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Double antibiotics uti

Julie Tait

Julie Tait

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Hi. Just wondering if this is normal as I dont want to overdose my piggy. He has a uti and is on .25mls of dog metacam twice a day and .3 mls of baytril twice a day. Vet switched him now to septrin (co trimoxazole) .5mls twice a day for 10 days.....this is fine, but for the first 3 days I have to overlap the baytril AND septrin. So .3 ml baytril and .5ml septrin am and PM. After 3 days switch purely to septrin. This just seems a lot? Vet says it's ok but needed another opinion
He is tolerating all his meds so far without any adverse effects
 
Julie Tait said:
Hi. Just wondering if this is normal as I dont want to overdose my piggy. He has a uti and is on .25mls of dog metacam twice a day and .3 mls of baytril twice a day. Vet switched him now to septrin (co trimoxazole) .5mls twice a day for 10 days.....this is fine, but for the first 3 days I have to overlap the baytril AND septrin. So .3 ml baytril and .5ml septrin am and PM. After 3 days switch purely to septrin. This just seems a lot? Vet says it's ok but needed another opinion
He is tolerating all his meds so far without any adverse effects
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Hi!

Please follow your vet's advice. It is safe.
 
Julie Tait said:
Thank you so much. Just knowing someone is there to provide reassurance means I'm not failing him 😖 x
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If antibiotics don't work or if the problem is coming back at the end of it, then the next step is a scan or x-ray for a potential bladder stone or sludge. Once that is ruled out, but symptoms keep recurring or never go away, you are left with sterile interstitial cystitis (i.e. a non-bacterial recurring bladder infection).
The last is a condition that has become a lot more common over the last decade but is not well known by general vets or exotics that do not see many guinea pigs. It cannot be healed, just managed until it goes very eventually away on its own. It can also be diagnosed by default after all other urinary tract issues that present with very similar symptoms have been excluded.
If that is the case, please come back for treatment tips.

Illness is not your fault; you just deal with it as best as you can, as does your vet. Human are unfortunately wired to always seek the fault in themselves first and foremost instead of looking at a situation with the eyes of an outsider first and judging what is in their control and what isn't. This is much more pronounced when you are suffering from anxiety and are stressed out already. You are not alone in this! ;)
 
Unfortunately I lost my piggy yesterday and I am devastated. We took him to an emergency vet and he had a huge stone. I massively failed him because I didnt have the funds for the op and my husband kept saying it wasnt fair to put him through the continued pain. RIP Coconut. I'm sorry. You should have had a better owner. I should have tried harder 💔20200220_202312.webp
 
I am so very very sorry for your loss. I am afraid when it comes to stones my own bitter experience is that boars do not do as well as sows (anatomical differences) so please don’t blame yourself or your husband for the decision not to operate. In your shoes I would have done the same thing. You have done your best. You gave him love and care, got him to a vet and got him treatment, and when called upon to make the decision to help him to the Rainbow Bridge you loved him enough to let him go. Go gently on yourself as you grieve. Huge hugs x
 
You did everything possible within your means. None of this is your fault, none of this you “could have worked harder” for. I feel so sorry for your loss, the grief evident in your message brought tears to my eyes.

Even the final decision you made was the right one and made out of love. You should be a very proud piggy mum and any piggy is lucky to have you as such a caring owner.

I’m so sorry for your loss, it is not your fault.

Sending you lots of sympathy and hugs
 
Such a handsome man :drool: :luv:
So sorry you lost him, but please don't blame yourself, as the others have said, you sorted veterinary treatment for him in his time of need, he was cared for & loved. :hug:

Unfortunately boars with stones seem to be far trickier & less successful to treat than sows, generally due to their urethra being so long & narrow in comparison.

His journey to rainbow bridge was a decision made with love, he's no longer in pain & even if you had had him operated on, it's a high risk operation so the outcome might have been the same anyway.
At least this way he's not suffering or in pain anymore and is at peace.

Give yourself time to grieve. Don't feel that you failed him, because you didn't, all the 'what if's' we often experience are because we loved them dearly & are all part of the grieving process.
Think of all the good times & happy memories you have of him.

T-care of yourself & RIP Gorgeous Coconut, popcorn pain free over rainbow Bridge xx 🌈
 
VickiA said:
I am so very very sorry for your loss. I am afraid when it comes to stones my own bitter experience is that boars do not do as well as sows (anatomical differences) so please don’t blame yourself or your husband for the decision not to operate. In your shoes I would have done the same thing. You have done your best. You gave him love and care, got him to a vet and got him treatment, and when called upon to make the decision to help him to the Rainbow Bridge you loved him enough to let him go. Go gently on yourself as you grieve. Huge hugs x
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Thank you. My heart is literally broken x
 
GPTV said:
Such a handsome man :drool: :luv:
So sorry you lost him, but please don't blame yourself, as the others have said, you sorted veterinary treatment for him in his time of need, he was cared for & loved. :hug:

Unfortunately boars with stones seem to be far trickier & less successful to treat than sows, generally due to their urethra being so long & narrow in comparison.

His journey to rainbow bridge was a decision made with love, he's no longer in pain & even if you had had him operated on, it's a high risk operation so the outcome might have been the same anyway.
At least this way he's not suffering or in pain anymore and is at peace.

Give yourself time to grieve. Don't feel that you failed him, because you didn't, all the 'what if's' we often experience are because we loved them dearly & are all part of the grieving process.
Think of all the good times & happy memories you have of him.

T-care of yourself & RIP Gorgeous Coconut, popcorn pain free over rainbow Bridge xx 🌈
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Thank you. Right now it's hard to think straight. I miss him so much x
 
GPTV said:
Such a handsome man :drool: :luv:
So sorry you lost him, but please don't blame yourself, as the others have said, you sorted veterinary treatment for him in his time of need, he was cared for & loved. :hug:

Unfortunately boars with stones seem to be far trickier & less successful to treat than sows, generally due to their urethra being so long & narrow in comparison.

His journey to rainbow bridge was a decision made with love, he's no longer in pain & even if you had had him operated on, it's a high risk operation so the outcome might have been the same anyway.
At least this way he's not suffering or in pain anymore and is at peace.

Give yourself time to grieve. Don't feel that you failed him, because you didn't, all the 'what if's' we often experience are because we loved them dearly & are all part of the grieving process.
Think of all the good times & happy memories you have of him.

T-care of yourself & RIP Gorgeous Coconut, popcorn pain free over rainbow Bridge xx 🌈
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Thank you. I tried my very best. He was such a character. He has left a massive void 💔
 
GPTV said:
Such a handsome man :drool: :luv:
So sorry you lost him, but please don't blame yourself, as the others have said, you sorted veterinary treatment for him in his time of need, he was cared for & loved. :hug:

Unfortunately boars with stones seem to be far trickier & less successful to treat than sows, generally due to their urethra being so long & narrow in comparison.

His journey to rainbow bridge was a decision made with love, he's no longer in pain & even if you had had him operated on, it's a high risk operation so the outcome might have been the same anyway.
At least this way he's not suffering or in pain anymore and is at peace.

Give yourself time to grieve. Don't feel that you failed him, because you didn't, all the 'what if's' we often experience are because we loved them dearly & are all part of the grieving process.
Think of all the good times & happy memories you have of him.

T-care of yourself & RIP Gorgeous Coconut, popcorn pain free over rainbow Bridge xx 🌈
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Thank you. It is just so hard as his little character was shining through even with his pain 💔
 
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