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pocetta

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 8:37 am
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hi all,
I have a 15 days guinea pig very sick, he has got bronchitis until his lower
chest.

the vet told me to give him baytrill and cebion...

he has taken only 3 doses of baytrill and he quite stopped sneezing and it
seems
he has less mucus on his nose, is it possible after only 3 doses?
is it normal that sometimes he stays still into his house? and that
sometimes he runs like a crazy around his house?
do I have good chances of cure him?

how much salad does he have to eat in a day?
he has all the hay he wants but he visibly prefers salad

I am so sad...

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 8:37 am
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So your piggie is sick. You took him to the vet.
He's starting to act normal again and you are sad about that? Or are
you sad that your piggie got sick in the first place?

Just a bit confused.

yes, three doses can help a piggie start feeling better. Finish the
course of meds. Just like with people, a couple of doses can get a
person (or piggie) on the road to better health.

Piggies like to hide in their houses alot. Perfectly normal thing for
a prey animal to do, particularly one who is not feeling top form.

Happy piggies run around like crazy critters sometimes, be glad! :)
It's called popcorning (or being a crazy little piggie) ;)

Okay...I"m one of those piggie owners who doesn't believe that our
piggies NEED to have fresh veggies every single day. Has nothing to
do with their WANTS, but I'm looking only at needs. As long as they
are getting good pellets and sufficient vitamin c either in the
pellets or in the water, then everything else is gravy. One carrot is
sufficient, or your salad ends, a couple-three times per week. I do
hay the same way. A couple-three times of week, a handful of good
quality hay. Others will disagree and hay both of these are daily
necessities. You need to decide what works best for you.

Be careful with the veggies/fresh fruits though..too many and your
piggie can get fat. You want a solid piggie for health, not a fat
one.

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:30 pm
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"ladysown" ha scritto nel messaggio

> So your piggie is sick. You took him to the vet.
> He's starting to act normal again and you are sad about that? Or are
> you sad that your piggie got sick in the first place?

I am sad that the vet told me that the pig could not survive. I am very,
very worried.
the vet told me not to hope too much on him.
and I didn't think I could see some little improvement after few doses


> yes, three doses can help a piggie start feeling better. Finish the
> course of meds. Just like with people, a couple of doses can get a
> person (or piggie) on the road to better health.

have you ever experienced a piggy with bronchitis?


> Happy piggies run around like crazy critters sometimes, be glad! :)
> It's called popcorning (or being a crazy little piggie) ;)

oh really? bc he does it a lot! esp when I hand feed him with salad... at
some point he gets crazy! I am so glad he's happy!


> are getting good pellets and sufficient vitamin c either in the
> pellets or in the water, then everything else is gravy. One carrot is

how do you do with pallets? do you fill the plate and they eat when they
want or do you give them a certain amount per day?


> Be careful with the veggies/fresh fruits though..too many and your
> piggie can get fat. You want a solid piggie for health, not a fat

I am still not sure what to do, I've found so many different opinions on the
net!
btw no prob for now, the piggy is a bit underweight
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 1:14 pm
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"pocetta" wrote in message

>
> how do you do with pallets? do you fill the plate and they eat when they
> want or do you give them a certain amount per day?

It should be written on the bag of pellets if it contains extra vitamin C.
I just fill their bowl with pellets and they can eat as much as they want
to.


>
>
> > Be careful with the veggies/fresh fruits though..too many and your
> > piggie can get fat. You want a solid piggie for health, not a fat
>
> I am still not sure what to do, I've found so many different opinions on
the
> net!
> btw no prob for now, the piggy is a bit underweight
>
>

You have to decide what is best for your piggy. If your piggy is
underweight I would make sure she/he has good veggies like Kale, Brocoli,
green/red bell pepper. I prefer to let my pigs have hay all the time then
they can nibble on it when they feel like it. Some people don't do this but
as long as they get access to crunchy food like the pellets then you can
give them the hay 3 or 4 times a week.

If your pig has lots of space and plenty of playtime then she won't get fat.

Good luck

Tracie
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Michel Oosterbeek

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 2:11 pm
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It's allways difficult to tell wether a piggy will make it or not.
We have 2 piggers that suffer from bronchitis, one even has a
"permantent" version. Next to the antibiotics, this piggy even got
prednisolon as a medicine. It helped very well.

I agree with Laysown, you should finish the treatment, and then see what
the results are. If you stop administering antibiotics too soon, they
will not work, and might not work anymore in the future.

Good luck,

Michel
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:13 pm
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"Tracie" ha scritto nel messaggio

>
> "pocetta" wrote in message
>
>>
>> how do you do with pallets? do you fill the plate and they eat when they
>> want or do you give them a certain amount per day?
>
> It should be written on the bag of pellets if it contains extra vitamin C.
> I just fill their bowl with pellets and they can eat as much as they want
> to.

no worries for c vitamin, the vet told me to give him cebion drops
I just didn't know if piggies regulate by themselves like cats do.



> If your pig has lots of space and plenty of playtime then she won't get
> fat.

vet told me to leave him inside the cage until he gets better. after that
I'll let him free whenever I'm at home, and I'm also searching for a bigger
cage in prevision of getting him a brother.
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 10:10 am
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Good on you for caring enough about your piggy to take it to the vet for
treatment. It is obvious you care for your piggy. Piggys sometimes for what
seems no reason at all just dont live....i hope your piggy will be
ok....best wishes
kelvyn.

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