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Katiedid

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poked herself in the eye and eaten too much lettuce (working too many hours, too many of us feeding them and not coordinating) so has a runny bottom.

So Biscuit and I went to the vets today.

More eye drops. Keep up with the fibreplex!

Embarrassingly when I asked for more metacam they asked what doseage and as it ran out 2 weeks ago, I've been working till midnight every night for the past 2 weeks and at times over the past couple of months I've had a numbe of pigs on all sorts if meds, I said I think it's .2ml, it wasn't it was 0.15, vet now thinks I overdosed her (I didn't - I check the bottle each time). I had also only noticed the hay poke yesterday morning but apparently she must have had it a few days.

He was also perplexed as to why Zigg was there ('so is the other pig ok' 'yes she is here to keep Biscuit company' - asked a few times).

I'm off to sit in the corner.
 
Wanting to send healing vibes to Biscuit.

0.2mls is not over dosing a pig. An exotics vet once prescribed my little girl 0.6mls twice a day and she is still here to tell the tale. 0.2mls seems like a reasonable amount.
 
Wanting to send healing vibes to Biscuit.

0.2mls is not over dosing a pig. An exotics vet once prescribed my little girl 0.6mls twice a day and she is still here to tell the tale. 0.2mls seems like a reasonable amount.
i agree, I've had Simon say I can give that twice a day, but my vets are really conservative - possibly as she has a kidney tumor, and the does they recommend works so for me to say I gave more was just cringeworthy.
 
Bless, well you best stick to what your vet says. I hate it when you get things wrong in front of the vet. I am sure they won't have thought anything bad by it.
 
Sending healing vibes to the lovely Biscuit and a hello to Zigg cos we wouldn't want Zigg to feel left out!
 
Get out of that corner!
Like you, I’ve had so many different doses with the Metacam so have had to check which bottles for which piggy!
Couldn’t tell without checking whose on what!
Vet should practice a little more tact I think!
My newish Vet, Vickie always appears to agree with my judgement!
If I suggest something or ask for it I never get any hassle from her ( unlike previous Vets)
Surely a Vet should know you
Don’t separate from best friends!
You are always a conscientious Mum! Xx
 
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