Sully's a little under the weather, or, I'm a hypochondriac.
I'm home with Sully. He's doing well. Because his bladder was so gigantic (more than twice the size of a normal bladder), the vet only had to do a tiny incision to find it, so he should have a relatively easy recovery. She said she found lots of big sludgy clots, and she cleaned all of them out. We can't believe he passed it. I took a picture of it, and it's as wide as the year printed on a penny. I'll try to upload it this afternoon.
I need to get the cage situated and then go pick up his TMS.
I need to get the cage situated and then go pick up his TMS.
Holy cow. He passed a stone that large?? Wow. Let's hope Gilbert passed his as well so that the Metacam & Shilington can be used to prevent multiple surgeries. That would be great.
Gilbert, Sully (and Henry for support), and the care you provide I'm sure will help a lot of other little piggies out there.
Gilbert, Sully (and Henry for support), and the care you provide I'm sure will help a lot of other little piggies out there.
When I handed the stone to the vet, she looked at it and shook her head. It shouldn't have been possible.
This morning around 5:30 a.m., Jim gave Sully .9 mL of metacam and shilintong.
This morning around 5:30 a.m., Jim gave Sully .9 mL of metacam and shilintong.
It shouldn't have been possible.
Well you and Jim have done everything possible to facilitate the best results. Not to mention, miracles do happen. ;)
Well you and Jim have done everything possible to facilitate the best results. Not to mention, miracles do happen. ;)
Now the big sigh of relief and a deep breath. So glad your little men are past this one hopefully. Will wait to hear how recovery goes. I know the Shilintong really helped Rod and if he hadn't developed jaw issues he might have been fine. He quit squeaking after a time on S. and we also added the Calcium citrate and of course Metacam. Hope you both are recovering as well. Sleep deprivation, the stress of worry and taking care of them takes its toll!
Sleep deprivation, the stress of worry and taking care of them takes its toll!
Tell me about it. I've been too jittery to sleep. Gilbert and Henry paced the cage until I brought Sully home. Gilbert, Henry and Sully exchanged some chuts and burbles, and then they all went off to nap.
Maybe I should get myself a cuddle cup.
Tell me about it. I've been too jittery to sleep. Gilbert and Henry paced the cage until I brought Sully home. Gilbert, Henry and Sully exchanged some chuts and burbles, and then they all went off to nap.
Maybe I should get myself a cuddle cup.
Cuddle cup sounds good to me! The nights I spent up with Roxy recently I sure could have done with one too!
So glad to hear your little guy got through the surgery ok, I have to admit it brought tears to my eyes just thinking about passing a stone that size. Hope he remains comfortable and things improve over the next few days.
Best wishes.
So glad to hear your little guy got through the surgery ok, I have to admit it brought tears to my eyes just thinking about passing a stone that size. Hope he remains comfortable and things improve over the next few days.
Best wishes.
Okay, here are the pictures. Forgive the fact that we don't have the ability to zoom in with the digital camera: