Hi all,
So I have a pig that is about 2 and a half years old. He started getting sick back early June, and since then I have seen three different vets. They all prescribed antibiotics, but he never gets better.
Back in December, my younger guinea pig arrived to me sick with pneumonia (Rambo was bought at a pet store and was still very little). My older one caught it too, but I caught it so early that no real symptoms manifested. They both recovered well, or so it seemed.
Since my older one (Magnus) got sick, I thought for sure my younger one was going to get ill again too, but strangely he hasn't gotten ill at all. They have been in the same cage all this time, and Rambo is unaffected.
Since June, Magnus has been prescribed two-three different antibiotics. He seems to go back and forth between recovering and not, but no matter the stage he always has a stuffy/crusty nose (it varies in severity, seemingly depending on humidity, antibiotic, etc).
He has developed other symptoms as well. He seemed to have an inner ear problem (tilted head, lack of balance). It concerns me because I read it is indication of ear infection. Those symptoms have now gotten better, but he will not let me touch his left ear or even put a q-tip to clean it. The head tilt is just very slight.
When telling my current vet this, they seem to not know what is wrong. They suggest he has allergies and to maybe prescribe steroids to treat inflammation. It seems to me that he might of had a relapse of the pneumonia, and because the infection is so resistant and has become to ongoing, has affected his ear as well. It has been about two-three weeks since he hasnt been on any antibiotics, and still has a crusty nose and loud breathing (all seems to be coming from his nasal area, but his breathing is so loud at times I can't tell if there is fluid in the lungs as well).
I told my vet I would like to do a more thorough examination where they xray him and put him under light anesthesia to check his ear better (as he squirms too much for anyone to see whats going on)
Does anyone have any kind of advice or help to give me? I am just very concerned as I do not want to lose him. My first piggy ended up dying from pneumonia, but it was different as she breathed different and again resulted in vets not knowing the problem (her problem was inconsistant, being on and off). Again, his current symptoms all are prominent in the nasal area, and his nose has been running so bad that he has been wiping his nose constantly, making it sore The mucus is just crusty, hard as cement. He does eat and drink as he should (good appetite) and will run around with Rambo when taken out. I am just perplexed on what to do to fix this...
So I have a pig that is about 2 and a half years old. He started getting sick back early June, and since then I have seen three different vets. They all prescribed antibiotics, but he never gets better.
Back in December, my younger guinea pig arrived to me sick with pneumonia (Rambo was bought at a pet store and was still very little). My older one caught it too, but I caught it so early that no real symptoms manifested. They both recovered well, or so it seemed.
Since my older one (Magnus) got sick, I thought for sure my younger one was going to get ill again too, but strangely he hasn't gotten ill at all. They have been in the same cage all this time, and Rambo is unaffected.
Since June, Magnus has been prescribed two-three different antibiotics. He seems to go back and forth between recovering and not, but no matter the stage he always has a stuffy/crusty nose (it varies in severity, seemingly depending on humidity, antibiotic, etc).
He has developed other symptoms as well. He seemed to have an inner ear problem (tilted head, lack of balance). It concerns me because I read it is indication of ear infection. Those symptoms have now gotten better, but he will not let me touch his left ear or even put a q-tip to clean it. The head tilt is just very slight.
When telling my current vet this, they seem to not know what is wrong. They suggest he has allergies and to maybe prescribe steroids to treat inflammation. It seems to me that he might of had a relapse of the pneumonia, and because the infection is so resistant and has become to ongoing, has affected his ear as well. It has been about two-three weeks since he hasnt been on any antibiotics, and still has a crusty nose and loud breathing (all seems to be coming from his nasal area, but his breathing is so loud at times I can't tell if there is fluid in the lungs as well).
I told my vet I would like to do a more thorough examination where they xray him and put him under light anesthesia to check his ear better (as he squirms too much for anyone to see whats going on)
Does anyone have any kind of advice or help to give me? I am just very concerned as I do not want to lose him. My first piggy ended up dying from pneumonia, but it was different as she breathed different and again resulted in vets not knowing the problem (her problem was inconsistant, being on and off). Again, his current symptoms all are prominent in the nasal area, and his nose has been running so bad that he has been wiping his nose constantly, making it sore
The mucus is just crusty, hard as cement. He does eat and drink as he should (good appetite) and will run around with Rambo when taken out. I am just perplexed on what to do to fix this...
Magnus and Rambo say thanks for all the kind wishes!
