natw1181
Junior Guinea Pig
My little girl toffee who is 4years has been at the vets since Sunday! Friday last week i noticed she had stopped eating, so i was syringe feeding her and planned to take her with her mum to get her teeth done, as i figured that must be the problem. I never left it more than 4 hours without feeding her, but when i woke up Sunday, she was very bloated and kept putting her head down on one side. Her sister who passed 6 months ago did this, but when they xrayed her they said her stomach was already dead from intestinal twist, so had to be put to sleep. So anyway took her straight to emergency vet, who said they would try there best. They manged to get rid of the bloat 3 times and xrays are fine. But they've kept her in to feed her round the clock and give her some injections. They seemed suprised that she made it through the night. They checked her teeth and said they were fine, so the gi statis was the primary problem. The next day they rang to say she still wasnt eating and wasnt pooing since flushing her intestines i think, hard to take much in. They thought it was time to give up! So i went to see her, i was scared she had given up as she thought id left her. She came straight to me and in minutes, wanted me to put her down so she could have a poo! So asked vets if they could keep trying to make her better, as they said she needed to stay there still for meds. Shes barley eating and the vets still think i should give up. What do i do? I believe if she was at home with her mum she would fight this, shes over the worst isn't she? I know shes a fighter, as has been through hell with a cheek abscess a few years ago and kept losing her front teeth, but she never gave up. Am i been cruel? Do i let her go? Or should i just bring her home and hand feed her til shes better? Really dont want to lose her but dont want her to be in pain. Please help? Thankyou.