help...new owner...think my piggy has had a stroke! :(

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Is it like this
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If the vet isn't cavy savvy they may suggest PTS

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE talk to Laura at the guinea pig helpline BEFORE you go. http://guineapighelpline.com/phone.html tell her everything, she should be able to tell you what to say to the vet

http://www.guinealynx.info/medications.html
 
it does have the green and white bars,and cave but looks bigger than this

ok so i need to avoid any amoxicillin (penicillin)

god this guinea pig lark is hard work!
I used to work at a pet shop, but we very rarely had guinea pigs for sale, or guinea pig owners so never came across them really!

thanks for the link Bailey
 
Helloo

I've just been reading through this thread, and just wanted to wish you and Ham all the best at the vets today, hope it goes well. :)

Laura and the boys xx
 
I was sold the Ferplast 80 cage by P@H when i got my first guinea pig. To those who've never had a caged pet before they look massive (i recall my partner wondering where we were going to put such a big cage), it's only when your boys start getting bigger (and i only had 1 boy in mine) that you realise it's way too small, if you put it next to a Ferplast 120 or bigger you'll see that's it's tiny in comparison and certainly no where near big enough for one - let alone two!

I still have my Ferplast 80 cage as a back up in case any one of my pigs fall ill and need to be separated urgently.

I wish you luck at the vets :)
 
i cant bear to watch him anymore, hes just laid there doing little twitches now and again.

now he his laid on his side, and that he cant run away ive tried to get a close look at the wound and his mouth.

he seems to have something white on his nose, i cant quite tell if its a milky liquid or a spot of white growth (like a fungus?) looking at his mouth it might be fungus.....but again just a guess.

i really cant see the vets doing anything for him...hes in such a bad way right now :(
 
I'm so pleased to see that Ham has made it through the night. Great that he has been eating hay and now pooping.
There is some great advice on forums but often a lot of conflicting experience when it comes to something specific, especially illness. Nothing can replace the hands on examination the vet can provide. Great that you have managed to get an appointment today.

I wouldn't worry about re-bonding the boys at the moment (I also wouldn't consider bathing pigs under 3 months old). Just concentrate on getting Ham well. You can always house him temporarily in a big cardboard box.

Everything crossed here for Ham. xx
 
thanks....not long to go now, but it seems to be taking forever, he is now in a cardboard box full of hay ready to go.
he seems to twitch abit like hes having mini seizures.
And my partner has been on the phone asking how he is already!

is there any sort of thing they can give him, injection/drip sort of things to speed up the process/perk him up abit?
 
They may give him a whole range of meds. If he's de-hydrated they could give him subq fluids. There's an injection they can give to kick start his appetite. Pain relief. Antibiotic injection.
I don't know enough to give you a definitive answer, these are just things I know other piggies have had.

:)
 
Fingers crossed here for your precious Ham - will check in later to see how you got on at the vets.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 
If the vet does diagnose fungal infection - and from your photo that is what he has - then the best treatment I have used on pigs that are badly infected enough to be having seizures is ItraFungol. Laura has a thread on systemic fungal infection so that would be a good one to read.

Suzy x
 
had a quick look at that you mentiond suzy...says its for cats? and is approx £30?
I'm hoping they can give him something to at least perk him up so he can stand! hes dragging himself around on his side/back :(

i cant believe weve had him for such a little time and he has got this?! is it something underlying i could complain to pets at home about or is it something i have done?

:(
 
Wait until you have a confirmed diagnosis so that you know what you are dealing with - the vet is the best person to tell you the information you need. If you get emotional when in the vets it may be best take someone in with you or write down what the vet tells you.

Best of luck. I am going to the vets myself with severely infected pigs today too, had 9 come in all infected with fungal. Pics are on my website. http://guinearescue.blogspot.com/p/new-arrivals.html

Suzy x
 
Wishing you and your poorly boy the best of luck!
 
good luck!

sorry about giving you the wrong advice about bonding them , I heard that from a vet but he was more of a doggy catty vet so he might not of really known what he was talking about:red

Keep us updated & hope he'sok x
 
oh no :( i hoped he would be ok.

rip ham popcorn free.

hugs to you
 
yeah she said his lungs were very noisy and had alot of fluid/discharge in them.
He had discharge round his nose and on his little paw where he had tried to wipe it away.

He had a fungal infection round the mouth. I asked if it was a bite...and she said she couldnt tell as it was scabbed over.

She said as he was so young and so ill there was a very slim chance of him surviving. His balance was WAAAY off and she said in the cases she had seen in such rate of illness they dont survive the night.
hes off to be cremated :(

she said he was very poorly, dehydrated and it was kinder to put him to sleep as with the fungus round his mouth would have made it painful for him to eat :(
 
I'm very sorry. So sad.

Please give you other pig a really good check over. Look through his hair and feel with your hands to see if he has any sores, flaky skin or discomfort. He will need lots of love too.

Goodnight little Ham. :rose
 
oh honey, i am really really sorry about Ham, rip fella, such a short life but so sweet.

Be safe now boy xxxxxxxx

Hope you are ok xxxxx
 
Oh, I'm so sorry 8... I really hoped he would make it. You did all you could, at least he is not suffering any more.

RIP Ham :rose, popcorn free at the bridge
 
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