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School has started back up which means it's back to work for me. This thread will be more quiet and I won't be able to interact as much with other's posts as I'll be swamped with work. I have a full-time job, part-time job, and some other personal life circumstances that command a lot of my time, but I will be on TGPF whenever I can. :)
 
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School has started back up which means it's back to work for me. This thread will be more quiet and I won't be able to interact as much with other's posts as I'll be swamped with work. I have a full-time job, part-time job, and some other personal life circumstances that command a lot of my time, but I will be on TGPF whenever I can. :)
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Sounds exhausting! Been a pleasure to have your company for the summer 🌞😎
 
Hope4gem said:
School has started back up which means it's back to work for me. This thread will be more quiet and I won't be able to interact as much with other's posts as I'll be swamped with work. I have a full-time job, part-time job, and some other personal life circumstances that command a lot of my time, but I will be on TGPF whenever I can. :)
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We will miss your presence but hope you can pick up again next holidays.
It’s a shame when life gets in the way of fun 🤩
 
Just had a scary few minutes with Chippy. Out of nowhere she started breathing funny for a few minutes, sneezed once, and then coughed and now sounds alot better. Her breathing doesn't seem completely normal yet though. I don't really trust our only option for an emergency vet so I'd prefer to wait till tomorrow when we can (hopefully) get an appointment with our preferred exotics vet. I know no one can tell me what to do or diagnose anything, but any advice? O could try to find another emergency vet that could see her, but it would probably be a two hour drive. Thoughts?

Update: we are headed to a vet about an hour and a half away. Haven't been there before but hoping it's better than the other emergency vet we tried in the past. It's the only emergency vet I can find anywhere nearby that sees guinea pigs. Here's hoping it was just a bit of hay or something that she already cleared out.
 
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Update: We're at the vet. Chippy's breathing seems fine. They've triaged her and determined that she seems stable right now so we are just waiting to be seen. Hopefully, it's nothing, but I'm glad that we took her to be seen just in case. We won't be home for about 7 hours during the day tomorrow so I'll feel better knowing that we had her examined today. We can always follow up with her regular vet during the week if needed. I'll update this thread as I'm able to do so.

Update: Examined by tech. Probably nothing, but only concern is possible upper respiratory infection. Will call our regular vet tomorrow because to be seen by vet (and not just technician) it's a 6 hour wait. Hopefully nothing. Breathing is fine, temp is fine, she is stable, but going to double check with vet tomorrow.
 
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Update on Chippy: I called our regular vet first thing Monday morning, but wasn't able to get an appointment until September 8th. At first, that seemed ok because Chippy's symptoms had improved but just this morning her breathing didn't sound quite right again. Our regular vet can't see her any sooner than the appointment we already have so I called around and luckily found another vet (exotics) that has an opening this evening. Will update when I can.
 
We are getting Penny seen at the vet tonight as well because just today she developed some weird breathing sounds. Both Penny and Chippy are still eating, peeing, pooing, etc. normally and weight is stable. Hopefully the vet can help us sort out what's wrong.
 
Leaving the vet now. They were both diagnosed with a URI. Prescribed antibiotics. Just checking out now. Will update when I can.
 
The vet prescribed Bactrim .25 mL twice per day for Penny and Chippy. Poor Chippy had some crackling already. :(
Still not sure how/why they got sick. We're so careful with everything. The vet advised separating our sick piggies from our healthy ones, and as much as I don't want to risk all 5 getting sick, we're not going to separate them because I just can't do that to them. They would be so sad without their cagemates. Thanks again for all the kind words of support. You've no idea just how much I appreciate it!
 
As they’ve already been around the other piglets there’s no point in separating them, they’ve already been in contact with them. I’ve had several vets tell me to do the same over the years (with rats and pigs) but I haven’t either.
Lots of healing vibes and hugs from us! Hope the beautiful girls feel better soon ❤️❤️ x
 
It’s good that you caught the problem so quickly and we’re able to get both piggies to the vets promptly.
Hope the meds kick in quickly and they recover soon. ❤️
 
This morning my girls are teeth chattering at each other and chasing each other around the cage to the point that they are slamming into the coro walls. I just took each of them out (one at a time) because I was worried that one of them had actually nipped the other...especially when Sandy started squealing very loudly. I've never heard her do that before. So far, I think it's still normal dominance, but it's getting me worried. On inspection, they look ok. I don't think either are injured. I don't see any blood. So maybe just strong seasons. We'll see.
 
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