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Post by Niki on Apr 19, 2007 22:04:46 GMT
Today i found loads & i mean loads of blood in Wilburs cage, i thought something had gotten into his hutch & killed him. There were 3 patches, 1 approx 4" square the other 2 a bit smaller & it was bright red blood, not watered down. At first i thought it was coming from his bottom as there were pellets (not normal shaped) in it. I brought him in & inspected him, his willy was all bloody too, i washed him & put him on fleece in a cage in the house. More blood, again with pellets on it. Still bright red like you'd cut your finger, we've been to the vets & it's definitely coming from his penis. This wasn't the guinea savvy vet, we see her tomorrow. The outcome from today was 0.2ml Baytril twice a day i've to syringe him 5ml of water every hour. The vet thought it may be cystitis, kidney stones, bladder infection, urethra probs or a tumour, hopefully the vet tom will do a scan or an x-ray & get to the bottom of it. On the plus side Wilbur seems happy enough if a little subdued & isn't eating any food but i've syringe fed him some, which he hated at first but got the hang of it. I'll let you know what happens tom EDIT: I gave him some dandelion leaves about 30 mins ago but he hasn't touched them  Niki x |
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Post by rayfay on Apr 20, 2007 2:38:55 GMT
oh Niki! I hope Wilbur gets better really soon! Keep us updated. Sending kisses and hugs!
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Post by bloblover on Apr 20, 2007 8:17:58 GMT
Poor Wilbur. U must be so worried. I really hope he will be ok!! Thinking of u...Irene
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Post by Niki on Apr 20, 2007 11:06:16 GMT
Thanks Rachel & Irene
I'm happy to say he ate the dandies last night & at 2 this morning i was out on the corner of the street picking him grass off the verge ;D We don't have any grass in our garden, but it's coming.
This morning he's eaten all the grass & left 6 leaves, he's brighter in himself & i've seen no more blood & his poops are back looking like man-pig poops.
He's more like my Wilbur - fighting with the syringe & trying his hardest to escape out the towel, annoying but lovely at the same time. Roll on 2.45
Niki x
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Post by Dawn - Admin on Apr 20, 2007 11:20:43 GMT
Awww... poor Wilbur, I hope the vet can help you. I would actually think the baytril will be helping in the meantime though.
Let us know what the vet says wont you Niki?
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Post by Niki on Apr 20, 2007 11:37:32 GMT
Awww... poor Wilbur, I hope the vet can help you. I would actually think the baytril will be helping in the meantime though. Let us know what the vet says wont you Niki? Dawn I certainly will Dawn.  I have honestly never seen as much blood in all my life-i was scared to death to even look into his hutch. Very scary Niki x |
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Post by Dawn - Admin on Apr 20, 2007 13:47:22 GMT
Awww... bet you were I just hope that the vet can tell you what is up and treat it for you.
I am thinking of you both
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Post by kayjay on Apr 20, 2007 14:00:31 GMT
Gosh, Niki, I've only just seen this, I hope he's ok. Poor Wilbur, it must hurt like **** too if it's a stone
Let us know how he is as soon as you can
ps just texted you but realised you must be at vets, will speak later xx
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Post by kallyuk on Apr 20, 2007 14:57:58 GMT
oh Niki I hope Wilbur is better soon, poor little man
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Post by emmsy on Apr 20, 2007 15:05:58 GMT
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Post by gpmum2 on Apr 20, 2007 16:08:49 GMT
I hope the Baytril is kicking in Niki and Wilbur is starting to feel a little better. I hope your other vet bought more concrete news, so that you know what you are dealing with.
Karen
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Post by Niki on Apr 20, 2007 16:55:28 GMT
We saw the lovely piggy vet. She didn't see the need to scan him as he's perky in himself & has gained weight. Yesterday he was 974g & today he's 1054g. She inspected his penis & felt his testicles; they were fine. She manipulated his bladder & said it felt "thickened," which, she said was most probably due to the infection (most likely cause is cystitis) & said that bladder stones can be felt but she couldn't feel any. When the vet manipulated his bladder last night he squeaked his bonnet off but not a peep today.
He's to finish his course of antibiotics & i'm to carry on syringing 5ml of water every hour for the next 3-4 days & i've to give him grass
If it happens again i'm to take him back & then they will scan him. I can see he's different in himself, he's more "Wilbur" today & is eating as i type. I am so relieved & thank you everyone for you kind wishes ;D
Niki x
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Post by bloblover on Apr 20, 2007 18:07:19 GMT
Hi Niki.....So glad to hear your little man is more himself ! Hope he's soon popcorning all around the place again........Irene.
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Post by Dawn - Admin on Apr 20, 2007 20:56:13 GMT
We saw the lovely piggy vet. She didn't see the need to scan him as he's perky in himself & has gained weight. Yesterday he was 974g & today he's 1054g. She inspected his penis & felt his testicles; they were fine. She manipulated his bladder & said it felt "thickened," which, she said was most probably due to the infection (most likely cause is cystitis) & said that bladder stones can be felt but she couldn't feel any. When the vet manipulated his bladder last night he squeaked his bonnet off but not a peep today. He's to finish his course of antibiotics & i'm to carry on syringing 5ml of water every hour for the next 3-4 days & i've to give him grass If it happens again i'm to take him back & then they will scan him. I can see he's different in himself, he's more "Wilbur" today & is eating as i type. I am so relieved & thank you everyone for you kind wishes ;D Niki x Oh that's great Niki I hope he is back to his usual Wilburing self again very soon Dawn |
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Post by Niki on Apr 20, 2007 20:57:36 GMT
Hi Niki.....So glad to hear your little man is more himself ! Hope he's soon popcorning all around the place again........Irene. I wish Irene, it's funny but i have never seen Wilbur popcorn or even look that bit excited, he's a funny boy  Niki x |
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Post by Niki on Apr 20, 2007 20:58:46 GMT
We saw the lovely piggy vet. She didn't see the need to scan him as he's perky in himself & has gained weight. Yesterday he was 974g & today he's 1054g. She inspected his penis & felt his testicles; they were fine. She manipulated his bladder & said it felt "thickened," which, she said was most probably due to the infection (most likely cause is cystitis) & said that bladder stones can be felt but she couldn't feel any. When the vet manipulated his bladder last night he squeaked his bonnet off but not a peep today. He's to finish his course of antibiotics & i'm to carry on syringing 5ml of water every hour for the next 3-4 days & i've to give him grass If it happens again i'm to take him back & then they will scan him. I can see he's different in himself, he's more "Wilbur" today & is eating as i type. I am so relieved & thank you everyone for you kind wishes ;D Niki x Oh that's great Niki I hope he is back to his usual Wilburing self again very soon Dawn Dawn that's proper tickled me ;D ;D Niki x |
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Post by Dawn - Admin on Apr 20, 2007 21:06:55 GMT
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Post by kayjay on Apr 20, 2007 21:40:36 GMT
Glad he's ok Niki, fingers crossed he continues to recover |
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Post by Niki on Apr 20, 2007 22:36:21 GMT
Glad he's ok Niki, fingers crossed he continues to recover Thanks Kathryn ;D Niki x |
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Post by rayfay on Apr 20, 2007 22:49:22 GMT
I'm so glad he's doing better today! Good boy little Wilburwoo! (sorry gotta do the little voice with piggies like that)
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Post by Niki on Apr 21, 2007 10:29:55 GMT
I'm so glad he's doing better today! Good boy little Wilburwoo! (sorry gotta do the little voice with piggies like that) LOL Rach, it's made me laugh but wud be totally wasted on Wilbur ;D The update on him today - man-pig poops all over, eaten most of his bowl of veg & has been eating dry food. He's still fighting me with the syringe but i win every time LOL Niki x |
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Post by rayfay on Apr 21, 2007 17:26:46 GMT
I'm glad he's fighting the syringe! but I'm glad you're winning! |
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Post by gpmum2 on Apr 21, 2007 19:38:50 GMT
Glad Wilbur is taking his medicine, even if he is putting a fight. Tell it is good for him!! Hopefully he will be fully recovered soon.
Karen
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Post by Niki on Apr 23, 2007 17:09:15 GMT
I'm happy to say, no blood's been seen since Friday & that was only a bit. The wonderful Wilbur is taking his medicine albeit with much fuss - he shakes his head from side to side, making himself a moving targer, i have to laugh.
He's eating his dry food & his veggies, tho' not all of them, but i think this is due to him being in the house - he'd much rather prefer to be back in his own hutch.
Not long to go with the antibiotics and he can ;D
Niki x
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Post by kimspigs on Apr 23, 2007 21:06:20 GMT
I'm so pleased to hear that wilbur is doing ok, I have only just read this post. Hope he is still doing ok Niki |
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Post by guineapigjude on Apr 23, 2007 21:50:14 GMT
So glad to hear Wilbur is doing well! What a scary time it must have been for you both!
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Post by Niki on Apr 23, 2007 22:16:37 GMT
So glad to hear Wilbur is doing well! What a scary time it must have been for you both! It was awful Jude, i've never seen so much blood from something so small and it look as tho nothings wrong Niki x |
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Post by Niki on Apr 23, 2007 22:20:17 GMT
I'm so pleased to hear that wilbur is doing ok, I have only just read this post. Hope he is still doing ok Niki He's lost some weight Kim but he is eating & i'm hoping when he gets back outside to his own home he'll do better still Niki x |
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Post by kimspigs on Apr 24, 2007 8:44:18 GMT
He is getting better day by day. Feed him lots of dandies and extra special fruit and veg to him stronger and to gain weight He sounds as though he is pulling through Niki Best wishes and big hugs Niki |
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Post by Niki on Apr 24, 2007 12:21:23 GMT
He is getting better day by day. Feed him lots of dandies and extra special fruit and veg to him stronger and to gain weight He sounds as though he is pulling through Niki Best wishes and big hugs Niki Thanks Kim, He had a big bowl of grass with dandies, basil & mint yesterday & ate the lot ;D Niki x |
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