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Hi all,
I'm a little late to this thread (how's that for an understatement?!) but a search on google turned it up and it might be similar to the problem we're having.
I adopted our piggie almost two years ago from someone who wasn't clear on the piggy's age...she said somewhere between 2 and 3 years old.
So I found my guy in his cage last night on his side, spinning all over the place b/c he was unable to stand. At first it appeared to be his front left paw only that had a problem- it almost seems paralyzed. It's curled up and seems almost twisted. But truthfully his other legs seem weak too- they are moving but are weak. He can't stand- and I've NEVER seen him not standing :-(.
I took him out and held him on my lap where I kept him propped up, and then he was eating, drinking, etc like always. But when I put him back in his cage there he was, lying on his side. I ended up staying up almost all night w/ him- I put him down 2 hours before my alarm was set to go off to get a little sleep and now I am exhausted.
This AM I went to get him (his cage is enormous so it's in our basement) and I could hear him making his "bring me something good to eat" noises. I found him on his side again and he'd clearly been struggling to get up b/c the cage under him was bare- all of the bedding had been pushed out of the way. He was coated in pee and poop so I gave him a bath and then held him all day. he's eating like usual and drinking, going to the bathroom, etc but I've been holding him all day to keep him upright!
Any ideas?
Thank you!
I'm a little late to this thread (how's that for an understatement?!) but a search on google turned it up and it might be similar to the problem we're having.
I adopted our piggie almost two years ago from someone who wasn't clear on the piggy's age...she said somewhere between 2 and 3 years old.
So I found my guy in his cage last night on his side, spinning all over the place b/c he was unable to stand. At first it appeared to be his front left paw only that had a problem- it almost seems paralyzed. It's curled up and seems almost twisted. But truthfully his other legs seem weak too- they are moving but are weak. He can't stand- and I've NEVER seen him not standing :-(.
I took him out and held him on my lap where I kept him propped up, and then he was eating, drinking, etc like always. But when I put him back in his cage there he was, lying on his side. I ended up staying up almost all night w/ him- I put him down 2 hours before my alarm was set to go off to get a little sleep and now I am exhausted.
This AM I went to get him (his cage is enormous so it's in our basement) and I could hear him making his "bring me something good to eat" noises. I found him on his side again and he'd clearly been struggling to get up b/c the cage under him was bare- all of the bedding had been pushed out of the way. He was coated in pee and poop so I gave him a bath and then held him all day. he's eating like usual and drinking, going to the bathroom, etc but I've been holding him all day to keep him upright!
Any ideas?
Thank you!
