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Guinea Pig "Head" Abscess?

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Valbazen is a drug used against a parasitic infection which can affect the brain. I just wondered if that had ever been considered as a diagnosis?
 
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Pimple took a turn for the worse Friday evening, and although Sarah did everything she could, sadly today fate changed its mind and Pimple saw her last sunrise :...

It's very hard after all she went through, and she had been doing so well that this just seems so cruely unfair.

Even last night, when she was so terribly ill, she was still demanding food and ripping it out our fingers (especially kale, which was piggie opium so far as she was concerned) and being a proper little Pimple Pig.

I don't know what else to say, I want to cry, I want to shout, I want to... Hell, I don't know.

I do know that sarah and I did everything we could, and gave her a chance to live out her last days in comfort and happiness, with the hope luck would be on her side and a miracle would happen. Luck is no friend today, but Sarah's care and love gave Pimple Magic Pig a better life in her last days than a lot of healthy piggies get in their whole lives.

She's teleported her last, I only hope she's chosen somewhere nice and fleecy and full of kale and peppers.
 
I'm desperately sorry to hear this - you both fought so hard for little Pimps, as indeed she did herself, and my heart is heavy. Poor wee piggie, and bless you both for all you did.
 
I am so sorry to hear of the passing of Pimps. She was one strong, determined little piggie. Sarah, please take care of yourself, and you S-pig. Know that you both went above and beyond, you did everything possible for her.

Rest well, sweet Pimps. xx
 
I'm so sorry to hear this - I have been following this thread and truly hoping for a miracle. As others have said, you went above and beyond the call of duty - run free at the bridge little piggy

Sophie
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sophiew said:
I'm so sorry to hear this - I have been following this thread and truly hoping for a miracle. As others have said, you went above and beyond the call of duty - run free at the bridge little piggy

Sophie
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I'm 98% sure I know what she was suffering from, and I know there was always a larger chance she wouldn't make it, although there was still that slim chance she would. Sarah did a hell of a lot, but it was Pimple who fought so hard and demanded we keep giving her a chance. She'd been doing really well earlier in the week, although by mid week we knew she was in for a bit of a rough time as the problem flared up again (I swear it was mini abscesses/ pockets of puss, and I believe they're nigh on impossible to treat with antibiotics until they rupture - Of course, the rupturing is so very critical in itself and the complications from that is what I feel took her). Still, she was more active, vocal and herself, and that was what mattered.

I doubt she'll be much of a Bridge piggie - She had a habit of teleporting (sounds insane, but how else do you explain her disappearing from her cage, and reappearing at random?) rather than running anywhere, so she's probably busy trying to find fresh veggies and new worlds to conquer. Everything she saw was hers, and I could never find a reason to disagree with her on that.
 
I'm so very sorry :(

What a fighter & character she was & i hope wherever she's teleported to she's having fun.

Sleep in peace Pimple x
 
Dear Stinkle Pig and Nox i'm so very very sorry to hear about little Pimps 8...8...8...
RIP Pimple Magic Pig run free at the bridge have fun munching on the kale and green grass, popcorning in the fields and teleporting to other fun places, you're one brave little one, you'll NEVER be forgotten by so many of us xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))))))))) to you both and loves from me xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Another little twinkling star looking down from above
 
I'm so sad to hear about Pimple. Take peace knowing she is no longer ill. Well done you and Sarah for making her life so comfortable and giving her that extra tlc that she needed xx
 
Niki said:
I've not had any experience with a mass but have had a piggy with a "brain injury" he was sadly pts but he wasn't eating & was falling over as he tried to walk, he also had a head tilt & I could lay him out, totally flat on one side & he couldn't get back up.

There is another antibiotic that can be used, Debbie (furryfriends) vet uses zithromax for certain infections with good results.

Where abouts are you ?

I hope the piggy gets a diagnosis & treatment can be sought :)
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I also used this POM successfully on a piggie with recurring ear infection that had proved resistant to Baytril and Septrin.
 
Stinklepig said:
I'll try and reply in full later, but right now...

Chloramphenicol - Started with the eye ointment last night after a (3 weeks too late) brain wave and linking the antibiotic to the product as it were.

Chloramphenicol oral - Seems to be a no go, although I'm not so happy with good vet at this time. More later maybe if I calm down.

Zithromax - No at "good" vet, no at local one tried as out of stock, and won't give prescription for oral from chemist.

Pain relief/ anti inflammatory - On Metacam (0.1), always worried about Rimadyl as doses seem so tiny.

Maybe there's a bias in my description as I know what I want it to be and what I think it is, but I've tried to be as accurate and objective as possible. So clinging onto the possibility of ear/ eye infection. One thing I read was retrobulbar infection/ abscess, happens in the rear of the eye socket... Might make sense? I do struggle to see how reasonably blood free (so far as we can see there's none) puss can come from nose and mouth if abscess is in the (sealed!) brain cavity.

Operation would be flipping marvellous if possible, but she's quite weak, and more to the point only vet I'd trust to do such surgery is refusing further treatment. In his opinion it is not ethical to continue treatment as it is furthering her suffering. Maybe I should have given up with the piggy who had a tooth problem that went undiagnosed locally for 4 weeks and was syringe fed every two hours. Or the babies, one with half his face chewed off at birth, the other contracted pneumonia (probably my fault with the syringe) at three days old. They were all suffering, but are all currently very much upright and active.

I had wondered about surgery, but frankly I feel my "good" vet has let me, and more importantly the pig, down. To refuse to treat when SHE is still wanting and taking food for herself (no syringe, other than avipro water twice a day), and actually fobbing us off with BS for the last three days is doing nothing for my usually calm and relaxed personality.

But I'll stop there, before I melt the swear filter!
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Dont give up, my (usually) good vet gave up on Achie ( who wanted to live but couldnt eat) 6 months ago and look at him now - to see Simon Maddox meant a long long journey but it was worth it.
 
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