Amberly81
New Born Pup
Hello
So I adopted a guinea pig from pretty poor conditions. He's approximately 2 yrs and he was basically living in his own filth.
Fast forward and we have a large "Kavee" enclosure for him in his very own bedroom. He has fleece blankets, acces to hide outs, hay, veg, etc etc. He was loving his new enclosure. Then we started noticing blood patches. So emergency vet it was. He was given two string painkillers and his urine sample has been sent off
We then had to make our vet appointment for the next day for a follow up. By this time he wasn't passing urine and they said his bladder is empty and can't feel evidence of stones. He was given antibiotics to treat an infection while we await urine results anyway as it could take up to a week.
When we got home, his breathing became rattly. So again, it was back to emergency vets again. They listened to his chest and it is clear. His heart rate was normal too. He's eating his hay (not nuggets or veg though) and eating grass (so the more he ate then I could give him the metacam). He's still in pain though but otherwise still seems quite fiesty and is eating plus as mentioned, his heart and chest sounds normal.
We have spent over £600 this weekend so far and just want to know if we are just acting paranoid and should just see how his meds work. His breathing is still rattling but can't see any other signs. We just don't know where to go from here. The vet reckons it could be an irritant he has breathed in but because he's having urinary issues, I can't help but feel everything is connected and he's shutting down.
What would anyone else do? Ive attached a video of his breathing. We've been to the vets 3 times since Saturday night and feel stuck. Could it be as simple as an irritant?
Thanks
So I adopted a guinea pig from pretty poor conditions. He's approximately 2 yrs and he was basically living in his own filth.
Fast forward and we have a large "Kavee" enclosure for him in his very own bedroom. He has fleece blankets, acces to hide outs, hay, veg, etc etc. He was loving his new enclosure. Then we started noticing blood patches. So emergency vet it was. He was given two string painkillers and his urine sample has been sent off
We then had to make our vet appointment for the next day for a follow up. By this time he wasn't passing urine and they said his bladder is empty and can't feel evidence of stones. He was given antibiotics to treat an infection while we await urine results anyway as it could take up to a week.
When we got home, his breathing became rattly. So again, it was back to emergency vets again. They listened to his chest and it is clear. His heart rate was normal too. He's eating his hay (not nuggets or veg though) and eating grass (so the more he ate then I could give him the metacam). He's still in pain though but otherwise still seems quite fiesty and is eating plus as mentioned, his heart and chest sounds normal.
We have spent over £600 this weekend so far and just want to know if we are just acting paranoid and should just see how his meds work. His breathing is still rattling but can't see any other signs. We just don't know where to go from here. The vet reckons it could be an irritant he has breathed in but because he's having urinary issues, I can't help but feel everything is connected and he's shutting down.
What would anyone else do? Ive attached a video of his breathing. We've been to the vets 3 times since Saturday night and feel stuck. Could it be as simple as an irritant?
Thanks
