'm very sad to be posting here after losing many piggies and rats over the last 12 months(a small break please!)
Last night at 1.30am i discovered my Beautiful Zanzabar was tired and limp in the corner of the cage, his eyes were also closed from all of the milky gunk he hadn't cleaned out, he was also making mild whine noises but had started to lose his voice and had bad breathing.
I straight away checked him all over but it didn't occur to me what was wrong, i called a piggy smart friend straight away who ran through all of his symptoms and she said she believed it was a stroke.
Basically i kept him quiet and warm snuggled in fleece against me and about an hour later he started to come out of the stroke, the only problem with this is that because he had a prolonged stroke the brain damage/death risk was high.
He then started to seem a little perky and walked a few steps to snuggle under my chin which is our special cuddle time that we normally do.
I gave him some water to try and hydrate him but he started to have almost like a very heavy shivering session every 20 seconds or so (not a seizure) but he was whimpering when that happened, he also tried to walk but he couldn't use his legs and his head kept tipping on its side,
sadly his damage was severe, i rang the vet and from what i told him he confirmed a stroke but said there obviously was nothing they could do and to just keep him warm and in a dark quiet place.
So I gave him some more snuggles and then cocoon wrapped him loosely in the fleece to stay warm and i put him in the carrier and added extra blankets to make sure he was comfy.
I sat there stroking his head and he had a little nap and during this his heartbeat got more and more faint and eventually he slipped away very peacefully at 5am in his sleep.
Poor Zanzi was the picture of health earlier in the night just as he had always been so this did come as a shock to me.
Ill miss my special man so much and so will his best bud Baker(two peas in a pod).
As most may remember when i first joined Baker and Zanzabar were the first pigs i ever adopted through rescue so they hold a very special place in my heart.
I know i did all i could for him so thankfully i have no regrets.
Sleep well Zen Master x
Zanz's last Pic not long before he passed away
Last night at 1.30am i discovered my Beautiful Zanzabar was tired and limp in the corner of the cage, his eyes were also closed from all of the milky gunk he hadn't cleaned out, he was also making mild whine noises but had started to lose his voice and had bad breathing.
I straight away checked him all over but it didn't occur to me what was wrong, i called a piggy smart friend straight away who ran through all of his symptoms and she said she believed it was a stroke.
Basically i kept him quiet and warm snuggled in fleece against me and about an hour later he started to come out of the stroke, the only problem with this is that because he had a prolonged stroke the brain damage/death risk was high.
He then started to seem a little perky and walked a few steps to snuggle under my chin which is our special cuddle time that we normally do.
I gave him some water to try and hydrate him but he started to have almost like a very heavy shivering session every 20 seconds or so (not a seizure) but he was whimpering when that happened, he also tried to walk but he couldn't use his legs and his head kept tipping on its side,
sadly his damage was severe, i rang the vet and from what i told him he confirmed a stroke but said there obviously was nothing they could do and to just keep him warm and in a dark quiet place.
So I gave him some more snuggles and then cocoon wrapped him loosely in the fleece to stay warm and i put him in the carrier and added extra blankets to make sure he was comfy.
I sat there stroking his head and he had a little nap and during this his heartbeat got more and more faint and eventually he slipped away very peacefully at 5am in his sleep.
Poor Zanzi was the picture of health earlier in the night just as he had always been so this did come as a shock to me.
Ill miss my special man so much and so will his best bud Baker(two peas in a pod).
As most may remember when i first joined Baker and Zanzabar were the first pigs i ever adopted through rescue so they hold a very special place in my heart.
I know i did all i could for him so thankfully i have no regrets.
Sleep well Zen Master x
Zanz's last Pic not long before he passed away
