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Hi there.
My little Pascal had what the vet said may have been the beginnings of a *.R.I. a few months back. He was treated and seemed to be completely over it... However, for a few weeks now, he has been sneezing quite a bit. He's been acting perfectly normal.... running about, begging for treats, pestering his roomie... he hasn't had any discharge, etc. About a week ago, he actually woke me up during the night because he was wheezing and seemed to be coughing. Not just little chokey coughs like when he eats too quickly... actual coughs. I of course made him an appointment right away, but the exotics vet wouldn't be at the office until 2 days later. By then (yesterday), he seemed perfectly normal again, minus the sneezing. I took him anyways and the vet said it COULD be a *.R.I., but he hasn't had any nasal discharge, his chest sounded fine, and Harley (my other pig) would be showing symptoms by now. He gave him a shot of Convenia "just in case." Then he told me it was most likely allergies & to stop using wood shavings. I switched to fleece, but he is still sneezing! This worries me. I've been watching him like a hawk. He's been eating/drinking and his poops look normal, but he's sort of just been hiding in his pigloo all day. (He usually popcorns around whenever he hears me rustle a bag or turn on the kitchen light)
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Long story short: what could cause sneezing, random bouts of wheezing & coughing, but no discharge or other *.R.I. symptoms...?
My little Pascal had what the vet said may have been the beginnings of a *.R.I. a few months back. He was treated and seemed to be completely over it... However, for a few weeks now, he has been sneezing quite a bit. He's been acting perfectly normal.... running about, begging for treats, pestering his roomie... he hasn't had any discharge, etc. About a week ago, he actually woke me up during the night because he was wheezing and seemed to be coughing. Not just little chokey coughs like when he eats too quickly... actual coughs. I of course made him an appointment right away, but the exotics vet wouldn't be at the office until 2 days later. By then (yesterday), he seemed perfectly normal again, minus the sneezing. I took him anyways and the vet said it COULD be a *.R.I., but he hasn't had any nasal discharge, his chest sounded fine, and Harley (my other pig) would be showing symptoms by now. He gave him a shot of Convenia "just in case." Then he told me it was most likely allergies & to stop using wood shavings. I switched to fleece, but he is still sneezing! This worries me. I've been watching him like a hawk. He's been eating/drinking and his poops look normal, but he's sort of just been hiding in his pigloo all day. (He usually popcorns around whenever he hears me rustle a bag or turn on the kitchen light)
:{ Long story short: what could cause sneezing, random bouts of wheezing & coughing, but no discharge or other *.R.I. symptoms...?
