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Well, after finding Spike with some blood in his urine on Christmas day a trip to the vets and 5 injections later he seems to have cleared up great......
Then we got home after being away for Hogmany and we find Gizmo can hardly walk...I though she'd fallen off her house or something but when the vet had a look it seems to be a pocket of fluid around her rear leg. The vet took an x-ray and discovered a large growth which is pushing her leg back and not allowing her to use it. He reckons it's a tumour because of its outline and also thinks it's inoperable.
It's position seems to be around her left mammary. From looking online surgery seems to be quite successful, she's still eating and drinking like a trooper although she's now started to stop walking.....the vet gave her painkillers yesterday and antibiotics, we're due back tomorrow for more antibiotics........she's just turned 5 and was my first little piggy, it's killing me seeing her like this, I looked at the x-ray with the vet and he says it appears quite intrusive but I couldn't see it impacting upon anything other than pushing her hip back.....I trust the vet but wonder if he's thinking the cost might not be worth it....where as I'm thinking any price is worth a shot, if she goes on the table at least she'll be at peace.....?
At the moment I have her out for hugs, she's still fussy enough to tell me to put her back in the cage so she can pee rather than pee on me.....Spike senses something as well, he keeps trying to cuddle into her......
Any advice or suggestions on how I approach the vets visit tomorrow? There's been no biopsy done or anything, but it is about the size of a golf ball.....I've been tearing myself apart at not noticing it, even when out for hugs, she's been twitchy since we got her when you go near her rear and not been acting any different.......she's an Abi.....
Then we got home after being away for Hogmany and we find Gizmo can hardly walk...I though she'd fallen off her house or something but when the vet had a look it seems to be a pocket of fluid around her rear leg. The vet took an x-ray and discovered a large growth which is pushing her leg back and not allowing her to use it. He reckons it's a tumour because of its outline and also thinks it's inoperable.
It's position seems to be around her left mammary. From looking online surgery seems to be quite successful, she's still eating and drinking like a trooper although she's now started to stop walking.....the vet gave her painkillers yesterday and antibiotics, we're due back tomorrow for more antibiotics........she's just turned 5 and was my first little piggy, it's killing me seeing her like this, I looked at the x-ray with the vet and he says it appears quite intrusive but I couldn't see it impacting upon anything other than pushing her hip back.....I trust the vet but wonder if he's thinking the cost might not be worth it....where as I'm thinking any price is worth a shot, if she goes on the table at least she'll be at peace.....?
At the moment I have her out for hugs, she's still fussy enough to tell me to put her back in the cage so she can pee rather than pee on me.....Spike senses something as well, he keeps trying to cuddle into her......
Any advice or suggestions on how I approach the vets visit tomorrow? There's been no biopsy done or anything, but it is about the size of a golf ball.....I've been tearing myself apart at not noticing it, even when out for hugs, she's been twitchy since we got her when you go near her rear and not been acting any different.......she's an Abi.....