Sakura - Medical Thread
-
- Let Sleeping Pigs Lie
The pellet bowl was completely empty this morning. :)
Her water consumption from the water bottle is increasing, but slowly.
Weight:
10/26 pm: 1220 g
10/27 am: 1223 g
Pictures from today were taken with my "super macro zoom" camera. There is a odd spot near the incision that caught my eye.
I do not have any experience with stitches and healing incisions; Sakura is the first one in my family that has had any surgery that required stitches.
It feels "pebbly", like the rest of the scab. It doesn't have an odor, nor does it feel warm to the touch.
Is this spot part of the normal scab healing process? Or should be I concerned about it?
Just watch it?
Her water consumption from the water bottle is increasing, but slowly.
Weight:
10/26 pm: 1220 g
10/27 am: 1223 g
Pictures from today were taken with my "super macro zoom" camera. There is a odd spot near the incision that caught my eye.
I do not have any experience with stitches and healing incisions; Sakura is the first one in my family that has had any surgery that required stitches.
It feels "pebbly", like the rest of the scab. It doesn't have an odor, nor does it feel warm to the touch.
Is this spot part of the normal scab healing process? Or should be I concerned about it?
Just watch it?
-
- Let Sleeping Pigs Lie
Weight:
10/26 am: 1207 g
10/26 pm: 1220 g
10/27 am: 1223 g
10/27 pm: 1213 g
10/28 am: 1210 g
She barely touched her water bottle the past 24 hours, and isn't very interested in wet veggies. It seems that all she wants to eat is hay and pellets, which are definitely healthy, but since she has had sludge in the past, she needs water too.
I syringe-fed some water this morning.
The "odd spot" looked the same today.
10/26 am: 1207 g
10/26 pm: 1220 g
10/27 am: 1223 g
10/27 pm: 1213 g
10/28 am: 1210 g
She barely touched her water bottle the past 24 hours, and isn't very interested in wet veggies. It seems that all she wants to eat is hay and pellets, which are definitely healthy, but since she has had sludge in the past, she needs water too.
I syringe-fed some water this morning.
The "odd spot" looked the same today.
-
- Little Jo Wheek
Great pictures!!!
The incision looks beautiful. Nice and quiet. At this point, you can actually soak the scabs off. Might look a tad worse if the scabs are pretty adhered to the skin, but it actually will help healing if you get some of that scabby part off after it is a couple of weeks old.
The incision looks beautiful. Nice and quiet. At this point, you can actually soak the scabs off. Might look a tad worse if the scabs are pretty adhered to the skin, but it actually will help healing if you get some of that scabby part off after it is a couple of weeks old.
-
- Let Sleeping Pigs Lie
Weight:
10/26 pm: 1220 g
10/27 am: 1223 g (last weight gain)
10/27 pm: 1213 g
10/28 am: 1210 g
10/28 pm: 1193 g
10/29 am: 1176 g
Even though Sakura has recently finished up with her course of antibiotics (enrofloxacin), she now has soft, messy poop. I still want to blame the antibiotic; can I?
She still isn't drinking very much on her own, so I've been supplementing with syringe-fed water.
Her weight is dropping, and I'll start the Critical Care this afternoon. She IS eating hay, but not enough to maintain her weight.
She is quite unhappy with me today. She had a bit of dried messy poop stuck on her incision, to the point where the scab came off during the soaking. Although it did not bleed, it was obviously painful -- there was some of her newly grown fur stuck in the mess. :(
10/26 pm: 1220 g
10/27 am: 1223 g (last weight gain)
10/27 pm: 1213 g
10/28 am: 1210 g
10/28 pm: 1193 g
10/29 am: 1176 g
Even though Sakura has recently finished up with her course of antibiotics (enrofloxacin), she now has soft, messy poop. I still want to blame the antibiotic; can I?
She still isn't drinking very much on her own, so I've been supplementing with syringe-fed water.
Her weight is dropping, and I'll start the Critical Care this afternoon. She IS eating hay, but not enough to maintain her weight.
She is quite unhappy with me today. She had a bit of dried messy poop stuck on her incision, to the point where the scab came off during the soaking. Although it did not bleed, it was obviously painful -- there was some of her newly grown fur stuck in the mess. :(
- camende
- Supporter 08-09 & 11-13
Poor Sakura!
I would think the soft poop is from the antibiotic. Did you try some probiotics?
She's still not drinking water? Maybe that is part of the weight loss? Is she still eating pellets?
How frustrating are the weight fluctuations? I was all set to start Critical Care but Norbie was up 20g from last night. I've been giving "treats" every could of hours. At this rate, all my piggies will gain along with Norbie. LOL.
I would think the soft poop is from the antibiotic. Did you try some probiotics?
She's still not drinking water? Maybe that is part of the weight loss? Is she still eating pellets?
How frustrating are the weight fluctuations? I was all set to start Critical Care but Norbie was up 20g from last night. I've been giving "treats" every could of hours. At this rate, all my piggies will gain along with Norbie. LOL.