caitlinrhoswen
New Born Pup
Hi,
My guinea pig Butter (3yo neutered boar) has an ear infection. We went to our exotic vet on 21st and he was given 10ml baytril (0.5ml x1 per day) and 10ml metacam (0.5ml x2 per day).
He's actually finished his painkillers now (30th December) but I have extra at home. The vet didn't tell me how long to give the meds and the receptionist said "just keep going until it's finished".
I feel bad making him go "cold turkey" on the painkillers today so I've given him 1 dose of 0.5ml along with the baytril. Does anyone have guidance on how long he can/should be on these meds? There is another 10 days of baytril left which seems like a long time, 20 days? His previous UTIs were maybe 14 days of baytril.
He weighs upwards of 1.2kg and has been eating well since the painkillers set it last week.
The exotic vet has suddenly moved practice and I would rather not take a day off work to go and ask a simple question if possible.
Any advice would be welcome.
My guinea pig Butter (3yo neutered boar) has an ear infection. We went to our exotic vet on 21st and he was given 10ml baytril (0.5ml x1 per day) and 10ml metacam (0.5ml x2 per day).
He's actually finished his painkillers now (30th December) but I have extra at home. The vet didn't tell me how long to give the meds and the receptionist said "just keep going until it's finished".
I feel bad making him go "cold turkey" on the painkillers today so I've given him 1 dose of 0.5ml along with the baytril. Does anyone have guidance on how long he can/should be on these meds? There is another 10 days of baytril left which seems like a long time, 20 days? His previous UTIs were maybe 14 days of baytril.
He weighs upwards of 1.2kg and has been eating well since the painkillers set it last week.
The exotic vet has suddenly moved practice and I would rather not take a day off work to go and ask a simple question if possible.
Any advice would be welcome.