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Lethargic guinea pig

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Tom Roche

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Hi my guiniee pig has been breathing very heavily today and she’s only 6 months old she is very lathargic and seems not to be herself I have been to the vet and they’ve give her some medicine I’m just looking to see what other advice I can get please help
 
Keep your pig eating by syringe feeding. Dont squirt it too fast incase he or she inhales it into the lungs. Syringe feed water also, same rules applys.

Which antibiotic? Have you managed to get the first dose in?

I really must go to sleep. Take a look at the guide i linked above, which is by wiebke , i cant help you anymore I'm afraid.

Just a quicky. If you have the 1ml oral syringe, cut the tip off of it. The narrow part, else you will struggle sucking the food up. But if you have only the 1 syringe, make sure you can still use it for the antibiotic. Sorry, I'm rushing this post
 
I know I just want to know what are her chances of sieving 2 months ago I lost my guniee pig to a heart disease it nearly tipped me off the edge if she does I don’t know how I’ll cope
 
Tom Roche said:
@SkyPipDotBernie will she survive ?
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Impossible to say. Dont know whats wrong with her,( i am thinking upper respiratory infection, or worse pneumonia) dont know how early she caught whatever she has. Aslong as you keep giving the antibiotics and keep her warm, and keep syringe feeding around the clock, dont leave her too long without food going through her system. She has a chance. The guides tell you what to do. Hopefuly your vet has given the right antibiotic

I know this is the least of your worrys. But this will need to be on its own thread. We have hi jacked this one..i am sorry to the o.p.

Remember , read that guide, its better than me by far 👍.
 
Hi @Tom Roche I have moved your posts to your own thread in the health and illness section so that it doesn't get missed.

We cannot, nor are we qualified to, comment on whether your guinea pig will survive. When did you see the vet, when did the medicine start and what medications have you been given? What did the vet say they thought the problem was?

Could you please also add a rough location as we have members all over the world and access to good vet care and also the names and availablity of medication varies widely. Just an area/state and country is enough for our members to be able to advise more.

Syringe feeding is important as a piggies internal organs will shut down if they do not eat and the need to eat comes third after the need to breath and drink. Therefore if a piggy has breathing problems they may stop eating on their own. Please start weighing your piggy daily as weight loss is one of the biggest signs of a health problem and this will help you monitor whether they are getting enough food or not
 
Tom Roche said:
Thank you for all the help but do I need to syringe feed my pig because she is eating fine
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Please get a vet appointment asap if you haven't already, if you're in the UK then we have out of hour vets you can contact if there's any complications, also is your pig alone now or did you have 3 or more before your other pig passed? If he/she is on her own the stress could have triggered something. if he/she's still eating and drinking then that's a really good sign, keep an eye on his/her weight in case shes been eating less hay x
 
Tom Roche said:
Thank you for all the help but do I need to syringe feed my pig because she is eating fine
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Appearing to be eating fine and actually eating enough are not the same thing. I only say this from recent experience when I saw my Donald eating with the same enthusiasm as usual but still losing weight. Turns out he would eat tiny amounts often but wasn't getting enough. Only regular weighing will really tell you that though which is why we recommend weighing daily and stepping in with syringe feeding if necessary
 
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