Doxycycline (How long before piggy stops squeaking while peeing UTI)

[Ander001]

Hello!
My Guinea pig, Honey, has had a few UTI’s. The first two times, doxycycline stopped the infection. After hearing her squeak while going to the bathroom, I started using a doxycycline bottle (stored properly) from the vet prescribed a few months ago that isn’t expired. However, after a week of treatment she is still squeaking (though not as much as she was before she started her treatment). Is this normal for doxycycline? Should I take her into the vet now or is it normal for it to take a week or longer for the symptoms to completely go away? She is also on bene bac probiotics while she is taking this.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this!

 

[Piggies&buns]

Do see a vet. We don’t recommend medicating unless you’ve seen a vet.
For a diagnosed UTI she is also going to need pain relief.

Had it been opened a few months ago? If so I don’t know the shelf life of doxy but even if it wasn’t expired, if it had been opened it still probably shouldn’t be used. Some medicines need to be used within six weeks of having been opened

 

[Ander001]

Ok, will do. Thank you!

 

[Princess Dustmop]

Any antibiotic will lose potency, though I don't know the half-life for doxy, so I couldn't tell you the rate. Unless a vet specifically told you to reuse the stuff you have and a dosage, I would not recommend using an open medication from several months ago.
Using a medication of unknown potency can lead to improper dosing. To little could be at best ineffective, or worse create resistance. It cannot be advised, though, to increase dosage without veterinarian instruction, as an overdose can be extremely dangerous.

I've never used doxy for a guinea pig, so I can't speak to normal dosing or response time, but with Baytril and Bactrim, improvement is usually seen within a few days if the antibiotic is effective. Lack of response could indicate that bacteria are not sensitive to the selected antibiotic and a different antibiotic should be tried, as different antibiotics have different therapeutic spectra. A urinalysis can confirm which bacteria are present and which antibiotic is best suited. In the case of old antibiotics, lack of response could also indicate loss of potency.
Duration for a regime of antibiotics can vary by dosage, medication, and case ... I've given Baytril for a week in some cases or three or four weeks in other cases for UTIs.

Please consult a vet.

 

[Ander001]

Any antibiotic will lose potency, though I don't know the half-life for doxy, so I couldn't tell you the rate. Unless a vet specifically told you to reuse the stuff you have and a dosage, I would not recommend using an open medication from several months ago.
Using a medication of unknown potency can lead to improper dosing. To little could be at best ineffective, or worse create resistance. It cannot be advised, though, to increase dosage without veterinarian instruction, as an overdose can be extremely dangerous.

I've never used doxy for a guinea pig, so I can't speak to normal dosing or response time, but with Baytril and Bactrim, improvement is usually seen within a few days if the antibiotic is effective. Lack of response could indicate that bacteria are not sensitive to the selected antibiotic and a different antibiotic should be tried, as different antibiotics have different therapeutic spectra. A urinalysis can confirm which bacteria are present and which antibiotic is best suited. In the case of old antibiotics, lack of response could also indicate loss of potency.
Duration for a regime of antibiotics can vary by dosage, medication, and case ... I've given Baytril for a week in some cases or three or four weeks in other cases for UTIs.

Please consult a vet.

I’ll take her to a vet asap thank you!