tabelmabel
Adult Guinea Pig
Why do these things always happen at weekends?!
Mike is 3.5 yrs old and normally in excellent health. He is an indoor pig, living in our kitchen not drafty at all.
Just today he seems to have developed very rapid breathing and my daughter said he did a funny cough noise this morning.
So i am thinking chest infection BUT he is eating really well and moving around the cage fast. He was sitting looking ill but i dropped some red pepper in on the lower storey and he practically flew down the ramp to get it and ate it really fast. Now he is at his kibble.
Is he likely to be ok til monday? Are there any other possibilities other than chest?
I gave him 0.2 calpol just in case he has a temperature. I havent any anti biotics in stock. Is there anything else i can be doing?
He has 2 cagemates, both fine.
Thanks
Mike is 3.5 yrs old and normally in excellent health. He is an indoor pig, living in our kitchen not drafty at all.
Just today he seems to have developed very rapid breathing and my daughter said he did a funny cough noise this morning.
So i am thinking chest infection BUT he is eating really well and moving around the cage fast. He was sitting looking ill but i dropped some red pepper in on the lower storey and he practically flew down the ramp to get it and ate it really fast. Now he is at his kibble.
Is he likely to be ok til monday? Are there any other possibilities other than chest?
I gave him 0.2 calpol just in case he has a temperature. I havent any anti biotics in stock. Is there anything else i can be doing?
He has 2 cagemates, both fine.
Thanks