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Eddie Had A Dental Today

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How is Eddie this morning, keeping him in my thoughts x
 
thanks for asking. he was settled last night and this morning. nibbling bits of hay and taking syringe feeds well and passing poops, although they're still small poop mucus strings.

the vet rang just a bit ago to say he's gone quieter and isn't as well as this morning and last night. they're increasing the fluids to every 3-4hrs instead of every 6, and she said he brightened up very slightly in the 20mins after the latest lots of fluids and meds, but she's going to see how he is in a couple of hours and ring me back to probably go in to be with him.
 
biscandmatt said:
thanks for asking. he was settled last night and this morning. nibbling bits of hay and taking syringe feeds well and passing poops, although they're still small poop mucus strings.

the vet rang just a bit ago to say he's gone quieter and isn't as well as this morning and last night. they're increasing the fluids to every 3-4hrs instead of every 6, and she said he brightened up very slightly in the 20mins after the latest lots of fluids and meds, but she's going to see how he is in a couple of hours and ring me back to probably go in to be with him.
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Huge hugs, he is fighting away. x x
 
thank you.

the vet rang again about an hour and a half later to say that eddie hadn't really brightened up as much as she had hoped and that she was starting to get a bit concerned. so i went in to see him. stayed about two and half hours with them and spoke to the vet about everything. she is really, really lovely. and the vet on call is actually our vet aidan, so she can consult with him and he will come in to see to eddie if needed.

they don't think it's pts time at the moment and seeing eddie, i agree. he does look very poorly but you can tell he's still trying. he wants to be with mollie and she's looking after him and encouraging him and he is responding to her encouragement.

i feel like he's comfortable for the moment and settled at the vets with mollie. and i can see that he's being looked after really well there.

of course, things can change quickly and he could go at any point, but they also still think there is a chance he can be stabilised aswell and may beable to enjoy more time. it just really depends on how his body responds. the bloods will be repeated by aidan to check how much has changed, and we'll take it from there really. x
 
biscandmatt said:
thank you.

the vet rang again about an hour and a half later to say that eddie hadn't really brightened up as much as she had hoped and that she was starting to get a bit concerned. so i went in to see him. stayed about two and half hours with them and spoke to the vet about everything. she is really, really lovely. and the vet on call is actually our vet aidan, so she can consult with him and he will come in to see to eddie if needed.

they don't think it's pts time at the moment and seeing eddie, i agree. he does look very poorly but you can tell he's still trying. he wants to be with mollie and she's looking after him and encouraging him and he is responding to her encouragement.

i feel like he's comfortable for the moment and settled at the vets with mollie. and i can see that he's being looked after really well there.

of course, things can change quickly and he could go at any point, but they also still think there is a chance he can be stabilised aswell and may beable to enjoy more time. it just really depends on how his body responds. the bloods will be repeated by aidan to check how much has changed, and we'll take it from there really. x
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C'mon little Eddie, your vets sound amazing. You are being so strong. Continued vibes, we are thinking of you and him x
 
thanks everyone. please keep sending him positive thoughts. his pic is my avatar pic now so you can see him. my beautiful baby boy. i just want him well again.
 
eddie had a drop in body temperature so has been moved to an incubator to try and warm him up. not that this new vet thought to tell me. i don't like him. knew this would happen :(
 
biscandmatt said:
eddie had a drop in body temperature so has been moved to an incubator to try and warm him up. not that this new vet thought to tell me. i don't like him. knew this would happen :(
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Oh dear. Hopefully they can get him nice and warm again. Poor little boy.
 
just spoke to the vet again. he was better this time and explained things more for me. he's also going to ring aidan for me now to get his opinion. eds is already warmer and out of the incubator so they're keeping going for now. he's not nibbling at all now and he's quiet so if he goes anymore downhill then they'll make him comfortable but it'll probably be quick. they're thinking if he stays stable as he is now, then tomorrow morning will be the time to decide but if he hasn't improved from here then it will probably be time to let him go. just waiting to hear back about what aidan thinks now.
 
Oh god, this is awful for you, I wish there is something I could say to make you feel better, I will be willing Eddie to pull through. You are in my thoughts. Xx
 
I am so sorry, our thoughts are with you and Eddie. x x
 
right, he's spoken to aidan now and at this time, we're keeping going. he said he could go anytime really and they'll keep him comfortable if that happens. i probably wouldn't make it there in time if he crashed. but they still think it's worth giving him that chance until tomorrow morning so the meds and steroid have had a real chance to work and then reassess. this is aslong as eddie stays as he is and is not in any pain. if he is then obviously they will let me know so we can let him go. x
 
He is in the best of hands and they are doing all they can for him, I am sorry you are going through this. He is such a lovely piggy, lots of love and continued vibes x
 
I'm so sorry you're all going through this, especially poor Eddie. He sounds like a fighter. I wish him all the best. ((HUGS)) to all of you!
 
biscandmatt said:
thankfully he is taking more syringe feed so maybe he knows he needs it. even if i could just get a small amount into him each time, at least it's a bit of a top up of something good. one mouthful for him is 0.3ml of feed. so he's calm and comfortable with that amount at a time. so it's slow going but just happy he wants some again.

poor eds. he's getting frustrated i think. but he really wants to do it by himself now. he keeps trying and trying so he has that fight at least.

i've just ordered him some fibafirst and some willow sticks. hoping he will gnaw at them and that will help his frustration aswell as make him use his jaw and teeth even more. when mollie arrived, her previous owner brought some willow sticks and eddie loved them so i've ordered those particular ones for him.

he's eating veg well still. he is nibbling hay quite regularly and attempting bits of softened pellets and normal pellets still. he isn't doing as many poops as i would like, but when he does, there is a little pile of them and they're not too bad.

thanks for the support x
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ohhhh Eddie is such a trooper and so are you! sending good thoughts your way!
 
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