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My piggie has pneumonia

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Yaya

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Help. This is all new to me. I have four piggies in a large split cage. Two to a side. All are un-nuetered boars. I have to isolate my sick one.
* will the others get sick?
* is my sick piggie okay to be isolated in a cat carrier or does he need a full sized cage?
*when it is time for reuniting him with his current cagemate will I have to start the bonding process over again,?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
 
Yaya said:
Help. This is all new to me. I have four piggies in a large split cage. Two to a side. All are un-nuetered boars. I have to isolate my sick one.
* will the others get sick?
* is my sick piggie okay to be isolated in a cat carrier or does he need a full sized cage?
*when it is time for reuniting him with his current cagemate will I have to start the bonding process over again,?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
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Hi and welcome

I am very sorry for your illness!

How quickly has the pneumonia come on? Have there been previous signs of a respiratory infection?
Do you have a dog or have been visited by a dog with a cough or a very recent kennel cough/bordetellosis vaccination?
What medication have you been prescribed and at which dosages?

Healthy piggies with a fully working immune system rarely catch respiratory problems from their mates. By the time pneumonia is manifesting, the companion has already been exposed to the same bacteria or bugs anway.
If possible please leave a bonded pair together as much as possible as the separation is causing additional stress and is lowering the immune system. Separation can also be a cause for a fall-out in adult piggies.

Please weigh your boys daily and step in with syringe feeding top up or full syringe feeding if they lose more than 50g. The need to breathe comes before the need to drink and only thirdly before the need to eat. Antibiotics can act as additional appetite dampeners or killers.
Here is our crisis care information, which you may find helpful. We have bundled all relevant information into one guide for easier access: Emergency, Crisis and Bridging Care until a Vet Appointment
 
Oh thank you. I am so very worried about my boys. They sure can geab you by the heartstrings.
 
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