  Well, Albert went to the vet yesterday. The vet says he has a "digestive upset" that could be caused by his new hay. Maybe something in there didn't agree with him. He said there are alot of things that can go wrong with piggie stomachs & for whatever reason his isn't feeling good. Perhaps the switching of so many different hays over the past month didn't help either he said. So he highly recommended putting him back on the Oxbow hay & also some Sweet Meadow grass as well. He said even thought the hay feels jaggy & offensive to us, it's what is good for him. The vet thinks I don't have his diet quite right. I find that weird because I've been feeding him the exact same thing for 3 years now & never had this problem before. I would like to know how much & what everyone else is feeding their piggies. Also he was dehydrated & they gave him some subcutaneous fluids. So the vet also started him on some Baytril again in case there is an infection in there. He checked his eyes, ears, teeth, heart & checked to be sure there were no impactions or "male problems". Also they checked his temp. Everything seemed good the vet said. So last night he ate all the pellets I gave him at supper & ate his hay while he was out for floor time. He also is eating his fruits & veggies. I syringed him critical care last evening before floor time too & he almost ripped the syringe out of my hand a couple times! I had to make him slow down! He didn't drink much last night, but today I marked his bottle before I left for work, & when I got home he had drank a good bit today. He still is definitely not out of the woods yet. I feel horrible. I didn't notice he had lost weight. He looked & acted fine & ate like normal until Sunday. Everyone said how good he looks & how well he's recovered from his surgery. I just can't believe how much he went downhill after he's been doing so well. I will syringe him more CC tonite & I got a scale to keep track of his weight. I hope we can make it thru this. Please keep him in your prayers. Thanks.




