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I hope this is allowed... can anyone recommend a cavy savvy vet near Southampton/Hampshire?

furryfriends (TEAS) said:
double check the suitability of the antibiotic as I think it may be similar to penicillin which is toxic for guinea pigs x
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I think I heard it wrong.. the antibiotic is Sulfratrim (trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole) 0.2ml twice a day.
The metacam she prescribe 0.4ml twice a day. Leia weighs 1.042kg.
They did give me a huge syringe so I have to pop back out to find a smaller syringe so I can accurately measure those small amounts 🙄
 
Fluffbabies said:
I think I heard it wrong.. the antibiotic is Sulfratrim (trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole) 0.2ml twice a day.
The metacam she prescribe 0.4ml twice a day. Leia weighs 1.042kg.
They did give me a huge syringe so I have to pop back out to find a smaller syringe so I can accurately measure those small amounts 🙄
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Ah, thank goodness for that! 😊
 
I've booked in to get Leia seen on the 14th April. It was the first appointment they had. She's just got to make it 3 weeks now with the painkillers and antibiotics. I've got critical care on standby. Fingers crossed and try not to worry too much in the meanwhile is all we can do now I guess!
 
Fluffbabies said:
I've booked in to get Leia seen on the 14th April. It was the first appointment they had. She's just got to make it 3 weeks now with the painkillers and antibiotics. I've got critical care on standby. Fingers crossed and try not to worry too much in the meanwhile is all we can do now I guess!
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Now you've got an appointment, you can ring on the 12th at 8 am and say you would like an emergency appointment xx
 
furryfriends (TEAS) said:
Now you've got an appointment, you can ring on the 12th at 8 am and say you would like an emergency appointment xx
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It wasn’t that they don’t have time on the 12th or 13th but they said they didn’t have the operating room on those days. Only on the 14th 🤷🏼‍♀️
 
I just gave Leia her metacam and antibiotic for the second time. First time being last night. Wow what a struggle! I didn’t want to hurt her tooth root abscess more by holding her face and mouth but we got it in eventually!

I weighed her and I was shocked that she’s only 999g this morning :( she was 1042g on the 24th. I’m going to phone the vets when they open and ask what she was yesterday. Her weight does go up and down but averages at 1039. When should I be (more) worried about her weight. Three weeks seems like forever if she’s dropping weight already :(

I gave her a handful of basil after her meds and she chowed it down. She will eat her lettuce but not at such rapid pace as the others although she looks like she’s trying to keep up! I think she’s trying to eat hay because we see her with little bits in her mouth but it may not be enough to maintain her weight. I’m pleased that she is running round the cage when we shake the salad bag but I’m very worried about keeping her strong for 3 weeks.

i’ve got the critical care on hand but I don’t want to hurt and stress her more by holding her to give it to her If I can courage her to eat more veggies
 
She is now chasing nugget and mounting her a lot. I don’t know if that’s a good sign or a sign she’s in pain/grumpy!
 
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