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Sick Baby Guinea

WinstonPatrick said:
I know, they get a mixture. We only offer it as a supplement to the youngest ones, per our veterinarian.
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Thank you for clarifying.

I am keeping my finger firmly crossed for them. Please let us know the outcome. So often we never hear back.

And please be kind with yourself. You are clearly an outstanding manager and a loving owner, too. What as happened is not your fault but you all have made a huge difference in Steve's little life and have given them love and good care.
 
Great news about the other two hopefully with you looking out for them they'll be fine and some stricter rules on weight and age of your new arrivals will help prevent any more heartbreak and suffering. X
 
It breaks my heart when I hear of all the poor animals born into misery for the monetary gain of an unscrupulous breeder. Thank goodness there are kinder people around.
RIP little baby. The bridge will be welcoming you 🌈
 
They are supposed to come to us well past being weaned from they're mothers, and fully healthy and eating on their own. The 3 we got last week including Steve were much smaller than the previous 3. I'm actually not letting any future pet parents purchase our 2 little ones. Even if I have to stress their immune systems aren't built yet.
 
WinstonPatrick said:
They are supposed to come to us well past being weaned from they're mothers, and fully healthy and eating on their own. The 3 we got last week including Steve were much smaller than the previous 3. I'm actually not letting any future pet parents purchase our 2 little ones. Even if I have to stress their immune systems aren't built yet.
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What will you do adopt them yourself?
 
I'd have a whole herd of guineas if I had the room. I spoke with our head of Animal Health and confirmed that all 3 baby pigs should never have come to us from the breeder and it's being addressed. I was instructed to get both babies to the vet tomorrow for health checks and xrays to make sure there is no pneumonia present. They will stay in hospital if the doctor recommends it. I feel very relieved I was heard.
 
WinstonPatrick said:
They are supposed to come to us well past being weaned from they're mothers, and fully healthy and eating on their own. The 3 we got last week including Steve were much smaller than the previous 3. I'm actually not letting any future pet parents purchase our 2 little ones. Even if I have to stress their immune systems aren't built yet.
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You are so caring, I wish more pet shops cared as much as you 😊
 
Update on the 2 babies. The vet did an xray of both, weights and exams. She send one back with me he's gained 25 grams and isn't presenting any symptoms that she would treat for so we are going to have him under observation. The other has not gained any weight and his breathing and xray are showing he has pneumonia. They are treating him at the hospital. I'm keeping him there until their care until they feel he is well enough to come back to us. We are still waiting on the results of a bacterial culture that was taken from Steve before he passed. I'm so glad I took them to the vet.
 
Wiebke said:
Do you have any veterinary mucus thinning products in Canada? The UK brand name for it is bisolvon; it is prescription-only in the much more restrictive UK legislation.

Please also see whether a bowl of steaming water can help; if yes, please conduct half hour steaming /nebulising sessions. Ideally you add a little mild antiseptic to help tackle the infection from another angle.
I have been lucky to not have had to deal with any respiratory infections in my own adoptees for over a decade but other forum members may help you with practical nebulising tips. In a pinch, a steamed up shower with a warm and dry towel can help.
First Aid Kit: Easily available non-medication support products for an emergency

The third angle is support feeding. The need to breathe comes before the need to drink and only thirdly the need to eat, so support feeding is important to replace the lack in hay intake which makes over three quarters of the daily food intake and to also offer water to drink actively from a syringe during a feeding session. Support feeding babies is an extremely tricky process since the smallest bit of feed that gets into the lungs will cause pneumonia.
Here are our baby feeding tips that help you to prevent that: Hand-rearing-and-support-feeding-orphans-and-tiny-babies

All About Syringe Feeding and Medicating Guinea Pigs with Videos and Pictures

I truly applaud your care and your will to help. Please be aware that it is very much a battle against the odds between the small weight and a not yet fully developed immune system. All you can do is try your best and make the little life count.
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WinstonPatrick said:
I just checked on his 2 other mates and they are still OK. I'm going to weigh them and make sure they are maintaining or gaining. If not they are going straight to our veterinarian. I'm going to escalate this to our pet health team to look into the practices of this breeder.
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