Pneumonia Recovery - Help Please!

[happycavvy1111]

Hello friends! Long time visitor and first time asking for help! You all have helped me so much in the past and would like some guidance from your experience as well.

I have a young 8 month old piggie who’s had URI that he recovered from couple months ago and now is dealing with pneumonia. Took X-Ray couple weeks ago and one of his lungs were completely white!

His initial symptoms were not moving much out of the house, lack of interest in eating and drinking, rapid breathing with clicking noises.

We started him on Baytrill along with nebulizer treatment. He is now back to himself as far as being super active, eating a ton (actually gaining weight) and drinking a ton.

Problem is, his clicking noise and random rapid breathing still persists. Is this something that’ll just take time or do we need to ask the vet for something else in addition to the treatment we’re doing? It’s been about two weeks since we started this and I understand this is a longer process but wanted to ask! Thanks!

 

[Piggies&buns]

Welcome to the forum

I would contact the vet and ask them to check him again.
Is he still on the treatment or has it now stopped?

 

[weepweeps]

Hello and welcome to the forum. Sorry your boy has been poorly. Good luck at the vets.

 

[Wiebke]

Hi and welcome back

I am very sorry about the pneumonia but this should be really managed and monitored with a vet; especially if there are new developments or lack of improvement over more significant periods like a fortnight after onset/end of treatment.

It may help us if you could specify what meds and measures he is on, so members with personal experiences can input or make further potentially suggestions for what to discuss with your vet.

 

[happycavvy1111]

We are going back tomorrow for a follow up. He’s on Baytrill twice a day and Meloxicam pain medication twice a day as well.

He does also get nebulizer twice a day as well. Very active and hungry all the time which is good. Just still has that wheezing and breathing issue hasn’t gone away

 

[Wiebke]

We are going back tomorrow for a follow up. He’s on Baytrill twice a day and Meloxicam pain medication twice a day as well.

He does also get nebulizer twice a day as well. Very active and hungry all the time which is good. Just still has that wheezing and breathing issue hasn’t gone away

All the best. Sadly, this is not something I ever had an issue with but tissue damage/scarring can happen with longer term audible breathing as a result. Only a hands-on examination can tell, unfortunately.

 

[happycavvy1111]

Understand that and thank you for all the advices! He is happy self so hoping we’ll find some answers to help this mitigate further

 

[happycavvy1111]

Update - he’s been on Baytril and Meloxicam pain medicine for a month now. Went back for an X-Ray and sadly he’s shown no progress. He’s himself for most part and eating well.

Doctor is prescribing two more medications, an antibiotic through nebulizer and one other medication I’m not sure of quite yet. Hopefully this will help progress as he’s only 10 months old.

 

[weepweeps]

Good luck. I hope the new meds help

 

[Wiebke]

Fingers crossed that the new meds and the nebulising is working!

 

[paris_n.x]

Hello friends! Long time visitor and first time asking for help! You all have helped me so much in the past and would like some guidance from your experience as well.

I have a young 8 month old piggie who’s had URI that he recovered from couple months ago and now is dealing with pneumonia. Took X-Ray couple weeks ago and one of his lungs were completely white!

His initial symptoms were not moving much out of the house, lack of interest in eating and drinking, rapid breathing with clicking noises.

We started him on Baytrill along with nebulizer treatment. He is now back to himself as far as being super active, eating a ton (actually gaining weight) and drinking a ton.

Problem is, his clicking noise and random rapid breathing still persists. Is this something that’ll just take time or do we need to ask the vet for something else in addition to the treatment we’re doing? It’s been about two weeks since we started this and I understand this is a longer process but wanted to ask! Thanks!

 

[paris_n.x]

Hiya i think my guinea pig is suffering from pneumonia aswell, is there any chance they recover been going on for a long time now
since september 17th he has respiratory infection
in september and now think it’s pneumonia
he’s been on medication a lot
do u know if they recover ?

 

[paris_n.x]

do i need to get a nebulizer for mine by any chance
his nose sound like crackly
and the breathing makes his head like bopping

 

[Wiebke]

Hiya i think my guinea pig is suffering from pneumonia aswell, is there any chance they recover been going on for a long time now
since september 17th he has respiratory infection
in september and now think it’s pneumonia
he’s been on medication a lot
do u know if they recover ?

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