The Fabulous 4: Snickerspants Returns
- AldenM1
- Supporter in '21
I am in fact cheered by her perpetual grumpiness. I don't think she's likely to dramatically stop eating like some other pigs (*cough*SNICKERS*cough*) and probably will just grump her way through it. I hope.
I totally forgot to pack hay when I dropped her off this morning! The vet gave her some and she was fine, but I'm sure she was glaring at me the whole way home. I won't make that mistake again!
I totally forgot to pack hay when I dropped her off this morning! The vet gave her some and she was fine, but I'm sure she was glaring at me the whole way home. I won't make that mistake again!
- AldenM1
- Supporter in '21
Yeah, fortitude is not her problem.
The only thing I'm worried about now -- other than the usual post-op stuff -- is how quickly this stone grew. I believe Dr. A would have seen it on an ultrasound if it had been there six weeks ago. And she agreed with me today that we don't want to operate over and over on a pig Ouiser's age, even with the fortitude. But even the low-calcium diet and fluids and citrate didn't prevent this one. :(
The only thing I'm worried about now -- other than the usual post-op stuff -- is how quickly this stone grew. I believe Dr. A would have seen it on an ultrasound if it had been there six weeks ago. And she agreed with me today that we don't want to operate over and over on a pig Ouiser's age, even with the fortitude. But even the low-calcium diet and fluids and citrate didn't prevent this one. :(
- AldenM1
- Supporter in '21
She has only had filtered water since 2012.
Shilintong is on the table. Dr. A doesn't like the "herbals" companies that sell it in the US or the way they source their ingredients in China, etc., and at present she doesn't want to combine it with the citrate. But yes, we are discussing it.
And yes, she has been pelletless completely for about six weeks.
Shilintong is on the table. Dr. A doesn't like the "herbals" companies that sell it in the US or the way they source their ingredients in China, etc., and at present she doesn't want to combine it with the citrate. But yes, we are discussing it.
And yes, she has been pelletless completely for about six weeks.
- AldenM1
- Supporter in '21
Miss Ouiser says, Who's your mama.
In other news: when we got home yesterday, Snick was so excited to see us that he donned the Hay Hat of Welcome Home.
But then he fully processed what was going on with the dividing fence and started testing the perimeter.
This morning, I had to add binder clips, because I found myself one pig short and with a very frustrated lump of fleece trying to get UNDER the fence.
I've been super busy today, but when I checked in on the pigcam, I saw Miss Ouiser sitting sadly in the corner, as if it were just TOO MUCH EFFORT to move to drink. You notice she is also pointedly ignoring the delectable dish of fresh CC and carrots I left for her.
Then I got a text from our dog walker, who stopped in to see if Snickers had imploded from boredom (no) or foiled the binder clips (also no). And HE found Miss Ouiser alternately chugging water and chowing down on hay.
"Don't tell Mom. I'm working this pitiful angle."
In other news: when we got home yesterday, Snick was so excited to see us that he donned the Hay Hat of Welcome Home.
But then he fully processed what was going on with the dividing fence and started testing the perimeter.
This morning, I had to add binder clips, because I found myself one pig short and with a very frustrated lump of fleece trying to get UNDER the fence.
I've been super busy today, but when I checked in on the pigcam, I saw Miss Ouiser sitting sadly in the corner, as if it were just TOO MUCH EFFORT to move to drink. You notice she is also pointedly ignoring the delectable dish of fresh CC and carrots I left for her.
Then I got a text from our dog walker, who stopped in to see if Snickers had imploded from boredom (no) or foiled the binder clips (also no). And HE found Miss Ouiser alternately chugging water and chowing down on hay.
"Don't tell Mom. I'm working this pitiful angle."
It probably just took her a while to feel like doing much, depending on what drugs she's on. To you she was sitting sadly but she might well have been watching dancing carrots on the walls and going "woah, man!"
edit: I just saw in her med thread that she's on buprenorphine so yep, dancing carrots.
edit: I just saw in her med thread that she's on buprenorphine so yep, dancing carrots.