Bubble64
Junior Guinea Pig
I have 4 boars that live in 2 pairs. My oldest are 6 years old called Jamie and Sparky. Sadly I hsve been ill and out of actions for the last 4 weeks so my other half has been taking care of the piggies which me not seeing them has made this situation feel way worse. This morning my partner observed Jamie not eating along with extreme lethargy. I am now recovered from illness fully so went to see my boy and observed dull, lifeless eyes, extreme lethargy, discharge from nose and eyes, not eating or drinking and over 300g weight loss. A vet appointment was booked ASAP. Sadly my sweet little boy has extreme dental issues. He had teeth surgery around a year ago. I have no clue how I did not catch this sooner and feel absolutely awful. Surgery again would not help and so we were given 2 options. Try anti biotics and anti inflammatory meds but they may not help, might make the diarrhea worse and if they do help he might go back to being worse once coming off them but there is a chance they may work or Sadly we put him to sleep. We chose to try the meds first but the anxiety and grief is so much. I can't bear the thought of losing my little boy but also cant stand knowing that he is in pain and seeing him so ill. I am also providing critical care feed of course but its been such a tough day and I am also extremely anxious about his loving friend Sparky. Hoping that Jamie will pull through 
This mornjng he was resisting critical care feed too so I am going to try again later. It's one of his bottom incisors that has become infected sadly. Also, his friend Sparky hasn't been eating as much as usual and lost a small amount of weight due to this, I was wondering if maybe it is due to stress/the fact that he is lying next to Jamie for the whole day. Has anyone else experienced this or any ideas what I should do?
