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What Would You Do In My Position?

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Have you sent the images of your pig to the vet to see if they think it looks ok?
 
Poo's are good sign. Shows guts are working and pushing things through, the emeprid will help too. Your doing well x
 
Our local vet said they have received the prescription for emiprid but we can't have it until the morning :no: Will this be too late?
 
I did say it was urgent and asked why nt today. He said he will have to get the vet to phone back at 'some point today'.

I'm trying to contact the vet they were neutered at but on hold.. Will drive up there if they will give it soon!
 
Sian25 said:
I did say it was urgent and asked why nt today. He said he will have to get the vet to phone back at 'some point today'.

I'm trying to contact the vet they were neutered at but on hold.. Will drive up there if they will give it soon!
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What a stress, hope you can get it sorted soon. x
 
I've already give the 1ml :blink: as was in a rush to give them some and found a thread where someone said they were prescribed emeprid 1ml three times a day so assumed it was okay. Oh dear
 
Sian25 said:
I've already give the 1ml :blink: as was in a rush to give them some and found a thread where someone said they were prescribed emeprid 1ml three times a day so assumed it was okay. Oh dear
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Hey, if Molly Varga prescibes it, then it is safe! :tu:

It is good that she does prescibe emeprid, as getting piggy guts going after an operation can be tough.
 
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@Wiebke I don't know who prescribed it as Molly only works Monday and friday in rutland house vets to my knowledge
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But it wouldn't happen with a vet she'd trust, so take a deep breath and calm down! In the past, vets have often underdosed because they haven't taken the quick guinea pig metabolism into account. We have seen dosages go up in many things like painkillers, antibiotics and gut stimulants over the last few years.
 
We have boars neutered every week here and it sounds to me that your boys are doing really well. Its normal for their appetite and poohs to be affected to some extent, if they are eating something then it will keep the bowels ticking over, the pain relief and gut stimulant doses are fine, its normal to lose weight and for it not to come back to their usual weight for 7to 10 days. You are doing great!
 
1ml of Emeprid wouldn't be an OD. My vet usually prescribes 0.5ml twice a day for a piggy in the 800ml to 1.2Kg weight range so if in doubt don't give anymore till in the morning & just give 0.5ml twice daily. Two other meds you could ask about if they still need attention tomorrow are Cisapride & Zantac. These can both be taken alongside Emeprid. A weight loss of 20 to 40g isn't a big loss so weigh them again tomorrow just to make sure they're not losing more x
 
I agree with Stewy. That is a high dose, my Petal had 0.67 ml twice a day & she was a whopping 1.3 kg piggy. I wouldn't give them anymore today except the Metacam x
 
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Oh no :no: I'm sick to the stomach now
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Take a deep breath and calm down. Your boys are safe. YOU HAVE NOT OVERDOSED AND YOU ARE IN NO DANGER WHATSOEVER OF KILLING YOUR BOYS! You are in competent hands. Your boys are doing very well for post op recovery. it is your own anxiety that is taking over. If you have any worries about high dosages, please ring the operating clinic and confirm the amounts. Unlike us, they have the training AND the experience dealing with freshly operated piggies on a near daily basis!
 
Please check with your vet to put your mind at rest. But from personal experience Treacle was on 0.7ml twice a day for a bloaty episode once as well as zantac.

Give your vet a ring they are trained and will give you dose ranges
 
I wouldn't worry about the 1ml dose today Sian as some vets prescribe one dose a day & others 1/2 amounts twice daily. So count the 1ml as today's 2 doses. You would need to give a lot than that to OD but check with vet about dropping the dose to 0.5ml twice daily x
 
I just feel like everything is going wrong. I didn't go to bed last night and just feel like death haha. Just want my babies better. I've rang the vets and I'm getting a call back.. I will definitely leave the other dose for tonight.

How long before emeprid will start to take affect? Also Hugo has now lost 50g since before surgery :(
 
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