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Hay fever; Respiratory infections.

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I have decided to try the Homeopet Nose Relief (linked on the first page, I think) for Gwenivere and Frankyln. Frankie always has watery eyes and a slightly 'snotty' nose, while Gwen suffers more with the "grumbly" breathing. Sudafed clears them both up but not for long, I'm interested to see how well the Homeopet works.
 
I've got some of that too, Laura. Haven't actually used it yet as, typically, Sukie was fine all summer this year after I bought it! :))
 
Laura-CCC4 said:
I have decided to try the Homeopet Nose Relief (linked on the first page, I think) for Gwenivere and Frankyln. Frankie always has watery eyes and a slightly 'snotty' nose, while Gwen suffers more with the "grumbly" breathing. Sudafed clears them both up but not for long, I'm interested to see how well the Homeopet works.
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Let me know how you get on with it as Gizmo has the same problems and i noticed he is noisy after fresh hay and the megazorb has been changed. I even bought a stethoscope to listen and check. But all sounds fine apart from when ive changed the cage.
Ive not tried the sudafed as i cant seem to get it in the chemists as of yet. It its the liquid expectant that i need isn't it? I can only find it in tablet form.
Hope it works.
 
Yes, Sudafed Expectorant, it's in an orange bottle. :)

I had a minor panic with Gwen the other evening, she had very noisy breathing - I could hear her from out the room, every breath she took. I listened to her chest with a stethoscope and, out of interest, listened with the stethoscope on her snout. It was confined to the left side - her nose sounded quite congested, and the left side of her chest was the noisy side. One dose of Sudafed and a tiny dab of Vicks and she'd cleared up within 5 minutes.

What exactly is causing the problem I can't pinpoint. It could be the hay in general, that would be my best bet, but it is confined to hay racks. The fleece is cleaned up daily so it's actually very clean, and is completely changed out every three days.
 
I think i will try the stethoscope on the snout, i never thought of that.
I worried that if i gave the sudafed Gizmo may have a reaction, I'm just so paranoid. So at the moment i have only used the olbas oil, but as soon as i find the sudafed i will try it.
 
I used to be highly paranoid about self-medicating, put simply I would not have done it three years ago. I am comfortable doing so now but I have learnt a lot and it took time for me to build my confidence and trust my judgements.

As always, if you are at all unsure then don't do it. I only give Sudafed when the breathing is noisy.
 
Laura-CCC4 said:
I used to be highly paranoid about self-medicating, put simply I would not have done it three years ago. I am comfortable doing so now but I have learnt a lot and it took time for me to build my confidence and trust my judgements.

As always, if you are at all unsure then don't do it. I only give Sudafed when the breathing is noisy.
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Would you say the piggys benefited from the sudafed or only sometimes? You would think i would be confident as i used to be a veterinary nurse but i never had much experince with piggys.:(
 
The Sudafed does clear them up without a doubt, it works very quickly too - Gwen had very noisy breathing last night but she was fine within a few minutes of dosing her. It is only a short term solution for allergies, a "quick fix" - hence my interest in the Homeopet Nose Relief, hoping it'll work better long-term!
 
Let me know how you get on, i will hold off the sudafed until you have tried the nose relief and see which one you think is best as you have the most experince. :))
 
An update for you Sam - and anyone else interested!

The Homeopet Nose Relief was delayed in arriving, Vet UK were out of stock until last week so it was 22 December before it turned up!

I am treating two piggies with the drops. Gwen tends to suffer the grumbly breathing, but she's also quite lethargic and has mild nasal discharge most days. Frankie has consistently crusty/watery eyes, a red tinge to the whites of his eyes, and mild nasal discharge.

They're each on 5 drops three times a day for the next week, then it will be reduced to twice a day, then once daily as the symptoms ease.

Ever after just 5 days on the drops, there is an impressive improvement. Gwenivere has been a lot more active and seems a lot brighter in herself. She's very difficult to dose as she clamps her mouth shut, but what is going in is obviously doing her a world of good.

Frankie's improvement has been a bit less dramatic but still notable. He still has crusty and watery eyes, but the redness in the whites of the eyes has definitely eased.

It is still early days and they may need to be on the maximum 3x daily dose for a little while, but so far so good - I am very impressed and would recommend it to other guineas suffering chronic allergy/hayfever symptoms.
 
Sounds like it worth it then.

Gizmo seems to have the same symptoms as your Gwen with regards to 'grumbly breathing' and i would be interested in trying the nose relief on him and seeing if their is any improvement.

Keep us updated on the progress.

Sam x
 
I just want to add to this how fantastic I'm finding Homeopet's Nose Relief. :) My Holly is not a well piggy anyway, and has been suffering quite badly with hayfever, which has made her feel even worse and less likely to want to eat etc. I have started her on Nose Relief and the improvements in her breathing/mucus levels have been dramatic so far.
 
Please help

So the past few days my guinea pig Zsa Zsa has benn very lathargic. She has not been eating much and refuses to drink water unless it is from a syringe. Her sister, reesie suddenly died about three months ago likely due to a stroke and at first Zsa Zsa was very shy and kind of scared but after a few weeks got used to the new arrangement. I was spending a lot of time with her when i did my homework and havent been the past few weeks due to me not getting home until around 7 each night due to basketball practice. We also recently went on vacation for 5 days. I am very concerned about this that she may be dying. I really dont have the time or money to take her to the vet unless I know she has a very good chance of living through this mysterious bug (btw she is almost three). Could this be a respitory or intestinal infection? Do I need to try and spend more time with her? Please respond ASAP!

Thanks in Advance!
 
NeedHelpWithMyPiggieFast said:
So the past few days my guinea pig Zsa Zsa has benn very lathargic. She has not been eating much and refuses to drink water unless it is from a syringe. Her sister, reesie suddenly died about three months ago likely due to a stroke and at first Zsa Zsa was very shy and kind of scared but after a few weeks got used to the new arrangement. I was spending a lot of time with her when i did my homework and havent been the past few weeks due to me not getting home until around 7 each night due to basketball practice. We also recently went on vacation for 5 days. I am very concerned about this that she may be dying. I really dont have the time or money to take her to the vet unless I know she has a very good chance of living through this mysterious bug (btw she is almost three). Could this be a respitory or intestinal infection? Do I need to try and spend more time with her? Please respond ASAP!

Thanks in Advance!
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Welcome to the forum. I would not normally respond fully on this thread but I have little to say and I feel it needs saying now. She needs a vet. No ifs, no buts, and I know it is not what you want to hear, I feel for you as you clearly care enough to ask some people for help. But without vet care she has absolutely no chance whatsoever. If you cannot afford to take her to the vet, can you please - for her sake - surrender her to someone who will. If you truly love her, you will allow her to go somewhere she gets the treatment she needs, becayuse it is not an act of love to withhold veterinary treatment when you know the animal needs it. At times like this, love is not all that is needed.
 
Laura-CCC4 said:
Plain acidophilus is ok, or you can ask the vet for an animal probiotic like Bio-Lapis (for rabbits) or Avipro Plus. You can also buy Pro-C Probiotic from Pets at Home.
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Bio-lapis is the best(I get it from Amazon): for a start you can't overdose it (unlike Pro-C). I also mix it with "supreme science recovery mix"(again, from Amazon) - it tastes a lot better and smells like hay, so it washes away any bad aftertaste. One of our guinea pigs completely stopped eating when on antibiotics and he is absolutely fine munching away since I started mixing recovery mix with Bio-lapis into freshly squeezed pineapple juice - smells and tastes nice, healthy pigs are begging for it and are going crazy when I give them the leftovers :) We just cut off the tip of a small needless syringe and feed the piggy.

I also found that some of our guinea pigs hate bio-lapis when sprinkled directly on food and not mixed with liquid, it even puts them off eating: it strongly smells of pineapple, which is a bit too much for some of them with very sensitive noses.
 
Allergies?

My 2 month old baby Peeg has a stuffed up nose and sneezes everyonce in awhile but no sins of a URI besides that he heats fine etc.. I use aspen bedding an he has alfalfa hay until he gets a little older and pellets at dinner... Is it allergies you think or a URI?
 
My one piggie has a cold for the 2nd time now in just 2 months, and has had lice, the poor thing. Happened since we had this new guinea pig. The one has been to the vets 5 times! And is now on anti biotics:(
 
Have you tried using different bedding? And if he sounds like he has a blocked nose it's usually a cold, which can break out into URI if it gets bad!
 
HELLO. My piggies have been sneezing. One of them has been sneezing and coughing and then just last night it started bleeding from the nose as it was sneezing and coughing. It was very scary to my daughter and I. I contacted vets and they are telling me that they have no experience in them because they are exotic animals. I just went out today and bought new kind of bedding and vitamin c drops in hopes that that is the issue. Could anyone tell me what could be the problem?
 
How long does it take to be able to tell if crusty eyes and a runny nose are clearing up?
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My black rodent is a poorly rodent and I’m giving it baytril and changed the bedding last night to a new bale but how can I tell if it’s getting better or not? I could be cruel to it and pull off all the dried gunk that’s around it’s eyes and nose but I reckon I’d be pulling off lots of hair and causing it pain so thought I’d just leave it there to just dust off naturally over time but this means I can’t tell if new gunk is being formed or not. For all I know it could be well again in a few days and I wouldn’t know if the old stuff is still caked to its face.
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How long does old crud usually stay on for? He ain’t a rodent that likes to clean his face with his paws.



TBlakeney said:
HELLO. My piggies have been sneezing. One of them has been sneezing and coughing and then just last night it started bleeding from the nose as it was sneezing and coughing. It was very scary to my daughter and I. I contacted vets and they are telling me that they have no experience in them because they are exotic animals. I just went out today and bought new kind of bedding and vitamin c drops in hopes that that is the issue. Could anyone tell me what could be the problem?
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Is it ok now? No one replied to you.
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You need to remove the dried gunk by boiling, (then leavig too cool) some water and gently rubbing it off with this water and some cotton wool. The water will soften it do it doesnt hurt.
 
Hmn, I gave it a heart hearted attempt a couple of months ago when I first saw snot but used tissue paper and water instead but had no luck, didn’t seem to want to soften plus he was shifting his head all over and being difficult. Go on then, I’ll give it another go tonight with cotton wool but he’s sure to hate me, I’m doing all sorts of nasty stuff to him at the mo, might even force feed him poop soup that I’ve heard about cos the vet didn’t tell me to get a probiotic with the baytril. Poor blinkin’ rodent. He gets his willy washed, his eyes and nose messed with, yucky tasting medication forced into him twice a day and syringe-fed his brother’s poo. How rubbish can life get?
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When i got my little man...

I got him home and he spend the week sneezing.
I took him to the vets and he is allergic to hay!
And sawdust dust
no respiratory infection.

So i bed him on shreadded paper.

Hes fine...
The occasional sneeze with fresh hay...

But he's good now :-)

But i know i was worried!
 
My rodent’s had runny eyes and a snotty nose for 8 months now, gotta be allergic to hay but I haven’t gotten rid of his hay bed. I can’t be *rsed washing vetbed every day, he’ll have to live with the symptoms.
 
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