mackenziejanetaylor
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi all,
Blue has been to the vet.
It's quite a strange one... his voice sounds raspy (like humans when we have a cold), but it seems to come and go - some days he sounds completely fine and others he sounds blocked. He was at the vet over a month ago but they weren't worried. I took him back two days ago as I was adamant about having him x-rayed to see because it must be coming from somewhere.
He is in extremely high spirits, I wouldn't know he was sick if I wasn't very observant of the subtle noises!
The x-ray showed a "small amount" of fluid in his lungs - the vet said he could have an infection that's been dormant but comes and goes? Has anyone experienced this before? She did an ultrasound of his heart and it looked ok. His teeth were perfect too. So she said he has mild pneumonia.
He also had some discharge coming from his eyes. (Not enough to cause them to get crusty though).
The vet prescribed Blue Arthrocam (Metacam), Doxycare, and Chloramphenicol Eye Drops. I've never had a piggie on Doxy before, I've read that it causes a bad appetite... he seems fine - is eating loads and not losing weight two days in - but I'm being proactive! Do you guys recommend probiotics every time a guinea pig is put on antibiotics? Or is this only a resort for if they lose their appetite?
None of my other piggies are sick btw...
What could it be?
If it was a bacterial infection surely my other piggies would be sick, but if it isn't a bacterial infection then the Doxy won't work. He was on Arthrocam over a month ago but it didn't do anything!
Blue has been to the vet.
It's quite a strange one... his voice sounds raspy (like humans when we have a cold), but it seems to come and go - some days he sounds completely fine and others he sounds blocked. He was at the vet over a month ago but they weren't worried. I took him back two days ago as I was adamant about having him x-rayed to see because it must be coming from somewhere.
He is in extremely high spirits, I wouldn't know he was sick if I wasn't very observant of the subtle noises!
The x-ray showed a "small amount" of fluid in his lungs - the vet said he could have an infection that's been dormant but comes and goes? Has anyone experienced this before? She did an ultrasound of his heart and it looked ok. His teeth were perfect too. So she said he has mild pneumonia.
He also had some discharge coming from his eyes. (Not enough to cause them to get crusty though).
The vet prescribed Blue Arthrocam (Metacam), Doxycare, and Chloramphenicol Eye Drops. I've never had a piggie on Doxy before, I've read that it causes a bad appetite... he seems fine - is eating loads and not losing weight two days in - but I'm being proactive! Do you guys recommend probiotics every time a guinea pig is put on antibiotics? Or is this only a resort for if they lose their appetite?
None of my other piggies are sick btw...
What could it be?
If it was a bacterial infection surely my other piggies would be sick, but if it isn't a bacterial infection then the Doxy won't work. He was on Arthrocam over a month ago but it didn't do anything!
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