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Bailey passed away yesterday 😕

SarahO

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Yesterday my sweet handsome Bailey was put to sleep. He has not been eating or toileting at all. He would play with his veg and that was it. This started 2 weeks ago. I felt prepared for it but it still makes me cry whenever I think of him. My original vets who have been seeing my pigs for the last 5-6 years let me down in the first week it started stating that they could not see or feel anything wrong. I knew it was something to do with the mouth but they insisted it was fine and all they could see was that he had eaten food. I saw the vets twice and on third booking they called me to say they are not exotic pet trained yet they still allowed me to register. I Decided to join another vets in town and they were brilliant. Vet found a Matt of hair in his mouth and when they removed it they could not see the back molars as his right side of his mouth was too swollen. It’s so frustrating that we were put in this position. I know I can’t prove anything that my original vets were giving wrong info and if they had maybe we could have saved Bailey or given him a chance to survive. The amount of money I have spent to try and save him because the insurance would not help either. It’s been a very exhausting week and I miss him terribly. Luckily I still have my Cookie.
 

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Hope the Lovely Bailey enjoys all the veg and hay he could want over the bridge🌈❤️
I have said this before but I really do hope you can find peace in the fact you did all you could for him, take care of yourself while you grieve x
 
I’m so sorry Bailey has left for the bridge. You really did all you could. Take care ❤️
 
Yesterday my sweet handsome Bailey was put to sleep. He has not been eating or toileting at all. He would play with his veg and that was it. This started 2 weeks ago. I felt prepared for it but it still makes me cry whenever I think of him. My original vets who have been seeing my pigs for the last 5-6 years let me down in the first week it started stating that they could not see or feel anything wrong. I knew it was something to do with the mouth but they insisted it was fine and all they could see was that he had eaten food. I saw the vets twice and on third booking they called me to say they are not exotic pet trained yet they still allowed me to register. I Decided to join another vets in town and they were brilliant. Vet found a Matt of hair in his mouth and when they removed it they could not see the back molars as his right side of his mouth was too swollen. It’s so frustrating that we were put in this position. I know I can’t prove anything that my original vets were giving wrong info and if they had maybe we could have saved Bailey or given him a chance to survive. The amount of money I have spent to try and save him because the insurance would not help either. It’s been a very exhausting week and I miss him terribly. Luckily I still have my Cookie.
I am so sorry you lost Bailey, sending you big hugs at this very sad time. You must feel so frustrated too that your first vet let you both down so badly. Take heart that Bailey will have known just how much you cared and live him

Sleep tight little man 🌈
 
I'm very sorry for your loss and it always feels more depressing when the vets let us down.
But you were doing everything you could have done. :( 💔
Sleep tight Bailey! 🌈
 
I’m so sorry you lost your handsome boy. You did everything you could for him and he knew he was loved. Sleep tight Bailey x
 
What a horrible time you have had trying to get help for your much loved piggy. Sending you hugs. He would have known how much he was loved and will always be in your heart in happy memories . Take care of yourself and Cookie as your grieve.
Bailey will be enjoying the meadows over the bridge and be free of pain 🌈
 
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