Odessa
New Born Pup
Hello Everyone, I'm new to the forum 
I'm after some advice! I've been reading this forum for years and took so much advice from it, including syringe feeding, diet and guinea pig first signs of illness. So I know no other place to ask for help!
My elderly piggy Peanut (well over 6 years old, nearly 7) was having some concerning symptoms: not eating hay or nuggets, losing weight, tilting her head to the side when eating veggies. I was syringe feeding her for a few days before I took her to Cat & Rabbit Care Clinic (that was 3 days ago). She was thoroughly checked. I was told it's either a gum infection or ear infection, unfortunately hard to tell exactly without an x-ray. Due to Peanut's heart murmur (age related and not a major concern as per vet's advice), Kim told me it's a good idea to start slow, as anything is high risk for her at the moment, including anaesthesia for the x-ray, or a course if antibiotics.
She was prescribed Loxicom 0.3ml twice daily to see if this will help with the infection. Kim said we should see improvement after 24-48hrs.
It's been 3 days and no improvement
I'm at loss as to what to do next. I do have a follow up appointment in a few days, but I'm worried about getting her on antibiotics. Last time she had to take them, it made her very poorly, she lost her appetite, had severe diarrhea as well.
I had to force feed her syringe food and she was on gut stimulants for a very long time, but eventually after a lot of time, pain and effort, she pulled through.
That was 3 years ago. She's now much older and has a heart murmur, so I am worried this would be the thing that would kill her
She had such a long happy life until now, I am really torn as to what to do
I'm after some advice! I've been reading this forum for years and took so much advice from it, including syringe feeding, diet and guinea pig first signs of illness. So I know no other place to ask for help!
My elderly piggy Peanut (well over 6 years old, nearly 7) was having some concerning symptoms: not eating hay or nuggets, losing weight, tilting her head to the side when eating veggies. I was syringe feeding her for a few days before I took her to Cat & Rabbit Care Clinic (that was 3 days ago). She was thoroughly checked. I was told it's either a gum infection or ear infection, unfortunately hard to tell exactly without an x-ray. Due to Peanut's heart murmur (age related and not a major concern as per vet's advice), Kim told me it's a good idea to start slow, as anything is high risk for her at the moment, including anaesthesia for the x-ray, or a course if antibiotics.
She was prescribed Loxicom 0.3ml twice daily to see if this will help with the infection. Kim said we should see improvement after 24-48hrs.
It's been 3 days and no improvement
I'm at loss as to what to do next. I do have a follow up appointment in a few days, but I'm worried about getting her on antibiotics. Last time she had to take them, it made her very poorly, she lost her appetite, had severe diarrhea as well.I had to force feed her syringe food and she was on gut stimulants for a very long time, but eventually after a lot of time, pain and effort, she pulled through.
That was 3 years ago. She's now much older and has a heart murmur, so I am worried this would be the thing that would kill her
She had such a long happy life until now, I am really torn as to what to do
