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Do they always die from pneumonia

Sending love, you got meds to give at home? Any fluid on lungs?
 
raining.ashes said:
My two guinea pigs have had a form of pneumonia for over a month now, the one whilst having birth twice due to a friend's ignorance when sexing guinea pigs. We haven't found any antibiotic to completely cure it yet, but I finally got one that should work for the one who is not breast feeding.
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There is an antibiotic to cure it. Its a type of penicillin. I just cant remember the name
 
Skypipdot said:
There is an antibiotic to cure it. Its a type of penicillin. I just cant remember the name
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It depends on the type of bacteria strand that is causing the pneumonia though. Not every case is the same, and alot of it depends on the piggies weight, age, and general situation.
 
Katiedid said:
We have meds, they can’t hear the crackle at the moment so no diuretics but nebulising 4 times a day.
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the nebuliser will help for sure, sending lots of healing vibes for her
 
I had a bit of a stupid panic, couldn’t remember whether to give the antibiotics tonight or tomorrow, just about to call the out of hours vet and I thought I’ll just check the discharge sheet 🤦‍♀️ All on their, I’m such an idiot.
 
raining.ashes said:
It depends on the type of bacteria strand that is causing the pneumonia though. Not every case is the same, and alot of it depends on the piggies weight, age, and general situation.
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everydays a school day. My pigs was strep something pneumonia. Cant quite remember
 
Katiedid said:
I had a bit of a stupid panic, couldn’t remember whether to give the antibiotics tonight or tomorrow, just about to call the out of hours vet and I thought I’ll just check the discharge sheet 🤦‍♀️ All on their, I’m such an idiot.
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It happens. You have been quite stressed with your lovely Zig being in pet hospital so not surprising really.
 
I think I know what the right thing is but I need some perseoctuve. I suspected Zigg wasn’t pooping so this morning I separated her, she is getting bigger and gaining a lot of weight, never a good sign in an ill pig. Tonight I looked at her, her tummy was big but soft, I nebulised her and then when it came to meds gave her 1ml of emeprid. She was on 1 ml 2 weeks ago but they had only prescribed 0.5ml this time as she was pooping with injections (we had a discussion where they started at 0.35ml and I started at 1ml and we met at 0.5ml with the nurse admitting 1 ml is high end but yes standard dose). I left her during dinner and then did massage. She has pooped for England. I am right to go back to the vet and say actually we need to give 1ml twice a day?
 
Katiedid said:
I am not counting anything as good news. Burt went from eating and pooping to dead in 24 hours - with antibiotics (which had been started 3 days prior at a whopping dose), syringe feeding, sub cut fluids, vitimins, nebulising and eventually gut stimulants.
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What happend? did he get through ?
 
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