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Not Looking Good For Zebedee ...

I am so sorry he didn't make it, you did everything you could and I am sure he knew he was loved.R.I.P brave little man
 
Thanks all for your condolences etc. I've just handed Zebedee's body to the lady from the pet crematorium :soz: I decided that was the best way to go. Wrapped him in the towel he and Squeaks were on in the pet carrier on Monday evening with some hay and spring flowers from my garden - snowdrops, mini daffodils and a sprig of pink heather from the rockery where his first friend Badger is buried (and my other RB piggies). I thought of putting him in his favourite fleecy bed, but decided to keep it as a memory instead, perhaps his successor will love it too.

I'm still feeling bad, I can't stop blaming myself for not acting sooner. I saw he didn't eat so much veg or recovery food on Sunday evening or Monday morning, so I should have tried to check his poo output etc. Also I was aware he probably couldn't reach the water bottle, so was giving him a couple of ml with his medicines as well as the water with his recovery food, but I should have upped the amount I was getting in to him. The vet said he was dehydrated when I took him in, so did I cause that which led to his death? And could I have saved him if I'd taken him to the vet on Monday morning?

It's possible that at 6 1/2 it was just old age, perhaps accelerated by being unwell and underweight for so long, but I don't know. I knew he was a decent age for a piggie, especially one who hadn't really been well looked after for his first 4 years, but I just wanted him to get back to full health and have the chance to enjoy another summer nibbling the grass in the sunshine ...
 
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Thanks all for your condolences etc. I've just handed Zebedee's body to the lady from the pet crematorium :soz: I decided that was the best way to go. Wrapped him in the towel he and Squeaks were on in the pet carrier on Monday evening with some hay and spring flowers from my garden - snowdrops, mini daffodils and a sprig of pink heather from the rockery where his first friend Badger is buried (and my other RB piggies). I thought of putting him in his favourite fleecy bed, but decided to keep it as a memory instead, perhaps his successor will love it too.

I'm still feeling bad, I can't stop blaming myself for not acting sooner. I saw he didn't eat so much veg or recovery food on Sunday evening or Monday morning, so I should have tried to check his poo output etc. Also I was aware he probably couldn't reach the water bottle, so was giving him a couple of ml with his medicines as well as the water with his recovery food, but I should have upped the amount I was getting in to him. The vet said he was dehydrated when I took him in, so did I cause that which led to his death? And could I have saved him if I'd taken him to the vet on Monday morning?

It's possible that at 6 1/2 it was just old age, perhaps accelerated by being unwell and underweight for so long, but I don't know. I knew he was a decent age for a piggie, especially one who hadn't really been well looked after for his first 4 years, but I just wanted him to get back to full health and have the chance to enjoy another summer nibbling the grass in the sunshine ...
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Our lives and that of all our much loved animals are full of “what ifs”.
What if I’d taken the pet to the Vet the day before I did? What if I’d just increased their syringe feeding/ Critical care etc. What if I’d increased the weighing?
I’m sure everyone on the Forum has castigated themselves in the same way you are doing but I’ll join with everyone else to say - you did your utmost best for Zebedee. x
 
I am so sorry :( You did everything you could. Sleep tight little Zebedee xx
 
I am so very sorry for the loss of Zebedee. Huge hugs to you, he was so very loved. x

Sleep well little one

RIP Zebedee
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I am so sorry for your loss, you did everything you could. Please don't feel guilty.
Sleep tight little Zebedee, run free to the rainbow bridge. xx
 
Thanks to everybody who has followed Zeb's trials and tribulations over the last 3 months and has posted condolences and kind words etc this week. They are much appreciated. :hug:

I had a chat with my vet this evening, which has somewhat put my mind at rest. She basically felt that nature had finally caught up with Zebedee, it was amazing that he had lived so long with the bloated tummy and loss of all his body-mass. He had only lived (more than just surviving) that long because of what I did in giving him the medicines and supplementary feeding. She didn't think the dehydration led to his passing, it was a symptom of something else such as his kidneys failing, so there wasn't realistically anything more anyone could have done...
The sorrow at losing my lovely gentle boy remains, but at least what she said allays the feelings of guilt I've been having this week.
 
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I’m so glad your vet gave you reassurance. You were (are) the best piggy mummy ever for zebedee. It’s ever so sad he’s passed to the rainbow bridge but you couldn’t have done any more for the little chap.
Huge hugs :wub:
 
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