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Sudden Paralysis in Back Legs

Wiebke said:
The Blue Cross (UK only) offers free pet bereavement services for adults: Pet Loss Support

But they also have a platform dedicated to children and young people where they can talk freely and confidentially if they wish to: Pet loss support for children - missing my friend | Blue Cross

I hope that this can help you. It's been such a nightmare for you all. :(

Thank you for finding our forum such a help. We have grown to be a friendly community that is there for each other as much as we look after all the piggies - with a wide range of practical information, personal and collective experiences and moral support. None of us has to be perfect but everybody is welcome to chip in and as a total we surpass what we could do alone. The world needs more kindness.
Ours starts right here... and every adult who accepts our rules is welcome to join in. Especially seeing the way social media has sadly been going.
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Thank you.. you’ve all been so kind and supportive. I couldn’t get through this nightmare without this forum. I don’t feel so alone 💕even though my heart is crushed 😞x
 
What a traumatic and heartbreaking thing to have happen to your dear family. It's also so tough when life has to "go on" and there is not enough space to grieve. And to be having to make decisions about their little bodies and cremation and all that, while you're still in shock.

I am so sorry for your losses of your sweet little ones. I can hear how lovingly you cared for them and I know they felt it!

Popcorn high sweet Biscuit and Shaun. Just sending care, gentleness, and support to you all 💜
 
velveteenery said:
What a traumatic and heartbreaking thing to have happen to your dear family. It's also so tough when life has to "go on" and there is not enough space to grieve. And to be having to make decisions about their little bodies and cremation and all that, while you're still in shock.

I am so sorry for your losses of your sweet little ones. I can hear how lovingly you cared for them and I know they felt it!

Popcorn high sweet Biscuit and Shaun. Just sending care, gentleness, and support to you all 💜
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Bless you and thank you for your beautiful words 💕. My heart is truly broken 💔 and now I am trying to decide whether it’s unfair to keep Peanut with me when he just stays in one place and cannot move his little hind legs 😞😢. He’s eating well but I just don’t know if he will fully recover though it’s only been 1½ weeks since this horrendous thing happened to my boys. I miss Biscuit and Shaun so much 💔💔. My baby boys 🩵🩵🩵
 
We had a guinea pig surrendered to us, a few years ago, who couldn’t move his back legs and clearly had a neurological issue. The use of Gabapentin bought him around 9 months of good quality life, with him re-gaining the use of his legs, until he started to deteriorate again and was then put to sleep xx
 
Julezfm39 said:
Yes, I could do that.. tbh I feel pretty useless right now.. my heart has been so heavy and I’m still in a state of disbelief about what’s happened. On top of that I’m coping with my intense full time job (I work in a women’s prison) and also managing my teenagers’ ups and downs - my daughter is 15 and doing her GCSEs next May, and my son is 17 and in Upper Sixth Form, so he’s doing his A-Levels next year. I’m juggling so much whilst battling grief and depression. So I need to get my head focused on a clear plan of action to get justice for my boys 💙. That boarder, Katie’s Bunny Boarding, has torn my life apart 😢😢
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I wonder if there is anyone on here that could help with this? Anyone good with words who could contact them? Or someone who works with the RSPCA? Or CAB 🤔
 
furryfriends (TEAS) said:
We had a guinea pig surrendered to us, a few years ago, who couldn’t move his back legs and clearly had a neurological issue. The use of Gabapentin bought him around 9 months of good quality life, with him re-gaining the use of his legs, until he started to deteriorate again and was then put to sleep xx
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Thank you for this.. I’m seeing our vet again on Friday. He’s more experienced with small furry babies. Peanut is eating and pooping well but his quality of life is non-existent tbh. It’s just unbearable 😢
 
Julezfm39 said:
Thank you.. I’m so incredibly busy at work and completely overwhelmed tbh. 😞
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Also I’m taking Peanut back to the vet on Friday. I’m thinking that it might be time to think about letting him go as his quality of life is zero. My poor baby. If he goes I will have lost all 3 boys within a couple of weeks 💔💔💔 I’ll get some further advice from him on Friday. X
 
CTWC said:
I feel like phoning that boarding place myself on your behalf she should be ashamed of herself for how she is behaving 😡
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I know… I sent her a message earlier on saying that surely she knows in her heart that my boys contracted something whilst in her care. There’s no way they had anything when they came to her. She’s got them living around rabbits and in hutches where rabbits have stayed. I told her how broken I am by this, that I will never get over this heartache she’s caused and she didn’t even reply. Not a sorry, NOTHING. Two of my boys are dead and one paralysed because of her 😢. I feel like she should lose her business because of this. That’s the only thing that will bring me peace, as awful as that must sound.
 
CTWC said:
It doesn't sound awful I'd tell her you are contacting RSPCA, CAB and a solicitor and you demand an response within 24 hours. I'm honestly furious on your behalf 😡
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Thank you. I’ll definitely do that. I’m leaving work at noon tomorrow as I’ve got a rheumatologist appointment in the afternoon, so I’ll have a bit more time to contact the relevant people. Time to start getting justice for my beloved boys 💙💙💙
 
CTWC said:
It doesn't sound awful I'd tell her you are contacting RSPCA, CAB and a solicitor and you demand an response within 24 hours. I'm honestly furious on your behalf 😡
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Absolutely agree, go for it!

Julezfm39 said:
Thank you. I’ll definitely do that. I’m leaving work at noon tomorrow as I’ve got a rheumatologist appointment in the afternoon, so I’ll have a bit more time to contact the relevant people. Time to start getting justice for my beloved boys 💙💙💙
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We're all with you, YOU'VE GOT THIS! ❤️
 
Can Peanut feel his back legs at all? If you tickle his back feet does he respond?
Can he move around even by dragging himself?
Is he incontinent urinary wise?
Sorry for all the questions ❤️
 
CTWC said:
Morning hope you have managed to get some rest and Peanut is still be brave.
I had a little browse last night and it's looks like every council has an Animal Welfare department maybe they are worth contacting?
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Thank you.. that’s a good idea. Apologies for my late response. I didn’t sleep well last night. Peanut is still eating and being a brave boy 💙💙
 
Wheekallweek said:
@Julezfm39 did you say the boarder offered to pay some of the vet bill?
Could this be taken as a sign of admitting liability?
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Yes, the boarder paid the very first vet bill which was £90 and she gave me my £340 back for the week’s boarding. I’ve since spent another £215 in vets fees plus Biscuit’s cremation which was £105. I’m also due to pay for Shaun’s cremation tomorrow, another £105. That’s £425 plus I’ll have another vet’s bill for Peanut tomorrow night 😞
 
Wheekallweek said:
Can Peanut feel his back legs at all? If you tickle his back feet does he respond?
Can he move around even by dragging himself?
Is he incontinent urinary wise?
Sorry for all the questions ❤️
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He can’t feel his back legs and he can only move around by dragging himself but he doesn’t move unless I put him in another part of the cage and then he drags himself back to the wooden house where he sat with Shaun when he was still alive 😢. Peanut is incontinent and I have to wipe his bottom. When I come home from work there is just a big pile of poop. He literally hasn’t moved 😞. I don’t think he has a quality of life even though he’s eating well 💙
 
Julezfm39 said:
He literally hasn’t moved 😞. I don’t think he has a quality of life even though he’s eating well
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I'm so sorry, it's so hard watching a piggy in that state and wondering. My heart goes out to you.

I'm not in the UK and don't know exactly but I'm thinking that while you're caring for Peanut and concentrating on him, you surely can wait to start writing to RSPCA and council what-nots? I mean if you just don't have the wherewithal to manage both emotionally today, tomorrow. Next week must still be okay, I hope.
 
Julezfm39 said:
He can’t feel his back legs and he can only move around by dragging himself but he doesn’t move unless I put him in another part of the cage and then he drags himself back to the wooden house where he sat with Shaun when he was still alive 😢. Peanut is incontinent and I have to wipe his bottom. When I come home from work there is just a big pile of poop. He literally hasn’t moved 😞. I don’t think he has a quality of life even though he’s eating well 💙
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Poor little fella 😞
 
Mrs Tiggy Winkle said:
I'm so sorry, it's so hard watching a piggy in that state and wondering. My heart goes out to you.

I'm not in the UK and don't know exactly but I'm thinking that while you're caring for Peanut and concentrating on him, you surely can wait to start writing to RSPCA and council what-nots? I mean if you just don't have the wherewithal to manage both emotionally today, tomorrow. Next week must still be okay, I hope.
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Thank you.. you’re right.. it’s just emotionally too much atm. On Saturday I’m collecting Biscuit’s ashes - he was my boy who died in the boarder’s “care.” At the same time I’m taking Shaun to be cremated - he died the week after coming home from the boarders. I’m emotionally a mess and just got diagnosed today with fibromyalgia so it’s a lot to handle 😢😢💔💔
 
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