I received news of Snuffy's passing away earlier in the day. Naturally, i asked millions of questions, of which boo could answer none.
Despite suffering from cancer, and having gone through chemotheraphy, Snuffy seemed healthy and active when i last saw him on the third day of Chinese New Year, so i'm definitely shocked.
Snuffy was such an adorably little fella, even though he didn't' quite have fur or look the way his kind should look.
Though Snuffy does not belong to me or boo, he'll be greatly missed by Roy, Sheila and us. I didnt dare to message either of them, for fear of sparking waves of tears and sadness, so keeping silent seem the best to be for now.
Dealing with death is always tough. I cried many days when Murry was put to sleep. I miss my cat.
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Just the other day, i brought Pix!e to the vet, at Mount Pleasant animal clinic.
Her skin problem seem to be worstening by the day. Yes, a balding guinea pig is always bad news.
Before bringing her to the vet, i read up alittle about her skin problem, but was unable to determine what she was suffering exactly. Was it Fungal, Mites and Lice, or Vitamin C deficiency? I could not locate any common guinea pig illness that was generated with keywords along: " fur problems", "guinea pig skin disease" and many more.
Boo and i spent hours sitting around waiting to consult the vet.
When we finally met the vet, we were told that her skin condition might not necessary be an exterior problem, but rather a reflection of internal problem.
When we finally met the vet, we were told that her skin condition might not necessary be an exterior problem, but rather a reflection of internal problem.
Pix!e was then sent for a laboratory test, which involves skin scrapping.
I teared when i saw the fella using a sharp knife to scrap my little darling's bald spot at the thigh and neck area. A surgery KNIFE! =(
About an hour later, the test results did not detect any skin disease, and instead, i was told that the pig is likely to be diabetic. Which sort of explained for her increased intake of food, and yet still seem skinny/almost anorexic, frail outlook.
The nice vet lady prescribed Pix!e with vitamins, antibiotics, and skin cream, and we were told to be back in a weeks time for a review. Ahhhh, i hope pix!e's gonna be alright.
I came home to google "diabetic guinea pigs", and none of the case study or piggies showed symptons of balding. Puzzling. Definitely puzzling. Tsk tsk.
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I'm currently "having fun" with a struggling piggie, who simply hates eating medicine.
Her reactions are definitely commendable.
1) It starts with her sniffing the air, detecting the smell of me preparing her mixture into a stringe. She promptly freezes, and resembled somewhat like a frozen piggie.
2) As i attempt to get her out of the cage, she darts to the corner of the cage. She squeals really loudly while darting from corner to corner. It takes quite an effort to get my hands on her, because she can be really fast, when she wants to, in life threatening situations, as like out nightly routine.
3) Securing my hands on her chin, to "shoot" the medicine into her mouth proves to be tough.
That little bald lady really knows how to put up with a fierce fight! She struggles pretty hard, for a frail and skinny little creature!
you'll never realise how tough it is to be feeding o.57cc of liquid to your little brat, until you actually try. I could not recall things being THIS bad, the last time she was discharged from the hospital. Ahhh.. i guess the piggie brat grew smarter?
Picture of my little piggie brat when she was much younger and fatter.
She looks scrawny and bald now. Will try to take recent picture of her when she's looking better.
When Scrabbles the bunny came, and fur was still intact, but noticeably scrawnier.
Well, i'll stick to my answer -> when boo asked if i'll still love her, even if she's bald and ugly.
My answer: Yes, i'll still love her no matter how she looks. It's unconditional love. =)
