Perfectpets11
Teenage Guinea Pig
Hi everyone, a while back I posted a thread about Chico my 2 year old boar having an extremely wet bottom. This was up to his grease gland and all over his stomach. We never took him to the vets because he didn't have another wet bum and still hasn't. On Monday I noticed a tiny speck of blood in their hutch which I later discovered came from Chico. On Tuesday my mum took him to the vets, he was pretty thin compared to buddy and didn't want to eat much. The vet prescribed him with baytril and the supreme science recovery stuff. He takes the baytril better than the recovery med. he gets baytril 2 times a day and the recovery stuff 3 times per day. The vet weighed Chico and buddy and we also did tonight. Buddy weighs 1100g and Chico weight 920g. Chico definitely has lost a lot of weight because he used to be the same size as his cage mate.
I noticed tonight that he constantly makes a chewing noise. You know the cute sound they make when they eat? Well that sound constantly, except he has no food in his mouth? What could this be?
The vet asked for a urine sample so my mum dropped it in this morning. He said it looked very clear for guinea pig wee and he would give us a call in the morning with results. I'm getting so worried about my baby not eating enough. He mainly only wants to nibble on orange pepper and cucumber. He doesn't really want the hay although he had a small amount of grass tonight in the run. How long should we keep him on the meds? What foods will make him gain weight? Is there anything else I can give him? What's the chopping noise has making? Please help xxxxx
I noticed tonight that he constantly makes a chewing noise. You know the cute sound they make when they eat? Well that sound constantly, except he has no food in his mouth? What could this be?
The vet asked for a urine sample so my mum dropped it in this morning. He said it looked very clear for guinea pig wee and he would give us a call in the morning with results. I'm getting so worried about my baby not eating enough. He mainly only wants to nibble on orange pepper and cucumber. He doesn't really want the hay although he had a small amount of grass tonight in the run. How long should we keep him on the meds? What foods will make him gain weight? Is there anything else I can give him? What's the chopping noise has making? Please help xxxxx