Hello!
My boy Pip has started making hooting noises!
Since last night, he has not moved very far from his little house. I would say Pip is a little bit of an over achiever when it comes to his day to day life so I am very worried for him. He will not eat his favorite hay, nor will he drink. I have noticed a decline in his attitude within the last 2-3 days but nothing that I would’ve been scared of if he didn’t start making these noises.
He makes these noises about every 5 minutes.
His symptoms are: not eating or drinking in roughly a day, slow/rate movements, diarrhea (which I think aided in a boar infection? his glands are infected somehow). Pip is very weak, I have caught him laying on his side inside his house, which is very strange. He is also making no wheeking (is that what it’s called?) noises or purring sounds anymore.
While I was trying to comfort him, I also tried to remove the infection in his glands and he was absolutely not having it.
I also made him a vitamin smoothie but he puked it all up.
Nothing in his diet has changed, he eats his pellets, hay and loves his spinach, cucumbers, bell peppers, and carrots that he gets daily. He gets plenty of exercise too.
If this is of any importance, Pip is an only pig, as his life before me was not very happy with other cage mates. He used to have pig play dates, but has not had interaction with other pigs in 3 months now because we have moved. The two boys that he used to play with are perfectly fine and young.
There is not a vet within 200 miles that will even look at him. All of the symptoms I described means he’s too far gone, is what I was told?? Is there anything I can do for him to make it easier, if he is passing? I want this to be as painless as possible.
Please help me, I am so very worried for my boy ): I love him dearly and am absolutely gutted that this is coming so soon.
My boy Pip has started making hooting noises!
Since last night, he has not moved very far from his little house. I would say Pip is a little bit of an over achiever when it comes to his day to day life so I am very worried for him. He will not eat his favorite hay, nor will he drink. I have noticed a decline in his attitude within the last 2-3 days but nothing that I would’ve been scared of if he didn’t start making these noises.
He makes these noises about every 5 minutes.
His symptoms are: not eating or drinking in roughly a day, slow/rate movements, diarrhea (which I think aided in a boar infection? his glands are infected somehow). Pip is very weak, I have caught him laying on his side inside his house, which is very strange. He is also making no wheeking (is that what it’s called?) noises or purring sounds anymore.
While I was trying to comfort him, I also tried to remove the infection in his glands and he was absolutely not having it.
I also made him a vitamin smoothie but he puked it all up.
Nothing in his diet has changed, he eats his pellets, hay and loves his spinach, cucumbers, bell peppers, and carrots that he gets daily. He gets plenty of exercise too.
If this is of any importance, Pip is an only pig, as his life before me was not very happy with other cage mates. He used to have pig play dates, but has not had interaction with other pigs in 3 months now because we have moved. The two boys that he used to play with are perfectly fine and young.
There is not a vet within 200 miles that will even look at him. All of the symptoms I described means he’s too far gone, is what I was told?? Is there anything I can do for him to make it easier, if he is passing? I want this to be as painless as possible.
Please help me, I am so very worried for my boy ): I love him dearly and am absolutely gutted that this is coming so soon.