Please Keep Benji In Your Thoughts Tomorrow!

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Benji, who belonged to forum member @PiggyOinkOink is now a permanent resident at TEAS. Benji's jaw abscess has returned and it was becoming too difficult for his owner to keep travelling to see Simon, so he made the very difficult and brave decision to hand Benji over to us, along with his beautiful wife, Rebecca.

Benji's abscess is very nasty and it isn't going to be an easy op tomorrow, but I have every hope and faith that Simon can work his magic again and Benji can come through this. It is going to be a long day awaiting news from Simon, but Benji is a little fighter and I am sure this is a battle he is going to want to win.. Benji and Rebecca have only been with me since Friday, but I am already love them both to bits, and have been spending as much time as possible, syringe feeding Benji, so he is strong for the op. Tomorrow will only be the first hurdle, and Benji is going to need a lot of supportive care following the surgery, if we are to give him the best possible chance. Rebecca will be accompanying Benji tomorrow, to hold his paw.

Please keep Benji in your thoughts tomorrow, and I will keep you all updated.
 
that's ok she certainly hasn't gotten worse it's just the same odd pattern of fine and then mildly bloated and her teeth were the only thing that ever worried me
 
He's doing good. I have got his weight up to about 800g by little and often syringe feeding. It goes well up above 800g straight after a feed but that isn't true weight, it is just tummy fill. He is bright, lively and just desperately wants to eat and not be in pain. Hopefully by this time tomorrow he will be feeling very much better.
 
I'll be keeping Benji in my thoughts. Hope everything goes well x
 
Aww! Thanks for taking so good care of him and fattening him up for the surgery! He was 712g on Weds so you have done a fantastic job! :clap:

Hopefully Simon can work his magic despite saying it was pretty much going to be a nightmare to treat...this will be his 4th hospital stay and 3rd surgery but he's a real fighter and doesn't give up as you have noticed. He's a very special boy!

Sending Benji lots of love and the best of luck Please keep us updated with how everything goes :luv:
 
Phew! I was expecting the worst...

So happy he made it through the op and he's eating of his own accord already! Miss him!

Hats off to Simon. Did he say he found it was better/worse than what he had told us?
 
PiggyOinkOink said:
Phew! I was expecting the worst...

So happy he made it through the op and he's eating of his own accord already! Miss him!

Hats off to Simon. Did he say he found it was better/worse than what he had told us?
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@PiggyOinkOink Simon's biggest concern now is how we can manage his teeth. He has a very small mouth and a lot of tooth displacement, caused by the abscess. However, although we aren't out of the woods by any means, he's starting to eat and as long as he can use those teeth and keep them wearing a little, we can then keep on top of things with regular conscious filing.
 
Glad he's home safe and eating, upwards and onwards now. If anyone can help it's Simon.

And piggy Itsy send him some cuddles. She knows abscesses and teeth can be a .

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Hope Benji doing well x
 
I keep meaning to ask about Rebecca (his wife) but I know she is ok...she was never really one I took to and I only kept her as she made sure to grab Benji as her mate and bully and attack everyone else lol She is like the road runner and darts about like anything. She does let you rub her chin so CAN be nice if she wants! :gd:
 
He's doing well. I'm not syringe feeding him at all now and his weight is stable. Simon tidied up his teeth and we are going to try and go ten days this time, so recheck a week on Thursday. Rebecca is fine. She's very timid and hides away but they are very cuddly with one another
 
Sounds like good news! Fingers crossed that he can go for 10 days! :tu:

Lol I never saw her as timid. She does hide away and hates being picked up..she only has to see you walking towards the cage and she's off into a hidey place but I interpreted that as not liking human interaction. Her sister was super timid but even she wasn't like that.

Rebecca is a very clever girl, independant and always has her eye everywhere. Her Jekyll and hyde personality turns very dominant and bossy with other piggies. She also has an anger issue like her brother and chatters her teeth very quickly if trying to get her out for cleaning the cage. I had to be careful as she could give a nasty bite.

When she was small, if she was on the sofa, she had the bravado to jump about a metre down onto the floor which no other piggy attempted as they were terrified! Along with that, she would be very aggressive with everyone else even her brother the most dominant male lol

She will always be happy with Benji. I miss her for just being Rebecca! :hug:
 
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