MartiDavi
Junior Guinea Pig
Thank you guys. We really appreciate your support. I just finish feeding critical care to Chicco. He feels so tiny and fragile. He deserves so much better. Hopefully the painkillers will start working soon.
Bless you, I'm holding you in my thoughts.Feed often and around the clock, every two hours if you can xHello again.
Just gave Chicco antibiotics and painkillers.
I had to pick him up and he felt like a boneless doll. I put him back in the cage and he seems awake but I absolutely don't like this
So sorry. If you are concerned then I would suggest calling your vets out of hours service to see if they can help or having him in at the hospital.
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Chicco almost can't move at all now. He's laying down in his cage, we put a towel on him, in case he's cold, and dimmed the lights, trying not to stress him. You can tell that he wants to move but he's not able to. I feel like there's nothing we can do now.
Hi there!Sorry to hear handsome little Chicco isn't doing too well, he does sound quite poorly
Was he checked/ xrayed for bladder stones or a very hard/big sperm rod? It's possible with the reluctance to move & bunny hopping that he may have a stone/rod stuck in his urethra?
I'd ask for the maximum dose of painkiller (is it loxicom he's on?) twice daily, this will reduce any inflammation & help with pain, try and keep him on the same level if possible, so he doesn't strain himself any further if its nerve or muscle pain.
Pain will often reduce a Guineas appetite.
Holding you in our thoughts & really hope the vet can help you.
Good luck & a truckload of healing vibes being sent your way.
Love the girls & I. Xx
Unless the vet can feel a stone, an x-ray would be the next step to find out for sure xCan a stone be diagnosed without internal exams? He's been examined externally quite throughly. We are booking another visit with an exotic vet today asap. I even tried to call the Northampton clinic but they are on holiday until Tuesday unfortunately. At least Chicco was alive this morning when I woke up, which is honestly more than what I could hope for when I went to sleep yesterday. Thanks everyone.
Morning all.
Chicco is still fighting.
I can see he wants to eat but he is having trouble with the critical care too. It's almost like any kind of movement is becoming an impossible task.
I will call Manor Vets as soon as they open, with the out of hour vet they never know ehat to say.
I am getting concerned for hay intake since he is not getting it for himself. Is the critical care going to be enough? I am using the oxbow brand.
Thank in advance.
Martina