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[Winston the Piggy]

Hi! I’m new to this. Winston is about 1 1/2 years old and was sick since November of 2020. He has terrible congestion in his nose and has been on baytril and doxycycline but that seems to work temporarily until the congestion comes back. The vet said to up the Vitamin C which we just started doing. He is currently not on any antibiotics and just sounds so congested. It’s painful to hear all the sniffling and I feel so bad for him. His appetite is great still, but he has slightly less energy now. He just has very labored breathing. I don’t know what to do and I hope he’s going to be ok. Should I give him Guaifenesin and if so how many mg? What else should I do?

 

[Wiebke]

Hi! I’m new to this. Winston is about 1 1/2 years old and was sick since November of 2020. He has terrible congestion in his nose and has been on baytril and doxycycline but that seems to work temporarily until the congestion comes back. The vet said to up the Vitamin C which we just started doing. He is currently not on any antibiotics and just sounds so congested. It’s painful to hear all the sniffling and I feel so bad for him. His appetite is great still, but he has slightly less energy now. He just has very labored breathing. I don’t know what to do and I hope he’s going to be ok. Should I give him Guaifenesin and if so how many mg? What else should I do?

Hi!

Sorry, I can't advise on the Guaifenesin as I am not familiar with it.

Has your vet had a lab test done to see whether the issue is bacterial and what antibiotic it may be reactive to?

Laboured breathing can indicate that there is fluid build-up in either the lungs or the chest cavity. Please contact your vet straight away tomorrow morning.
Try and see whether a bowl of steaming water next to the cage can help to ease the breathing. Switch from the normal once weekly weigh-in to weighing daily at the same time in order to monitor the actual food intake. Hay should make ca. 80% what your piggy eats in a day, which you cannot control by eye. Normal kitchen scales are fine. Step in with feeding support as soon as needed. The need to breathe comes before the need to drink and only thirdly the need to eat.

You can find all the emergency, crisis and bridging care information in this one-stop guide here, including what you can do with what you have easily available in a pinch: Emergency, Crisis and Bridging Care until a Vet Appointment

Fingers firmly crossed!

 

[Winston the Piggy]

Hi!

Sorry, I can't advise on the Guaifenesin as I am not familiar with it.

Has your vet had a lab test done to see whether the issue is bacterial and what antibiotic it may be reactive to?

Laboured breathing can indicate that there is fluid build-up in either the lungs or the chest cavity. Please contact your vet straight away tomorrow morning.
Try and see whether a bowl of steaming water next to the cage can help to ease the breathing. Switch from the normal once weekly weigh-in to weighing daily at the same time in order to monitor the actual food intake. Hay should make ca. 80% what your piggy eats in a day, which you cannot control by eye. Normal kitchen scales are fine. Step in with feeding support as soon as needed. The need to breathe comes before the need to drink and only thirdly the need to eat.

You can find all the emergency, crisis and bridging care information in this one-stop guide here, including what you can do with what you have easily available in a pinch: Emergency, Crisis and Bridging Care until a Vet Appointment

Fingers firmly crossed!

Thank you so much! I will update you soon.

 

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