vets again - nasal bacteria

[bessiehen]

Hello, just a bit of info for anyone with a similar issue. Last night I saw clear liquid coming out of one of Clive's nostrils, so I thought 'cold!eek!' and rang the vet.

At our appt today the vet said his lungs are excellent, but that pigs can get nasal bacteria which can cause them problems if left unchecked. He swilled Clive's nose out with some sort of orangey liquid to clear out any bits of food then had a good look. He put him on ten days worth of antibiotics and told us to come back after that.

Fingers crossed that will be the end of it. Poor Clive he did not enjoy the experience and, even worse, Burt and Clive had a fight on the way home We usually take them both to keep company but seperate vet visits might be needed from now on.

My poor bambino, he is hiding away and not even tempted out by fresh hay. Hope he forgives me soon, although got to syringe his meds every night so not looking hopeful.

 

[bessiehen]

Gone downhill - please help - treatment advice

Sadly when I got home today, Clive had barely eaten and barely pooped. He has been at the vets again because of this but I was very upset I feel I didn't take everything in properly. I would really appreciate if anyone could help with the following.

The vet said - his guts a bit tense but not too bad, gave him 'gut mover' (metoclop) every 6 hours, pain relief (metacam) once a day, to keep on daily antibiotics (engemycin) and finally a recovery sachet.

My questions:
1 - How much sachet to give? I thought the nurse said 1/4 pack every 6 hours but we have only manged to syringe feed him about 3 ml - should we persevere?

2 - Should we remove the nuggets from his cage or leave them in case he wants to eat them?

3 - Should we be giving him his normal veggie breakfast or leave it until after the vets? (back at 8.30 tomorrow)

Thank you in advance x

 

[lynda1]

I'm sorry to hear about Clive, I'm afraid I cant help with any advice but I'm sure someone will be around soon to give some good advice.

 

[Suzygpr]

It is very important to keep the food going in, hopefully this link will be useful to you. For a good sized adult the aim is to get 120ml of syringe food in over 24 hrs - generally 20-30ml per feed, a recovery food sachet is enough for one day.

http://www.guinealynx.info/handfeeding.html

Once he has had a feed add some fresh hay to the cage - often after syringe feeding a pig will continue munching on hay.

Leave the nuggets in - if he starts to eat then he will need them in the cage. Feed him veggies, in fact feed him anything that will tempt him, he needs to eat.

HTH

Suzy x

 

[bessiehen]

Thank you SuzyGPR, I have just read the link - it is so hard to take things in at the vets. In fact it was only the nurse that suggested the sachet feed, so glad she was there.

I know he ate a little salad and broccolli this morning, and he ate a handful of grass at tea time. As I'm typing this he has just ventured out of his hidey place and munched on a nugget and is now chewing on one of his toys (he has spent all day up til now pretty much in his hidey place). Maybe it's the painkiller helping him. I'm going to give him a little bit of veg. I just hope he poos a lot overnight!

Thank you again for responding.