Hi. My little pig Amelia has been suffering from some sort of lung problem for months now, and it just isn't getting any better. She went to the emergency vet as soon as we noticed something but were told she was fine and given a 1 week precautionary course of Baytril, which didn't help symptoms. As soon as she started losing weight we took her to our normal vet who said she had some congestion in her left lung, and we had another course of Baytril, Fibreplex and critical care supplements. She improved after this for a week and vet said she sounded fine and that any remaining sneeze could be allergies, but she dropped another 50g in a few days so we took her back and was prescribed co-trimoxazole twice daily. vet cautioned that there is only so far we could go in terms of types of medication though. took her back today and was told breathing was less congested but hadn't cleared and now have to keep giving the same medication twice daily for the forseeable future. She recieves 20-30 mls of critical every day as well as water through a syringe, and she is eating on her own, and her poos are regular shape- water has helped the previously light colour. they are small, but she has a lot more than our other pig. I'm just worried because we lost another in July who was only 6 months from pneumonia that came on overnight, and Amelia's cage partner was the sister of that pig. She hasn't been affected and has just reached a year old, but Amelia is around 6 and a half months old and has had this for 4 out of 6 months.
Any advice on stuff we can do at home would be greatly appreciated.
Any advice on stuff we can do at home would be greatly appreciated.
thinking of you all