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Odin is now struggling to eat syringe food. Simon is still away for another week.
He can’t eat. He’s dropping weight. What do I do?
 
furryfriends (TEAS) said:
Ring at 8 am for an emergency appointment. Make sure you ring dead on 8 as they go quickly x
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I will do. I’ll stay up with him tonight and try to syringe little and often. If I don’t get him there he’s not going to make another week. Thank you so much x
 
I’ll try. I don’t know what to do about his brother. Odin is constantly crying because he is constantly chasing and humping him. With Odin being so thin and weak, I don’t want his brother to hurt or kill him
 
Huge hugs ... I am so very sorry with what you are going through ... I really emphasise I went through almost exactly the same scenario a month ago with my guinea pig, Melvin. It is exhausting to care 24/7 and heart-breaking to watch their pain and inability to eat. Melvin was a lot older than your young piggie tho, so your piggie's youth will give him strength.
My Melvin was weakening fast, and so I made the decision to separate him from his mate Bella, as she was also 'bothering' him in the same way you describe.
I was aware however that a separation would likely break Melvin's and Bella's bond and if separated, that is likely to happen with your boys, which would be a great shame.
Is there any way you can place Odin in a hidey with an exit, but one that isn't big enough for his brother to hump him ... like on a mat under a log tunnel ... or similar? Just a thought?
I really hope you can get an appt. with Simon ... I wish I had been able to get Melvin to him and didn't trust the advice of my vet, a decision I will always rue.
I'm holding you close in my thoughts.
 
Hello Marvel_Piggie_squad gosh that’s a horrible situation to be in - we are all here to support you and try to help you. lots of good advice given to you tho and hopefully that will help a bit. Syringe feeding little and often would be good and as furryfriends says. I wish you strength to keep going and I really hope you can get an appt tomorro ! Sending you both lots of healing vibes 🥰
 
Thank you all. It’s such a horrible situation. I’m having to force him even the tiniest bit of critical care now. It’s like he can’t chew.
I worry his brother will kill him because he’s weak
 
Strange. He will nibble at watermelon but can’t take the critical care
 
Sorry for all the frantic messaging. They were separate for a week once when Odin was hospitalised. And went back. I’m going to have to make the hard decision and separate: Odin just doesn’t have the strength
 
I can’t thank you all enough for the support. It’s going to be a long night ahead. Odin is clearly hungry with the way he is going at a piece of watermelon. He just can’t eat anything else
 
Me and the piggies are sending you and Odin our love and healing vibes. Hoping so much that you can get an appt tomorrow and keep us all updated (if you get time between trying to get him to take his feeds) x
 
If I can’t get an appointment I really don’t know what options I have left 😔😔😔
 
Marvel_piggie_squad said:
If I can’t get an appointment I really don’t know what options I have left 😔😔😔
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Try to take one step at a time. You are loving your boy and he will feel your love. Whatever happens in the next day/days, you will know that his days were filled with love and care ... and that love will guide you to make the best choices for Odin. Amongst the time-consuming care, take time to just hold him close tonight x
 
Can you hand feed him wet blades of grass or vegetables/dandelion leaves cut in very thin strips? If he can manage Melon he might be able to manage these too?

None of mine have ever liked critical care, but love supreme Recovery, if you want to try feeding his usual nuggets with boiled water poured over them,left to soak & cool to a tepid warm temperature, he might prefer that to his cc & manage to eat more?

Good luck with an appointment tomorrow my thoughts are with you & sending you a truckload of healing vibes, for a full & speedy recovery xx
 
GPTV said:
Can you hand feed him wet blades of grass or vegetables/dandelion leaves cut in very thin strips? If he can manage Melon he might be able to manage these too?

None of mine have ever liked critical care, but love supreme Recovery, if you want to try feeding his usual nuggets with boiled water poured over them,left to soak & cool to a tepid warm temperature, he might prefer that to his cc & manage to eat more?

Good luck with an appointment tomorrow my thoughts are with you & sending you a truckload of healing vibes, for a full & speedy recovery xx
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I’ve tried everything. Mashed up nuggets, thin fruit/vegetable strips, grass, dandelion etc. Nothing. The minute I get it in his mouth he starts pawing at his face, recoiling and hyper salivating. :(. It’s so weird how the only thing he can manage is watermelon. He was managing to get mashed up nuggets and recovery plus down fine; until this morning when that all stopped.
I’ll keep trying every couple of hours over the night
 
Fingers firmly crossed that you can get him through the night and be able to bag an emergency slot first thing tomorrow morning.
 
I know none of us can be there physically but please know how many people are thinking of you and that you are not alone. My.heart goes out to you. Hold your boy close, he will know how hard you are caring and how much you love him 💜
 
Thank you all so much ❤️ It means so much that you are all here supporting us. I’ve just another night time feed, he probably ate around 9ml. And is nibbling away on the melon again. Will try some more in a couple of hours
 
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