Emx93
Forum Donator 2023/24
*thankfully nothing that falls into the urgent or emergency category so I'm keeping a close eye*
Oh pigwigs don't you know we're on this thing called a lockdown and I can't take you to the vets for every little thing right now like Ir normally would
Princess (palliative--tumour) is currently having one of her not so great weeks, good news in that the higher tramadol dose means she isn't showing pain signs, bad news that her appetite hasn't been what it usually is and there's some weight loss (not overly unusual she's does yo yo a lot but the appetite decrease is very unusual--we spoke wwith the vets 2 weeks ago and upped her tramadol dose) that said she loved grass yesterday and has just been tucking into some oats after turning her nose up at the veg selection also had mucky bum issues (also has arthritis, isn't cleaning her bits very well, had the odd stuck poos too) sometimes fluffy will help clean her bum but I usually have to wipe/ bum bath regularly so she won't get sore, anyways quick question I believe her tramadol dose is 20mg 3x a day in liquid form (100mg per ml she has 0.2ml) could the decrease in appetite (and subsequent slight poop issues, she is still pooping just a little less than usual) be a side effect? She's never really had side effects previously but she is a little sleepy. Her main pain sign is excessive drinking but she's gone a full swing with this and is now only drinking a very small amount per day *insert careful syringe watering here* weight loss is down from 1165g 2 weeks ago to 1125g last week to 1073g today I'm seeing her eat hay, definite interest in fresh grass, limited interest in dandilions and some interest in oats so she is still eating. Not much interest in veg/ forage which she normally goes mad for I'm noticing the hay pile not going down as much too so I think there's definite reduced appetite. Anyhow I'm wondering if its tramadol related, also if I pop a gross pic up of mucky bits if you guys could clarify that it is indeed she's not cleaning herself and not some yucky discharge it's a bit yucky she's currently getting cleaned twice a day
Marshmallow looks like she's got a little blood blister on her foot which I'm keeping an eye on, anything in particular I need to watch for to check it's not getting infected? Other than keeping it clean is there anything I can do to help it heal? Piggies are bedded on vet bed
Thanks so much in advance guys
Oh pigwigs don't you know we're on this thing called a lockdown and I can't take you to the vets for every little thing right now like Ir normally would
Princess (palliative--tumour) is currently having one of her not so great weeks, good news in that the higher tramadol dose means she isn't showing pain signs, bad news that her appetite hasn't been what it usually is and there's some weight loss (not overly unusual she's does yo yo a lot but the appetite decrease is very unusual--we spoke wwith the vets 2 weeks ago and upped her tramadol dose) that said she loved grass yesterday and has just been tucking into some oats after turning her nose up at the veg selection also had mucky bum issues (also has arthritis, isn't cleaning her bits very well, had the odd stuck poos too) sometimes fluffy will help clean her bum but I usually have to wipe/ bum bath regularly so she won't get sore, anyways quick question I believe her tramadol dose is 20mg 3x a day in liquid form (100mg per ml she has 0.2ml) could the decrease in appetite (and subsequent slight poop issues, she is still pooping just a little less than usual) be a side effect? She's never really had side effects previously but she is a little sleepy. Her main pain sign is excessive drinking but she's gone a full swing with this and is now only drinking a very small amount per day *insert careful syringe watering here* weight loss is down from 1165g 2 weeks ago to 1125g last week to 1073g today I'm seeing her eat hay, definite interest in fresh grass, limited interest in dandilions and some interest in oats so she is still eating. Not much interest in veg/ forage which she normally goes mad for I'm noticing the hay pile not going down as much too so I think there's definite reduced appetite. Anyhow I'm wondering if its tramadol related, also if I pop a gross pic up of mucky bits if you guys could clarify that it is indeed she's not cleaning herself and not some yucky discharge it's a bit yucky she's currently getting cleaned twice a day
Marshmallow looks like she's got a little blood blister on her foot which I'm keeping an eye on, anything in particular I need to watch for to check it's not getting infected? Other than keeping it clean is there anything I can do to help it heal? Piggies are bedded on vet bed
Thanks so much in advance guys