to having over 20 small animals aged around 3yrs or more - just had to have a piggie PTS I am pleased to say the vet (a new one) was knowledgeable and sympathetic while I dithered over what to do - and when we finally decided on PTS, little Hugo didn't suffer at all - he went in the box like they do when they have surgery, fell asleep with the gas, then had an injection - I was insistent he went this way too - some vets will just inject them into their abdomen, and my vet today said it was a slow death for them that way - always double check your vet's proceedure when the worst comes to the worst :?
I am now eating chocolate spread with a spoon to try and calm my nerves - being teetotal isn't much use on days like this :roll:
Hugo was apparently fine till 10 days ago, when I heard him groaning in pain at midnight on Saturday in a snowstorm, with child and ex (my only transport) both in bed :roll: I checked Hugo over and syringed some water with asprin in it, and didn't expect him to make it through the night - but miraculously he was fine next day and seemed totally well all last week, bouncing around with his brother, till yesterday when the groans of pain started again So I syringed water again and he ate some veggies and dandelions, and I was hoping he'd be OK again today - but this time it wasn't to be. He ate some dandelions and weed and pooed on me this morning, so that was in working order - but the vet said he could feel a lump in his abdomen - either cancer or a large bladder stone
Poor little chappie - I rescued his mum when she was pregnant (he's one of Charlie's boys) and since I lost all my pics when my laptop broke last year, this is the only pic I have of him, taken when he'd just been born, with his 2 surviving brothers - Hugo is the piggie in the middle - and the only one that's never tried to bite me :roll: awww he was such a lovely pigger
I am now eating chocolate spread with a spoon to try and calm my nerves - being teetotal isn't much use on days like this :roll:
Hugo was apparently fine till 10 days ago, when I heard him groaning in pain at midnight on Saturday in a snowstorm, with child and ex (my only transport) both in bed :roll: I checked Hugo over and syringed some water with asprin in it, and didn't expect him to make it through the night - but miraculously he was fine next day and seemed totally well all last week, bouncing around with his brother, till yesterday when the groans of pain started again So I syringed water again and he ate some veggies and dandelions, and I was hoping he'd be OK again today - but this time it wasn't to be. He ate some dandelions and weed and pooed on me this morning, so that was in working order - but the vet said he could feel a lump in his abdomen - either cancer or a large bladder stone
Poor little chappie - I rescued his mum when she was pregnant (he's one of Charlie's boys) and since I lost all my pics when my laptop broke last year, this is the only pic I have of him, taken when he'd just been born, with his 2 surviving brothers - Hugo is the piggie in the middle - and the only one that's never tried to bite me :roll: awww he was such a lovely pigger