threelittlebubs
Junior Guinea Pig
My little girl Ester is a 3 year old Swiss teddy. I adopted her 1 year ago and she now lives in a big homemade cage with her cagemate Meek, 1 year old. Ester started having problems earlier this spring, she had a very congested, wet/snuffly sound in her chest. This came and went 3 times over the last few times. About a month ago it started up again and she was running a fever. We did blood tests, X-rays and we did a 3 week round of Zithromax.
Well, she was getting 0.9 ml twice a day for 3 weeks. Her congestion cleared after a week. She always ate normally, no signs of illness during the course of treatment.
So, she's been off the antibiotics for a week but she's been having dry/skinny poops. Now, 4 days ago she started doing a strange hop/jump. It seems like she is limping. Her living space is completely flat, so I don't know what this would be caused by. She is still eating and drinking (I have a webcam to monitor her day and night) but I'm thinking the antibiotics did a number on her gut. I've been giving her a bit of critical care in the hopes of getting her gut flora back, but I also have Fibreplex.
The only symptoms visible currently are the dry/skinny poops and the apparent limp (?) I've examined the paw and leg and there is nothing visible.
Can you give me some tips on what I should be giving her? Is the CC a good idea or should I go with Fibreplex? Any fruit/veg I should avoid?
Thank you so much for any help. Right now I'm not wanting to take her to the vet as she has been so often, last time she had blood tests and chest X-rays (awake, no sedation) so I really want to avoid stressing her when she isn't showing any critical symptoms.
Well, she was getting 0.9 ml twice a day for 3 weeks. Her congestion cleared after a week. She always ate normally, no signs of illness during the course of treatment.
So, she's been off the antibiotics for a week but she's been having dry/skinny poops. Now, 4 days ago she started doing a strange hop/jump. It seems like she is limping. Her living space is completely flat, so I don't know what this would be caused by. She is still eating and drinking (I have a webcam to monitor her day and night) but I'm thinking the antibiotics did a number on her gut. I've been giving her a bit of critical care in the hopes of getting her gut flora back, but I also have Fibreplex.
The only symptoms visible currently are the dry/skinny poops and the apparent limp (?) I've examined the paw and leg and there is nothing visible.
Can you give me some tips on what I should be giving her? Is the CC a good idea or should I go with Fibreplex? Any fruit/veg I should avoid?
Thank you so much for any help. Right now I'm not wanting to take her to the vet as she has been so often, last time she had blood tests and chest X-rays (awake, no sedation) so I really want to avoid stressing her when she isn't showing any critical symptoms.
