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feel like i live at the vets at the moment - benjie piggy *100% again :)*

biscandmatt1

Wise Old Thumper
took the piggies to the vets today because benjie didn't seem quite himself. not massively so but just not as energetic and he's gained more weight again without any real reason for it :? he also felt really hot, even last night when it was cooler.

anyway, the vet couldn't find anything wrong so we think either he doesn't handle the heat well and it made him a bit lethargic, so as it's meant to be cooler again from tomorrow, we have to see if he perks up again which makes it seem like it was 'just' the heat. we also have to reduce the pellets even more because benjie is overweight now. the vet said he's big and strong, but he has gained alot of weight since we got him. it does seem too much. the other thing the vet said was that it could be some kind of growth or tumour, but with the amount of gain, he would expect to beable to feel it somewhere and he can't.

so keeping an eye for now, and fingers crossed he gets back to his usual self, but if not, we can have bloods done and see if anything shows there.

the poor piggies were so scared on the journey there and back. it was so hot in the taxi and the windows were all open so there was alot of noise aswell.
 
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took the piggies to the vets today because benjie didn't seem quite himself. not massively so but just not as energetic and he's gained more weight again without any real reason for it :? he also felt really hot, even last night when it was cooler.

anyway, the vet couldn't find anything wrong so we think either he doesn't handle the heat well and it made him a bit lethargic, so as it's meant to be cooler again from tomorrow, we have to see if he perks up again which makes it seem like it was 'just' the heat. we also have to reduce the pellets even more because benjie is overweight now. the vet said he's big and strong, but he has gained alot of weight since we got him. it does seem too much. the other thing the vet said was that it could be some kind of growth or tumour, but with the amount of gain, he would expect to beable to feel it somewhere and he can't.

so keeping an eye for now, and fingers crossed he gets back to his usual self, but if not, we can have bloods done and see if anything shows there.

the poor piggies were so scared on the journey there and back. it was so hot in the taxi and the windows were all open so there was alot of noise aswell.

I hope that all will be OK for Benjie. Try not to worry too much, easier said than done I know xx
 
I hope that all will be OK for Benjie. Try not to worry too much, easier said than done I know xx

the heat does make sense because we had our hottest days so far this year yesterday and again today. and our house is a nightmare for getting too hot. and benjie is of a larger size bless him.

i will try not to get too worried because the vet was very thorough and benjie isn't massively different, but he's usually so happy and energetic, so even being slightly quiet just seemed really obvious and wrong for him. i do tend to worry more with new pets because i don't know how they react to illness and certain other things. and i have to admit that what happened with eddie last year has really shaken me and made me even more cautious with their health. i feel like i let eddie down and wasn't as on the ball as i normally would be, so that probably played a big part. i felt like i tried not to be as obsessive as normal and it backfired big time with eddie. :(

but better safe than sorry anyway. he seems ok, and we'll see if he perks up more when it's cooler again. i guess in the heat he wouldn't really want to be running around getting hotter anyway! x
 
he's already acting so much more himself and just scoffed his tea and been doing running and pops! must be fun scaring me!! :lol: probably was the heat then as it's cooled down alot now. i had to be sure though... just happy he's already behaving more 'benjie like' :D:love:

i need to get more pics of him because he's the most beautiful little boy, inside and out. he's just such a sweet boy and always happy and popcorning. absolutely adore him :love:
 
Sorry I missed this earlier! :( But so glad to hear your Benjie piggy is back to himself. :love: xxxx
 
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