funnehmare
Adult Guinea Pig
I have been away for awhile as I've been struggling since the loss of my beloved Taffybutt, so I've not felt up to be being on the forum much. I lurk but I haven't posted much. Not long after we lost Taffy, Stanny boy developed pneumonia so we were in and out of the vets with him trying to get it under control, thankfully we appear to and he is feeling much better. Now I'm back at the vets again, I'm there so often they recognise my voice immediately on the phone.
My boy Churchill has recently had a bought of anorexia, bloat alongside trouble swallowing. He's been head bouncing and masticating his jaw. He had xrays under anaesthetic today (so nervous about these!) as the vet suspected a middle ear infection or TMJ. The results of the xrays appear to suggest a middle ear infection, he is becoming increasingly arthritic, along with spinal degeneration (in part the result of bad husbandry/diet before he came to me) We are now at the stage where it is mostly pain management. We are considering looking into some physio for him to help with some of the discomfort caused by pressure points. I've read into middle ear infections and much of the literature suggests that there is little treatment, and when treatment is given it is not often successful, so it is mostly about treating the symptoms. Does anyone else have experience with this?
Also what are people's thoughts on a safe gap between doses of vetergesic? He is due to have 0.1ml three times a day and I'm not sure how long to leave between doses.
Hope you are all well and your furbums too!
My boy Churchill has recently had a bought of anorexia, bloat alongside trouble swallowing. He's been head bouncing and masticating his jaw. He had xrays under anaesthetic today (so nervous about these!) as the vet suspected a middle ear infection or TMJ. The results of the xrays appear to suggest a middle ear infection, he is becoming increasingly arthritic, along with spinal degeneration (in part the result of bad husbandry/diet before he came to me) We are now at the stage where it is mostly pain management. We are considering looking into some physio for him to help with some of the discomfort caused by pressure points. I've read into middle ear infections and much of the literature suggests that there is little treatment, and when treatment is given it is not often successful, so it is mostly about treating the symptoms. Does anyone else have experience with this?
Also what are people's thoughts on a safe gap between doses of vetergesic? He is due to have 0.1ml three times a day and I'm not sure how long to leave between doses.
Hope you are all well and your furbums too!
