! Its not your mamas fault you have to take them, but we can bet shes in secret just loves to steal an extra kiss from you. Give her a popcorn!
Hope the x-rays can give some answers 💜

Survivors of a slave that worked around the clock this weekend. We survived because our other slaves was at home and OG-slave always yells at them they feed us to much. We're like what, go back to work!
/Joe, Chip and Kongo
 
Thanks, survivors!

Mom just got home from work and gave me my meds. I was a good boy and I had 20 ml of critical care in one sitting.

Chez wheeked the whole time I was on Mom's lap because he doesn't like her day shift. We're used to having her home.

I'm currently chutting, so things aren't so bad and I had a cookie.

Stripe
 
Ah, cookies do make things seem better. Chutting and wheeking, lovely❤️
 
Hi everyone,

Mom was a little worried I hadn't pooped until she moved my hide to get me out for meds. There was a huge pile and they were actually well formed, albeit a little small.

I'm currently under a huge pile of hay and I had 18 ml of critical care. In a couple hours we're having our cages cleaned and I'll get more.

I'm still munching on my own.

I can't wait to be well again and popcorn.

Mom's going to give me a sprig of coriander tomorrow then reintroduce veg. Slowly this time.

Off to the grocery store!

Stripe
 
Hey survivors.

Well, meds weren't so bad this morning. I had some yummy critical care, 20 ml. I guess I wasn't really mad at mom because I popcorned when I got back in my cage!

Currently under a big pile of hay munching.

Mom had to lift my chin when I wouldn't take my meds!

Hope you are all well! Five more days of meds!
 
Hi guys.

Mom was excited today because my latest poops were well formed and a good size. So as I'm eating on my own, she thinks the 40 ml of critical care is good. I just love critical care.

I'm currently hay diving. Chutting, as well. She thought she saw me popcorn, but she wasn't sure. My secret.

Could I have lost weight off veg? Or do you think I ate less because of my ear infection?
 
Probably the ear infection. I'm suffering from possible ear or tooth infection which means that it sometimes hurts to chew on one side of my mouth. I sometimes need pellets to keep my weight up. I'm not usually allowed pellets and they're yummy! I do weigh less in the morning when I've not been allowed veggies the previous evening, but it quickly evens out. Your friend Ziggy.
 
Ziggy, I don't really like pellets. I only eat a couple. Mom's tried different brands, but I'm just not interested.

Hope you feel better!

Stripe
 
Hi boys and girls!

This morning mom removed an empty hay bag and I started wheeking. She thought she saw me popcorn but wasn't sure. I had my meds and some critical care. Currently munching a digestive biscuit.

Chez is gnawing on a huge chunk of cucumber. He was so naughty for his health check yesterday, mom couldn't get a good look. She's going to try again Sunday.

I wanna gain weight and mom's going to try a new brand of pellets in the morning tomorrow. Yesterday I had 48 ml of critical care and I do eat hay on my own. But I've lost my taste for cookies.

Well, mom has to work all weekend! Tomorrow is a day shift so we'll miss her.
 
Oh dear, I hope your taste for cookies comes back soon. The digestive sounds a bit naughty but if you are feeling under the weather, you should indulge a bit 🍪 It's funny how guinea pigs don't like having their hay taken away. Truffle anc Polo start eating hay as fast as they can when I start cleaning, even pulling bits from the dustpan before it disappears. But they are pleased to get the fresh hay😄 Naughty Chez
 
Naughty Chez! It would be nice if he could give you some of his weight 😉
 
The digestive biscuit is oxbow high fiber. Vet lady recommended it.

I did just eat a different kind of biscuit, too. Mom had stopped giving them to us because they are kind of junky but she thinks in small quantities I could benefit.
 
Dear survivors,

Chip here. My buddy Joe looks so cute and innocent with his white, fluffy fur. He's so adorable when he popcorns and zooms. I know. I've also been on the other side of the divider, and just wanted to make Joe my snugglebuggle.

Now I live with this little dude, I totally understand why Bob was such an airhead. Joe is like Hiroshima. He literally farts your brains out. Earlier this week he munched to much basil and slave put him off veggies for a day. That includes me, because I live with this fartbomb!

And then he has the guts to complain when slave gives him some bio-lapis for the tummy! Well, slave thinks that its some kind of two for one and I have to drink it to. The fact that I like it doesn't matter.

I survived this week. Joes tumny works perfect again (I can tell by the smell of his farts). I got my morning cucumber, ate it and got to bed again. Its a good Saturday to be a survivor on!

Yours truly, Chip

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Hi everyone,

Good to see Chip survived the week and those wicked farts.

I just survived meds. I squeaked when slave tried to turn me around in my snuggle sack but then I ate my yummy critical care.

I now have three huge piles of hay to munch cause slave's going to work for ten hours.

I don't like the cookies mom bought anymore (she bought 3 boxes lol) but I like a junky cookie we have some left of.

Mom's going to the theater with an older man Wednesday and she's really hoping he doesn't think it's a date because he's kinda old. His wife is dead. He's from Germany and he's like 25 years older. So fingers crossed he's just looking for a friend!
 
Perhaps Mom can offer the theatre guy a rejected cookie and tell him she baked if herself, that should cure any romantic inclinations 😶
You are a good patient Stripe ❤️‍🩹 It's great that you are eating hay and taking Critical Care really well!
 
*munch, crunch*

Excuse me, but I got a new kind of pellet and I'm crunching.

Lol I was so bad for my critical care. I tried to escape the snuggle sack so I only got 12 ml.

I had my last dose of antibiotics just now.

I'm full of energy this morning, did some wheeking but no popcorning.

Dang it I have to go to the vet tomorrow. X-rays. I'm sick of it all.
 
Ramia said:
Hi everyone. I have some news today. I have calcified bulla syndrome.

I'm going on another month of antibiotics.

Please keep me in your thoughts and pray I don't need a surgery.
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Tofu and Patches send healing rumbles
 
Ramia said:
Hi everyone. I have some news today. I have calcified bulla syndrome.

I'm going on another month of antibiotics.

Please keep me in your thoughts and pray I don't need a surgery.
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Lots of ❤️ for your Stripe!
 
Ramia said:
Hi everyone. I have some news today. I have calcified bulla syndrome.

I'm going on another month of antibiotics.

Please keep me in your thoughts and pray I don't need a surgery
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This confirms our suspicions. I'm sorry to hear this. Sending healing vibes. You noticed very early on that something was wrong and acted at once, so you have taken good care of Stripe and helped to give him the best chance he can get ❤️‍🩹
 
Ramia said:
Hi everyone. I have some news today. I have calcified bulla syndrome.

I'm going on another month of antibiotics.

Please keep me in your thoughts and pray I don't need a surgery.
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Sending healing vibes ❤️
 
Thanks everyone. Despite the awful vet visit when Mom topped up my hay tonight I popcorned all around the cage.

I gained 25 grams and vet lady said to keep weighing me and adjust critical care as needed.
 
Hi Survivors,

My least favorite thing is when Mom works late then wakes me up for meds. She hates it, too, cause she's tired.

I have a lot of spunk, so I make it really difficult for Mom to catch me. She corners me with a snuggle sack but I still refuse to get in. She has to lift me into it.

This morning I was naughty, when I was getting my critical care I tried to escape so I only got 12 ml. Currently eating an oxbow cookie for digestion.

Mom's going to weigh me. I don't like that because I go in a bowl.

All this fuss.
 
Polo: Mom was rushing up and down this morning dropping things, falling over other things and getting impatient. Although I was sympathetic, being a sensible pig, I went for a snooze in my hide, but I was sure that something was up. Sure enough, around lunch time Mom picked me up, hide and all and slid me into my carrier. We were off to the vet to rule out urinary tract issues.
Truffle: I was not happy to see Polo being put in his carrier and went up and down my cage making little worried noises.
Polo: I hate being away from home, going on a noisy journey, but Mom reassured me and made sure I was comfortable. At the vet's, I helped to train students on how to examine piggies and was very well behaved. They were all very impressed by me and said I was a beautiful guinea pig. I was very pleased, but really wanted to get home. Truffle seemed pleased I was back and Mom gave us fresh hay. I was so tired I fell asleep in my hat tray.
Mom: Polo seems fine, but is on a course of metacam to act as an anti inflammatory. The exam did not flag up any issues 👍
 
Polo, isn't the vet scary? I'm a frequent flyer. Enjoy your metacam. Hope it makes you feel better. It was nice of you to train the students. Glad you had a nap.

Chez always waits for me, too. Even though we're bar buddies he always waits.
 
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