piggiemummy03x
Adult Guinea Pig
please help me.. how the hell do you juggle looking after a poorly pig who’s reliant on you for regular feeds and multiple medication numerous times a day? i haven’t slept properly in a month, i can’t fit in eating or showering let alone appointments i have. our vets are 45mins/1hour away so it’s minimum 2.5 hours lost a day each vet trip. i am loosing my mind, i have meds to give 8 hours apart which means I'm up throughout the night doing these and trying to syringe feed (which is a fight in itself) i can’t reduce feeds as i can only get in so much each time as she starts to twitch and becomes too distressed, we aren’t even hitting the 40ml mark, it takes us an hour each sitting managing around 6ml. thats already 6 times I'm getting her out, on top of that her gut stims every 8 hours, antibiotics + pain meds x2 daily and probiotic x2 daily too. in total thats 13 separate times I'm having to get her out in 1 day and thats if i manage the 6ml each feed. my partner has to help or its even less. + an extra foot bath and ointment x2 daily.
i. need. help.
genuinely, please, i need advice, how do you all do this? she will eat veggies / treats / forage, its just the hay she isn’t eating which i know is the most important. we have bought about 10 different types of hay, 4 different critical feeds in hopes i can find one to leave in a bowl. she just doesn’t want to eat hay? on all the meds so can be.. what can i do? how do i juggle this better?
i. need. help.
genuinely, please, i need advice, how do you all do this? she will eat veggies / treats / forage, its just the hay she isn’t eating which i know is the most important. we have bought about 10 different types of hay, 4 different critical feeds in hopes i can find one to leave in a bowl. she just doesn’t want to eat hay? on all the meds so can be.. what can i do? how do i juggle this better?