Oh boy. Sounds like more trouble than you really want. Keep us updated please.
I wrote that when I was at the vet. I was there forever! Longest vet visit of my life.
Well, the bumblefoot I knew was there already. His toes on that foot are curled funny and the nails aren't very easy to cut, so it's not surprising. I also suspected his teeth were too long. It's one side of his molars that's started to overgrow, but the vet doesn't think he needs any dental work yet.
Bladder stones, yes, that's concerning but there's no telling how long he's had those. Of course I've noticed someone having bloody pee for a while, and that all makes sense now. As for surgery, Little Bear did great and he was old/small. But it was an eye. A cystotomy is going to be something else entirely. But I'll worry about that later.
We also found a little bit of arthritis in his back legs in the xrays.
Then there's the age. The exotics only vet estimated 'middle age' back in 2020, whatever that means. I figure they are probably 4 yrs old at the very least. Plus, Chico had scuvy when I got him, so he obviously hasn't had the best health.
All that aside, I'm worried about him and his gut, right now. That's the main thing. He will eat veggies, but he can't have a bunch of that right now. I've been feeding him Critical Care, and while he did eat some off a plate before the vet, I set him down and syringe-fed him. He happily grabs the syringe and the veggies. He has nibbled on hay at home and at the vet, but not really enough to make a difference. The xrays didn't show a whole lot of gas build up. Could the stones be causing pain and making him not eat? His foot? We don't know, but I just want to get him eating again and back to normal.
He's been sitting kind of like a cat does when they 'loaf'. I don't know if that's considered a hunched position for pigs. That part I noticed yesterday, and is what made me think something wasn't really right. Then this morning he wouldn't eat all of his vitamin c cookie, which never happens.
But (un)lucky me, I injured my eye so I have to be home until Monday. I can freely syringe feed him if needed. He is also taking simethicone, metoclopramide and metacam. But I read on the UK gpig forum that simethicone can make the gas form into a single bubble and cause more trouble.