FeeW
New Born Pup
Trudi one of our 4 X 3 year old sows was showing signs of rear end weakness last week. Other 3 are fine. Her legs were splayed our and she couldn't run so fast. Took her to vet who physically examined her and couldn't find evidence of injury. Prescribed Metacam (only had cat version at 0.5mg/ml and we were told to dose her as if she was a 7kg cat - seems a lot to me). Tried this for two days by which time full paralysis had set in. She is eating, though not as enthusiastically as normal, seems happy if a bit subdued, cost is glossy, eyes are bright and poos are normal. Found calcium info on forums so tried Osteocare - 1ml 2x a day for first 2 days. Now on 1ml per day. Have now run out of Metacam so need to go back to vet but I'm not sure they are really up on cavies as it took an age for them to settle on the Metacam dosage needed. Trudi's legs are completely paralysed, feet are cold and her rear end is showing signs of wasting. Currently she's have 2 baths per day to keep her clean. We are all devastated to see her and torn between taking her to the vet and being advised to put her to sleep and allowing her to continue in her current condition. What we would like to ask is : How long can it take for paralysis to subside (she's now been like it for 7 days)? Is there anything else we need to do? Is the Metacam still worth giving? Do we need to give her any other supplements as we don't think she's consuming her soft pellets?
Many thanks in anticipation
Many thanks in anticipation