Healing Vibes Needed

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Oh I do hope Cookie will be OK. You are right, this is the bad part about pet ownership. Not knowing what is wrong and worrying until you can get to the bottom of it. Every morning when my 2 boys rush out of their hideys and inhale their brekkie vegies I breathe a sigh of relief, knowing they must be OK if they're eating like that.
 
sport_billy said:
Mum and Dad say I am really doing well, here is me eating my cut up veg. Thank you for all your vibe's, I send you nuzzles and the occasional piggy lick

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Cookie is doing well and after a veg tea and was the same weight as her 12 noon syringe feed so that is good news.
We have started the steroid and are tentatively looking at Operation next Tuesday if the steroid doesn't work within 7 days. She wants to live and fight so we will try to help her the best we can, if the op is too much or she goes downhill, our hand will be forced but for now at least she is giving it all she has.
The pain relief has really changed the ball game for her at the moment veg wise and while it is all cut up she has started to pick it up on her own, if only she would eat hay... but hopefully that will come over the next few days.
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It's true owners and pets DO start to look alike don't they?!? :yahoo::eek::DI can't tell which one is cuter or has the biggest eyes. :eek:

Sending you good vibrations Cookie! :luv:
 
Such fantastic news! Well done for persevering and staying so strong through this for Cookie. She certainly doesn't look like she wants to give up just yet! Keep it up! X
 
KittyandNancy said:
It's true owners and pets DO start to look alike don't they?!? :yahoo::eek::DI can't tell which one is cuter or has the biggest eyes. :eek:
Sending you good vibrations Cookie! :luv:
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lol, it's definitely Cookie :))

Lilly said:
Oh I do hope Cookie will be OK. You are right, this is the bad part about pet ownership. Not knowing what is wrong and worrying until you can get to the bottom of it. Every morning when my 2 boys rush out of their hideys and inhale their brekkie vegies I breathe a sigh of relief, knowing they must be OK if they're eating like that.
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I always love watching them eat - it does reassure you doesn't it :) I love the term 'inhale' that is what they do :)
 
Cookie is doing well today, the steroid appears to be kicking in. She is taking an hour to eat a portion of veg that would normally take a piggy 5 mins to eat and it is cut up into tiny tiny pieces but she is eating it all with gusto. She is also tearing lettuce leaves and eating strands of hay finally :) She is very fussy with foods and liking one one day and not the next so the fridge is full and the low calcium diet is out the window at moment....
She has got used to a seat on our settee being her seat now and will pop in and out of her little tunnel but luckily is getting on fine once again with her friends in the cage.

Her front teeth have grown slanted so a little concerned about the inside but we have an apt with Rosie on Tuesday which will probably mean a dental. We are holding fire on the operation at moment as there is a daily improvement in how she is eating. She is also quite chipper in herself.

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@Pebble
The low dose of opiate she is on seems to be giving her no ill affects or making her drowsy however I am wondering if like opiate in humans - if she will start to get used to the dose? She is on Zantac and Emeprid to combat the slowness that opiate may cause to the gut (her poo output is good)

I can't believe the turn around in her, I thought we'd have to say goodbye last Saturday.

We are trying routines out at the moment for when Rach returns back to work to ensure Cookie can have breakfast separate in the morning for the hour needed and the 3 small syringe feeds a day we are currently having to provide.

Thank you all once again, I joined this forum because of a dental issue with Pitch 5 years ago and am still overwhelmed by how supportive everyone is.

Lee
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That is good progress Lee. I think Pebble is best answering on the opiate, however Ross is on Tramadol for his colitis and he does tend to need a higher dose once his body gets used to it but he has to build the dose up.
 
helen105281 said:
That is good progress Lee. I think Pebble is best answering on the opiate, however Ross is on Tramadol for his colitis and he does tend to need a higher dose once his body gets used to it but he has to build the dose up.
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Thanks Helen.

Poor Ross :( How is he doing at moment?
 
Not as bad as he has been but has bad days and the meds have odd side effects. Thanks for asking Lee.
 
Great Progress, Yay Cookie! Your doing fab beautiful girl. Lee, you and Rach are doing a fab job with her and its all down to your round the clock care and attention that she is improving. Give Cookie a cuddle for me, she sounds like such a special fighter! Hope she continues improving! Praying for your little angel x
 
Great to hear such fabulous news.
I know its not really relevant but I have had Tramadol daily for decades and it changed my life as it was strong enough yet had no real side effects
Hope it works for Cookie Crumble just as well.
 
KittyandNancy said:
YAY! Cookie! Do you have any more photos of her? I forget how old she is?

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Cookie is just over 4 now. Will pop some more photos up this weekend.

Huge turn in fortune today, Cookie is eating her veg faster and hay is going in well. We have not had to syringe feed this evening. Am so proud of her, hoping this continues. I would never have believed it this time last week if you'd have told me she'd be still with us and managing to eat. Four more days of steroid to go.
 
Never had to up a tramadol dose with a piggie because of "tolerance" - unless it is palliative care for a really serious terminal issue where pain is clearly intensifying.
Never had problems with drowsiness etc
Also never had gut problems caused directly from tramadol (normally been the underlying condition)

Sounds like the palliative care is doing the trick - very pleased to hear Cookie is responding well to treatment.
HTH
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Jerrybelly said:
How is Cookie doing? Is she enjoying her long Bank Holiday weekend?
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She has gone downhill since Saturday morning where she lost 70g in 12 hours :( The hay eating has all but stopped and we are back to 3 a day syringe feeds. Veg is still getting ate but it is ridiculously small and chopped up to be honest Cath. Vets again tomorrow where I expect another dental as the teeth are crunching, I think they will have overgrown due to lack of hay, her front are slanted too.. She is happy to eat veg and manages in around 1 hour, just still playing it by ear. Her quality of life is good, although she isn't her normal happy self I am convinced she is pain free still.

Taking a day at a time, and hoping we can crack this, but I expect we will have to resort to the operation if she doesn't improve within a few weeks. She is still showing fight and Wheeking for veg so I know she wants to battle on so we will for the time being.
 
sport_billy said:
She has gone downhill since Saturday morning where she lost 70g in 12 hours :( The hay eating has all but stopped and we are back to 3 a day syringe feeds. Veg is still getting ate but it is ridiculously small and chopped up to be honest Cath. Vets again tomorrow where I expect another dental as the teeth are crunching, I think they will have overgrown due to lack of hay, her front are slanted too.. She is happy to eat veg and manages in around 1 hour, just still playing it by ear. Her quality of life is good, although she isn't her normal happy self I am convinced she is pain free still.

Taking a day at a time, and hoping we can crack this, but I expect we will have to resort to the operation if she doesn't improve within a few weeks. She is still showing fight and Wheeking for veg so I know she wants to battle on so we will for the time being.
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Oh dear :( I think the fact that she did improve, if only for a few days, suggests that she really wants to keep fighting. You've all had a really tough time with this. I hope that with some perseverance you'll find something that works x
 
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