Guinea pig being treated for URI , Need Help!

[wheeking_charlie]

Hello, my guinea pig was diagnosed with a very mild URI last Thursday. My vet prescribed him an antibiotic for two weeks and today would be half way through the treatment. About when should he stop showing symptoms of the URI? He’s still sneezing a little bit and will sometimes have crusty eyes. Is this abnormal or do symptoms start to clear more towards the end of the trial?

 

[sport_billy]

What antibiotic is he on?

 

[wheeking_charlie]

What antibiotic is he on?

I am not 100% sure at the moment. I will check the bottle when I am home today.

 

[wheeking_charlie]

What antibiotic is he on?

This is what my vet gave me

 

[Piggies&buns]

That is known as sulfatrim and is a standard prescribed antibiotic.

Antibiotics take a few days to kick in but you need to complete the whole course and then have the vet check him again.

 

[wheeking_charlie]

That is known as sulfatrim and is a standard prescribed antibiotic.

Antibiotics take a few days to kick in but you need to complete the whole course and then have the vet check him again.

Okay thanks! Around what day do you typically start seeing improvement or does it depend on the guinea pig?

 

[Piggies&buns]

Okay thanks! Around what day do you typically start seeing improvement or does it depend on the guinea pig?

It really rather depends on the severity of the illness and whether, ultimately, the antibiotic is the right one for the infection.
You should be starting to see some improvement by now but it could really take the entire course.

Make sure you have switched from the routine weekly weight checks and that you are instead weighing him every morning so that you can more closely monitor hay intake. this is an important step during a period of illness and it enables you to step in with syringe feeding promptly if needed

 

[wheeking_charlie]

It really rather depends on the severity of the illness and whether, ultimately, the antibiotic is the right one for the infection.
You should be starting to see some improvement by now but it could really take the entire course.

Make sure you have switched from the routine weekly weight checks and that you are instead weighing him every morning so that you can more closely monitor hay intake. this is an important step during a period of illness and it enables you to step in with syringe feeding promptly if needed

Thank you so much! Will definitely keep this in mind.