Hi everyone,
I have posted here before about my girl Angel, but we got some unfortunate news this morning and i need some advice..
She has been slowly losing weight over the past 3 weeks. She has had a course of injections for mites so we put it down to the medication. We have been giving her syringe feeds to try and get her weight up but the most we can do is keep her weight steady rather than increase it. A few days ago we noticed a large lump had appeared in her lower right side so booked her in for an appointment.
We usually see two vets - a local for emergencies, and our main vet which is quite a journey away (Cat and rabbit clinic in Northampton). Our local vet told us that she has uterine cancer - two growths on the uterus. They are not able to do the surgery for several weeks as they require two surgeons and one of them is not there at the moment. They told us they don't know if she will last that long anyway and to just make her comfortable.
I have called Northampton vet and they have booked her in for the earliest they can do - next Tuesday. I am very stressed about the cost as I had to pay £500 for my last pig and he sadly did not make it through the night. I have lost my job due to Covid so its a difficult time with no income. If there is a chance the surgery can work I am happy to get it together somehow and give her the best chance.
Here is my issue... if this was any other situation I would be inclined to let her go so she doesn't have to go through the pain if the surgery doesn't work. But i have been in this situation before with my other girl, Sweetpea. Sweetpea had uterine cancer that had spread and had emergency surgery when she began bleeding badly one day. They said she had next to no chance of survival yet she lived for 4 happy years after that. I am worried id be taking that chance away from Angel if I don't take the surgical option.
I am struggling to find much info about this. Does anyone have experience with pigs and uterine cancer? I know its personal, but what would you do in this situation? I just want what is best for her and her cage mate who would be lost without her.

(Angel in my hat)
I have posted here before about my girl Angel, but we got some unfortunate news this morning and i need some advice..
She has been slowly losing weight over the past 3 weeks. She has had a course of injections for mites so we put it down to the medication. We have been giving her syringe feeds to try and get her weight up but the most we can do is keep her weight steady rather than increase it. A few days ago we noticed a large lump had appeared in her lower right side so booked her in for an appointment.
We usually see two vets - a local for emergencies, and our main vet which is quite a journey away (Cat and rabbit clinic in Northampton). Our local vet told us that she has uterine cancer - two growths on the uterus. They are not able to do the surgery for several weeks as they require two surgeons and one of them is not there at the moment. They told us they don't know if she will last that long anyway and to just make her comfortable.
I have called Northampton vet and they have booked her in for the earliest they can do - next Tuesday. I am very stressed about the cost as I had to pay £500 for my last pig and he sadly did not make it through the night. I have lost my job due to Covid so its a difficult time with no income. If there is a chance the surgery can work I am happy to get it together somehow and give her the best chance.
Here is my issue... if this was any other situation I would be inclined to let her go so she doesn't have to go through the pain if the surgery doesn't work. But i have been in this situation before with my other girl, Sweetpea. Sweetpea had uterine cancer that had spread and had emergency surgery when she began bleeding badly one day. They said she had next to no chance of survival yet she lived for 4 happy years after that. I am worried id be taking that chance away from Angel if I don't take the surgical option.
I am struggling to find much info about this. Does anyone have experience with pigs and uterine cancer? I know its personal, but what would you do in this situation? I just want what is best for her and her cage mate who would be lost without her.

(Angel in my hat)