Hello,
Please read. I need advice. Stop if you want to recommend euthanasia.
My rescue guinea pig, Skye (maybe 5yrs), suddenly was having very chappy poop this friday, as if you use rolling pin on the poop to make it flat. She was extremely lethargic on Friday evening, curled up, not wanting to eat cilantro (favorite) or her fav veggies. Freaking out at 6.30pm we rushed her to the vet. Upon examination, we found a huge hard tumor pressing against her rectum (x-ray). Vet said either an abscess or aggressive cancer. She said euthanasia as there is no treatment for that. We went home with gabapentin, because she was clearing in pain. I brought her home, and i didn't know what to do, and this vet did not give us any option, except told us don't feed her either. At 12 am, i decided to go to an emergency vet, because she seemed to be in pain and very tired. He did ultrasound, no free fluid. He did Fine needle aspiration, and confirmed it's not an abscess, ahh. It's likely an aggressive cancer. He told me to do critical care food, strong pain meds like tramadol. I came home and gave her a dose of tramadol. she seemed to slightly come out of her pain when we got home. She sniffed the hay, but didn't eat. She kept showing interest in food, but dropped it. she would not eat hay or pellets. So we gave 1 cilantro and she ate that slowly. So i thought she wants to live still.
Saturday morning: there were only 4-5 flat poops. I fed her tramadol for pain and tried cilantro and critical care (first time). My method is to follow her cues. If she takes cilantro one bite from me, i tried feeding her critical care. But the problem came when she put up a big fight with the critical care. she does not want it. She is so weak and lethargic, curled up in a ball and sleeping in a corner, but she puts a fight to not eat. the whole day yesterday i could only give her 10ml. so last evening i decided i think her body does not want any more food, it hurts to poop. i won't feed her anymore. i understand towards the end if you want natural death, you need to withdraw forced feed/water. but then later at night i saw her go to the hay box, pick a tiny hay and drop it. so I'm like ahh she is hungry, looking for food. i gave a little piece of cilantro, she took it. I thought she wants to eat but was in too much pain, so if i do pain management and feed her until she decides to stop accepting veggies, i'll do that. this morning i only saw 3 tiny thin poops, looks like a broken nail.
today morning, she surprisingly was nibbing on a vitamin c tab. i was surprised so i got one dandelion, and some critical care. barely took 1-2 ml, and ate a couple tiny strands of veggies willingly. i m so confused at this point. she shows me interest in food by going over the hay box, bowl herself, but doesn't eat it or picks up and drops it. What am i to do ? should i withdraw critical care or keep forcing it down? Why is she sitting utterly still in a puffy ball. Why is she showing interest in food, is she hungry, starving?
I m going to a 3rd exotic vet to get more pain control. she has lost 120g in 2 days. she seems puffed up, doesn't even lie down comfortably. my heart is completely broken. i know i m losing her, i don't care about myself. i just want to keep her comfortable, not hurting, and in peace. do i let her starve when she wants to eat, but won't eat hay or pellets. should i just give her veggies alone, no critical care, until the gi system shuts down? How long does it take for the organs to shut down? this is my first time. i wish i could talk to Weikbe. i read her detailed blogs on this. pls pls help me help her. we are running on a clock. i m speaking to an animal communicator also today.
Please read. I need advice. Stop if you want to recommend euthanasia.
My rescue guinea pig, Skye (maybe 5yrs), suddenly was having very chappy poop this friday, as if you use rolling pin on the poop to make it flat. She was extremely lethargic on Friday evening, curled up, not wanting to eat cilantro (favorite) or her fav veggies. Freaking out at 6.30pm we rushed her to the vet. Upon examination, we found a huge hard tumor pressing against her rectum (x-ray). Vet said either an abscess or aggressive cancer. She said euthanasia as there is no treatment for that. We went home with gabapentin, because she was clearing in pain. I brought her home, and i didn't know what to do, and this vet did not give us any option, except told us don't feed her either. At 12 am, i decided to go to an emergency vet, because she seemed to be in pain and very tired. He did ultrasound, no free fluid. He did Fine needle aspiration, and confirmed it's not an abscess, ahh. It's likely an aggressive cancer. He told me to do critical care food, strong pain meds like tramadol. I came home and gave her a dose of tramadol. she seemed to slightly come out of her pain when we got home. She sniffed the hay, but didn't eat. She kept showing interest in food, but dropped it. she would not eat hay or pellets. So we gave 1 cilantro and she ate that slowly. So i thought she wants to live still.
Saturday morning: there were only 4-5 flat poops. I fed her tramadol for pain and tried cilantro and critical care (first time). My method is to follow her cues. If she takes cilantro one bite from me, i tried feeding her critical care. But the problem came when she put up a big fight with the critical care. she does not want it. She is so weak and lethargic, curled up in a ball and sleeping in a corner, but she puts a fight to not eat. the whole day yesterday i could only give her 10ml. so last evening i decided i think her body does not want any more food, it hurts to poop. i won't feed her anymore. i understand towards the end if you want natural death, you need to withdraw forced feed/water. but then later at night i saw her go to the hay box, pick a tiny hay and drop it. so I'm like ahh she is hungry, looking for food. i gave a little piece of cilantro, she took it. I thought she wants to eat but was in too much pain, so if i do pain management and feed her until she decides to stop accepting veggies, i'll do that. this morning i only saw 3 tiny thin poops, looks like a broken nail.
today morning, she surprisingly was nibbing on a vitamin c tab. i was surprised so i got one dandelion, and some critical care. barely took 1-2 ml, and ate a couple tiny strands of veggies willingly. i m so confused at this point. she shows me interest in food by going over the hay box, bowl herself, but doesn't eat it or picks up and drops it. What am i to do ? should i withdraw critical care or keep forcing it down? Why is she sitting utterly still in a puffy ball. Why is she showing interest in food, is she hungry, starving?
I m going to a 3rd exotic vet to get more pain control. she has lost 120g in 2 days. she seems puffed up, doesn't even lie down comfortably. my heart is completely broken. i know i m losing her, i don't care about myself. i just want to keep her comfortable, not hurting, and in peace. do i let her starve when she wants to eat, but won't eat hay or pellets. should i just give her veggies alone, no critical care, until the gi system shuts down? How long does it take for the organs to shut down? this is my first time. i wish i could talk to Weikbe. i read her detailed blogs on this. pls pls help me help her. we are running on a clock. i m speaking to an animal communicator also today.
