Jill, Jaffa and Jupiter
- CavyDad
- Supporter in 2018
So glad to hear Jupiter is doing a little better and hope she keeps improving. I really hope you find a vet that might prescribe heart meds--I don't understand why many are so reluctant to do it. Our cuy did that same gasping thing when he got scared or stressed but it would usually stop when we got him calmed down. We were advised to get him checked for heart problems based on this gasping. Our vet thought he likely had fluid built up on the heart that was causing it to press on the lungs making breathing difficult. She didn't want to do any imaging because she thought that would likely stress him too much, which we agreed with, so we opted to go straight to medication, which did help.
He did have a gasping attack that didn't pass and he was starting to lose color in his lips and ears. We rushed him to an emergency vet where they put him on oxygen and gave injections of furosemide. He seemed a lot better at the vet, but by the time we got him home, he had started gasping again. If I had to do it over again, I might have waited a little longer at the vet with him breathing room air to make sure it wasn't going to start up again.
He did have a gasping attack that didn't pass and he was starting to lose color in his lips and ears. We rushed him to an emergency vet where they put him on oxygen and gave injections of furosemide. He seemed a lot better at the vet, but by the time we got him home, he had started gasping again. If I had to do it over again, I might have waited a little longer at the vet with him breathing room air to make sure it wasn't going to start up again.
- daisymay
- Supporter 2016-2021
Thanks for the reply CavyDad. Sorry to hear about your Cuy.
Jupiter has started eating a little more, watermelon rind, rockmelon, carrot, spinach leaves and she is nibbling at the pellet bowl today.
What she was NOT impressed with was the first dose of Baytril! She so hated the taste and took her a while to stop shaking her head. Hoping she continues to improve. Thanks to all who replied. Will keep you posted.
Jupiter has started eating a little more, watermelon rind, rockmelon, carrot, spinach leaves and she is nibbling at the pellet bowl today.
What she was NOT impressed with was the first dose of Baytril! She so hated the taste and took her a while to stop shaking her head. Hoping she continues to improve. Thanks to all who replied. Will keep you posted.
- daisymay
- Supporter 2016-2021
Thanks for the reply Lynx. Jupiter went back to the vet today and saw Carol. Everything checked out except for on her right side of abdomen she felt what she described as a bunch of grapes only much much smaller.
She thought these might be Ovarian cyst. She wants to see Jupiter again Monday with her biological sisters Jaffa and Jill for comparison as Jill is round like Jupiter whilst Jaffa whilst same weight as Jill is more slender.
Does anyone on GL think it is cyst? Would love opinions. Thanks again for the replies. She is still not eating as she use too. Just grass, cucumber, sometimes cherry tomato and that is it. We're force feeding 6 times a day 3mls each time.
She thought these might be Ovarian cyst. She wants to see Jupiter again Monday with her biological sisters Jaffa and Jill for comparison as Jill is round like Jupiter whilst Jaffa whilst same weight as Jill is more slender.
Does anyone on GL think it is cyst? Would love opinions. Thanks again for the replies. She is still not eating as she use too. Just grass, cucumber, sometimes cherry tomato and that is it. We're force feeding 6 times a day 3mls each time.
- daisymay
- Supporter 2016-2021
With a broken heart sweet little Jupiter passed at 5.55am today being Sunday the 5th.
Ian got her out around 1.30am she was asleep so when he grabbed her she became stressed. Then I went to grab her at around 5.00am she was doing a lot of jerking with her head. She did not want to be syringe fed she seemed to be a little floppy and struggling to walk. Ian put her back into her cage.
Then we syringe fed Jasmine and Jan, half way through Ian checked on Jupiter and you could tell she was going.
We have her in the fridge, once the autopsy is done we will get her taxidermied so she is always with us. A sweet little pig only 2 years old, we NEVER expected this at such a young age.
I will write more later my eyes are full of tears. If only an autopsy had been done on Jemma we might of had a good idea what Jupiter had.
I HATE our vets! We honestly thought she was getting better as she had no had an attack for a while but no such luck!
Ian got her out around 1.30am she was asleep so when he grabbed her she became stressed. Then I went to grab her at around 5.00am she was doing a lot of jerking with her head. She did not want to be syringe fed she seemed to be a little floppy and struggling to walk. Ian put her back into her cage.
Then we syringe fed Jasmine and Jan, half way through Ian checked on Jupiter and you could tell she was going.
We have her in the fridge, once the autopsy is done we will get her taxidermied so she is always with us. A sweet little pig only 2 years old, we NEVER expected this at such a young age.
I will write more later my eyes are full of tears. If only an autopsy had been done on Jemma we might of had a good idea what Jupiter had.
I HATE our vets! We honestly thought she was getting better as she had no had an attack for a while but no such luck!
- daisymay
- Supporter 2016-2021
Got a reply back from the vet. NO autopsy will be done as Jupiter would have to be sent to a pathologist for it and they would not return her and it would cost around $800.00.
Then to really make me angry and sad and fed up I found that Carol thought it was Jupiter's heart but prescribed NOTHING! When our these beautiful creatures going to stop being hurt by those who claim to help them?
That's why we have decided unless something changes our mind these 5 left will be our last as it hurts too much to lose them and we're fed up with the so called vets! We just can't stand to see them suffer or get hurt!
Then to really make me angry and sad and fed up I found that Carol thought it was Jupiter's heart but prescribed NOTHING! When our these beautiful creatures going to stop being hurt by those who claim to help them?
That's why we have decided unless something changes our mind these 5 left will be our last as it hurts too much to lose them and we're fed up with the so called vets! We just can't stand to see them suffer or get hurt!