I'm sad to report I will likely be around more infrequently now.
My precious baby guinea pig, Linny, is sick. ): I took her into the vet two days ago since she had a fluid-filled lump on her. The vet drained some of the fluid from her and the syringe was filled with blood. She told me how this was not a good sign. The vet looked at Linny's blood under a microscope. Her Red Blood Cells ended up being higher than her White Blood Cells. Right now it is not cancerous, but it has the high potential of turning into a cancer.
The option of surgery is not viable. Removing the lump would put her life in serious jeopardy. The vet also does not believe removing the lump would prolong Linny's life.
The vet prescribed Linny with Prednisone, a drug that I believe is common in treating animals with cancers. I hope this will nip the potential problem in the bud, but it is difficult to say. Linny still acts like herself for the most part, but she does not eat as much as she used to. The Prednisone is supposed to help increase her appetite.
The difficult part is how I have to administer the medicine orally with a needle-less syringe. Thankfully, I receive help from my mother and sister. Usually, I hold Linny since I tend to get the best grip on the poor girl and one of them will give her the medicine. The good news is she only has to take 0.01 ml of medicine twice a day. The bad news is how I have to force feed her a supplemental guinea pig food, Critical Care, to help get her weight back up. ): She absolutely hates this stuff, so it is just very difficult and sad to force feed her about 35 cc at least twice a day. The process is really exhausting on Linny and takes an emotional toll on me.
I just want my sweet baby to live at least another two years comfortably. I adopted her two years ago, and the people at the rescue did not know her exact age. It's difficult to tell when guinea pigs get beyond a year old. I believe Linny is an older guinea pig. Guinea pigs generally seem to only live 5-7 years, though I have heard some lucky people getting 8-10 years out of them.
One of my greatest fears is having her get euthanized. ): I would rather her be able to go peacefully from natural causes, like from old age. Obviously, I would not want to keep her miserable and in pain, either. It's really hard to say where things will go right now. I hope they improve further and that she won't need to keep taking that Critical Care supplement. I am just scared. I'm thankful Linny's attitude is still pretty perky as of now. The only off thing is really the appetite.
I feel like I have been in a fog the past couple days. The scenario feels surreal.
It might seem silly to some people since she is a guinea pig, but I really value and care about her so much. I love her. She is the first pet I ever adopted all on my own.
Please keep her in your thoughts. I would really appreciate that.
Aside from this sad news, with working at Kohl's, I will be very busy with Black Friday and working the entire weekend. But Linny will always come first, and I am going to plan around that mess to make sure she gets all the love and care she needs.
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