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Oh you poor thing, you all seem to be having such a rough time. I was so sorry to hear about Gypsy - the piggies and I send love and hugs :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: I know it's painful now but there will come a time when you can smile at the happy memories.

I'm sure Zoe will feel better once her teeth are sorted. I think you're wise to put her back on familiar favourites (grass and hay) for the time being.
 
have still not heard from the vet concerning missy's test results. Oh has dropped zoe's pee pee off but was told nothing. :tickedoff: :tickedoff: :tickedoff: zoe is still on hay and grass, put some pellets in the food processor, added boiled water, 2 teaspoons of baby food sweetcorn puree and syringe feeding it to zoe who loves it! :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: YUK! of course she is wearing more than she eats and won't let me wipe her mouth as she loves to play tug and war with the towel :tickedoff: :tickedoff: :tickedoff: but at least her poops are cleaner so am hoping zoe will improve. as far as missy goes have added more water to her food as when the vet pulled her skin it didn't bounce back it slowly went back which means she is dehydrated. yet she always has a bowl of fresh water, is feed casserole can meat where we add water too and she eats roo meat how she can be dehydrated is beyond us. so hard to believe gypsy has been gone a week :'( :'( :'( have no idea where the time has gone :o :o :o will keep you posted thanks for your post. hugs and cuddles :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: and the girls send :-* :-* :-*
 
okay, have heard from the vet and if anyone can explain this message to me i'd be forever grateful; hoping you can speak greek as the vet message doesn't make sense excfept that missy's bloods were normal and zoe's pee pee were normal. here is a copy of the message;



Hi mary sorry to take so long to get to you
Missy's blood is completley normal and there is no evidence of urinary tract disease nor kidney issues the blood is not typical of hyperthyroidism. none the less xats do not read text books and so i think you should have a total t4 run as she has a high heart rate. If this cecks out normally then we need to take a long hard look at diet and allergy to get theskin issue under control
and then go from there so if you could please give me the Ok to send the total T4 off will dos so tomorrow and have the result tomorrow pm
Zoe urine is all normal the sssspecific gravity is low normal but that is hard to evaluate. At present i am happy with her progress are U
Regards kirsty


as far as kirsten goes am not sure on her as a vet as she is lack lustre about hygeine and have only being seeing her since early january but i do know she genuinally(sp) cares. what i mean about hygiene is she doesn't wipe table down after each patient nor washes her hands.
i am worried as gypsy had lost weight, missy has lost weight, gypsy had bad coat, missy has bad coat, gypsy vomitted, missy vomits, gypsy had fast heart rate, missy has fast heart rate, gypsy is now gone, missy? i couldn't bear to lose another baby. it took me at least 20 minutes to open the email. i am so scared. will keep you posted. hugs to your babies.
ian and mary. :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
p.s. zoe is on pellets i put in the food processor, boiled water, baby food sweetcorn puree, she loves it YUK! but she wears more than she eats and then won't let us wipe her mouth as she wants a tug of war with the towel!
 
Hi Mary I think T4s are a kind of white blood cell which fight infection depending on if you have a high or low count would give you an idea about what sort of infection if any you are looking at sounds to me like she thinks it could be hyperthyroidism even though the blood is not saying that (does that make sense) coz she then makes the comment about xats not reading text books.

Not sure about the urine.

Big hugs to you and your family
 
Hi Mary, sorry things are good for you and your guineas at the moment. I know exactly what you mean with vets. I am fed up with them too. They just take your money and that's it. In the UK I feel that vets in general don't know enough small animals like our pigies. I reckon it's probably because they don't bring in as much money as cats and dogs (just my opinion). I'm not sure now whether Ginger has bloat. She is still eating but still hasn't drunk anything for four days now but will take syringe. Her tummy looks swollen on her bad side (the leg she cannot use). Hope things settle down for you soon x
 
agree with you rw3399, I don't think vets know enough about small animals or bother to try and find out. There is one incredibly frustrating vet at my vets surgery who is great with dogs especially, but knows nothing about small animals. When I ring for an appointment I ask if it'll be this vet, if it is I ask for someone else ::) sounds rude but I can't risk my animals' health.

The thing with vets is yes, most of them do have good hearts and genuinely care, but they are in business.

anyway enough about my vet opinions! Thinking of you and Zoe, Mary and really things pick up soon :smitten:
 
update on zoe at the bottom of the syringe zoe likes to chew on and little beggar won't let go. :tickedoff: :tickedoff: :tickedoff:
as for the storm it reached us shortly after midnight, we thought due to the storm we were out of power but turns out we were the only ones in our street with out power :tickedoff: :tickedoff: :tickedoff: so we missed home and away and cassie's farewell :tickedoff: :tickedoff: :tickedoff: hoping they will replay it as there are about 5 suburbs here that have no power. we had none for over 12 hours. hence it is 10.12pm here and ian and i are having tea. the winds seem to have gone now though, we got a little rain(all i could think about was gypsy is getting wet) quite a few trees were down too. the vet is sending missy's blood away to have it tested for T4 to see if her throid is overactive if not then they are going to look into her diet how we are feeding her etc. it is beginning to make me feel bad if we losy gypsy because of the diet we were feeding her on. :'( :'( :'(
we wrapped zoe into a towel(still a grub) and we feed her with syringe she looks like a small little baby it is so cute :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: will update when know more :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
i know what you both are saying about vets but i think kirsten does care and she really wants zoe to pull through and she is eager to learn and research guinea pigs. and she is way better than most vets here in oz! hugs and cuddles to you all :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
 
I'm glad you have confidence in your vet and she is doing the best for your guineas. Thinking of you x
 
zoe is a strawberry roan and her and jessie have had their pictures added to the gallery. zoe is the same. not heard yet from vet with missy's T4 results. will update when i do. zoe is eating, drinking, some poops are soft some aren't. she is also getting syringe fed too. thanks for all your replies. hugs and cuddles :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: girls send :-* :-* :-* have NO idea what jessie is just a mix i think. :smitten:
 
okay popped into the vet and found out missy's T4 test results were normal! so now the vet wants to look at what we're feeding her and when. maybe someone can tell me how a cats food can make the herat beat faster? will keep you posted. zoe has had clean bottoms, still syringe feeding and fighting with the towel. hugs and cuddles and thanks for replies :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: girls send :-* :-* :-*
 
Mary i'm soooo glad that Missy's test results were normal :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
You know my comment on the food thing.
Well at least Zoe has had a clean butt for awhile WOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
Heaps of piggie kisses from Dukey for the girls :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
he's still swooooooooning at the piccies :smitten:
 
I'm so glad that Missy's test results are clear - you must so relieved. Hope you manage to find out whats causing the problems x
 
yes they will be looking at the foods we feed missy, it has hit us that we killed gypsy by the food we were feeding her. we fed them by what our old vet said and had no idea it was killing her. both cats were 14, both bad teeth, both vomitting, both lost weight, both fast heart beats, missy allergic to fish. so we feel we killed gypsy and it's like losing her again with a kick in the stomach to boot(no pun intended). will let you know how zoe goes tomorrow(monday) when she gets her molar/s filed down and if there is any news on missy and addictives in food and allergies. thanks again. :'( :'( :'( poor gypsy you deserved better RIP 0:) 0:) 0:)
 
Please Mary don't blame yourself you did what you were told :( :( :( :( :(
Now that you've got a vet who's more savvy hopefully it will help Missy :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
Gypsy 0:) knows you did everything for her :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
(((((((((((((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))))))))))) for you all and special piggie kisses as well :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
 
You should not blame yourself , you meant no harm to her and it is not your fault that you were given wrong information!

I'm sure Zoe will be fine and fingers crossed you have more news on Missy.

Thinking of you :-* :-* :-*
 
this 4 hours to go before zoe's vet appointment to get her tooth/teeth filed. have also made a list of the typical analysis and ingredients of the food we were feeding the cats so am hoping the vet can work out what the problem was/is. wormed missy yesterday and she went off her food for a few hours. we use tablets and give half say at noon and other half at midnight so they don't vomit it up again. will let you know how zoe gets on today and if there is any news on missy and food. thanks for being so supportive, helpful and wonderful :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: missy and zoe say thank you and i know gypsy would say thank you too. :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
 
Hey Choloe...don't even think of blaming yourself for Gypsy's death! Gypsy was lucky to have you! 14 is kind of average for a cat. Mine is almost 12 and she just does not look the same. Very skinny, but eats well. She will be going in for a visit soon, after Ricky is done! It's not easy when you don't know what's going on. You were only feeding Gypsy what your vet told you. You are wonderful with you pets. You are very caring and loving so don't ever take any blame. I can tell just by getting to know you how great you are with your animals. Look how loving and patient you've been with Zoe. Poor Zoe has been through so much. Please post after you visit the vet. I want to hear good news with Zoe! You've come this far, and hopefully she'll be back to normal soon! Hugs and kisses to you and Zoe!! :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
 
been to vets, 3 against one and zoe didn't need sedation, she also didn't need her teeth clean. vet and i are stumped as to what is upsetting her tummy to give soft poops. even protexin-probiotic hasn't helped. so any suggestions would be appreciated. vet is doing researching. as for missy she is going to make proper diet for her and see if that makes a difference. hugs and cuddles :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: girls send :-* :-* :-*
 
It's awful when the vets get it wrong isn't it... sorry I can't suggest a thing, but really hope you get some answers soon. x
 
Poor little Zoe, it's so upsetting when you don't know what the matter is. Sorry I don't know how to help, but sending healing wheeks your way, as eve :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:

Sophie
x
 
well zoe is on probiotics and still manages the soft poops with no change in diet. the latest about half an hour ago had a lot of muscus. thinking she is getting sick of syringe feeding as she was very fussy with it. will try her again in 3-5 hours time if she is fussy again will see how she goes feeding herself. also am having cuddles times with zoe and jessie trying to get them use to eachother again. they have been in the same cage but seperated by a cooling rack. will see how it goes, as jessie likes to mount zoe, chase her, bose her around, rattles and wobbles rump etc. so i don't want zoe stressed but you can see they want to be together so i am in a catch 22. thanks again any suggestions would be great. :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: girls send :-* :-* :-*
 
I'm sorry things are no better for you. Maybe you could try putting the together for small amounts of time and if that works then gradually increase the amount of time they spend together?
 
Hi Choloe, just wanted to post before I'm off to bed. I am so sorry that Zoe is not feeling well again. You poor thing. It must be so horrible for you seeing her sick for so long. Does she seem herself? Has she been eating on her own? Her poops have been soft for so long that I was wondering, could the surgery have caused something to make her go abnormally? There must be some food that could help her stools harden. I wish I could help. It's been way to long for her. She is such a trooper. I'll check in tomorrow. I really wish she would get better! C'mon little Zoe, poor mommy needs you to get better! Love to you both... :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
 
have swapped jessie and zoe-meaning that zoe is now in jessie's half of the cage and jessie is in zoe's half of the cage so they can get the scent of the other. they are getting cuddle time together. as for zoe and her poops they are a little better, have stopped the syringe feeding as zoe had had enough of it though she still gets her water with protexin in it. as for the surgery causing her soft poops, it was the terramycin injections that started it off and then the surgery as she had her reproductive organs removed her hormones are all over the place with is upsetting her tummy too. the vet siad it could tak 6 months for zoe's poops to settle which means we have a bit more than 2 months. the soft poops don't seem to bother zoe but they bother us, especially when there is muscus with them. bananna's in skin helps to harden poops but as this hasn't worked we have stopped it. both piggies have buried themselves under the hay and aren't talking to us cause they are in eachothers half of the cage. sometime over weekend will swap them back and maybe swap again before trying to introduce them. will keep you posted. thanks to everyone. :smitten: :smitten:
 
Good luck Mary i hope these little girls bond again :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
You're doing so well with Zoe and her tummy probs O0 O0 O0
I'll chat to you via pm real soon love :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
 
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