kerrym1980
New Born Pup
Hello and thank you in advance.
I noticed that my piggie (male, entire, just over 2 years old) wasn't his usual self on Monday eve. I checked urination and sure enough it was pinky in colour. Took him to the vets first thing Tuesday. They're running socially-distanced appointments so they took him in for examination whilst I stayed outside. Vet couldn't feel any stones and gave me Baytril to administer orally twice a day (0.1ml diluted in water up to 0.5ml), and requested that I bring him back in a week for review. He's very challenging to get the antibiotic into, nonetheless I am trying.
He's still eating and drinking, but today is much quieter, spending more time in a corner hunched up and what he's passing is much redder. I know I need to wait for the antibiotic to kick in, but I'm feeling a bit powerless, especially as he's crying every 15 minutes. Thanks to personal experience of kidney stones and the accompanying UTI's I have a fair idea how he feels which makes me feel worse and more worried, and I'd be grateful for advice on at what point I need to go back to the vet and whether there's anything I can do to ease his discomfort.
Thanks, Kerry
I noticed that my piggie (male, entire, just over 2 years old) wasn't his usual self on Monday eve. I checked urination and sure enough it was pinky in colour. Took him to the vets first thing Tuesday. They're running socially-distanced appointments so they took him in for examination whilst I stayed outside. Vet couldn't feel any stones and gave me Baytril to administer orally twice a day (0.1ml diluted in water up to 0.5ml), and requested that I bring him back in a week for review. He's very challenging to get the antibiotic into, nonetheless I am trying.
He's still eating and drinking, but today is much quieter, spending more time in a corner hunched up and what he's passing is much redder. I know I need to wait for the antibiotic to kick in, but I'm feeling a bit powerless, especially as he's crying every 15 minutes. Thanks to personal experience of kidney stones and the accompanying UTI's I have a fair idea how he feels which makes me feel worse and more worried, and I'd be grateful for advice on at what point I need to go back to the vet and whether there's anything I can do to ease his discomfort.
Thanks, Kerry