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What Would You Do In My Position?

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Thanks @furryfriends (TEAS) and thanks everyone else that's helped me. I don't know what I would do without this forum honestly. My partner has been no good, absolutely cannot syringe feed whatsoever so if I knew this beforehand I wouldn't have got them both neutered at the same time. But all is done now, I just can't lose them.

How do I donate to the forum please?
 
Try not to be too harsh on her, even some experienced piggy members struggle to syringe feed at times. It all comes with experience. This is why I did say having both done at the same time is not something I would have undertaken, simply because I know how hard it is to syringe feed one poorly pig & how stressful it is, I personally wouldn' t have been able to have done it with two. It's nice you have someone to support you & she can help by looking after you instead :) x
 
@Poppy'sMum I wish I would have listened but i honestly thought we could each be syringing and helping with recovery then it all be done with all together but it's not worked out to be as smooth as planned. Luckily they both seem to be picking at more than they were so maybe I won't have to be trying to syringe as much *fingers crossed*
 
Try putting some loose pellets near your guinea pigs mouths. If they are a bit sore they might not want to climb up to a dish to eat as they normally would.
I know how stressful it is when they don't eat. But hopefully they will pick up and start eating a bit more as they get over the anaesthetic.
 
@Sian25 - I think you're a great piggy Mum . I am not a health an illness advisor but I can see you are getting great advice from our health and illness gurus .

Please keep up the good work - and please accept that your partner is "dealing" with the situation in a different way to you . My OH has put a firewall down about Piggies so I have some empathy with how you feel.

You also asked about donating to the forum. I expect you have seen that some of us have " forum donator " banners . The donation thread usually starts in the Autumn
 
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I'm just home from work and catching up on this thread.
I've had Molly's high doses of all sorts of drugs for my piggies before and can tell you that none has ever come to harm - quite the opposite. Exotics specialists just do things differently. Please try to remember that's the reason you chose to have her neuter your boars in the first place.
I know the stress you are under. Try to get some rest and leave your boys to rest, too. Each day there will be further improvement. You are doing a great job looking after your boys.
 
@VickiA Molly was not at the surgery today so the meds were prescribed by someone called Alan (who I've never heard of) which is why I am more cautious.

Just to clarify, do people think I should be giving another dose of the emeprid tonight? I don't feel comfortable with the 1ml so can I reduce it to 0.5ml like others give?
 
2:30pm I will be up throughout the night so not a problem if it's best to give them the next dose at 2.30am but I just don't like the sound of giving another 1ml, would rather 0.5ml like others have said
 
I'm guessing so and I've been trying to find out online today but no luck. I could ring the practise tomorrow and find out though. I didn't really think it would be acceptable to ring her at another practise though
 
I think this forum is a great place for advice and over 200 posts have given you excellent advice, I'm no expert, far from it... But from reading the posts it's seems the same advice has been given a few times and I would trust what has ben said on here, and also from your vet, after all they are trained professionals who know what they are doing. Please try to relax, you are doing a great job X
 
Rutland house is where I got the neuter. And Alan is the vet that prescribed the emeprid that I was worried about. I didn't know he was an exotic specialist
 
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Rutland house is where I got the neuter. And Alan is the vet that prescribed the emeprid that I was worried about. I didn't know he was an exotic specialist
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Ah sorry I didn't read through whole thread or i would have realised :(- yes Alan Humpheries is an exotic specialist also, both are amazing in my eyes, and their nurse Craig is very helpful too

Hope your boy is ok xx
 
Why can't I find anyone that's been prescribed anywhere near 0.5ml DOG STRENGTH metacam twice daily? Another thing to now worry about :no:
 
It's nothing to worry about, mine have been prescribed that amount plenty of times :) Please stop worrying, have a nice warm drink or a bath , try to relax & get a few hours sleep or you will make yourself ill with worry :( Hopefully the boys will be more back to normal eating tomorrow.
 
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Why can't I find anyone that's been prescribed anywhere near 0.5ml DOG STRENGTH metacam twice daily? Another thing to now worry about :no:
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We have had a pig on that in the past, it is a high dose but over a short period is fine. It kept our piggy pain free.. Different vets dose differently for pain relief some will dose high with metacam others will dose lower with an opiate also involved. You need to trust your vet they are professionals and highly trained
I know it is difficult but try to stop over analysing everything, your boys are doing well. On good pain relief and have a gut stim pushing everything through, they are also eating and pooping.
 
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