Yes, Marquis, had a lovely warm showroom And a lovely salesman
Many thanks, yes it was a shock, I thought it was probably a cyst
Thank you, they are both looking good this morning, now it’s just a matter of getting Ted to eat hay again, not an easy task! Bill’s doing really wellSending healing vibes for both boys. Get well soon.
many thanks, it was, but hopefully we have nipped it in the bud! both doing well this morning, aren’t they a worry!
Many thanks, he is a wonderful vet, It was around 10.45 and he said he had two more appointments to see then he would do him straight away as a priority so we could set off home not too late, he is fab, wish he was nearer x
Thank you, we will, they are both doing well. Ted has perked up so much compared to yesterday morning when I really thought we would loose him. Bill has been amazing despite his operation, he’s been less of a worry, he’s so a little fighter x
Many thanks, what a shame. I did meet a lady with 3 piggies at 4 pm from Milton Keynes
many thanks for your support, they are both doing well, just weighed them and they have both put on a bit of weight and are eating well.Wow what a few days . manic.
I really hope you over the worst and Bill and Ted start to get better it won't be for lack of piggie slaves love. Well done guys Gold Star off me andoff me piggies. x
Aw, many thanks, we have Just about got over that journey now, what a shocker! Both boys are doing well and look8ng good this morning xoh my goodness! what an awful weekend, well done for spotting the tumour, so glad it's been removed so quickly & both Bill & Teds excellent adventure trip went ok & you're all home & recovering well.
the girls here all send their love, with truckloads of healing vibes coming your way for a full & speedy recovery to the handsome Bill & Ted
..&a big hug for both of you too as you must both be exhausted after that mammoth journey!
yes, thank God we got him there and sorted, thanks for your support x
Poor little piggies! Simon sounds like a great vetWell, we have been on a rollercoaster ride this last two weeks with Ted not eating well and gaging on his food, refusing to eat this hay and almost all veggies too. We went up on Sunday and stayed overnight, then made the rest of the journey early Monday morning and saw Simon who filed his doggy molar spur which had caused a massive ulcer in the side of his mouth.
It was then Bill’s turn to have his incisor trim and I mentioned I had found a small lump in Bill’s tummy. I wasn’t unduly bothered as I knew we had an appointment booked in a fortnight (couldn’t get in any earlier as they were fully booked) Simon felt the lump and looked quite concerned, I knew it was something bad at that point. He manipulated the lump and drew blood from Bill’s nipple. He suspected it was a mammary tumour and also found another one just next to it. I was given the choice of monitoring, but he said that in Male guinea pigs with this type of cancer is very aggressive and can grow very fast and become inoperable very quickly and spread very fast. The other option was an operation to remove it. So we made the decision to have it done there and then. Simon was brilliant and put Bill‘s operation in front of all the other surgery he had planned and whipped Bill and Ted off into the back. We had to ring at 3.00pm and find out how it went. We called back at 3.00pm and were told to come back at 4.00 pm as he was very drowsy. At 4.00pm he was eating and was chatting to Ted and quite well enough to go home
I was really concerned about the long journey home, around 400 miles which started at 4.45 pm and ending after 11.00 pm with 2 syringe feed stops for Ted. We had two road closures and long diversions on the M5 at Exeter and M30 ten miles to home became another 20!. Bill was such a little star. Just laid there in his bed eating and sleeping.
Bill resilience has amazed me and my OH, he’s acted like nothing has happened. he has a large wound under his tummy and has had the indignity of having one of his testicles shaved (my OH mentioned this, it’s a man thing
Ted has been really off it until about 2.00 pm this afternoon when OH went out and found some lovely grass, this has picked him up no end, he lost 25gm yesterday despite my best efforts. I really thought we were going to loose him his morning. He is now starting to eat a little bette, no hay yet, but some veggies and pellets and grass. Simon says it will take a few days for his mouth to heal and then he may get an interest once he stabilised weight wise and feeling better.
So all in all really pleased, Shell shocked, still worried and so grateful to Simon, what an amazing, caring vet
A big thanks to my OH too for driving through the dark miserable night, trying to avoid potholes!
Aw, thank you so much For your support x Bill and Ted send their hugs and kisses to Jemimah.Finally finished work for the day and popped on the forum to see how Ted’s mouth was and found all this.
You must be feeling absolutely exhausted.
I can’t believe the news about Bill - what a shock.
Jemimah would like to say that she perfectly understands how these things happen as she just went in for the removal of her persistent abscess and ended up having an emergency spay.
She hopes both her favourite boars make full and speedy recovery.
Eat up boys - she still prefers nice chunky boars.
She sends lots of love and kisses
Her slave sends hugs to the humans
Ted says I’m eating my way back to being a big hunky boar again x Bill sends this love and a big rumble to Jemimah, I’ll be back to my old hunky self in no time Jemimah
Poor little piggies! Simon sounds like a great vet
He’s amazing!Poor little piggies! Simon sounds like a great vet
Yes, we could definitely do with putting Simon on the road!Wow! What a very busy and shocking day for you all. But I'm glad Bill & Ted are both doing great despite everything!
My wish was Simon could move to North Wales!Hubby always tell them whenever Simon is having a holiday in Wales, if he can check in where we live so he can do a full check up with our piggies.
A mobile vet service we be great!
many thanks, they are doing well today x I wish he would, some down here leave a lot to be desired
Don’t worry about him not eating hay for now. Nothing worse than a spiky bit of hay hitting ulceration. Grass is every bit as good, and less traumatic on the soft tissue in mouth.
Thanks Debbie, we have given them some lovely grass this morning and they are both tucking in. I’m hoping Ted will start eating grass soon once it’s healed. He was doing really well with his hay before this happened a few weeks ago x
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