Pepper's Medical Thread
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- For the Love of Pigs
Legitimate concerns, Lynx. I was thinking more about hot (warm) water bottles. The room temp feels fine to me, but maybe not to an old lady like Pepper. Aside from increasing the whole house temp, I've put cardboard barriers up on one side of the cage to prevent cold drafts from coming through their cage. We have a folded over fleece mat that Pepper favors & defend from interlopers. :) I'd think it's pretty cozy in there, but we're wondering if she's not coming out as much into the cage proper.
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- For the Love of Pigs
We had Pepper put to sleep last night. She was fine all day - eating, happy, but when my daughter gave her her medicine at 7:30, Pepper couldn't swallow it. We knew the big tumor in her dewlap was going to be a problem at some point (it had gotten to be the size of a small egg), and I'm surprised she lasted this long. But she's been happy, comfortable, eating, drinking all this while.
I am so glad we have an emergency vet here. Pepper was drooling because she couldn't swallow & it was uncomfortable for her & it was time.
She was 8 years old & came through several serious health problems. She was a baby when we adopted her with her mother, Nutmeg. She was a timid baby but eventually got used to us & loved being held. She loved her piggies and her people. She wasn't aggressive but got her way with a little bit of fussing. She had an aura of vulnerability and every pig that met her loved her.
My daughter said she could talk all day about her, and frequently does. If we put it here it would be tldr.
We're going to miss her.
I am so glad we have an emergency vet here. Pepper was drooling because she couldn't swallow & it was uncomfortable for her & it was time.
She was 8 years old & came through several serious health problems. She was a baby when we adopted her with her mother, Nutmeg. She was a timid baby but eventually got used to us & loved being held. She loved her piggies and her people. She wasn't aggressive but got her way with a little bit of fussing. She had an aura of vulnerability and every pig that met her loved her.
My daughter said she could talk all day about her, and frequently does. If we put it here it would be tldr.
We're going to miss her.
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- For the Love of Pigs
I've only had one other pig pts & it was more stressful. They brought him in to say goodbye, but he was in heart failure & obviously feeling bad & it was upsetting. Then they took him away & I seem to remember something about an injection into the heart?
This time the vet came in with 3 syringes. She calmly & patiently explained what she was going to do. One syringe was saline for flushing. Next one was to anesthetize her as for surgery and the last was an overdose of a barbiturate. She said people vary as to when they to leave. We stayed for the 1st syringe & she went to sleep fast. We left the room before the second one. I thought it was handled well.
Hope this isn't tmi.
This time the vet came in with 3 syringes. She calmly & patiently explained what she was going to do. One syringe was saline for flushing. Next one was to anesthetize her as for surgery and the last was an overdose of a barbiturate. She said people vary as to when they to leave. We stayed for the 1st syringe & she went to sleep fast. We left the room before the second one. I thought it was handled well.
Hope this isn't tmi.