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Hey. It’s been a few weeks since my Lumpy Space Princess passed away, so hopefully it’s not too weird that I’m only posting in this sub now. I’m just really having a hard time with her loss, and missing her a lot. She was with me for over five years, and helped me through some very rough...

LSP passed away a few hours ago, at 3am. Less than 12 hrs until I could get her in to the vet. During the day she had actually perked up; she was begging for food and putting her feet up on the bars to get little pieces of celery and carrot. She was moving around, still acting like LSP. But late...

I've just weighed her--- she's lost the better part of another ounce since yesterday morning. Even though she's been eating! I don't understand! Even if she's "leaking" due to a bladder infection, how would this cause her to lose weight? Is it water weight? Her poops aren't perfect but I don't...

Her fluid intake has gone down, although she's still drinking some. Perhaps dehydration is contributing to her darker urine...? I know I've heard of pigs getting diabetes, and it did cross my mind... but I have them on a low-sugar diet. No fruit, some carrot. When she was sick last month I fed...

I bathed her this morning, and already by tonight her whole bottom is soaked dark orangey/brown. I don't know how to keep her comfortable. Earlier today she was still squeaking energetically, but I'm holding her now and she's rather still... she doesn't feel very warm, and her eyes are closing a...

Thanks for such a prompt reply. I always weigh her in the morning before giving kibble. She was doing so much better that I haven't been weighing her daily any more, but still regularly. I believe it's taken her about 3 weeks overall to lose the weight, but it's speeding up. I'll start...

Please, I really need help. After LSP’s round of Baytril to treat her lung infection, things seemed to clear up. She’s perky, alert, demanding, affectionate, and now coos when petted. Her appetite came back, and she’s started squealing for food. Except squealing for her has ALWAYS been raspy...

It's corn season right now and my piggies are loving the husks and silk (and niblets, in more moderation). It's only a short season though, and I'm wondering if it would work to buy a bunch of corn and dry the husks so I can feed them husks once the corn has disappeared from market. Does anyone...

Currently munching!

An update: LSP is now breathing normally, and is stuffing her face like she's making up for lost time! Her appetite only really came back yesterday; it was very gradual. She didn't need any CC yesterday. The poop slurry made such a marked difference, and was a turning point, even though I'd...

I'm feeding her again because I don't want her to go without food/liquid. She's eating the Critical Care eagerly, but is pooping quite a lot during the process. It's not watery; it's like thick, soft pudding. I mashed up one of BMO's poops into her CC; I don't know if that'll help.

Now I'm really concerned. For the past few days on Critical Care she's had very soft poops, but now it's turned into full-on diarrhea. I just went to get her for her next feeding and it's like there's pudding in the cage, and quite a bit of it. Do I keep feeding her Critical Care? Or something...

Well, she's done the course of Baytril (finished last night), and her breathing is clear!! So much relief over that. The next question is, how long does it normally take for a pig's appetite to come back once they're through with Baytril? It's at the point where she won't even eat a bit of...

Her poops have now swung in the opposite direction---before, they were infrequent, small, light coloured, and hard. Now, starting day 2 on Critical Care, they're dark, mushy, and kind of lumpy, some of them rather long. I'd been wondering if I was giving her enough water (she's not drinking from...

WOW Critical Care makes a big difference vs pellet slurry. She still doesn't like having a syringe poked in her mouth (can't blame her), but I got it all down her without her struggling or squeaking in distress. I was beginning to feel like a monster before. A general update: Her weight is...

I've just realized you said "per feeding"... ignore that question! But does it matter how liquidy it is? And I should be trying to get the full amount of powder down her? (1/4 pellets before grinding). I'm sorry for all of the questions. Hand feeding is new to me. I have actually read posts...

Yes, I have her upright with her back feet on the table for stability, swaddled in the crook of my arm. Yes, fitting the syringe into the side of her mouth. It's mostly going in, although there were some dribbles down her front. It's more difficult getting the whole opening in her mouth when the...

Wow... syringe feeding is hard. I had to mix so much water in it to be able to get the slurry to move through the syringe (I cut the tip off a 1ml as suggested on GL). I mixed 2 TBS of powder with definitely more than 3 parts water, and I've only gotten 5-6 ml down her (definitely less than half...

Thought I'd post an update--- LSP has now had 7 doses of Baytril (halfway through day 4 now). I've had little problem getting her to eat the pills; I just put some raspberry, tomato, and cucumber in front of her and I put the pill halves in whichever tickles her fancy, and she gobbles them up...

Thanks so much for all this info! I've seen her eating and drinking some, so that's good, but the quantity ingested has gone down. I should try syringe feeding her a couple times a day, then, to supplement? I'll pick up some baby food while I'm out getting the larger syringe! Thanks again...