ear infection

Hi all, New pig owner here! We've had Sugar and Honey for almost a month now and they are both so lovely. Unfortunately, a couple of days after getting Sugar, we noticed a head tilt and some irritation with her right ear, so we got her to the vet. She was put on baytril 0.2 twice a day for...

My guinea pig has been poorly for a week and a half now. Please see the timeline below. What do you think? We are aware seeing an exotics vet would be best but they are very few and far between where we live so we’re looking for some opinions online in the meantime before we can get him to one...

Hi all. We have a female (1yr old) guinea pig Roxy who is a live wire, super sociable piggy. At the start of the year (January) she had an ear infection that caused her to have a head tilt (left side). A course of Baytrill seemingly resolved this, although it took a while to get her back to...

A couple of days ago I went to feed my piggies and noticed that one of them had a head tilt (she had been fine in the morning only a couple of hours earlier). I took her to the vets as soon as possible and they gave me antibiotics to treat what they suspected was an ear infection. When we got...

Hello my boy got diagnosed with an inner ear infection he is currently on the antibiotic enrofloxacin every 24 hours… I'm in another guinea pig group and they said to give bene bac, I'm currently day 2 of 10 treatment plan is it too late to give now? should i give it to him? hes pooping, eating...

One of my guinea pigs has been scratching her ear more than usual and shaking her head a lot. I checked her ear and there is a white looking booger thing at the very bottom in there and I am not sure if this is an ear infection or and emergency? Is there any way I can make this better for her...

Hello everyone! I've browsed this forum for years and have always found it to be so helpful and supportive, so thank you for that. This is my first post, I've just set up an account, actually. My 2 year old piggy Paquito suddenly developed a head tilt two days ago, with no other symptoms...

Hello, Looking for some advice. Our 6 month old texel guinea pig Casper has a suspected ear infection with a upper respiratory infection. He's been to the vets today and has been given oral antibiotics and anti inflammatory medication for a week. He's been very lethargic, got a crusty nose...

Hi all 🙋‍♀️ Rushed my poor little guy to the vet today, noticed he was severely tilting his head to one side and seemed a little unbalanced on his feet. The vet said it is most likely an ear infection (but did note a few other things it could be) and has prescribed him with Baytril & Metacam...

I have been advised to start a new thread here for my poorly boar, Boris. His previous thread with background and problems up til now is here. Short summary: Boris is a neglected boar I recently adopted. He is very skinny, has lice, a bad URI, and probable ear infection. He wheezes a lot, and...

Hi, My guinea pig Butter (3yo neutered boar) has an ear infection. We went to our exotic vet on 21st and he was given 10ml baytril (0.5ml x1 per day) and 10ml metacam (0.5ml x2 per day). He's actually finished his painkillers now (30th December) but I have extra at home. The vet didn't tell me...

Help, I noticed today my guinea pig has developed a head tilt but too late as the vets closed at 12.30pm. Tomorrow is Christmas Day so the vets are all closed but the one I go to opens on Boxing Day. Please help, how can I keep my pig comfortable and (alive) until I can go to the vet - will he...

Hi all! My new guinea pig, Cory, has been dealing with a nasty double-middle ear infection since before we first got him; his previous owners were very nice, but didn’t have any experience with guinea pigs & didn’t know what to look for other than him being unresponsive/not eating. The day we...

Hi, so my guinea pig’s head randomly started tilting to the right slightly and I researched it, apparently he might have neck wry and I’m working on getting him to the vet when they’re open (monday) as soon as possible. 2 days ago there was no signs but yesterday I noticed as he was laying down...

Hello! I have a 2 year old piggies that I’ve had since she was just 3 months old. Last week I noticed that she’s tilting her head and sometimes has bad balance. The only exotic vet in my area that I trust is booked out 3 weeks. I’ve tried going other places and they have resulted in death of...

Minnie is getting treated for some gas in her tummy. She is on metoclopramide 3 times a day + gripe water. however today I noticed that her right ear flaps whenever she eats/drinks. I don’t notice it when she first wakes up but I see it whenever she starts eating. I am so stressed. I have...

I have about a 6 month old sow, with a rather prominent head tilt, and has done for about a month now. To cut a long story short, we went to the vets, they said she had crusty ear wax but couldn't see any parasites, got given ivermectin and otodine. The wax has loosened a litt but still has a...

My guinea pig is 4 years old. I got him and his brother from PetSmart and his brother had always walked in circles and never made noise. Eventually he ended up passing under a year old. I still have his brother and for the last few years he has started to decline. He has slowly developed head...

I really need help. I have no idea what to do. My guinea pig, Eeevee, has an inner ear infection and the vet gave her an injection of oxytetracycline and said she should be better in a couple days. It's been two days since then and she doesn't seem better and now has diarrhea as well. Throughout...

my boy just had his first appointment with the vets, and unfortunately a few issues did come up :( 1. I have been clipping his nails and I thought his coat seemed clean and healthy. However, because he's never been groomed by his humans, he needs a bath with a mild shampoo, which I think I...