lexi468
Junior Guinea Pig
Hello everybody!
I need some advice about Midnight.
So, as some of you may know, a few months back he was diagnosed with chronic bladder problems. He was prescribed potassium citrate, as well as metacam and a consistent antibiotic for pain and his bloody urine (the antibiotic seemed to help that). He was doing very well, with minimal bad days. About a week ago, I noticed that he wasn't doing well. He was walking funny and just didn't seem himself. I checked under his belly to see if something was going on to make him walk weird. I noticed he had a lump in his groin area. I immediately made him an appointment. While at the vet, I realized he also had lice, something he has never had and I had never dealt with, though I know it's common. That meant I also had to bring in my other pig, Mocha. The vet noticed that Mocha didn't seem to have any lice, even though they're cage mates. This led us to realize that Midnight must have an extremely poor immune system, probably chronic, and that is why he gets sick all the time.
She thinks the lump is an infected testicle, and he is now on baytril as well as the other antibiotic.
Here is where I need the advice: since that day at the vet, he has declined rapidly. He has lost so much weight that I can feel every bone in his body, and if he didn't have fur, I'm afraid of what he would look like. However, he's eating and drinking normally. He sleeps all the time and seems to be in pain. He's always hunched up, never stretches out like he used to. Often times I feel like he is just not there. I just don't know what to do. I don't want him to suffer, but I have seen him make miraculous recoveries before. The antibiotics are making the swelling in his testicle go down, but the weight loss has me very worried. When did you know when your pig had reached their time? I'm struggling with the idea that I am in control of when he dies. How do I make that decision?
I need some advice about Midnight.
So, as some of you may know, a few months back he was diagnosed with chronic bladder problems. He was prescribed potassium citrate, as well as metacam and a consistent antibiotic for pain and his bloody urine (the antibiotic seemed to help that). He was doing very well, with minimal bad days. About a week ago, I noticed that he wasn't doing well. He was walking funny and just didn't seem himself. I checked under his belly to see if something was going on to make him walk weird. I noticed he had a lump in his groin area. I immediately made him an appointment. While at the vet, I realized he also had lice, something he has never had and I had never dealt with, though I know it's common. That meant I also had to bring in my other pig, Mocha. The vet noticed that Mocha didn't seem to have any lice, even though they're cage mates. This led us to realize that Midnight must have an extremely poor immune system, probably chronic, and that is why he gets sick all the time.
She thinks the lump is an infected testicle, and he is now on baytril as well as the other antibiotic.
Here is where I need the advice: since that day at the vet, he has declined rapidly. He has lost so much weight that I can feel every bone in his body, and if he didn't have fur, I'm afraid of what he would look like. However, he's eating and drinking normally. He sleeps all the time and seems to be in pain. He's always hunched up, never stretches out like he used to. Often times I feel like he is just not there. I just don't know what to do. I don't want him to suffer, but I have seen him make miraculous recoveries before. The antibiotics are making the swelling in his testicle go down, but the weight loss has me very worried. When did you know when your pig had reached their time? I'm struggling with the idea that I am in control of when he dies. How do I make that decision?
