• Discussions taking place within this forum are intended for the purpose of assisting you in discussing options with your vet. Any other use of advice given here is done so at your risk, is solely your responsibility and not that of this forum or its owner. Before posting it is your responsibility you abide by this Statement

zoe update

Status
Not open for further replies.
Mary,

I pmd you today,re putting you in touch with someone in Australia who is knowledgeable about piggy diets and herbal things.She lives in the Melbourne area.My computor is playing up so not sure if the message went through.Let me know if you have not recieved it and I will try again.
 
How's little zoe? :smitten: Hoping her poos are firmer and she's not wet herself and i hope you can get something sorted for her :smitten: ((HUGS)) you're doing great :smitten:
 
here is the latest from our vet;
Hi Mary you are no bother I think its probably a good idea for us to reexamine her. so if you can organise a time which suits then lets review and reexamine
regards Kirsty
so will be making an appointment for her to see the vet, just wish it wasn't so hot. will have to make it for early morning to beat the heat! will keep you posted, so far she has had 3 clean bottoms today and 1 dirty one which happened to be in the middle. she is still on grass but less, oaten hay in her rack and instead of hay she now has straw for bedding(for more dried grass) and bits of parsley, plus water with vitamin C. thanks for all your replies and advice. be time for some of you to wakey wakey soon. tis hot here and 16.50pm here thursday afternoon. have a wonderful day all. :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
 
awww glad you're getting to see the vet and hope you can figure something out for your little baby, it sure is a mystery in some ways! :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: Please let us know how you get on asap! :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: sending hugs and piggie kisses from me and my lot :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: and praying for you :smitten:
 
did you see a vet? hoping you manage to get something sorted and have some releif for you and her (((HUGS))) :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: Thinking of you and sending healing wheeks and piggie kisses from my lot :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :-*
 
no i am going to see the vet next week, so far zoe has had quite a few clean bottoms, if she has dirty bottoms over weekend or today will try and see vet monday. if she stays clean will get the 2 cats their teeth surgery first and then take zoe in. really worried about gypsy(one of the cats) she has lost so much weight at least half her body weight, hoping they make it through the surgery they are both 14. will keep you posted on zoe, will see vet monday or wednesday depending on how zoe's bottom goes whether it stays clean or dirty. she seems happy, eating, drinking, and weight is the same. thanks again CL, hugs and cuddles to pansy, rosie and lilly :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: and the girls send :-* :-* :-*
 
oh ok, got mixed up! ::) ;D
awww glad she's had some clean bottoms too :-* let me know how you get on when you do see one :smitten:
awww hope your cats ops go well bless them try not to worry (easier said than done i know!) (((hugs))) :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
will be thinking of you and the cats :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: awww at least she seems happy enough and is eating and drinking and not lost any weight etc. :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
Awww thanks, my mob send your girlies hugs and piggie kisses :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :-* :-* :-* :-* (((hugs))) :smitten:
let me know how the cats get on, you can always pm me if you want some support :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
 
thanks CL, was going to go to the vet this week but just damn too hot to take her out. by 9.00am it is already 26C-30CC this heat wave ia a b :tickedoff:tch! at least we have a cool night tonight of 15C glynis in victoria gets a cool change tomorrow but for us back to the 100F for next 3 days. they are saying cool change by tuesday will wait and see. will do about the cats and zoe too. thanks for your support, help and advice! :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: hugs and cuddles to you and your furbabies :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: girls send :-* :-* :-*
 
you're welcome, you know where i am even if all you want is a moan or a cry! :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: gosh! that heat, i'm awful with heat would be xx0 hugs and kisses to you and zoe and the pussys :-* :-* :-* :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
 
The heat sounds horrible :( good luck with the cats and hope zoe continues with clean bottoms!
 
have just weighed zoe and she has lost 20grams and she is not eating her hay. :'( :'( :'( i am thinking she is getting sick of the same food she has been on for the last 2 months since her surgery. so even though it makes her poops soft i have given her so timothy hay and oxbow pellets as i wanted her to eat something. will keep an eye on her and if she doesn't eat will syringe feed her and take her to the vet monday. might also mix her bedding 50% straw and 50% hay and see if that makes a difference. thanks for all advice and help. hugs and cuddles to you and your fur babies :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: girls send :-* :-* :-* zoe could also want to be with jessie as thet have been lying by the divider. :smitten:
 
Oh choloe you really are going through it! Big hugs to you :smitten: :smitten: Keeping everything crossed that things are ok O0 O0
 
gosh mary the ups and downs keep coming! :( bless her, yes she just needs to be eating O0 you're doing brilliantly, keep up the good work :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: hugs and cuddles to you and zoe :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :-* :-* :-* keep us posted, i'm worried ::) :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
 
took zoe to the vet, like i said a waste of time, as nothing was done. zoe was weighed and since she first went to this vet at the beginning of january zoe has lost 100grams. this includeds the 20grams the mass and reproductive organs weighed. the vet is looking into some research of repopulating zoe with jessie's poops. but the vet wants to research as to which poop she needs as you know piggies have different types of poop, and she also wants to research whether to stick jessie's poop in zoe's mouth or down the other end. so went to coles and bought some baby food puree and banannas and have been feeding zoe the baby food which she doesn't like, some pre-boiled water with vitamin C, will give her some bananna in the skin tonight, she is also getting timothy hay and oxbow pellets, plus grass and parsley. even though the bananna's aren't organic hoping they will help her until the vet finishes her research. and i know the timothy hay and pellets make zoe's poop's soft but am trying to get her to eat. as for the the diralyte maryh the chemist had hydratlyte (orange and black currant) and a few others similar but NO diarlyte. these were for the traveller and they were for the runs, dehydration, upset tummies etc, but didn't know which one to buy so didn't buy any. will keep you posted at present she is hiding from me as she is NOT a happy camper. hoping we'll have the girls home for easter which starts tomorrow being palm sunday, as when the vet repopulates zoe with jessie's poops she wants to keep them for a few days to do it and so she can see zoe's poops first hand etc. this will give us a chance to scrub out their cage throurghly which we were waiting till zoe was better before we did it. well now you know as much as we do, will keep you posted, day 15 of heatwave is nearly over, day 16 and 17 to go then they say a cool change of 30C but will wait and see. thanks for all the advice and replies, help and support. hugs and cuddles to you all :smitten: :smitten: girls send :-* :-* :-*
 
oh sorry that the vet wasn't much help >:( but at least she's looking into it O0 you're doing the right things by just getting her eating i think O0 is she eating anything on her own? you could try mushing up some of the pellets with pre-boiled water and add some veggie puree and syringe that O0 =cos if she isn't having hay or pellets on her own, she probably isn't getting enough roughage (sp?)/fibre O0 well at least having them in will give you a well earned break! you're doing such a great job :smitten:
((hugs and piggie kisses from my mob to you and your girlies)) :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :-* :-*
 
Aww it's so annoying when vet's are no help >:( i've had a couple of visits like that!

You're doing so well, like cavy love said, maybe try some mushed up pellets, I did that with one of mine for a while when they went off eating, at least you know she's getting something then O0

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}

Big hugs to you are your girls :smitten: :smitten:
 
before zoe took sick both jessie, zoe and faline the bunny never had pellets as we have been told they are full of rubbish and no nutrutional valve. our vet may not kn0ow much about guinea pigs but she is willing to learn. sadly people in south oz aren't prepared to spend money on guinea pigs as they believe guinea pigs have no feelings and are cheaper to replace. :tickedoff: :tickedoff: :tickedoff: she said to us yesterday that she has never met anyone like us who is prepared to spend money on a guinea pig, most people if they do go to the vet with a guinea pig say here the guiniea pig is sick fix it as cheaply as possible as i am not wasting money on it. :tickedoff: :tickedoff:
just wondering is there apart from a blood test is there a test to check kidneys as am more concerned that zoe is losing weight. zoe is getting syringe fed though she hates it, and she is eating her grass and parsley. will keep you posted, have give her some bananna in their skins so hoping the fibre in that will help. thanks for your replies, advice and support. enjoy your night, going to be 39C (102F) today and 41C tomorrow(105F) :tickedoff: :tickedoff: :tickedoff: hugs and cuddles :smitten: :smitten: :-* :-*
 
Choloe.. wishing u and zoe well :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
they are real luckie to have such a nice mummy ;) ;) ;)
 
so far zoe has been bottom clean. she is slowly getting use to the baby food sweetcorn in a syringe. she is still not drinking much water but we are syringing some water into her. she is eating the parsley(the only thing that doesn't upset her tummy wise) and as it doesn't affect her tummy wise her and OH had a fight over the rockmelon(you call it cantelope). am thinking zoe like us is so over this heatwave as i am now sure it is taking it's toll on her as it is with us. she is still in the lounge with the fan on. will keep you updated. am going to the ask the vet if there is some way to do a test to check zoe's organs as there has to bve a reason why she is losing weight as she is eating, and she did check zoe's teeth. will keep you posted. hugs and cuddles :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: and the girls send :-* :-* :-*
 
Aw poor you and poor Zoe! I really hope you get to the bottom of Zoe's troubles, and get some cooler weather soon! Maybe it is just the heat putting her off her food, poor little girl.

I can't believe what your vet said about people not wanting to spend money on their piggies. :tickedoff:

I was telling OH about Zoe - he mentioned this tile he had seen in Pets at Home in the UK - its supposed to stay cool constantly, you pop it in the cage and the piggy can sit on it to cool down. I know you don't have Pets at Home in Oz, but maybe you could try a ceramic tile if you can get hold of one so that she has something cool to sit on...

Hope she starts putting weight on soon!

x
 
okay, have been feeding zoe sweetcorn baby food puree via syringe, she has been nibbling at the grass, eating the parsley, pellets and mix(timothy hay) have also been syringing preboiled water too. weighed her a few hours ago and she has but on 10grams. which is a start and her bottom has been clean all weekend. OH and i are keeping everything crossed that this means zoe may have turned the corner as far as her poops are concerned now we just have to get some weight on her. we say thank you to you all :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: girls send :-* :-* :-* as far as what my vet said about people not wanting to spend money on guinea pigs it is a very common thing i am afraid in south australia. sadly not everyone is piggy crazy and if you can buy a piggy for $10.00 why spend $100.00's to get it well when you can buy one for $10.00? this is what most people think. we paid $8.00 for zoe and have spent well over $1,000.00 on her and would do it again as she is our baby and we love her. :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: this is why aussie and UK and USA etc vets know not much if any about guinea pigs as not enough people are taking their GP's to the vet. :tickedoff: :tickedoff: :tickedoff: tis a sad world we live in! :'( :'( :'(
 
Oh YAAAY! Thats great! :D :D so happy well done you've done such a great job! keeping my fingers crossed that she'll continue to get there! HORAYYYY! Sorry! ::) 98) bless her she's such a fighter :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: well done mummy :smitten:
 
Sorry Choloe that I haven't checked in the past few days to see how Zoe is. Once again, I've come down with a horrible flu or something. So I've been out of commission. I've just checked in and saw that Zoe was still not well. But now I see she has picked up a little. I'm so sorry you are still going through this. Can you ask your vet about a medicine called Propulsid? She prescribed it for Ricky when he would'nt eat and within a day he began to eat again. It's for a sick tummy. He began to poop and eat. It really worked for him. He had it once before and it worked then to. The only downside is that they MUST be weaned off of it slowly or they could go into cardiac arrest. I went from 3 times a day, to 2 times a day and now 1 time a day. Then I'll stop it soon. He's eating like there is not tomorrow now. He hadnt eaten for a week until I gave him this medicine. The problem here in the US is that you have to look for a vet that is trained in small animals, and when you find them, be prepared to pay through the nose! But they know their stuff when it comes to guinea pigs and other small animals. I really wish you had a better vet. Zoe has been through enough. I sincerely hope she is on the road to recovery. I'll check in again later or tomorrow and hope to hear good news on Zoe! :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
 
zoe has still had a clean bottom that makes 12 in a row, she is now eating a little grass and the parsley, she is eating the timothy hay and the pellets too. we expect a weak cool change in tonight and it will be 28C so glad as this is day 16 or 18 of this damn heat wave and i have had it! :tickedoff: :tickedoff: :tickedoff: she is average 12-16 syringes of the baby food and 12 of the water with vitaminC in it. the vitamin C powder we use is called vitamin C calcium ascorbate crystalline powder NON acidic GMO free we put a pich in their water every day. will keep you posted, cats surgery tomorrow am really starting to freak out about that, they are both 14 and having their teeth done. thanks for all replies, hugs and cuddles :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: girls send :-* :-* :-*
 
YAYYYYYYY Zoe :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
Keep it up love you're doing awesome O0 O0 O0
She's doing really well, you consider the fact of the major surgery and then the complications, what a little trooper she is :smitten: :smitten:
Come on Zoe Dukey send you more kisses and friendly cuddles to help you get better and eat up big :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
 
awww so glad she still has clean bottoms :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :) keep up the good work hunni, you're doing sooo well and i feel it in my heart that she's a fighter and she'll get there :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: as Glynis said if you consider what she's come through she really is amazing, bless her :-* so are you keeping up with all her feeds and waters through that heat bless both of you :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: keep us posted and remember you know where i am even if all you want is to moan at soemone ;D :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: praying that the cats ops will go well :smitten: :smitten: let me know :smitten: :smitten: the mob send healing wheeks and piggie kisses :-* :-* :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
 
do guinea pigs (rember zoe is going through piggy menopause) go through second childhoods? as for no reason zoe has started to chew her towel and tug it when we're trying to wipe her mouth.
zoe has hit 15 clean bottoms and has put on another 10 grams so she is back to 900grams.
maybe our vet was right and that zoe's hormones are all over the place due to the surgery(removal of her reproductive organs) and with all the terramycin injections other vets gave her has upset zoe's tummy as she never got a probiotic till after she had had at least 6 terramycin injections and metacam.
thats why when zoe had the surgery she was given NO pain relief. perhaps the heat has stopped zoe eating, it is 4.56am here in SA and it is still 30C in lounge but around 23C outside. we are expecting 28C (78F) today so am gouing to enjoy the cool change and try to cool of the house. will keep you updated will be interesting to see if she starts to eat now it is supposed to be cooler. have scissor cut some oaten hay and timothy hay and mixed them with pellets and she is eating this, also added a little bit of silverbeet to her diet to see how she goes. thanks again for all replies and advice. hugs and cuddles :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: girls send :-* :-* :-* 5 hours now before the cats go to the vet, at least it will be cooler for them. :smitten:
 
awww bless her ;D :smitten: :smitten: maybe she's just feeling cheeky cos she's feeling better? I'm thinking this is a good sign, mine are always as cheeky as anything when they're feeling better, but i don't care just glad they are! ;D :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
awww so glad she still has clean bottoms and is putting on weight! Glad she's eating a little on her own and hope when the horrid hot weather cools a bit that she'll do all her eating herself :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: well done! Thinking of you and the cats :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: ((hugs)) :smitten: :smitten: come on zoe you can do it! :smitten:
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top