10/14/2025
❣️Pebbles update❣️
Breathing still irregular, but condition is definitely improving!
Vet was unable to auscultate her lungs well, but based on breathing, 103 temp, lack of appetite and sudden onset, he thinks it is a repiratory infection or pnuemonia. Both treated similarly - closely monitor, strong antibiotic and steroid injection given last night and 4 more days of steroid injections at home (I hate giving these guys shots, but I most certainly will if it helps them feel better!)
Please continue to keep her in your thoughts and prayers as she isn’t out of the woods quite yet!
We try to avoid emergency vet visits for obvious reasons, but labored breathing is a sign of a pig (animal of any kind really) in distress and should always be taken very seriously and treated as an emergency situation.
We are grateful the bill was only $216 as it easily could have been more and appreciate any/all donations to help cover it!
Again, we do our best to avoid extra costs like this, but we must at times incur these extra expenses, but SHE is so worth it! She is beautiful inside and out!
Pebbles’ story…. We took in 5 females from Fort Worth animal control 3 yrs ago, 3 of the 5 were pregnant and 1st time moms. Pebbles (an intake from another ACS and not much older than a baby herself) stepped in as “Aunty Pebbles” and helped all 3 moms watch and care for all 13 babies! She has the heart of a caregiver herself! All moms and babies still reside here at sanctuary…. And they NEED their Aunty Pebbles feeling better and back with their family!
