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Junior Guinea Pig
- Joined
- Oct 30, 2013
- Messages
- 228
- Reaction score
- 72
- Points
- 290
- Location
- whitburn, west lothian, scotland
here is wee peppers story, when i got him he was very small for his age, and still is i cannot get him over 600g, he is 6 months old, i noticed he had a head tilt, took him to the vets and he had ear mites, treated his ears with the xeno, he was fine, this was july, a month ago i noticed he was breathing really rapidly, i took him to the vets and was given septrin for an URI, i told the vet that i wanted his heart checked, they did not listen, again this was july, he was not improving, i kept him on the septrin longer to see if maybe it was a mayjor infection, in august, he was running around, then he just collapsed, i took him back to the vets, he was put on oxygen, and a diaretic for fluid around his heart and lungs, took him back to vets a week later no improvement, he was then put onto, heart meds he is doing so much better he is still low in weight but breathing is better, i have to give him his heart tablet, 1/2 once daily, his diretic every 8 hours so 1.45am, 9.45am, 5.45pm everyday, but he is a super wee man with alot of heart, he is a fighter, my wee pepperx.