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poor poor buff again :( think he time has come :(

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i am sad to say that buff has bladder stones again 3 mths approx after his last bladder stone removel op, the last op almost killed him and took him a while to recover, he is now aged 4 and a halfs yrs old. He is on metacam and is going the vets on saturday to pass over to rainbow bridge, i dont feel it will be fair on him again having another op, he really went through it after the last one, but this time he seems worse than before..

I'm gutted i really am:0:0 he has been on cystease and a change in diet since then but they have still come back..

I have to say in the 3-4 mths he has been here he has defo lived a lifetime in them.

He will leave behind his closely bonded friend little buff:0

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Oh Claire, I'm so sorry. Poor little Buff. Such a difficult decision to make. Huge hugs for you and your little man . x
 
oh no so sad, poor Buff, I'm really sorry. I know exactly how you feel its so harsh on them, and they just seem to keep coming back, poor little things deserve better.

Will be thinking of you both x :(

Hes so beautiful too
 
He's a spit of my Fudge.. It's a shame.. she passed away this Easter just gone.. would have been 5 last month :(
It's difficult when they're poorly.. in the past I've noticed illnesses like this often come back later in life, and are often a lot worse than the first time round, usually with this result.. ((((((((hugs)))))))
 

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I'm very sorry to hear that Buff is poorly again :( Big hugs to you and Little Buff for the difficult trip on Saturday xx
 
what do i expect? ive never had a guinea PTS i have with a rat in the past and they were injected in the tummy area! but I'm going to ask if he can be given gas first to knock him out, i cant bear it:0 ive also got take my rat lily soon has she has a massive cancer under her arm which i really big now but she is very well in herself, i just cant bring myself to take HER either:0:0:0
 
I am so sorry for your two lovely Buffs! They are my dream boys.

Having battled through two bladder stone ops and all the trimmings of interstitial cystitis with my own Minx before I found this forum, I know what you and Buff are going through and I completely understand.

Sadly, once you got stones, and got them badly, it is often very much a tightrope walk on borrowed time - my heart is sinking every time somebody comes up with this diagnosis on the forum. I am convinced that there is a strong genetic component involved in getting stones; not your fault - you have done your best to get and keep Buff as healthy, comfy and happy as possible!
 
i think so too, i think if i ever have a piggy with stones again, i would make a decision sooner than i did this time...so sad.

I have had two boys pts and on both occasions they gave them gas first, if your vets are anything like mine, it *** be all nice and calm and stress free.

Try not to worry, you have enough to deal with, your little one wont know any different and you can be rest assured you have done your very best :)

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I'm so sorry Claire :(

Most vets will gas them first so they are unconscious, but I must admit I can't stay with them while it's done as they have to inject them in the heart I believe, so it's not like when you have a larger animal put to sleep.

Poor Buff, he had the best chance he could have with you . I'm sorry the stones came back


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I'm so sorry... it's such an awful decision to have to make. I fortunately haven't had a guinea pig put to sleep yet but did have to make the decision for two of my hedgehogs... one was given gas first and then an injection, the other was given some sort of medication to drink... apparently it tastes good because he lapped it right up and then a moment later was gone. ((HUGS))- rest in peace Buff.
 
So sad, poor Buff, he's obviously put up a brave fight and needs to rest now. Will be thinking of you and little Buff, I hope he finds a friendship equally as strong as he has with Buff.

Run Free Buff, the pain will be gone, keep an eye on Little Buff help him choose a new friend
 
I'm so sorry to hear about buff, but he will be in a happy and pain free place at rainbow bridge. And no more pain for the little 1. :)

I love my piggies like babies and it must be so hard when they go.:(
 
Oh Claire, I am sorry. Buff is a very special piggie, such a shame that his stones have returned. I will be thinking of you tomorrow. xx
 
I am sorry to hear about Buff's stones coming back. I will be thinking of you tomorrow. Big hugs.
 
I'm so sorry about poor Buff.

When we had Cleo PTS earlier this year she had the injection in her tummy. We had the option of waiting outside or staying with her. I decided to stay with her so the vet left me and steven in the room and I held her until she drifted off to her permanant sleep. She did have nose twitches as she was going, it's just their nerves though, and they do lose control of their bladder so bless her she did wee on me a bit. I held her for about 5 minutes, though she was gone much sooner than that. The vet then comes in, checks their heart and confirms they have passed on.

I hope the above doesn't upset you too much, that wasn't my intention, I was a little freaked out by the nose twitching as I didn't know what to expect so thought I should warn you about that. I found the whole thing surprisingly peaceful and felt I was able to say my last goodbyes to her, she just slowly drifted off.
 
i have to say I'm really scared, i will make myself stay with him but I'm so scared:0:0:0

It's really down to you whether you stay with him or not, I know some people like to, others don't, but no-one would think any less of you if you found it too upsetting and couldn't sit with him. I didn't decide to stay with Cleo until she had the injection, until she walked across the vets table into my arms, then I knew I couldn't leave her
 
i have to say I'm really scared, i will make myself stay with him but I'm so scared:0:0:0

I was not allowed to stay with Jaws (my hamster) when he was PTS so be prepared for this eventuality too. More big hugs.
 
We were allowed to stay with Poppy our hamster but it was an emergency vet appointment late at night.

Am so sorry that is has come to this with Buff. You have given him a wonderful few months.
 
It's so sad, don't beat yourself up if you don't feel you can stop with him sometimes its better to remember them as they were.
 
So sorry for you, having a pet put to sleep is so sad but you know when the time is right.

If you want to stay while he goes to sleep then do so, don't pressure yourself just do what makes you feel comfortable at the time.

Thinking of you x
 
My vets have always given me the choice whether I wanted to be there or not. It is hard either way, so do not feel guilty if you would rather not be with Buff - the actual injection will literally only take seconds to work.
 
So very sorry to hear such sad news about Buff. I've had 2 girls pts and was with both of them at the time. the 1st girl Sherbet, I held while they sedated her with gas, using a mask. She struggled because apparently it doesnt smell very nice, my 2nd Lily was placed in a container and the sedation was done through a pipe rather than the mask and she went much more quieter. The final part of the procedure was the same. Once both were sedated they were placed on the table and given the injection. I was there when it was performed although it was one of the hardest things I have ever done I'm glad I was there with them for there final moments. sending love and big hugs to you both.x
 
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