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My poor precious little Grubb is dying

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Knocknamuck

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After an ongoing illness, many trips to the vet including one today, he will soon be gone. Poor little lovely pig.
 
I am so sorry. Hope his journey to the Bridge is peaceful. Hugs to you...x
 
Really sorry to hear this, poor little piggie. Hugs to you x
 
So sorry to hear this,cant imagine how you must be feeling right now.Sending huge hugs to the both of you, give him a gentle kiss from me. x :0
 
Thanks for your messages of comfort. He's been losing weight for a few months, but I managed to stablise this with gut stimulant, pain relief and critical care. He's been syringe fed meds and food for the past 2 months, but has also been eating for himself (just not enough).

Yesterday evening he went downhill as he stopped eating and drinking, and the syringe feeding wasn't getting enough food/water down him as he wasn't having any of it. He's been seeing our gp savvy vet in Reading, and we thought we would be asking for him to be PTS when we went this morning but as he seemed perky we all decided to see if we could bring him back with more pain relief and different gut stimulant.

I've tried to feed him water/food/meds every hour but he won't take it and he's just getting worse. His stomach is swelled up and he has sunken eyes and is listless.

He's the one on the right in my avatar. Cuthbert is on the left and they are now huddled up together in their cage in my kitchen next to me. They are like an old married couple and Cuthbert will be lonely when Grubb goes.

I just wish I could stop Grubb's suffering. I don't regret the decision to not put him to sleep, but this is a horrible way to go. He has been a real little star, with a big personality and he will be missed.
 
If he is cuddled up to his friend, he is probably dozing in and out of consciousness and knows little about what is happening. Bless him, hugs to you xx
 
I'm so sorry, it must be heartbreaking waiting for your little one to cross over the bridge. :( Me and all my piggies are sending you and Cuthbert lots of hugs and piggy kisses xx>>>
 
Knocknamuck said:
Thanks for your messages of comfort. He's been losing weight for a few months, but I managed to stablise this with gut stimulant, pain relief and critical care. He's been syringe fed meds and food for the past 2 months, but has also been eating for himself (just not enough).

Yesterday evening he went downhill as he stopped eating and drinking, and the syringe feeding wasn't getting enough food/water down him as he wasn't having any of it. He's been seeing our gp savvy vet in Reading, and we thought we would be asking for him to be PTS when we went this morning but as he seemed perky we all decided to see if we could bring him back with more pain relief and different gut stimulant.

I've tried to feed him water/food/meds every hour but he won't take it and he's just getting worse. His stomach is swelled up and he has sunken eyes and is listless.

He's the one on the right in my avatar. Cuthbert is on the left and they are now huddled up together in their cage in my kitchen next to me. They are like an old married couple and Cuthbert will be lonely when Grubb goes.

I just wish I could stop Grubb's suffering. I don't regret the decision to not put him to sleep, but this is a horrible way to go. He has been a real little star, with a big personality and he will be missed.
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I feel your pain. This happened to us just 3 weeks ago. Snowball was only syringed fed for a week though, he lost weight and wasn't getting any better so we had to have him pts at 2 and half years.

This must be such a terrible time for you at the moment, i can sympathise with you,
give Grubb lots of cuddles from us
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He stumbled about the cage for a bit and then tried to eat some lettuce so I've just tried to give him more water and Rimadyl. It just dribbled out of his mouth but he was trying to retch/hiccup before that and has now stopped this.

Cuthbert is such a laid back piggy that he has been happy to sleep most of the afternoon with Grubb. My other 2 pigs are also being very quiet, even though it's feeding time. I wonder if they sense/smell what's happening?

Grubb can barely walk but is still fighting to live. His poor skinny body has now swelled so much - all the weight gain that I wanted so much before, but now it must be causing him much suffering.
 
I don't think I could bear to see this happen :Ayociexp118:
Would it not be kinder to take him to your vet - sorry but to see him suffer and fight for his life would be too much for me 8...
 
Yes you're right. My gp savvy vet is a 50 min drive but I have just rung our local vet on the emergency no. and am taking him in to be PTS.
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Yes you're right. My gp savvy vet is a 50 min drive but I have just rung our local vet on the emergency no. and am taking him in to be PTS.
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I'm so very sorry - you are doing the right thing hun because you love him 8...
My thoughts are with you and Grubb (am in tears now)
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I too am crying - he knows that you love him x
 
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Yes you're right. My gp savvy vet is a 50 min drive but I have just rung our local vet on the emergency no. and am taking him in to be PTS.
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I really think you've made the right decision.

It's an incredibly difficult one to make, I recently had to do it with my own piggy Boxy. I'm always grateful that we can make our pets passing peaceful, and I hope that when it's my time, it's peaceful too!

Hugs to you and Cuthbert, and of course Grubb x
 
This is such a sad thing to read, you are doing the right thing for him, big hugs to you, we all know how hard it is to make that decision and most of us have been through it. so so sorry
 
You did everything you could and more, there is no question he knows you love him. Absolutely heartbreaking but he will never be gone, you carry Grubb with you every day in your heart, as will brave Cuthbert who was such a loyal friend. Despite being so heartbreaking, at least he won't be in pain and can popcorn freely with friends at the bridge. There are so many lovely pigs to play with there, for him and I believe we will all be reunited some day with those that we love and have had to say goodbye to, whether that's people or our forever-loved pets. You'll see him again, some day...

Lots of love from me and the pigs x
 
Thanks everyone for your kind messages.

Cuthbert came with him to the vet and was with him at the end. The vet was lovely and he had a peaceful end.

Many thanks GPS for pointing out the obvious. In my state it didn't occur to me that I still could have him PTS because my usual vet is so far away. It was the right thing to say and made me realised that I had to end his suffering.

Rest in peace my lovely Grubb.
 
There is another star in the sky for brave Grubb who is there, with friends at the bridge, keeping watch over you all... Sleep well lovely piggy. x>>

Lots of hugs and kisses to you and Cuthbert
 
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