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Post by gpmum2 on Feb 14, 2007 15:51:03 GMT
I have noticed another small pile of blood in Chip's cage today. He seems fine in himself - eating, drinking and chatting.
My worry is that he is eating alot or the correx around the cage and I wonder if this is causing some internal damage. I still have baytril left from is last episode which the vet thought was a UTI.
Does anyone else's piggies eat the correx?
Karen
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Post by gpmum2 on Feb 15, 2007 10:39:53 GMT
I have just been out and bought Alfa Alfa hard nibbles and those bird seed looking things to hang from the cage, to try and give him something else to chomp on. Although his run & cage are filled with toys of all discriptions - chewy things etc. I couldn't see any patches of blood this morning and he still seems fine eating and chatting well. I was thinking maybe I should change the correx to lino  Karen |
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Post by elaine on Feb 15, 2007 11:48:44 GMT
Hi Karen Yes Ive noticed my 3 big boars have started nibbling the correx, no bleeding or signs of any effect but I was concerned also and thinking of changing to lino. Ive been giving them tons of tim hay to nibble on and big sweetcorn cobs but they still prefer the correx.  Elaine |
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Post by gpmum2 on Feb 15, 2007 12:57:47 GMT
Chips has another appointment at the vets this afternoon.
I am not sure whether it is the correx which is giving him the intermittent bleeding but I put him back on baytril last night! Just in case it is sludge, gall stones or UTI but he seems so happy and eating well etc - just doesn't seem poorly.
Karen
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Post by gpmum2 on Feb 15, 2007 20:05:56 GMT
Chips has been back to the vets and she wasn't particularly helpful. She still thinks it MIGHT be a UTI but isn't sure - great! She said she would like to do an xray and then he may need operating. She wanted £95.00 for xray and the nurse couldn't give me a price for the op as it is charged at a 1/2 hourly rate . Seeing they aren't sure I am going along with the baytril and some painkiller just incase he is in pain . I am not sure I want to put him through that at the moment as he seems fine in himself - so will see how he gets on with his meds! She did say that it MIGHT be the correx but thought that would affect his poops. The joys of owning animals - I just wish they could speak!! Karen |
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Post by badger on Feb 15, 2007 20:28:50 GMT
 Sorry you're vet didn't sound too helpfull Karen, I hope the meds he's on does the trick. I don't use correx in my cages, purely because my hubbys a carpet fitter, so has lots of spare offcuts of lino etc. ;D What I do is use a 3.2mm ply wood (which you can cut by scoring) and then I stick the lino onto this using double sided sticky tape. This works really well for my piggies and touch wood, they don't chew any of it! Ange
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Post by Dawn - Admin on Feb 15, 2007 21:54:56 GMT
My piggies occassionally chew the correx too, I think it is just a piggy thing chew everything in site. I have had no ill effects so far so I think it is probably something else but I would try the baytril first before having an operation seems pretty drastic just for a UTI
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Post by gpmum2 on Feb 16, 2007 9:49:13 GMT
I think the vet is concerned it might be stones - sludge that's why she wants to do the xray - but is treating the easier option of a UTI. We all know our own kids and animals and I just don't feel that he is poorly. Saying that he is a boar of approx 4 years and 4 months!! Karen |
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Post by lovelypiggies on Feb 16, 2007 10:57:36 GMT
£95.00 wow thats a lot !!
i dont know whether this may help you but i noticed that Nigel was doing some chewing of the correx too as a trial i used clear thick tape over the edges and he hasnt done it since, just watch they dont chew the tape as well
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Post by gpmum2 on Feb 16, 2007 12:24:35 GMT
£95.00 wow thats a lot !! Unfortunately I live in a very expensive area and the vets just take advantage  Not all of us own £2.5m homes!! It's not just vets, window cleaners, chimney sweeps as soon as they see you have a Beaconsfield post code up goes the price  Thanks for the tape idea - to be honest I think he may just chew that too - perhaps I should put mustard on it. Karen |
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Post by emmsy on Feb 16, 2007 13:54:53 GMT
If they are chewing the correx you could put some stuff that doesn't taste nice around where they chew like when people want to stop biting their nails you can buy stuff to put on your nails so when you go to chew it its revolting.
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Post by Dawn - Admin on Feb 16, 2007 17:30:04 GMT
Well I can vouch for vets being expensive. It cost me just over £235 for Beth's treatment. She had an xray and ultrasound then an op to remove the stones. I nearly died when they said it would be that much but what can you do? I couldn't let her suffer so I had no choice but to pay it.
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Post by gpmum2 on Feb 16, 2007 19:48:20 GMT
Dawn - What were Beths symptons for her stones, becuase Chips had 3 small patches of blood the first time ( a couple of weeks back) and I have only noticed one small patch this time. He seems absolutely fine otherwise!
I really don't want to be paying for unnecessary vet bills (as my OH business isn't good at the moment and we are living on a third of his normal wage) and put Chips through undue stress.
If it turns out he is poorly of course we will sort him out.
Karen
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Post by Dawn - Admin on Feb 16, 2007 21:04:57 GMT
Dawn - What were Beths symptons for her stones, becuase Chips had 3 small patches of blood the first time ( a couple of weeks back) and I have only noticed one small patch this time. He seems absolutely fine otherwise! I really don't want to be paying for unnecessary vet bills (as my OH business isn't good at the moment and we are living on a third of his normal wage) and put Chips through undue stress. If it turns out he is poorly of course we will sort him out. Karen Well she had what we thought was cystitis about 4 times but then the last time she started to have blood when she peed. It started off not too bad but after a week or so on baytril instead of getting better it got worse and I could see her straining to pee as if it hurt her. She didn't wheek or anything but I could see she was in pain peeing. I don't think Chips has the same thing, maybe it's just a bad dose of cystitis and baytril will clear it up but just note you need 0.7ml of baytril per day for at least 7 days. I was prescribed 0.4ml for 5 days which is not enough to clear it up successfully and I had to have repeated dose. Dawn |
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Post by gpmum2 on Feb 17, 2007 15:06:09 GMT
Thanks Dawn
He has been prescribed 0.4 ml twice aday is this enough or do you think I should put it to 0.7 ml twice aday. I was told also to fill the syringe up with fruit juice at the same time which takes it upto 1ml
Karen
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Post by Dawn - Admin on Feb 18, 2007 0:11:33 GMT
Yes that is fine Karen, when Beth had hers it was just once a day so not enough
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