Dilly's Piggies
Teenage Guinea Pig
I have two piggies that intermittently get these episodes of a stuffy nose, they've had it from about 1 year old and are now coming up 3 years old, it happens around 2-3 times a year and it lasts for about a month, in the video is Lottie, she has been doing this for 3 weeks now. I mainly hear it when they're sleeping or eating but Lottie's this time is almost constant. They've both been on antibiotics a lot of times which hasn't helped, they've had chest xrays (Lottie had one 4 days ago) and everything was clear, they're on piriton antihistamines daily in case of allergies, they also get antiinflammatories when it's bad, they go in a nebuliser with F10 antiseptic solution a few times a day, they live on fleece that is washed in non bio non scented powder, their hay is oxbow timothy which is top quality, their room has an air purifier, what am I doing wrong?
There can sometimes be a little clear nasal discharge, usually from one nostril and the occasional cough which normally clears the blockage, but other than that there are no other symptoms other than this noisy breathing. Lottie keeps coughing but it's not clearing as easy as it normally does, I'm struggling to shift this one. My vet is stumped and doesn't know what it is or what to do about it... can anyone help? They do lose a bit of weight when they get like this too, it's no fun. Am I possibly dealing with two heart piggies? Do pigs with heart issues hoot constantly or can they have episodes of it like mine?
There can sometimes be a little clear nasal discharge, usually from one nostril and the occasional cough which normally clears the blockage, but other than that there are no other symptoms other than this noisy breathing. Lottie keeps coughing but it's not clearing as easy as it normally does, I'm struggling to shift this one. My vet is stumped and doesn't know what it is or what to do about it... can anyone help? They do lose a bit of weight when they get like this too, it's no fun. Am I possibly dealing with two heart piggies? Do pigs with heart issues hoot constantly or can they have episodes of it like mine?