18/08/2026
The never-ending vet story of Pumba… 🐾
It’s been exactly one month since Pumba suddenly developed a massively swollen face on the right side. He could barely open his mouth and was very quiet and miserable. At first, we suspected a snake bite or an insect sting somewhere inside his mouth.
After several examinations, X-rays and treatment, we still didn’t have an answer. His condition improved for a while, but then his eye suddenly became so swollen that the conjunctiva was already protruding. So we ended up doing a CT in Skellefteå – unfortunately, the images had technical problems and couldn’t be properly interpreted.
Then, finally, things seemed to improve. The swelling disappeared, he started eating normally again and was back to running around like an idiot. 😅 I even took the third photo on Sunday to send to my colleague because I was happy to show her how well he was doing.
And then yesterday evening: swollen eye again, this time also oozing.
So this morning we were back at the clinic. Now he gets new antibiotics. And we arranged a new CT appointment. This time we’re driving to Gällivare, more than 3.5 hours each way. Pumba will definitely not be impressed – he likes the trailer, but really doesn’t like driving in a car. 🙈
We just really hope that this time the CT gives us usable images and, finally, some idea of what is actually going on.
It’s been a pretty exhausting month of thinking he’s getting better, only to start worrying again a few days later. We’ll keep looking until we know what’s wrong. Pumba wants to run again, in front of the ATV, not from one appointment to the next 🥰