nwright
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Cavy Gazer
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Hi Guinea Pig Friends,
I’m in need of some support. I feel as though the recent death of my Guinea pig could have been prevented and am not sure what I should do. Should I let the vet know, or should I just do nothing?
I brought one of my pigs in to an Emergency vet hospital where students work and veterinarians oversee their work. Since this was at night 2 students were working on my pig. My piggy was having diarrhea and wasn’t interested in food or water. He was slightly lethargic but still on all 4s, looking around, curious, and cuddly. He was still on all 4s when we arrived and looking around.
Nearly 4 hours after I brought my pig in, they came back with an extravagant plan for what we suspected as GI stasis and possible dental issues. They wanted to sedate him, do bloodwork, float a feces sample, give him X-rays, and keep him for 2 days.
I asked if they could just give him medication for GI stasis, that way I could take him home, and then do a follow up. They claimed at that point he was still stable and went to check whether I could take him home. They came back to tell me that my piggy was fine & that they would give him meropitant and subcutaneous fluids. After giving him the medication they brought out my pig, critical care, Gabapentin and Meloxican for pain.
I got him home and noticed he looked even worse than when I brought him in. He was falling over, wouldn’t move, and was cold. In hindsight i should have taken him back in, but they said he was fine and I’d already paid almost $400 for the visit. I heated blankets up in a dryer sat in front of a heater, gave him the first dose of pain medicine as recommended, snd he died ab hour after being home.
I feel like if they would have given him fluids immediately, or had they checked his status before discharging him, this would have been prevented.
I loved this pig fiercely. He greeted me with morning kisses, he talked all the time, he was funny, he rearranged his cage, he was a great cuddler, and best pal I could ask for. He wasn’t even 2 years old yet. I also just lost a friend 2 weeks ago to cancer, so it feels tremendously painful.
Do I have the right to be upset with the cart the vets gave my Guinea pig?
I’m in need of some support. I feel as though the recent death of my Guinea pig could have been prevented and am not sure what I should do. Should I let the vet know, or should I just do nothing?
I brought one of my pigs in to an Emergency vet hospital where students work and veterinarians oversee their work. Since this was at night 2 students were working on my pig. My piggy was having diarrhea and wasn’t interested in food or water. He was slightly lethargic but still on all 4s, looking around, curious, and cuddly. He was still on all 4s when we arrived and looking around.
Nearly 4 hours after I brought my pig in, they came back with an extravagant plan for what we suspected as GI stasis and possible dental issues. They wanted to sedate him, do bloodwork, float a feces sample, give him X-rays, and keep him for 2 days.
I asked if they could just give him medication for GI stasis, that way I could take him home, and then do a follow up. They claimed at that point he was still stable and went to check whether I could take him home. They came back to tell me that my piggy was fine & that they would give him meropitant and subcutaneous fluids. After giving him the medication they brought out my pig, critical care, Gabapentin and Meloxican for pain.
I got him home and noticed he looked even worse than when I brought him in. He was falling over, wouldn’t move, and was cold. In hindsight i should have taken him back in, but they said he was fine and I’d already paid almost $400 for the visit. I heated blankets up in a dryer sat in front of a heater, gave him the first dose of pain medicine as recommended, snd he died ab hour after being home.
I feel like if they would have given him fluids immediately, or had they checked his status before discharging him, this would have been prevented.
I loved this pig fiercely. He greeted me with morning kisses, he talked all the time, he was funny, he rearranged his cage, he was a great cuddler, and best pal I could ask for. He wasn’t even 2 years old yet. I also just lost a friend 2 weeks ago to cancer, so it feels tremendously painful.
Do I have the right to be upset with the cart the vets gave my Guinea pig?