Mr. Piggy Hooting

Bugs Mom · Post » Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:00 pm

Way to go Mr. Piggy!! Keep it up guy.

Talishan · Post » Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:31 pm

When you have time (ha!), please write his case up for the heart stories sticky. Here's yet another example of *trying* the medication, and look at the difference.

PigHerder · Post » Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:27 pm

Please be VERY careful about weaning him off of the Lasix!

My Peeky died because her dose was not high enough. Yet her dose was high enough to make her initially feel better and for her bare spots to fill in with hair.

Bethie · Post » Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:42 am

YAY for Mr. Piggy! I'm so glad he's feeling better. Now that he's feeling up to it, he just wants to go walkabout.

slavetofuzzy · Post » Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:40 am

Yeah T, "ha" is right!

Sidera17 · Post » Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:59 am

I'm glad Mr. Piggy feels better! Now I know I may eventually have to go down this road with Spike. I'm almost positive he's a heart pig now. :(

Talishan · Post » Wed Aug 19, 2009 7:47 pm

Ditto PigHerder.

Lasix can be a tricky med to work with. It does put a load on the kidneys, but you don't want excess fluid returning to the lungs or heart cavity. Watch him closely as you begin the weaning/moving to the heart med process.

slavetofuzzy · Post » Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:26 am

Duly noted. Can I clone myself? One for upstairs, rescue pigs and one for my own herd? :)

Talishan · Post » Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:29 pm

No. You will need two clones, one for upstairs, one for downstairs, and one for your friends and family. ;-)

Edit: no, three. One to sit and watch baby pigs all day.

slavetofuzzy · Post » Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:27 am

I posted this on the sticky but realized this morning that was probably not the place to do it. Wasn't thinking!

Mr. Piggy has been on his meds for a couple of weeks now. We started him on furosemide (.2mls twice a day). Then we added benazapril a week later.

I was looking over the different dosages and would like to make sure he's getting the correct dose of benazapril. It is compounded at 4ml/mg and he receives .25 ml twice a day. I've cut back on his furosemide to .15 and he seems to still be doing well.

He has proclaimed himself free range now. He don't need no stinkin' cage! :) I leave the front grids off of his cage and he comes and goes as he pleases. He prefers to sleep under the other cages (which are RIGHT NEXT to his his cage) and he can get back into the cage when he is hungry. I have an extra water bottle set up outside the cage so he has water available all the time and there is always hay on the floor! Or he can grab his own hay through the grids. Silly pig.

slfalzone · Post » Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:08 am

Oh oh oh!! I am so very sorry that I have not been around here much other than asking questions about Teddy - sorry for being so self absorbed but I'm barely keeping it together here.

Mr Piggy! You saved him - I haven't read the whole thread yet and am not equipped to help medically but I am saying prayers for you!

Thank you so much for all your efforts - you are a superstar!

Post » Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:42 am

Sounds like a happy pig! I'll let people experienced with this drug comment.