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Surgery complete! ❤️🐾
Nova & Scout did amazing today and we are so relieved.Full update video here ⬇️
https://youtube.com/shorts/xBH3jMuCF1Y?feature=shareSend them some recovery love 😿❤️
#NovaAndScout #SphynxCats #VetVisit #CatParents -
Surgery complete! ❤️🐾
Nova & Scout did amazing today and we are so relieved.Full update video here ⬇️
https://youtube.com/shorts/xBH3jMuCF1Y?feature=shareSend them some recovery love 😿❤️
#NovaAndScout #SphynxCats #VetVisit #CatParents -
Nova and Scout are at the vet today for minor surgery ❤️🐾
They’re being SO brave.Full video update is here ⬇️
https://youtube.com/shorts/FdZ9x-dHXlo?feature=shareSend them some love today 😿❤️
#NovaAndScout #SphynxCats #VetVisit #catparents -
Nova and Scout are at the vet today for minor surgery ❤️🐾
They’re being SO brave.Full video update is here ⬇️
https://youtube.com/shorts/FdZ9x-dHXlo?feature=shareSend them some love today 😿❤️
#NovaAndScout #SphynxCats #VetVisit #catparents -
They might look brave… but every carrier ride tells a different story 😹
https://youtube.com/shorts/NkOIolnVy7s?feature=share
Anyone else’s cats pull Oscar-worthy performances at the vet?
#WisdomOfTheSphynx #SphynxCats #CatLovers #VetVisit #CatLife #FunnyCats #HairlessCat #PetParents
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Socks is back home. His teeth have been clipped again, so hopefully that makes him more comfy. We're picking up a hot water bottle to put in his cage to help him stay warm.
#GuineaPig #GuineaPigs #GuineaPigsOfMastodon #CaviesOfMastodon #VetVisit #SocksUpdate
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Socks is back home. His teeth have been clipped again, so hopefully that makes him more comfy. We're picking up a hot water bottle to put in his cage to help him stay warm.
#GuineaPig #GuineaPigs #GuineaPigsOfMastodon #CaviesOfMastodon #VetVisit #SocksUpdate
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CW: Sick pet guinea pig, discussion of pet euthanasia (he's still alive)
I just took Socks in to the vet again. This morning he was grunting with his breathing and didn't look comfortable, so I called the vet and asked to bring him in thinking he was going to be euthanased.
The vet saw him and noted that his teeth have gotten super long again, so as a "hail mary" we're going to cut them down again.
Having his teeth cut down might help with his feeding, because he hasn't been eating the syringe feeds they were just pooling in his mouth, which is why I decided to stop them yesterday. If we can get him to actually accept the feeds then he might start putting weight on again because he was going well for a while there..
The vet has kept him in, is putting him in a humidicrib and giving him crit care feeds and a glucose iv as support care for the teeth trimming, because his temperature was really low due to not getting any food on board.
I burst into tears at the vet because I thought we were going to have to put him down.. the vet was really nice about it too.
Also, have some waiting room kittens.
#GuineaPig #GuineaPigs #GuineaPigsOfMastodon #CaviesOfMastodon #VetVisit #SurgeryDay #Anxiety #SocksUpdate
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CW: Sick pet guinea pig, discussion of pet euthanasia (he's still alive)
I just took Socks in to the vet again. This morning he was grunting with his breathing and didn't look comfortable, so I called the vet and asked to bring him in thinking he was going to be euthanased.
The vet saw him and noted that his teeth have gotten super long again, so as a "hail mary" we're going to cut them down again.
Having his teeth cut down might help with his feeding, because he hasn't been eating the syringe feeds they were just pooling in his mouth, which is why I decided to stop them yesterday. If we can get him to actually accept the feeds then he might start putting weight on again because he was going well for a while there..
The vet has kept him in, is putting him in a humidicrib and giving him crit care feeds and a glucose iv as support care for the teeth trimming, because his temperature was really low due to not getting any food on board.
I burst into tears at the vet because I thought we were going to have to put him down.. the vet was really nice about it too.
Also, have some waiting room kittens.
#GuineaPig #GuineaPigs #GuineaPigsOfMastodon #CaviesOfMastodon #VetVisit #SurgeryDay #Anxiety #SocksUpdate
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This lucky little thing got her ovaries and uterus yeeted today.. and convinced the entire vet surgery that she's the most precious little darling that ever did live.
She's doing well. She has a bald belly with a big suture line. She's snoozing and snoring so loudly I can hear her from across the room.
#GuineaPig #GuineaPigs #GuineaPigsOfMastodon #CaviesOfMastodon #VetVisit #SurgeryDay #Pikelet
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This lucky little thing got her ovaries and uterus yeeted today.. and convinced the entire vet surgery that she's the most precious little darling that ever did live.
She's doing well. She has a bald belly with a big suture line. She's snoozing and snoring so loudly I can hear her from across the room.
#GuineaPig #GuineaPigs #GuineaPigsOfMastodon #CaviesOfMastodon #VetVisit #SurgeryDay #Pikelet
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I had Socks at the vet again today, just for his progress check.
She's happy to continue how we've been going, with syringe feeds every couple of hours. He weighed in at 780g (her scale always weighs him a bit lighter than mine), and she gave him a good check over. His stomach is still soft and fine, his mouth and teeth look ok, his heart sounds great. His breathing was a little quick, but we think it was more to do with the stress of a waiting room full of dogs than anything else because I haven't noticed him breathing quickly otherwise.
So, the plan is to continue with how we're going now and check in again in early January.
In other cavie news.. Pikelet is off to the vet in the morning to be desexed. I've just packed her a little lunchbox with snacks, and I feel like I'm sending her off to her first day of kindy 😆
It's important to have female guinea pigs desexed before they turn about 2 years old, because they start developing ovarian cysts and cancers due to their hormone levels if they don't have litters.
#GuineaPig #GuineaPigs #GuineaPigsOfMastodon #CaviesOfMastodon #VetVisit #SurgeryDay #SocksUpdate
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I had Socks at the vet again today, just for his progress check.
She's happy to continue how we've been going, with syringe feeds every couple of hours. He weighed in at 780g (her scale always weighs him a bit lighter than mine), and she gave him a good check over. His stomach is still soft and fine, his mouth and teeth look ok, his heart sounds great. His breathing was a little quick, but we think it was more to do with the stress of a waiting room full of dogs than anything else because I haven't noticed him breathing quickly otherwise.
So, the plan is to continue with how we're going now and check in again in early January.
In other cavie news.. Pikelet is off to the vet in the morning to be desexed. I've just packed her a little lunchbox with snacks, and I feel like I'm sending her off to her first day of kindy 😆
It's important to have female guinea pigs desexed before they turn about 2 years old, because they start developing ovarian cysts and cancers due to their hormone levels if they don't have litters.
#GuineaPig #GuineaPigs #GuineaPigsOfMastodon #CaviesOfMastodon #VetVisit #SurgeryDay #SocksUpdate
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This little guy has finally broken 800g, weighing in at 817g this evening.
I'm not quite counting it as a win yet, because we still have a couple of hundred grams left to go, and because this was his evening weight after his feeds today.. his morning weight was 760g this morning.
Also, he has a touch of bumble foot on both front paws, which I'm treating with saline soaks.
He has another vet appointment next week.. I'm still hoping I may be able to cancel it.
#GuineaPig #GuineaPigs #GuineaPigsOfMastodon #CaviesOfMastodon #VetVisit #SocksUpdate
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This little guy has finally broken 800g, weighing in at 817g this evening.
I'm not quite counting it as a win yet, because we still have a couple of hundred grams left to go, and because this was his evening weight after his feeds today.. his morning weight was 760g this morning.
Also, he has a touch of bumble foot on both front paws, which I'm treating with saline soaks.
He has another vet appointment next week.. I'm still hoping I may be able to cancel it.
#GuineaPig #GuineaPigs #GuineaPigsOfMastodon #CaviesOfMastodon #VetVisit #SocksUpdate
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🐹SOCKS UPDATE🐹
We went to the vet again this morning, and she gave him a complete looking at.
There are no outward signs of illness, other than him losing weight (he weighed in at 792g there), lethargy and soft poops.
His teeth don't quite line up, but she said that shouldn't be causing this amount of issue, especially because the back teeth are fine.
His chest sounds clear, his heart sounds great. His abdomen is soft and fine. His temp is normal.
Her thoughts are that we can either:
1. treat symptoms with some probiotics and critical care feedings, with the idea that it might be a bit of a stomach issue and the probiotics will get everything back online properly2. take bloods, which would cost $275 and might not tell us anything at all
We're going with option 1 at the moment..
I've made another appointment for 2 weeks time, and have started him on a twice daily dose of probiotics and a twice daily feed of critical care (which he would like everyone to know that he absolutely fucking hates)
If he starts going further down hill I can call and take him in for the emergency clinic type appointment like today.
#GuineaPig #GuineaPigs #GuineaPigsOfMastodon #CaviesOfMastodon #VetVisit
Also, if anyone wants to help out with vet costs, I'd be super grateful.
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🐹SOCKS UPDATE🐹
We went to the vet again this morning, and she gave him a complete looking at.
There are no outward signs of illness, other than him losing weight (he weighed in at 792g there), lethargy and soft poops.
His teeth don't quite line up, but she said that shouldn't be causing this amount of issue, especially because the back teeth are fine.
His chest sounds clear, his heart sounds great. His abdomen is soft and fine. His temp is normal.
Her thoughts are that we can either:
1. treat symptoms with some probiotics and critical care feedings, with the idea that it might be a bit of a stomach issue and the probiotics will get everything back online properly2. take bloods, which would cost $275 and might not tell us anything at all
We're going with option 1 at the moment..
I've made another appointment for 2 weeks time, and have started him on a twice daily dose of probiotics and a twice daily feed of critical care (which he would like everyone to know that he absolutely fucking hates)
If he starts going further down hill I can call and take him in for the emergency clinic type appointment like today.
#GuineaPig #GuineaPigs #GuineaPigsOfMastodon #CaviesOfMastodon #VetVisit
Also, if anyone wants to help out with vet costs, I'd be super grateful.
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Socks isn't eating properly and is losing weight again.. He's down to 817g. He looks like it's taking him a lot of effort to chew and that it's not working properly (I don't know how else to explain it), he seems interested in food but then gets tired of chewing. Other than that, he doesn't seems sick.
I called the vet and they can't help because they don't get to see guinea pigs often (when I took him last month they had a locum from Sydney who saw him). They suggested another vet in town who "does all the guinea pigs".
I called them and they don't have an open appointment open for over a fortnight, but they suggested I bring him in to wait "like an emergency department".. they said they can't tell me when I'll get seen, and I'll probably be waiting for hours, but I will get seen at some point.
So, tomorrow I'm popping him in the carrier and taking a book and some snacks (for us both), and we'll be in the vet waiting room from 8am.
..and then in Saturday I'm planning on not being able to do anything because of the pain of sitting in a waiting room chair for hours.
#GuineaPig #GuineaPigs #GuineaPigsOfMastodon #CaviesOfMastodon #VetVisit #Anxiety
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Socks isn't eating properly and is losing weight again.. He's down to 817g. He looks like it's taking him a lot of effort to chew and that it's not working properly (I don't know how else to explain it), he seems interested in food but then gets tired of chewing. Other than that, he doesn't seems sick.
I called the vet and they can't help because they don't get to see guinea pigs often (when I took him last month they had a locum from Sydney who saw him). They suggested another vet in town who "does all the guinea pigs".
I called them and they don't have an open appointment open for over a fortnight, but they suggested I bring him in to wait "like an emergency department".. they said they can't tell me when I'll get seen, and I'll probably be waiting for hours, but I will get seen at some point.
So, tomorrow I'm popping him in the carrier and taking a book and some snacks (for us both), and we'll be in the vet waiting room from 8am.
..and then in Saturday I'm planning on not being able to do anything because of the pain of sitting in a waiting room chair for hours.
#GuineaPig #GuineaPigs #GuineaPigsOfMastodon #CaviesOfMastodon #VetVisit #Anxiety
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Socks is back.
His front teeth have been burred down, and his back teeth don't look too bad. So the vet thinks it might be a bit of arthritis in his jaw.
Because guinea pigs are smol and therefore have smol kidneys (or pigneys as we call them), regular pain meds aren't really an option.
The plan is to see how he goes over the next couple of days, and maybe get some pain meds if he isn't starting to pick up weight.. so fingers crossed that this was the solution and he starts chomping hay again!
#GuineaPig #GuineaPigs #GuineaPigsOfMastodon #CaviesOfMastodon #VetVisit #SurgeryDay #Anxiety #MyLittleGuy
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Socks is back.
His front teeth have been burred down, and his back teeth don't look too bad. So the vet thinks it might be a bit of arthritis in his jaw.
Because guinea pigs are smol and therefore have smol kidneys (or pigneys as we call them), regular pain meds aren't really an option.
The plan is to see how he goes over the next couple of days, and maybe get some pain meds if he isn't starting to pick up weight.. so fingers crossed that this was the solution and he starts chomping hay again!
#GuineaPig #GuineaPigs #GuineaPigsOfMastodon #CaviesOfMastodon #VetVisit #SurgeryDay #Anxiety #MyLittleGuy