Loxicom and Emiprid

[Ameliastapley]

Can Loxicom be given at the same time as Emiprid?

 

[Jesse's pigs]

Can Loxicom be given at the same time as Emiprid?

It can be yes. Loxicom is an anti-inflammatory pain relief and Emeprid a gut stimulant.

 

[Wiebke]

Hi!

Yes. Loxicom (which is better known under the brand name of metacam) is an analgesic (painkiller and anti-inflammatory) and Emeprid is a gut stimulant.

What is your guinea pig being treated for?

 

[Ameliastapley]

Hi!

Yes. Loxicom (which is better known under the brand name of metacam) is an analgesic (painkiller and anti-inflammatory) and Emeprid is a gut stimulant.

What is your guinea pig being treated for?

He’s got a large infection on his ear.

I was given metronidazole 0.7ml twice daily, Zithromax 0.7 twice daily, Loxicom 1.4ml twice daily. He weighs 1444g.
After being on this medication 4 days he stopped eating and drinking and now I am syringe feeding him and giving water through a syringe.

one vet told me to keep going with all medications but to add Emeprid and another vet told me to cut out all medications.
Now I am left in a situation where he needs antibiotics but I dare not give them to him because he has stopped eating and drinking I think 100% due to the medication but I don’t know which one is causing the problem

 

[Wiebke]

He’s got a large infection on his ear.

I was given metronidazole 0.7ml twice daily, Zithromax 0.7 twice daily, Loxicom 1.4ml twice daily. He weighs 1444g.
After being on this medication 4 days he stopped eating and drinking and now I am syringe feeding him and giving water through a syringe.

one vet told me to keep going with all medications but to add Emeprid and another vet told me to cut out all medications.
Now I am left in a situation where he needs antibiotics but I dare not give them to him because he has stopped eating and drinking I think 100% due to the medication but I don’t know which one is causing the problem

Please keep on with the medication; ear infections can be fatal if left untreated.

Step in with round the clock syringe feeding support. It is tough and very exhausting but it has in several cases with my own piggies made the difference between life and death. The antibiotics you have been prescribed are about as strong as can be; that means when they impact on the gut, the appetite goes completely. I have had a couple of piggies on zithromax with total loss of appetite but they have all avoided a tricky/impossible operation and have lived at least a year or several longer. (PS: More of my piggies didn't have any issues with zithromax at all and one only the last week of a double course).

If the ear infection is reacting to the antibiotics then it is always worth toughing it out; even if it is a fight to get a minimum of 60-90 ml of syringe into your piggy in 24 hours.

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[Qualcast&Flymo]

Can I just ask for clarification please...
You said the infection was on the ear, do you mean it is on the outer ear, the soft flap, or the inner ear? Just in case it makes a difference to the appropriate treatment.