Pigjes' Pigs Piggadice part Pee ... oops, Three!
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There is a always giant clock above the cage. Summertime happened from Saturday over Sunday night in Belgium. Guess who was ready for lap time at 7.30 sharp, as he is each day, no matter the clocks changing? No, we were not watching any program which could indicate time. He does this every time when the clocks change, back or forth! You should have seen the look on his face, like "Well?????", we were hurling from laughter! Binky can tell the time!!!
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How do they do that? Ours is the 3:00 pm break when I have an apple. At 2:30 she’s getting antsy. We set our clocks ahead and she’s right on time pacing and wheezing. We do have a clock that has a different bird song every hour, but she starts on the half-hour, so it’s still a mystery.
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Binky is such a lovebug! Ever since I treated his ear infection, he greets me by laying his paw gently on my nose and smile, when I grab him. He also indicates if he wants to snuggle on my shoulder for a bit when he gets medicated, by peddling his legs a few times, stop, and look very eager at me with a smile. He's on arthritis meds now for several months and doing great. I still add the daily curcumin/glucosamine/collagen/vitamin C after his daily meds, and he's able to scoot around like any normal healthy pig.
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Thanks both!
Binky sure knows how to melt my heart. At lap time, I gave him a piece of green corn leaf, cut from the field behind us. He chomps a minute, stops, hops up to my neck, kisses it with vigor, then goes back to eat! Never had a pig pause eating to come and kiss me before, hahahah!
Binky sure knows how to melt my heart. At lap time, I gave him a piece of green corn leaf, cut from the field behind us. He chomps a minute, stops, hops up to my neck, kisses it with vigor, then goes back to eat! Never had a pig pause eating to come and kiss me before, hahahah!
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As I suspected, it was confirmed that Binky has Cushing's. We noticed a fast progressing change for a few weeks, it started with an abscess. We observed him the past 2 weeks carefully, as this was a difficult diagnosis and he was very happy still. But all signs were there and obvious: increased appetite, yet weight loss, round belly, obvious hair loss in patches without skin issues, increased drinking, thin skin, some depigmentation of skin, bad wound healing, thin looking legs, another tiny abscess appearing on his back. The hair loss had been going on for a few years now, it started on his belly. Last month, I noticed he had hair loss on his legs and it started me thinking. Now, his hair on his butt is really thin and patchy too.
The vet looked into it, there are no meds available in Belgium. There is only a dog version, and it is not to be crushed, broken, or divided, as it's registered as "very dangerous" and can only be handled at pharmacists with an enclosed suction vent. So, there is no way to get a dosage for him. Luckily, The Netherlands sells a homeopathic supplement, which is supposedly successful. We ordered that, it should be here tomorrow. Fingers crossed.
The vet's intern had to chuckle, as he said she never saw a piggie before who listened to a caretaker and did as asked, totally impressed by how well he seemed to understand me, him kissed me for comforting him during exams, him being so well behaved and utterly adorable, heheheh. I told her he is really something special in comparison to other pigs we had indeed.
I told the vet that as long as Binky is happy, we will try and help him as best as we can. He is still very cheerful, so we are not giving up!
The vet looked into it, there are no meds available in Belgium. There is only a dog version, and it is not to be crushed, broken, or divided, as it's registered as "very dangerous" and can only be handled at pharmacists with an enclosed suction vent. So, there is no way to get a dosage for him. Luckily, The Netherlands sells a homeopathic supplement, which is supposedly successful. We ordered that, it should be here tomorrow. Fingers crossed.
The vet's intern had to chuckle, as he said she never saw a piggie before who listened to a caretaker and did as asked, totally impressed by how well he seemed to understand me, him kissed me for comforting him during exams, him being so well behaved and utterly adorable, heheheh. I told her he is really something special in comparison to other pigs we had indeed.
I told the vet that as long as Binky is happy, we will try and help him as best as we can. He is still very cheerful, so we are not giving up!
Sending you and Binky our best wishes for a speedy recovery! I can't think of anyone better than you to care for him and his condition.