[Gpdd] HEALTH: Archie

[Penny Charlesworth]

Julie, I have just read your post and am so sorry to hear about Archie. It 
is good to know that dear Hamish is recovering but whatever has happened to 
your little ones?

I'm so glad that you can get him to the vet in the morning and hope that he 
will recover as quickly as Hamish seems to be doing.

Sorry to hear about your own health problems too.

Your precious piggies will be in our thoughts and we hope for good news in 
your next post.

Penny and the Piggyfriends.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie" <juwles at optusnet.com.au>
To: <gpdd at gpdd.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 2:33 PM
Subject: [Gpdd] HEALTH: Archie


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>
> Hi everyone - again,
>
> Last week I had a sleepless night with Hamish; tonight it is with my
> beloved soulmate - Archie.      Hamish is coming along famously; back to
> normal as far I'm concerned.
>
> However, this avo my sister noticed Archie was not being a cheeky as
> normal, and turns out he has similar symptoms are Hamish did - tremors,
> unable to hold head up.   He's still very interested in food.  I believe
> it is poisoning again - same as with Hamish - only this time I'm hoping
> we caught it early enough as his symptoms don't seem as bad as with
> Hamish.  I've given him charcoal tablet, paraffin oil, vitamin C,
> critical care (ongoing) and he's eaten fresh, (poison-free) grass,
> parsley.   He won't eat celery; but I just checked on him and he's eaten
> a piece of tomato I placed at the door of his pigloo.
>
> I've separated him from Hamish, got him snug in his pigloo and his foam
> lounge suite (yep - my piggies get the best in furniture) and covered
> him up for privacy.   I keep checking, and so far so good.   When he ate
> the grass and parsley about 1 hour ago, he was very keen to eat but kept
> getting exhausted from the effort and seemed to fall asleep mid-chew.
> I'll feed him again in another hour or so; I also think rest is
> important.
>
> He will of course be going to the vet first thing tomorrow morning.
>
> Please everyone and every piggy, pray for Archie and for me too -
> because, stupid as this sounds, that pig has brought me through a lot of
> trying times just by being himself, by cuddling me, my loving me,
> brought me to smiles & laughter, helped me through bad times by making
> me laugh - he really isn't a pig at all - more like a puppy actually!
> He is my world, my soulmate.  I lost my Teddy just after Christmas last
> year; please pray I won't be saying farewell to Archie this Christmas -
> I'm nearly at the end of my coping ability (I've got pneumonia and
> partly collapsed lung too, so this isn't helping).
>
> I don't know what the poisoning is a result of, but I have my suspicions
> and if correct will send the GPDD another email tomorrow night after I
> confirm my suspicions with the vet.
>
> Julie & Archie, Dougall, Angus & Hamish
> (Teddy, Muppet forever & ever part of my soul)
>
>


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