All creatures great and small
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maypirateOni soldiers on.
We went back to the vet yesterday, where my poor pig had lost even more weight since last week, which caused me to literally walk in circles around the room making desperate sputtering sounds since that's apparently how I cope with things.
But the vet looked in her mouth and found some bleeding on one side - she seems to have some kind of irritation back there, which isn't entirely surprising given, you know, having her teeth filed. So she's been in pain and unable to eat, and the grinding has probably been a sign of her discomfort. Everything else was apparently all right, and he poked at her and squished her and said her precious organs were fine. He also said that she was very spunky and full of personality, and that the fact that she wasn't lethargic and was interested in eating (she was putting up a very good fight with some corn husks that she couldn't quiiite manage to tear) was a good sign.
So they gave us more anti-inflammatories, some antibiotics, and Critical Care, which is a dust you make into a mush and feed her by syringe or finger-lickery, which is super cute. Giving her the antibiotics is difficult because she raises her paws to push it away and it's adorable and frustrating at the same time.
She stayed at my parents' house last night in a little enclave with her pigloo, a stuffed mouse, her mush, and little pieces of vegetables, and she's still not passing anything, but I assume most of it is being absorbed. My parents will be feeding her the must every few hours while I'm at work, too, so she can get her weight back. She's still perky and that's been the most encouraging sign the whole time.
Oni is a very brave little pig. And today I can breathe without feeling like my heart is being slowly pressed to flatness.
Posts will hopefully contain more..other content soon.
We went back to the vet yesterday, where my poor pig had lost even more weight since last week, which caused me to literally walk in circles around the room making desperate sputtering sounds since that's apparently how I cope with things.
But the vet looked in her mouth and found some bleeding on one side - she seems to have some kind of irritation back there, which isn't entirely surprising given, you know, having her teeth filed. So she's been in pain and unable to eat, and the grinding has probably been a sign of her discomfort. Everything else was apparently all right, and he poked at her and squished her and said her precious organs were fine. He also said that she was very spunky and full of personality, and that the fact that she wasn't lethargic and was interested in eating (she was putting up a very good fight with some corn husks that she couldn't quiiite manage to tear) was a good sign.
So they gave us more anti-inflammatories, some antibiotics, and Critical Care, which is a dust you make into a mush and feed her by syringe or finger-lickery, which is super cute. Giving her the antibiotics is difficult because she raises her paws to push it away and it's adorable and frustrating at the same time.
She stayed at my parents' house last night in a little enclave with her pigloo, a stuffed mouse, her mush, and little pieces of vegetables, and she's still not passing anything, but I assume most of it is being absorbed. My parents will be feeding her the must every few hours while I'm at work, too, so she can get her weight back. She's still perky and that's been the most encouraging sign the whole time.
Oni is a very brave little pig. And today I can breathe without feeling like my heart is being slowly pressed to flatness.
Posts will hopefully contain more..other content soon.
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Date: 2008-09-30 02:00 pm (UTC)Say hi to Oni for me! I'm glad you're breathing easier again. I miss you and Oni.
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Date: 2008-09-30 02:01 pm (UTC)I've been following the saga of your guinea pig, and I hope she starts putting on weight and doing better. She is in my thoughts.
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Date: 2008-09-30 02:49 pm (UTC)*hugs tight* I know how worrysome it is being a pet mother sometimes and I know how attached to Oni you are. She'll get better soon! Give her lots of snuggles from me. <3
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Date: 2008-09-30 03:17 pm (UTC)It's also a comfort to know that you have the Critical Care around now. And if she doesn't eat it on her own, be sure to syringe it up her. We want some chub on those bones!
As for giving her the antibiotics, if you haven't tried burritoing her in a towel or blanket, you could use that technique. Way back in the day it sometimes worked much better than dealing with the flailing paws and twisting head.
Good luck!
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Date: 2008-09-30 03:46 pm (UTC)And how wonderful that your parents can be around to help you care for her while you take care of that joy referred to as "work." She is a loved pig, that's for sure!
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Date: 2008-09-30 04:55 pm (UTC)OMG a pigloo?
I hope things will be getting better soon. *hug*
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