Squirrel back to vets ! Still not right .

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Hi to everyone just drove from emsworth to Kent to take squirrel to a proper vet that can help her! She is staying there till wednesday still not eating so fingers crossed it is her teeth and can be fixed x will keep you updated. I am a bit annoyed as I have just paid £145.00 to another vet which did not help her really ! :...
 
I've done this alot (given money to vets that do nothing) if you can get it proved by the current vet that there was something wrong that was different to what they thought, perhaps you can try and get a refund... :/ I don't know how vets work but they can be such a waste of money, I'm currently with a vet hospital now and my god, they're so cheap... last two vet visits she saw both pigs in the 'doubles' and charged one consultation fee, medicine on top. £24 each time :) a over night stay cost us £74, which included syringe feeding, treatment and monitoring obviously, emergency Sunday night £74 as well, although I wish she'd pushed me more to put Mali down because I clung onto the 50/50 change of survival :/

Hope she's going to be fine, my pig just got over a bout of not eating due to broken front teeth, but once they were fixed, he still wouldn't eat, he thankfully is maintaining his weight now :)
 
Good luck. Thinking of you and Squirrell. I know what a worrying time it can be when piggies are poorly.

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Hi all the vet phoned today and said its not a ovarian c .Squirrel has pneumonia .She is staying at vets till she gets better bless her.Was worth the trip to Kent .Hopefully she will be ok and pull through. Love to my squirrel xxxxx
 
Well done for being so persistant with all your trips to the vets. Us owners know our piggies and know when things arent right. At least hopefully now you have the correct diagnosis and something can be done.

Thinking of you and Squirrel and hope that she will be back, safe and well with you very soon

Lots of love to you

xx
 
Everything crossed for little Squirrel. My Squirrel who is a chinchilla sends lots of love to his namesake too. :rose
 
Hi everyone just got a update little squirrel is doing good. She is on the mend xx Best news for the start of a new year x:)
 
Such a shame bless, hope she gets well soon now she has had a the right diagnosis. The right vet is worth thier weight in gold, such a shame you have had to pay £145 pounds to get you no where in the first instance.
 
Hi I phoned this morning she is trying to eat but still not there yet! The vet said she is pooping ok now which is good but still choosing to breath rather then eat!
They are syringe feeding her still xx I hope she pulls through bless her x They have been really good there .
Fifi her sister is eating and eating .I think she is missing her too x
I don't know what to do about the other vets I went to before as they said she had a ovarian cyst and told me to keep giving her pain killer until I felt it was time to put her to sleep.They charged me alot of money too.Maybe Ill just not use them ever again.
Get better squirrel xxxxxxx
 
Sending lots of healing vibes to Squirrel. Hugs to you, fingers crossed for your little girl x
 
Hi Michell. Would it be worth asking the vet if you could take Fifi in to be with Squirrel. It might buck Squirrel up and make her feel better. My Ethel was poorly my vet took Dotty as well to keep her company as John said it was really important to keep them together for Ethel's recovery. They were at the vets together for about 4 days. I'm sure the vets won't mind having both. I took lots of their food in (hay, veg etc) and made sure that they had their bowls and water bottles etc from home so they had familiar smells. I also took in their houses too and the vets were more than happy for me to do this.

Hope that this helps. Let us know how things go

xx
 
Belinda Shute said:
Hi Michell. Would it be worth asking the vet if you could take Fifi in to be with Squirrel. It might buck Squirrel up and make her feel better. My Ethel was poorly my vet took Dotty as well to keep her company as John said it was really important to keep them together for Ethel's recovery. They were at the vets together for about 4 days. I'm sure the vets won't mind having both. I took lots of their food in (hay, veg etc) and made sure that they had their bowls and water bottles etc from home so they had familiar smells. I also took in their houses too and the vets were more than happy for me to do this.

Hope that this helps. Let us know how things go

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Hi it's funny you written this.I was thinking the same.Tomorrow we are gonna drive up to kent to see squirrel and I am taking Fifi too.
I might ask them if I could leave Fifi wth squirrel to see if that makes her feel better.
Squirrel has started today to eat hay which is brilliant news .
I am taking there favourite bed they both sit in by the fire . I'm taking Fifi up in it lol.
Fingers crossed she is on the mend.She has had all together nearly 2 weeks in vets poor thing.:(
I will try and get a picture on here tomorrow of them both together .
 
Hi all update on squirrel is not good , she is still not eating on her own and took Fifi there today and she was being off with squirrel for some reason . Did not help squirrel!Maybe she senses squirrel is unwell I dont know?
So far fees are up to nearly £500 including last vet i saw .So I now have to think is she gonna get better x
I am gonna see how she goes for a few more days but I feel she is still not herself and still not eating on her own.
I feel bad thinking this way but I can not afford much more in vet bills if she is not gonna get better.8...
Fingers crossed for my little squirrel xxxxxxxxxxxx
 
Belinda Shute said:
Hi. Just wondered if there is any news on Squirrel?

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Hi I finally have her home but she is still not eating on her own yet! To make matters worse she has bumble foot too so she is on alot of meds.
I'm doing everything I can think of to try and make sure she gets better.I think it is gonna be a slow recovery fingers crossed .She still is very alert still and she is back with her sister which is good. I'm just praying she will recover.
I went out and brought her heat pads , new fleece etc at the moment she is snuggled in fleece asleep x
 
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