Dom R
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi All,
I have recently noticed that Peanut, who is around 4.5 years old, has started heavy breathing, as well it being quicker sometimes. I have taken him to the vet and he got prescribed just Baytril at 0.22ml twice daily. He's made very little if not no improvement after being on it for just over a week. I'm going to be ringing the vets tomorrow to see if I can speak to the vet we originally saw. She said that he had an infection in his right lung, but didn't offer any form of Diuretic or anything, so that will be one thing I will ask for when I ring them up, and maybe another antibiotic such as Doxycycline to go along with the Baytril. She didn't mention anything about his heart or anything else, there's no crackling, hooting etc.
There are no other symptoms other than the breathing, he hasn't lost weight or changed in himself really, he sometimes bobs his head forwards when resting and breathing. I'm just wondering what you guys may think it could be, I have a weird feeling it could be a heart issue as there's no other signs of a respiratory infection and the fact it never really seemed to bother him too much. Just wondering what you think it could be? Is there anything else I should ask for at the vets other than Diuretic and another antibiotic?
Cheers,
Dom
I have recently noticed that Peanut, who is around 4.5 years old, has started heavy breathing, as well it being quicker sometimes. I have taken him to the vet and he got prescribed just Baytril at 0.22ml twice daily. He's made very little if not no improvement after being on it for just over a week. I'm going to be ringing the vets tomorrow to see if I can speak to the vet we originally saw. She said that he had an infection in his right lung, but didn't offer any form of Diuretic or anything, so that will be one thing I will ask for when I ring them up, and maybe another antibiotic such as Doxycycline to go along with the Baytril. She didn't mention anything about his heart or anything else, there's no crackling, hooting etc.
There are no other symptoms other than the breathing, he hasn't lost weight or changed in himself really, he sometimes bobs his head forwards when resting and breathing. I'm just wondering what you guys may think it could be, I have a weird feeling it could be a heart issue as there's no other signs of a respiratory infection and the fact it never really seemed to bother him too much. Just wondering what you think it could be? Is there anything else I should ask for at the vets other than Diuretic and another antibiotic?
Cheers,
Dom