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Velvet has been bleeding

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Glad that Velvet is back home and eating. Thinking of you all and sending piggy kisses. Please keep us updated! x
 
MandFpiggies said:
Its GREAT that shes eating already Go Velvet x

I can totally sympathize with Velvet about the post op pooing (I had an emergency c-section with my daughter), I remember :x :x !!

We'll keep the Healing Vibes heading your way xoxo x>> xx>>>

I know you've got an anxious few days ahead of you, just know that there are lot of people thinking about the two of you x, and for the sake of the rest of our sanity and fingernails, update us all whenever you can 8:)
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I've had two C-Sections so i know what she's feeling :)>>>
Taken the day off work so i can do my nurse duties x)
 
1/8/12 update

Velvet had a fairly comfortable night last night. She was hand fed veggies and water with probiotics at 3.30am which she happily munched away on.
Still not happy when pooping, i reckon a few days for this at least.
Her weight is reasonable i'm about to check her again, i just left her with some small leafie and then i'm going to do a CC feed and then leave her with more veg, i want her to feed herself and move around as i am sure this will help with her gut movement.

nope not much sleep :(|) (aka zombie rising again!)

Does 1ml twice a day of the dog strength metacam sound too much? i'm to do this for 3-5 days. It's such a huge jump from what they used to recommend. (I'm at home as not able to access my work emails if anyone tries to email me)
 
Glynis said:
Velvet had a fairly comfortable night last night. She was hand fed veggies and water with probiotics at 3.30am which she happily munched away on.
Still not happy when pooping, i reckon a few days for this at least.
Her weight is reasonable i'm about to check her again, i just left her with some small leafie and then i'm going to do a CC feed and then leave her with more veg, i want her to feed herself and move around as i am sure this will help with her gut movement.

nope not much sleep :(|) (aka zombie rising again!)

Does 1ml twice a day of the dog strength metacam sound too much? i'm to do this for 3-5 days. It's such a huge jump from what they used to recommend. (I'm at home as not able to access my work emails if anyone tries to email me)
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1 ml is a huge dose! Simon prescribes 0.1 ml of dog strength metacam twice a day. I have a piggie here in my care at the moment who was given 1 ml twice a day by her previious vet and she was peeing blood when on such a high dose.
 
As Furry Firends has said - 0.1ml of dog metacam once daily for a 1kg pig is the normal prescribed dose - (however for short term you can go up to 0.2ml once daily)

1.0ml dog is way too much - that is a high end dose of cat metacam which is 1/3rd strength of dog metacam.

Glad to hear she's doing OK - think the metacam dosage is out by a factor of 10 though!

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furryfriends (Excellent Adventure Sanctuary) said:
1 ml is a huge dose! Simon prescribes 0.1 ml of dog strength metacam twice a day. I have a piggie here in my care at the moment who was given 1 ml twice a day by her previious vet and she was peeing blood when on such a high dose.
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Thanks Debbie, my gut just said that it wasn't right!
I will be calling to update Brendan today and i'll mention that it's the dog metacam i have NOT cat and see what they say.

Please give the piggie lots of tender loves and healing wheeeeeeeeks from us all XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX I do hope she recovers :...
 
Pebble said:
As Furry Firends has said - 0.1ml of dog metacam once daily for a 1kg pig is the normal prescribed dose - (however for short term you can go up to 0.2ml once daily)

1.0ml dog is way too much - that is a high end dose of cat metacam which is 1/3rd strength of dog metacam.

Glad to hear she's doing OK - think the metacam dosage is out by a factor of 10 though!

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Thanks Pebble's great to know two of my super knowledgeable friends are on the ball x)
Will give her 0.1ml this morning and see how she's coping.
 
Glynis said:
Thanks Debbie, my gut just said that it wasn't right!
I will be calling to update Brendan today and i'll mention that it's the dog metacam i have NOT cat and see what they say.

Please give the piggie lots of tender loves and healing wheeeeeeeeks from us all XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX I do hope she recovers :...
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I will do! He's a complicated dental piggie, but we are doing everything possible to get him eating for himself again.

Please give Velvet lots of love from everyone here at the Sanctuary, and we hope she is soon feeling really well again. xxxxx

Big hugs for you Glynis! xxxxxx
 
Just caught up on this, and do hope Velvet is making good progress. Poor little girl, what a lot to go through.

And it's so tough on you Glynis, so have a hug.
 
Update 3/8/12

Apologies for not doing this yesterday i was pretty shattered with not much sleep for so long (been worried of course for over a wheek!)

She is just the perfect patient x)
No fuss at all taking meds! yup even baytril!

Second night i only did every 2hr ob's (first night hourly) and again hand fed some veggies around 3am, she again was hungry!
She's still having critical care and LOW METACAM dose! i'll continue the pain relief for the weekend.

Unfortunately at the 8am feed this morning i noticed her wound was pink/red in one little patch, i don't know if she's bumped it, the glue has come off or......she's chewed it :... so off to see Brendan at 4.15pm tonight! i can't afford to risk anything with the weekend coming up!

She wants to say WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK to everyone for caring about her so much xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
 
Thank you for the update, and good luck at the vets. How on earth are you managing to work with so little sleep?

Saffron is sending get well purrs.
 
Good luck at the vets! Lots of recovery vibes to Velvet and love to you x
 
Just caught up on this! I am so so soooooo glad she's doing better! Let us know how to next check up goes! x
 
Sue G said:
Thank you for the update, and good luck at the vets. How on earth are you managing to work with so little sleep?

Saffron is sending get well purrs.
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Sue you shoulda seen my typing this morning!
UGH it was blurry and i couldn't do nothing! rolleyes:(|)

Please give darling Saffy all our love and some little strokes and big kisses from me XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 
Update 3/8/12 after vets

Brendan is pleased with her! PHEW
just me being paranoid it seems ")
He looked at her wound scar and said nope it's good and if i put anymore glue on there it might make her want to scratch it off.....OMG i said no way!

You know she didn't murmur! nothing when weighed, prodded and very slightly felt around the wound area! She is a model patient x)x)x)

And tonight for the first time in more than a week they were both out eating their dinner together when i first put them down! It seems their diet has changed again mallethead (stupid slave is just not talking piggie wheek enough to them obviously!)
 
It's better to be over-cautious at this stage, rather than the other way, I think. But it's great news that he's satisfied with her.
 
I have been so busy looking after Mr Wu I have only just read about Velvet. So pleased your girl is doing so well. Lots of love and hugs x
 
Brill news! Well done Velvet! Keep it up! x
 
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