JenniferF
01-25-2005, 10:53 AM
Hi everyone. I'm new here, and currently do not have a hedgie, but I wanted to know if anyone could enlighten me as to how my poor Miss Piggy died.
She was about 18 months old, very energetic and playful. Then one day, she threw up after her dinner and there was blood in it, fresh blood. I took her to the vet (this was back in 1998, and I found it diffucult to locate a hedgie knowledgable vet, but found one who was just starting to specialize in hedgehogs.) She did a stool sample and other tests, all of which were inconclusive. She gave me some medicine (not sure what) and also told me to give Miss Piggy pepto-bismol. Well, she hung on for about a week, taking her meds like a trooper, but I could tell she was getting weaker. She continued to vomit, sometimes blood, sometimes clots, sometimes just food. She became very weak and thin, and finally one evening I felt I could do no more :( and she really was suffering, so I took her to a 24 hour emergency vet clinic (where I was ENRAGED :angry: by the callous treatment we recieved, but that's a whole other story) where Miss Piggy was put to sleep. It was an aweful experience. My poor little girl. I buried her in the back yard, in her little hedgie bag. :nolove: I still miss her so much, even though it's been almost 7 years. I never recieved any answers as to what was wrong. Has anyone had a similar experience, or knows what this could have possibly be caused by? Thanks for listening to my long rambling story.
Jenn
She was about 18 months old, very energetic and playful. Then one day, she threw up after her dinner and there was blood in it, fresh blood. I took her to the vet (this was back in 1998, and I found it diffucult to locate a hedgie knowledgable vet, but found one who was just starting to specialize in hedgehogs.) She did a stool sample and other tests, all of which were inconclusive. She gave me some medicine (not sure what) and also told me to give Miss Piggy pepto-bismol. Well, she hung on for about a week, taking her meds like a trooper, but I could tell she was getting weaker. She continued to vomit, sometimes blood, sometimes clots, sometimes just food. She became very weak and thin, and finally one evening I felt I could do no more :( and she really was suffering, so I took her to a 24 hour emergency vet clinic (where I was ENRAGED :angry: by the callous treatment we recieved, but that's a whole other story) where Miss Piggy was put to sleep. It was an aweful experience. My poor little girl. I buried her in the back yard, in her little hedgie bag. :nolove: I still miss her so much, even though it's been almost 7 years. I never recieved any answers as to what was wrong. Has anyone had a similar experience, or knows what this could have possibly be caused by? Thanks for listening to my long rambling story.
Jenn