Mellowdee
New Born Pup
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Our 10 month old piggy, Fiona, has red, watery, slightly sunken eyes, and swollen ears (they aren't red, scratched, crusty, etc. They just seem "fat").
She is eating, drinking, pooping, peeing, active, and alert.
We took her to the vet on the first day we noticed these symptoms (Saturday, 3 days ago). Her temperature is normal, no swelling in the abdomen. The vet agreed that her eyes appear red and sunken, and that something is wrong with her ears, but since there are no scratches, or redness, she couldn't tell what was wrong.
Besides the ears and eyes, she seems perfectly healthy. We were told to just keep an eye on her.
It's 3 days later and her symptoms are exactly the same. No improvement, but not getting worse.
I have no idea what to think, so in case of allergy or something similar, we stopped using shavings and are using fleece and towels in her cage. I'm only giving romaine lettuce, Timothy hay, and pellets, and will see if there's any improvement before reintroducing new veggies.
She currently has a new friend that we introduced about 6 weeks ago. She seems perfectly healthy. I haven't separated them yet. Not sure if I need to.
And a bit of background. 2 months ago, Fiona's sister (not from the same litter) that we adopted her with got a high fever, had a seizure and died. We had done xrays and something was wrong with her tummy, but needed more more information for a diagnosis. I'm so paranoid that whatever was wrong with Laila, is now happening to Fiona. Would it be possible even though it's 2 months later?
Sorry this is so long, but I know how quickly things can take a turn for the worse with piggies, so I'm super worried.
Help or advice?
She is eating, drinking, pooping, peeing, active, and alert.
We took her to the vet on the first day we noticed these symptoms (Saturday, 3 days ago). Her temperature is normal, no swelling in the abdomen. The vet agreed that her eyes appear red and sunken, and that something is wrong with her ears, but since there are no scratches, or redness, she couldn't tell what was wrong.
Besides the ears and eyes, she seems perfectly healthy. We were told to just keep an eye on her.
It's 3 days later and her symptoms are exactly the same. No improvement, but not getting worse.
I have no idea what to think, so in case of allergy or something similar, we stopped using shavings and are using fleece and towels in her cage. I'm only giving romaine lettuce, Timothy hay, and pellets, and will see if there's any improvement before reintroducing new veggies.
She currently has a new friend that we introduced about 6 weeks ago. She seems perfectly healthy. I haven't separated them yet. Not sure if I need to.
And a bit of background. 2 months ago, Fiona's sister (not from the same litter) that we adopted her with got a high fever, had a seizure and died. We had done xrays and something was wrong with her tummy, but needed more more information for a diagnosis. I'm so paranoid that whatever was wrong with Laila, is now happening to Fiona. Would it be possible even though it's 2 months later?
Sorry this is so long, but I know how quickly things can take a turn for the worse with piggies, so I'm super worried.
Help or advice?