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wheeksandwheeks

Post   » Fri Jun 23, 2017 10:12 pm


Thanks, Lynx. He can hear us when we talk to him. If I walk in he doesn't always notice me, but if I say his name he will turn and look at me.

Talishan
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Post   » Sun Jun 25, 2017 1:32 am


As far as I know calcifications don't cause long-term problems, but with the caveat that I've never had a pig with them.

The poor little guy. Bless you and thank you for taking him in and caring for him so well.

Re: fibrosis -- this is an equine bronchodilator we used for one pig who had something like a COPD-like disorder, with bronchial scarring:

http://www.bi-vetmedica.com/species/equ ... ulmin.html

It won't cure fibrosis, but it helped Bonita breathe easier. She was also our first heart pig. Watch his heart as he ages.

It's nice that all this doesn't seem to bother him much. Good luck and blessings to him and to you.

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Post   » Sun Jul 09, 2017 4:50 pm


Thanks Talishan! I will look into the bronchilator. We took him off Baytril two weeks ago and the pneumonia hasn't come back. So, hoping it stays that way. Did your pig have increased URIs due to her fibrosis? Just want to be prepared, even if it's for the worst. He hardly ever coughs, and he's very spry and social. So, keeping my fingers crossed.

My husband wasn't thrilled with the 3rd addition to our guinea pig farm this year, but he got over it. Coco's(ceremoniously renamed Tater) owners had no business getting a guinea pig, especially from a pet store. So sick of Petco and Petsmart.

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Post   » Mon Jul 10, 2017 1:59 pm


Again -- bless you and thank you for taking him, caring about him and caring for him. You have saved his life, make no mistake.

Our Bonita had, on x-ray, what the vet called 'bronchial scarring' -- as best I recall, whitish spots/thickening of bronchial tissues on x-ray, but no evidence of pneumonia or URI. She was not susceptible to URI -- she never had one, at least not while in our care.

She was given Bactrim (not Baytril) on a couple of occasions, which seemed to help her, at least temporarily. This somewhat confused the vet; since she saw no evidence of infection, why would an AB help? She was *extremely* sensitive to antibiotics; she had trouble even with metronidazole (Flagyl), so we avoided ABs unless absolutely necessary.

She was, however, a heart pig, our first one, and responded beautifully to heart meds. Fwiw.

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