Cinnamon2020
New Born Pup
Hi, this is my first post here but I’ve read through a lot of these threads and I need doom advice.
I have a 1.5 year male old guinea pig who has been sick these last couple of weeks. It started with bloating and I was worried so I took him to the emergency room where he was given gabipentin, Meloxicam and Meropitant. The next day I went in for a follow-up and after further testing, he was found to have a urinary infection and was given enrofloxacin (baytril I believe) for two weeks twice a day.
With that antibiotic, he lost appetite and didn’t want his veggies (he loves his bell pepper) but he was still eating his pellets and hay and drinking tons of water.
He’s finished his regiment of antibiotics and his medicine for bloating and is pretty much back to normal in terms of his eating and activity habits. Now though, about a week later since he finished his medicines, he has mushy poop (I’m not sure if it is or isn’t diarrhea) and it smells bad. I’ve read that bene bac (probiotic) and taking away all fresh veggies might help.
I’ve taken away his veggies for two days now and I just gave him the Bene bac for the first time as well as a vitamin c pellet. Should I continue the bene bac? Should I do it more than once a day or less? Or should I take him to the exotic vet?
Other than the poop (pictured below) he doesn’t have any other symptoms. No appetite loss, not lethargic, no sunken eyes, or anything else.
So what should I do?
I have a 1.5 year male old guinea pig who has been sick these last couple of weeks. It started with bloating and I was worried so I took him to the emergency room where he was given gabipentin, Meloxicam and Meropitant. The next day I went in for a follow-up and after further testing, he was found to have a urinary infection and was given enrofloxacin (baytril I believe) for two weeks twice a day.
With that antibiotic, he lost appetite and didn’t want his veggies (he loves his bell pepper) but he was still eating his pellets and hay and drinking tons of water.
He’s finished his regiment of antibiotics and his medicine for bloating and is pretty much back to normal in terms of his eating and activity habits. Now though, about a week later since he finished his medicines, he has mushy poop (I’m not sure if it is or isn’t diarrhea) and it smells bad. I’ve read that bene bac (probiotic) and taking away all fresh veggies might help.
I’ve taken away his veggies for two days now and I just gave him the Bene bac for the first time as well as a vitamin c pellet. Should I continue the bene bac? Should I do it more than once a day or less? Or should I take him to the exotic vet?
Other than the poop (pictured below) he doesn’t have any other symptoms. No appetite loss, not lethargic, no sunken eyes, or anything else.
So what should I do?
