MerryandPippin
New Born Pup
Hello, my guinea pig Pippin was treated recently for a urinary infection last Monday, I took her to the vet because she was constantly wet on her backend which was strange for her, her generals were abnormally protuberant and she had lost a small amount of weigh, around 90g from 980g to 890g. They gave us Enrobactin and Loxicom to help with the infection and the pain. We finished the weeks round of medication on Sunday and on Monday we took her in for the all clear checkup, weight now 857g. Unfortunately on Tuesday I got home from work and found blood on around her anus. I rushed her to the vet because I thought she’d had a prolapse but closer inspection appears that there are two puncture wounds on either side of her anus. The vet gave us Leucillin to keep the wounds clean while they healed and Protexin to give her sprinkled on food. She refused to eat it on food so it dissolved it in water and syringe fed her the solution but we made sure to give her food after she taken it. On Wednesday monitored her on our piggy cam and got footage of her chewing her own anus during the day and when I got home, it was worse. I gave her a bath to clear away and any poo and disinfected the wound. I had her on my lap all evening to make sure she wasn’t chewing it anymore but I’ve woken up this morning and she’s been chewing it through the night again, and I don’t know what to do. Does anyone have any advice?
I set up a temporary pen for both of them where they separated in the middle, but can still see each other so I can monitor which poo is a Pippins and how much she’s eating and drinking. I’ve seen her eating and drinking and her poops are soft, thinner than normal and slightly tapered, there are less poos in her pen this morning then I would’ve expected. She still active and not sluggish. Her weight is 820g this morning.
I set up a temporary pen for both of them where they separated in the middle, but can still see each other so I can monitor which poo is a Pippins and how much she’s eating and drinking. I’ve seen her eating and drinking and her poops are soft, thinner than normal and slightly tapered, there are less poos in her pen this morning then I would’ve expected. She still active and not sluggish. Her weight is 820g this morning.