Baytril and Cystease?

[Jool]

Hello all,

Our piggy Angel is being treated for a urine infection, she has been given Baytril 0.3ml twice a day. My question is, can we give her Cystease while on the antibiotics?

Also, we have noticed the Baytril seems to have upset her tummy, is this normal? Should we continue giving her the antibiotic medicine? She’s been on it for three days now.

We think Angel might have interstitial cystitis as she has had several bouts of having a wee with painful squeaks. This is why we initially got the Cystease, and put her on a low calcium diet (as per the info in this group - thank you). The reason we took her to the vet this time was that she seemed to be worse than usual, and sitting hunched up in the corner looking unwell.

Many thanks for reading.

 

[Piggies&buns]

I can’t answer the cytease question. But please don’t stop giving the antibiotics unless a vet tells you to. It is normal for antibiotics to upset their tummies. It is advisable to give a probiotic to a piggy on antibiotics as it can help them feel better. A probiotic such as pro-c or fibreplex.

Probiotics, Recovery Foods And Vitamin C: Overview With Product Links

 

[Jool]

I can’t answer the cytease question. But please don’t stop giving the antibiotics unless a vet tells you to. It is normal for antibiotics to upset their tummies. It is advisable to give a probiotic to a piggy on antibiotics as it can help them feel better. A probiotic such as pro-c or fibreplex.

Probiotics, Recovery Foods And Vitamin C: Overview With Product Links

Thank you for your reply, yes I’m happy to continue to antibiotics I was just worried about her suddenly becoming ‘loose’ with everything else going on. The probiotic, do you happen to know of a brand suitable for piggies at all please?

 

[Piggies&buns]

Thank you for your reply, yes I’m happy to continue to antibiotics I was just worried about her suddenly becoming ‘loose’ with everything else going on. The probiotic, do you happen to know of a brand suitable for piggies at all please?

The green link I added in details them - fibreplex or pro-c are two of the most commonly used

 

[Jool]

The green link I added in details them - fibreplex or pro-c are two of the most commonly used

Thank you so much for that

 

[Wiebke]

Hello all,

Our piggy Angel is being treated for a urine infection, she has been given Baytril 0.3ml twice a day. My question is, can we give her Cystease while on the antibiotics?

Also, we have noticed the Baytril seems to have upset her tummy, is this normal? Should we continue giving her the antibiotic medicine? She’s been on it for three days now.

We think Angel might have interstitial cystitis as she has had several bouts of having a wee with painful squeaks. This is why we initially got the Cystease, and put her on a low calcium diet (as per the info in this group - thank you). The reason we took her to the vet this time was that she seemed to be worse than usual, and sitting hunched up in the corner looking unwell.

Many thanks for reading.

Please do not stop the baytril; it can have that effect on the bacteria that are crucial for digestion. Please weigh daily and step in feeding support if needed.
Support your piggy with 'poo soup' (i.e. live guinea pig gut biome transfer from a healthy companion), as that is the most effective way even if it is a big gross. However, it mimics natural behaviour.
If the loss of appetite is total, please contact your vet and ask them whether you could switch to another antibiotic like sulfatrim (UK)/bactrim (US) instead. Otherwise, push through it with the support tips mentioned above.
You can find information on monitoring, feeding support and 'poo soup' all via our crisis/emergency care information pack: Emergency, Crisis and Bridging Care until a Vet Appointment

Cystease (glucosamine) is not classed as a medication but as a food supplement. It doesn't interfere with the antibiotic and should be given every day; either every 12 hours (half a capsule) or every 24 hours (one capsule). You can double the amount for up to a week if you have a very bad flare.

Has your vet given you any metacam for the discomfort to help against any inflammation of the bladder walls?

Here are our diet tips; including a special diet for sterile cystitis piggies. Please do not cut out all calcium from the diet (which is as bad in the long term as too much calcium) but consider that more calcium comes via the water and the pellets than from the veg unless you have been grossly overfeeding calcium high veg.
Long Term Balanced General And Special Needs Guinea Pig Diets

 

[Jool]

Please do not stop the baytril; it can have that effect on the bacteria that are crucial for digestion. Please weigh daily and step in feeding support if needed.
Support your piggy with 'poo soup' (i.e. live guinea pig gut biome transfer from a healthy companion), as that is the most effective way even if it is a big gross. However, it mimics natural behaviour.
If the loss of appetite is total, please contact your vet and ask them whether you could switch to another antibiotic like sulfatrim (UK)/bactrim (US) instead. Otherwise, push through it with the support tips mentioned above.
You can find information on monitoring, feeding support and 'poo soup' all via our crisis/emergency care information pack: Emergency, Crisis and Bridging Care until a Vet Appointment

Cystease (glucosamine) is not classed as a medication but as a food supplement. It doesn't interfere with the antibiotic and should be given every day; either every 12 hours (half a capsule) or every 24 hours (one capsule). You can double the amount for up to a week if you have a very bad flare.

Has your vet given you any metacam for the discomfort to help against any inflammation of the bladder walls?

Here are our diet tips; including a special diet for sterile cystitis piggies. Please do not cut out all calcium from the diet (which is as bad in the long term as too much calcium) but consider that more calcium comes via the water and the pellets than from the veg unless you have been grossly overfeeding calcium high veg.
Long Term Balanced General And Special Needs Guinea Pig Diets

Thank you so much for your informative reply, I really appreciate all the advice and will certainly do what you’ve suggested.

The vet did not give us metacam. Angel seems to be eating well, and at the moment is happily munching on her dry food! Thank you for the diet tips, I will revisit this to see if we can help her further.