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Please help me, I am really helpless,

I want to make sure that these three are positive in urine, that is, abnormal, can they be given to him with the two, one for pain relief and one for anti-inflammation, including what he said to let me take cisapride and probiotics, can these drugs be taken together? According to my homework on the forum, shouldn't any medicine be kept away from water? Because one of the antibiotics is in tablet form. I asked him if he couldn't add water, she said you should add a little bit less, so I'm not sure if the drugs and methods he mentioned will really help my guinea pig. I'm a bit worried.
It’s perfectly fine to give baytril and metacam and is the normal and expected treatment for cystitis.

As sport_billy has said the baytril (antibiotics) will help with infection.
I’m not sure what you mean by keeping it away from water and giving a little bit less.
You cannot and must not stop your piggy from drinking.

The metacam (which is an anti inflammatory and a pain killer) dose looks to be incredibly low and at once a day it may not help her, but only a vet can tell you what to give. All we can say is keep an eye on any pain levels and if she appears to be in pain then speak to the vet again.
Because this doctor did not confirm that it was cystitis, but only said that it was temporarily treated with cystitis, so what I want to ask everyone is, I just said that the three abnormal urine samples were for my guinea pig's symptoms, because I saw in the post that if the doctor told you to put any antibiotics in water to take, please leave them immediately, so I am afraid that he is not professional enough.
 
When we say don’t put antibiotics in water we mean that you should not add it directly into their drinking water bottle. If you do that then the piggy will not drink it and won’t get their dosage

What you are being asked to do is a totally different thing.
You need to dissolve the tablet in a very small amount of water and syringe that tablet/water mixture directly to your piggy, as per the dosing instructions given to you by the vet
 
It’s perfectly fine to give baytril and metacam and is the normal and expected treatment for cystitis.

As sport_billy has said the baytril (antibiotics) will help with infection.
I’m not sure what you mean by keeping it away from water and giving a little bit less.
You cannot and must not stop your piggy from drinking.

The metacam (which is an anti inflammatory and a pain killer) dose looks to be incredibly low and at once a day it may not help her, but only a vet can tell you what to give. All we can say is keep an eye on any pain levels and if she appears to be in pain then speak to the vet again.
The painkiller is 0.1 ml on the first day, and 0.05 ml each time starting from the second day. Can I add some more? Also, when should these four medications be taken? Can they be taken together? I only know that probiotics and antibiotics should be taken two hours apart, but I don't know if the others can be taken together. Yes, I will give him plenty of water to drink. Now, he is afraid of stomach medicine, and I really feel sorry for him. My mother feels sorry for him too.
 
The painkiller is 0.1 ml on the first day, and 0.05 ml each time starting from the second day. Can I add some more? Also, when should these four medications be taken? Can they be taken together? I only know that probiotics and antibiotics should be taken two hours apart, but I don't know if the others can be taken together. Yes, I will give him plenty of water to drink. Now, he is afraid of stomach medicine, and I really feel sorry for him. My mother feels sorry for him too.

You can only give the amount of painkiller the vet has told you to give. I am just informing you that the dosage is considerably lower than any of us have ever been prescribed for our own animals.
You will need to speak with the vet if you think she is in pain.

Yes all four medications can be given.
When you give them is as per your vets instructions and what works best for you - as you’ve been told to give them once every 24 hours just pick which time works best
 
You can only give the amount of painkiller the vet has told you to give. I am just informing you that the dosage is considerably lower than any of us have ever been prescribed for our own animals.
You will need to speak with the vet if you think she is in pain.

Yes all four medications can be given.
When you give them is as per your vets instructions and what works best for you - as you’ve been told to give them once every 24 hours just pick which time works best
I apologize for the inconvenience, but could you please tell me how much of each of the above images (1-5) should be given daily? Next, I will tell you about the numbers. Number one is from a merchant who says it is SP Canadian dried Timothy grass with more stems. I specifically purchased an additional box of chopped grass (because I was afraid it would cause gas, and my mother would always pick out the grass spikes (dogtail grass) and discard them). Number two is from a merchant who says it is Australian oat grass with a golden yellow color. Number three is from a merchant who says it is Chinese domestic wheat grass seedlings. He said it’s the tenderest part of the wheat grass. Number 4 is domestically produced dried northern timothy grass from China, and number 5 is guinea pig feed. Additionally, based on my guinea pig’s situation, do you think she needs to purchase any other types of grass? If so, please let me know the specific names, as I’m not very knowledgeable and am afraid of buying the wrong ones! Thank you. What vegetables can he eat based on his condition? We are really clueless, and I don't speak the language, so I hope you can tell me the names of the vegetables and how many grams of each vegetable he should eat daily. Should I give them all together or separately? I'm afraid that if I give him vegetables right after he eats grain, he might get bloated and have indigestion. Could you please tell me exactly how long to wait between meals? I'm really afraid of losing my little guy.
My mother has heard that you are also helping us. Please accept her gratitude on her behalf. Additionally, she has a request: since she is elderly, she would prefer you to provide her with specific quantities, as she is very concerned about the pig and worries about every moment of its life.
 

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Your piggy needs to eat unlimited amounts of Timothy hay - so number 1 and number 2. It needs to be in his cage in huge piles at all times at all. It needs to be her main food intake.

Number 3 and 4 are treats so she can be given just a few stems a couple of times a week.

Number 5 is guinea pig pellets. SHe can have one tablespoon (ie this is a specific measure) of these once per day. SHe must not have many at all.

For vegetables she can have lettuce, bell pepper, cucumber and coriander. In total she can have one cup worth of a mix of these vegetables per day.
So it is one lettuce leaf , one thin slice is bell pepper, one thin slice of cucumber and one or two sprigs of coriander.
 
The painkiller is 0.1 ml on the first day, and 0.05 ml each time starting from the second day. Can I add some more? Also, when should these four medications be taken? Can they be taken together? I only know that probiotics and antibiotics should be taken two hours apart, but I don't know if the others can be taken together. Yes, I will give him plenty of water to drink. Now, he is afraid of stomach medicine, and I really feel sorry for him. My mother feels sorry for him too.

Metacam comes in two strengths dog metacam and cat metacam in the UK.

Dog metacam is stronger and means you have to get less in liquid wise.
0.1ml of metacam painkiller should be helping a little - if it is not please ask the vet to see if they can increase the dose for you.
Dose ranges of metacam vary depending on weight of guinea pig and if it is dog or cat metacam.
If you feel your piggy is not getting enough pain relief please speak to the vet about dosage.

What is the name of the medicine he is not liking? It’s not unusual for them to not like taste of baytril.
 
Your piggy needs to eat unlimited amounts of Timothy hay - so number 1 and number 2. It needs to be in his cage in huge piles at all times at all. It needs to be her main food intake.

Number 3 and 4 are treats so she can be given just a few stems a couple of times a week.

Number 5 is guinea pig pellets. SHe can have one tablespoon (ie this is a specific measure) of these once per day. SHe must not have many at all.

For vegetables she can have lettuce, bell pepper, cucumber and coriander. In total she can have one cup worth of a mix of these vegetables per day.
So it is one lettuce leaf , one thin slice is bell pepper, one thin slice of cucumber and one or two sprigs of coriander.
Thank you very much,
 
I recently shared my experience with another guinea pig parent, along with the help and support I’ve received from others, including the website www.guinealynx.info. From the moment I saw it, I immediately shared it, including with those scammers in China who claim to be guinea pig experts, because I want all guinea pigs to receive the proper care. I firmly believe this is the right thing to do! No matter what others say. Soon, I received another request for help from a pig parent. She hoped I could help her seek assistance from everyone. She is also a very responsible parent, but she and her pig are in China. Her pig is 3.5 months old and weighs 612 grams. She is also a young girl in poor condition. In China, the diagnosis was that the right nasal sinus was completely blocked by mucus. This is similar to human rhinitis, where one side of the nasal cavity is blocked. This should be chronic rhinitis, right? Since her lungs are fine, she couldn't find a solution. I am reaching out on her behalf—please help save this child! She's still so young!
 

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I recently shared my experience with another guinea pig parent, along with the help and support I’ve received from others, including the website www.guinealynx.info. From the moment I saw it, I immediately shared it, including with those scammers in China who claim to be guinea pig experts, because I want all guinea pigs to receive the proper care. I firmly believe this is the right thing to do! No matter what others say. Soon, I received another request for help from a pig parent. She hoped I could help her seek assistance from everyone. She is also a very responsible parent, but she and her pig are in China. Her pig is 3.5 months old and weighs 612 grams. She is also a young girl in poor condition. In China, the diagnosis was that the right nasal sinus was completely blocked by mucus. This is similar to human rhinitis, where one side of the nasal cavity is blocked. This should be chronic rhinitis, right? Since her lungs are fine, she couldn't find a solution. I am reaching out on her behalf—please help save this child! She's still so young!

All we can suggest is to put a bowl of steaming water next to the cage to help humidify the air and see if that helps loosen mucus. But, again, we aren’t vets so we cannot know what is wrong with the piggy
 
Just wanted to say how refreshing it is to see someone trying so hard to advocate for their guinea pig. Whatever happens you and your family are doing a fantastic job. I truly hope your pig gets better soon. What is his/her name?
Thank you for your encouragement. Her name is Xiao Zhu Mei, a two-and-a-half-year-old girl. Although I only paid 120 yuan to adopt her, she is truly irreplaceable in my heart. I am willing to do anything for her! Thanks to everyone’s support, she has been improving since yesterday and is no longer bleeding. Now she is very happy, and my mother accompanies her every day because my mother has also become inseparable from her. I knew she was an angel and would surely overcome the crisis, so I didn’t rest for a moment, and my mother also didn’t sleep at all. I worked hard at the computer while my mother took her to the hospital and cared for her meticulously. Later, after learning about China’s medical expertise, we decided not to take her to the hospital to endure more suffering. My mother would take the child’s urine before dawn, ride a bicycle 🚲 through every street searching for a pet hospital that could perform tests. I am truly grateful to everyone and my mother. I will often share their daily life with you all. She is a very cute, mischievous, and intelligent girl!
 
All we can suggest is to put a bowl of steaming water next to the cage to help humidify the air and see if that helps loosen mucus. But, again, we aren’t vets so we cannot know what is wrong with the piggy
On the first day he arrived home, he started sneezing. It was more frequent than what I had researched about normal piglets. At that time, I asked his seller, and within a week of bringing him home, I took him for a stool test. The doctor said there were no major issues with the stool test results. I also asked the vet, and the vet said it was just ordinary sneezing, and if there was nothing in the nose, it was normal, because the pig is a short-nosed breed and is prone to such situations.
A week later, he sneezed again, and there was yellow nasal discharge. Since I had no experience, I took him to the hospital. The hospital I went to was not good; they took an X-ray, and there were no issues with the lungs, just the nose. He was given five days of medication. The doctor didn't tell me the specific formula, but I assume it was some antibiotics. Then he underwent seven days of nebulisation. The inhaled medication was an inhaled solution of ambroxol hydrochloride, but it didn't have much effect. After that, I contacted the doctor again, and he actually told me to give him five more days of medication. I felt that this wasn't right, so I went to a second hospital, where they prescribed a month's supply of liquid to be dripped into his nose and a week's supply of oral medication. The oral medication also contained antibiotics and some nutritional supplements. The doctor did not disclose the specific formula to me either. I only know that the nasal drops are likely an allergy medication.
So far, she has been using the nasal drops for four days, along with the oral medication, and her condition has improved slightly. However, the total number of sneezes remains roughly the same, though the frequency has decreased. I am very concerned that she is so young and already needs to take so many antibiotics. The doctor said her nose is blocked, which is considered chronic rhinitis. I have no way of verifying what exactly she has, so I am seeking more guidance from everyone. I would like to ask: how is chronic rhinitis diagnosed based on test results? Do I need to undergo further tests? Additionally, can guinea pigs develop this condition? What are the common causes of sneezing and nasal discharge in guinea pigs? Is this condition serious? Is it life-threatening? Thank you all for your help.
 
On the first day he arrived home, he started sneezing. It was more frequent than what I had researched about normal piglets. At that time, I asked his seller, and within a week of bringing him home, I took him for a stool test. The doctor said there were no major issues with the stool test results. I also asked the vet, and the vet said it was just ordinary sneezing, and if there was nothing in the nose, it was normal, because the pig is a short-nosed breed and is prone to such situations.
A week later, he sneezed again, and there was yellow nasal discharge. Since I had no experience, I took him to the hospital. The hospital I went to was not good; they took an X-ray, and there were no issues with the lungs, just the nose. He was given five days of medication. The doctor didn't tell me the specific formula, but I assume it was some antibiotics. Then he underwent seven days of nebulisation. The inhaled medication was an inhaled solution of ambroxol hydrochloride, but it didn't have much effect. After that, I contacted the doctor again, and he actually told me to give him five more days of medication. I felt that this wasn't right, so I went to a second hospital, where they prescribed a month's supply of liquid to be dripped into his nose and a week's supply of oral medication. The oral medication also contained antibiotics and some nutritional supplements. The doctor did not disclose the specific formula to me either. I only know that the nasal drops are likely an allergy medication.
So far, she has been using the nasal drops for four days, along with the oral medication, and her condition has improved slightly. However, the total number of sneezes remains roughly the same, though the frequency has decreased. I am very concerned that she is so young and already needs to take so many antibiotics. The doctor said her nose is blocked, which is considered chronic rhinitis. I have no way of verifying what exactly she has, so I am seeking more guidance from everyone. I would like to ask: how is chronic rhinitis diagnosed based on test results? Do I need to undergo further tests? Additionally, can guinea pigs develop this condition? What are the common causes of sneezing and nasal discharge in guinea pigs? Is this condition serious? Is it life-threatening? Thank you all for your help.

For a bacterial respiratory infection, antibiotics and anti inflammatory meds could need to be given for weeks at a time to help cure it. An undertreated bacterial infection can lead to long term damage.
Nebulising can help but it can also make things worse so it is very situation dependent. Chronic rhinitis is most likely only diagnosed through ruling out all other respiratory issues first - a vet would have to be certain the kings are completely clear. Sometimes decongestants can be used but I am afraid all we can advise is the bowl of steaming water as I have already suggested.

Dripping nutrients into its nose does not sound very helpful at all.
If a piggy isn’t eating then they need to be syringe fed a fibre rich recovery feed, as I have already explained earlier in the post relating to the case with your piggy.

This is all we can say in this matter - we are not vets. It is simply impossible for us to know whether your assessment of chronic rhinitis is correct or whether there is in fact a bacterial infection present. We therefore cannot know whether this piggy is in a serious predicament or not
 
For a bacterial respiratory infection, antibiotics and anti inflammatory meds could need to be given for weeks at a time to help cure it. An undertreated bacterial infection can lead to long term damage.
Nebulising can help but it can also make things worse so it is very situation dependent. Chronic rhinitis is most likely only diagnosed through ruling out all other respiratory issues first - a vet would have to be certain the kings are completely clear. Sometimes decongestants can be used but I am afraid all we can advise is the bowl of steaming water as I have already suggested.

Dripping nutrients into its nose does not sound very helpful at all.
If a piggy isn’t eating then they need to be syringe fed a fibre rich recovery feed, as I have already explained earlier in the post relating to the case with your piggy.

This is all we can say in this matter - we are not vets. It is simply impossible for us to know whether your assessment of chronic rhinitis is correct or whether there is in fact a bacterial infection present. We therefore cannot know whether this piggy is in a serious predicament or not
Thank you very much. I just looked into this for him. His child has URI. However, I am not sure if it is chronic because his hospital has not performed a bacterial test on him yet. I would like to ask if this disease requires a bacterial test. I have read that bacterial culture is necessary. Does bacterial culture refer to urine culture? Or is it necessary to check for bacterial infection in the blood? Additionally, his doctor initially told him that if the condition is cured within 7 days, it should improve, but if it takes longer than 7 days, it becomes harder to cure. Is there such a saying? Thinking about his little one, I really feel so sorry for him.
 
If the piggy has a bacterial respiratory infection then treatment could take weeks. Treatment is usually longer than 7 days and it does not mean it comes harder to cure.
Not treating a bacterial infection properly from the beginning (ie not giving meds for long enough or or insufficient dosage) is what can make it harder to cure.
Chronic rhinitis is not bacterial - it can be caused by allergens.
No a urine culture will not help with a diagnosing a respiratory infection. A culture can be taken of the mucus coming from the piggies nose.
 
If the piggy has a bacterial respiratory infection then treatment could take weeks. Treatment is usually longer than 7 days and it does not mean it comes harder to cure.
Not treating a bacterial infection properly from the beginning (ie not giving meds for long enough or or insufficient dosage) is what can make it harder to cure.
Chronic rhinitis is not bacterial - it can be caused by allergens.
No a urine culture will not help with a diagnosing a respiratory infection. A culture can be taken or the mucus coming from the piggies nose.
Okay, I have passed on your information to her. On her behalf, I would like to express my gratitude to you. With your response, she should now have a clearer direction. In my opinion, if the veterinarian did not check her hydration status or perform a bacterial culture of her nose before diagnosing her with rhinitis, then that veterinarian was not professional enough, because diagnosing rhinitis first requires confirming whether there is an infection (upper respiratory tract infection). Do you think my understanding is correct? This also helps me learn more about guinea pigs, which in turn helps me assist more of these poor little creatures.
 
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