Shiloe's Medical Thread. Please help!
- dgarriques
- Got Pigs?
I will treat them all today, thank Mum. Do you think Shiloe will be more agressive if she cant see? I need to introduce Rosey next week but dont want to upset Shiloe.
- dgarriques
- Got Pigs?
Poor Rosey, she may be in for a handful with Shiloe. Somer & Savannah are mellow and I dont think they will care. With Shiloe having a hard time seeing I hate to think it will upset her to add someone new.
I don't think they should be painful either. She sounds like she is adjusting to it.
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- Little Jo Wheek
Yes, cataracts can cause pain. It mostly deals with IOP (intraocular pressure as explained previously) as well as the rigid calcification of the lens. Usually, it isn't painful, but it is something that needs to be monitored closely, since the condition can change drastically within hours.
As far as vision impairment, many humans with cataracts have described it as looking through a veil. So some vision may remain even in advanced cataracts. But even if she is completely blind in that eye she will adjust and get around fine. I don't think it will change her personality any. Pigs are more accepting of such things than many humans. My boyfriend get grumpier the more vision he loses. I've had three pigs with cataracts and none of them changed their personality due to it.
Good luck with her. I hope she does not ever experience pain or anything more severe from it.
Good luck with her. I hope she does not ever experience pain or anything more severe from it.
- dgarriques
- Got Pigs?
This is not an emergency but I wanted to keep it on her thread. I think Shiloe is slipping. I know she can't see now and her hearing is going too it seems. I found her pancaked out the other morning and almost burst into tears thinking she was gone. But I said her name loudly as I was getting closer and she looked up. She and Savannah are 5 this year. After losing Somer I think I am paranoid.
- Amy0204
- We miss our sweet Oreo
Oh Deb..I'm praying for you and Shiloh. I had a similar situation with Topaz last week. She was splayed out on the floor and couldn't move, didn't respond to me. I went and grabbed Alli out of school so she could say goodbye. By some miracle, Topaz started to revive during the course of the day and today, she's as busy as she ever was. I'll hope for the same for your girl.