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Patrick has a lump and a bladder stone and an abscess 😔
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Betsy
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Your poor bank account!
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Ouch - you’ll have to send the piggies out to work.
Hope you get the antibiotics sorted out and Patrick continues to recover well.
Betsy
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Just as well you noticed @weepweeps. That is a bad mistake for your vet to make!
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Glad he's home & you noticed the error in the dosing! Wow that's a heavy duty flushing kit you have - when Grace had her facial abscess marsupialised i was flushing it using a 1ml syringe (no needle) & used standard Baytril to flush it with. Grace was on Zitheromax orally too for about 6-8weeks. she wasn't keen on it but luckily i don't remember it affecting her appetite (i don't think ANYTHING affected her appetite! she was a big chonker! lol 
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Hopefully he'll kick this abscess into touch quickly & give your purse a chance to recover! Healing vibes handsome lad
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)Hopefully he'll kick this abscess into touch quickly & give your purse a chance to recover! Healing vibes handsome lad
xx
Glad he's home & you noticed the error in the dosing! Wow that's a heavy duty flushing kit you have - when Grace had her facial abscess marsupialised i was flushing it using a 1ml syringe (no needle) & used standard Baytril to flush it with. Grace was on Zitheromax orally too for about 6-8weeks. she wasn't keen on it but luckily i don't remember it affecting her appetite (i don't think ANYTHING affected her appetite! she was a big chonker! lol
Hopefully he'll kick this abscess into touch quickly & give your purse a chance to recover! Healing vibes handsome lad
Thank you. Hope you are well
The nurse was very apologetic and said that they would be looking in to the mistake.
I said I don’t want anyone to get in trouble but I don’t want it to happen to anyone else.
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I’m glad Patrick is doing well 
I’m sorry about the antibiotic mistake though and the eye watering bill 
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I’m sorry about the antibiotic mistake though and the eye watering bill x
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It’s a good thing that you were on the ball with those antibiotics.
Good for you.
Good for you.
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Ouch. I've just checked the exchange rate, that's monthly rent sort of amount. Higher than my rent and utilities, in fact.
Good to hear Patrick passed his check up
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Good recovery vibes to lovely, fuzzy, brave Patrick!
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How is Patrick now ?
He’s maintaining weight and seems quite happy. He doesn’t mind any of the meds he has to take.
The abscess wound on his neck is ok. It feels swollen. I hope it’s swelling and not filling up with pus.
The cyst on his back is coming back
. It’s still very small. He has the vets on Wednesday. Hopefully I can start reducing his pain meds then
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Sending continued healing vibes to Patrick 
I’m sorry his vet is off sick today x
I’m sorry his vet is off sick today x
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Patrick had his post op check today. He’s doing great.
Eating well and weight stable
He’s on two more weeks of antibiotics
I’m lowering his loxicom dosage. So that will soon stop.
Another check up in two weeks.
He will probably still have at least another 2/4 weeks of antibiotics. Vet said 6-8 is normal practice for abscesses.
So all good
Eating well and weight stable
He’s on two more weeks of antibiotics
I’m lowering his loxicom dosage. So that will soon stop.
Another check up in two weeks.
He will probably still have at least another 2/4 weeks of antibiotics. Vet said 6-8 is normal practice for abscesses.
So all good
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Great news! 
Ramia
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Congratulations Patrick on being a good boy
exia
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So happy to hear papa Patrick is doing better and better! What a star he is 
exia
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I dont envy you at all, but I know that feeling you have right now and its great. Like you fall in love again with your pigs, just watching them doing their thing and being the best creatures in the worldI’m so happy everyone. It’s been a loooong year with piggy issues.
Ramia
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It's so rewarding