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Leonard - several pink wees this evening

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Oh sweetie, the poor little chap, and poor you, i cant imagine how you must be feeling. Just want to send some healing vibes for him, come on little fella. x
 
Massive hugs, all fingers crossed for him x x
 
Poor little poppet :(
Keep strong yourself, take care and don't wear yourself out, I know you have several syringe feedings during the night. X
 
My thoughts are with you both, I hope your little man pulls through, and you get a chance to get his tiny feet on the road to recovery. x>>
 
So sad to be writing this but I am afraid Leonard did not pull through. I brought him home from the vet at about 7pm but he was clearly very poorly. I checked on him last at 11pm and tried to get him to eat but he was too out of it with painkillers. I woke at 1am and somehow knew something was wrong and found him still, in his favourite corner with Barney lying next to him. I gave him a cuddle, had a huge cry and the children have stroked his nose this morning to say goodbye. Barney is quite agitated and looking everywhere for him - but still eating fine.

At least there is no pain for Leonard now but I am in the awful 'what if' stage of should I have stayed up longer, should I have separated the boys, should he have never had the op etc etc.
Thank you to everyone for their support, advice, PMs. Means a lot. x
 
I'm so sorry that you've lost your beautiful boy. RIP Leonard, huge hugs for your loss x
 
Oh Sweetheart, i am so very sorry to hear this BIG HUGS.

Whenever any of us lose an animals we go through this what if, its natural, just think of it the other way round, if you hadn't of gone through with the op, and you carried on feeding him and giving him med's and he didn't pull through, you would be sitting there thinking, what if i had gone through with the op.......

You did everything and more than you could have done for him, everything you did was in his best interests. He knows how much you love and cared for him, and he has taken all of that to the bridge with him to start a healthy new life, but he will always be with you, watching over you.

I'm very sorry love. xxxxxx

Sleep tight Leonard x
 
So very sorry..have tears reading this. We lost our dog this year and it was just awful. You did absolutely everything you could for Leonard and then some. He was loved and cared for and had a very happy life, which is all any animal-lover can hope for. (( Big hug ))
 
Really sorry to hear this, this morning.

Please don't second guess yourself, you have always done everything right for your piggies and make very level headed decisions. You made the right choices for Leonard but unfortunately life can be very unfair sometimes. Lots of love to you and Barney. x x

RIP Leonard
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oh dear, i am so so sorry, my heart really goes out to you.

Rip Leonard, sleep well beautiful boy xx

Hope you are ok hon, try not to blame yourself, just remember the good times with him x
 
Sobbed reading this, brought back so many painful memories of Rodney and his op. 8...

I am so sorry you have lost your beautiful boy, bladder stones are horrible horrible things :( Please dont blame yourself, you did everything you could for leonard, he had a happy year with you and your family, which is something he may not have had if he had not been rescued.

RIP Leonard, beautiful boy x>>
 
Oh no. I am so so very sorry you lost your little boy. Please do not torture yourself by thinking what could have been done differently. You did all you could for him and are a great piggy mum.
 
I'm so sorry love. I have no URI/stones/GA experience so didn't really have much to contribute, but I've been following the thread and we were all keeping our claws crossed over here for your little one.

Sleep tight Leonard. (All floors on the other side of the Bridge are one big snugglesafe, just FYI.)
 
Oh I'm so sorry to hear this 8... We all do that horrible analyzing after something like this happens, it's hard not to, but it is pointless, the fact is Leonard was loved all the time he was with you, loved enough that no one would ever doubt that you did the very best you could for him, and you are right, now he has no pain, he has been loved, had a short illness and then died peacefully at home with his friend snuggled up beside him, and now he will be grieved for with an intensity greater than some humans are. I think you are a wonderful piggie mummy and Leonard knows it
My daughter sends you and Barney these kisses xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
And I send my greatest sympathy.
 
I'm sorry to see your update, I had so been hoping Leonard would make it through his op ok. You did absolutely everything possible for your little man, sadly sometimes we can do no more. Sleep well gorgeous fella xx
 
Gutted :(

Sobbed for Leonard, also Barney will be missing a good friend.
So many problems these horrid stones cause for our guinea pigs :(

I am so glad that you became his piggy slave, he couldn't have dreamt of anyone better to understand and pamper him.
After all, he had a very good life after being found in the skips, he was lucky to be alive and even luckier for you to adopt him.
Thank you on behalf of barc and Leonard.

Now Leonard go find Sampson at the bridge and eat grass together.
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Like many others I was following this thread with hope and am now reading it with tears, I am really, really sorry for you and I hope that you are OK. You definitely did everything you could and it sounds like you gave him a great life. Thinking of you, Gaynor, Burt and Clive.
 
Like so many of us on here, I lost a much-loved piggy within days of an operation to attempt to remove a stone. It really is such an awful, cruel thing for the piggies to get and go through.

Sleep peacefully little Leonard. You will never feel any pain again xx
 
I'm so sorry to read this update, you did everything you possibly could. Unfortunately when the stones are in the ureter things aren't as simple. It's such complex surgery, P went along time before we found the stones there is a huge difference in the crie's between a Uti and Ureter they simply could not have been left he would have been in a lot of pain even with Pain killers, you did the right thing for Leonard, any good owner would do the same. We never want to lose them but at the same point we can't bear to see them in pain, by opting for the operation you where giving him a chance that many may not have given him. He was truly a very lucky and cherished little guy.

Sleep well Leonard! x
 
Thank you everyone for your thoughts for Leonard and our family - I am quite overwhelmed and blubbing again!
I know that the op was his best chance - I think it was just very upsetting to see him so ill last night and then fail to fight anymore. We buried him this evening with Sampson's ashes too and lit a candle for both of them.
I now need to focus on looking after my two bereaved boars. Barney Bubbles is out in the playpen at the minute having a wander around.
Thanks again for all the support - good old forum:)p
 
I'm so terribly sorry and sad for your loss of Leonard. He was a beautiful boy and you did all you could for him. ((((hugs))))

My pig is having xrays tomorrow to see if he has a bladder stone and I was searching for information and came across Leonard's story. I'm so sorry. Take care.
 
Just caught up with this thread. I am so, so sorry for your loss. RIP Leonard. Big hugs to you xx
 
Just read the thread. So sorry for your loss.

You have done everything possible for him, and he's had a lovely little life with you - ans now he and Sampson are no doubt romping free in some delicious meadow somewhere x

Take care x
 
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