Unsure of what happened to my pig

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Lisa12

Post   » Tue Jan 15, 2019 12:39 pm


Ok. Thank you both very much for your answers i appriciate it!!!:)
Interesting she had problems for two years before..i am learning new things about pigs every day… Thats why i would like him to recover, cause otherwise is going on still and still and you never know what Will turn out from that.. It is quite complicated cause he tolerate oral antibiotics so bad.

I hope i can speak to his vet and get more stuff tomorrow..i have quite a drive to do,alone, but i ll surivive..:) Hope Irie can stay at home..
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Bookfan
For the Love of Pigs

Post   » Tue Jan 15, 2019 2:25 pm


Lucy was a rescue from a horder & was living in very bad conditions when she was a baby and maybe that's where she picked up the cough. She lived to 5 years old. I think she did pretty well & was happy to give her a good home. We are also very lucky to have great guinea pig vets nearby.

It took Lucy several weeks to slowly recover. Good luck to you and Irie.

rjespicer

Post   » Tue Jan 15, 2019 4:01 pm


Back from my travels and catching up. Will keep my fingers crossed for you and Irie.

Was thinking of him while I was in Thailand as I saw a sticker for a bar on Koh Lanta called Irie.

Lisa12

Post   » Wed Jan 16, 2019 12:18 pm


5 years is indeed damn great, for me:) I am happy for Lucy to live up to such an age.. Only one of my pigs lived more than 5 (i have 4, 1 still) and it wasnt for the lack of trying. All mine were adopted, too..

Thank you, Bookfan..:)

rjespicer thats really nice of you..hope you had great vaccation..and thank you very much, too.

We got gentamcyn for another 14 days. Vet didnt say when it or it Will be completely okay.. we Will see and hope for the best. HE said thats not a problem for kidneys as its not absorbed in it or something like that.. over worried pig mum with lack of vets knowledge..:)

Lisa12

Post   » Fri Feb 22, 2019 3:15 am


Here we go, again. I tought I Will never write to you again, but I Will, cause you have all been so kind and we need some support.

Irie wasnt able to completely recover. He was way better after 14 days, but after additional 21 days, he just stayed with little syptoms but very active.
Than his vet said to put him off it. I was so afraid I wont even tell you, but we did. HE somehow made it..he was good first week, bit worse second week.. than yesterday vet said by the phone that he wouldnt put it on it, if he doesnt have severe issues and is feeling bad or his weight it dropping and his weight is the highest ever(i didnt tell him that, but why should i-his weight is 890g.)

I was little pissed, but of course what can I say I mean. I am not a doctor and i know it, but its awfully stresful for me, but its Irie that is important. And he s the only doctor that knows him very well..and in our countrey its awful with doctors for exotic animals. Awful. Only this three who Works were Irie is going really knows their stuff, but they decide what they decide..of course I ask and all that, but still..its a little bit wierd, never mind.

So, if I got it correctly, if he Will releapse we Will put him on Gentamcyn again..he already stated before if he ll feeling bad he can get oral or injections as well.. So he ll be on and off antibiotics for life. Which is so not the best situation. Luckily he s been at vets last time on 28.12.2018.
I was there alone once, after that..

Irie is Quite lively..he s not crazy as usual, sadly..he s Quite crazy for adult boar. Anyway, do you have any suggestions..?
And I heard Echinacea purpurea is very good for this bacteria and on going infections.. can he inhale it, please, if anybody knows?
I heard pigs can take it oraly, so I assume he can inhale it. He inhaled chamomile and it helps with his stuffed nose-i dont think that alone Will kill the bacteria, but it can help him function..and if Echinacea purpurea helps when his not on antibiotic.

I read, Bookfan, when you said your pig had chronic cough.. this is chronic now, too..even if diagnosed. ITs been going on 6 months. And i dont like the fact we couldnt clear this up, cause he s always in danger.. I have no plans on going even on holidays-no winter, no summer. I just cant, beside Ringo s latest diagnose is glaucomma. He luckily wont need operation but he ll be on medications for life.

I am gonna die, I swear.. thoose two lads are gonna kill me.. I am sorry for long post..any advices. Even what food is like high in vitamins etc is recommended
Blessings&love
L&I&R

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Lynx
Celebrate!!!

Post   » Fri Feb 22, 2019 9:50 am


I am sorry you are continuing to have problems. I do not think the herbs will help much. Remember that Gentamcyn is ONLY given as a nebulized drug. It cannot be given orally or by injection (it is one of the dangerous medications to the digestive system). If the nebulized Gentamcyn is helping, I would continue it.

Lisa12

Post   » Fri Feb 22, 2019 12:27 pm


Thanks for your sympathy…
I know what you mean..but Ringo s vet, Iries doctor(not vet, but our friend who is doctor for humans for traditional and classical medicine) and my other friend who is pharamcist all said stuff him with everything you can find(herbs, vegetables) and I was like upset its not working..they were like no, you have to fight, maybe he can eliminate this in long run, you dont know.. just do it. So, I ll do it. They all care for Irie, so much, too.
I would even put him on acupuncture, so that you stimulate body to heal itself, but i am little worried he is pig..so we didnt do that. Not yet anyway

What I would really like to know do you feed Echinacea purpurea to your pigs..i dont wanna give him something toxic...please, if anybody knows???
PLEASE.:)

Thanks for that, too..If he ll get injections it Will be bactrim or baytril..i think..
As for Gentamicyn I wouldnt wait for too long, too..but bacteria can grew resistant with prolonged use.. and if vet the only one I know that is really good said to wait.. we ll have to wait a little bit..but it wont be too long..specially if things Will go worse…I think he tought like you once wrote few weeks on it, few weeks of it...but we wil have to handle the off it, stages, damn it.

Thanks again.. ITs insane, but than.. I would rather go myself than Irie so he s got friend who would die for him, for sure:) His vet didnt really take me that seriously once and i ve just say listen..i care for that pig sooooo much, do you understand.. Irie just drives me crazy, but sb must, right:)

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Lynx
Celebrate!!!

Post   » Fri Feb 22, 2019 11:58 pm


I wish guinea pigs always lived long, healthy lives. They can seem so fragile when they are ill.

I don't have any answers for you on the safety of the herbs. You may find some information online. Be sure to evaluate the source.

Lisa12

Post   » Sat Feb 23, 2019 1:43 am


I agree.. totally, me, too..i decided to stop having pigs, cause mine all had issues.

I choose the best vets I can(Irie s vets, too) and we fought and we fought. Nobody was ever euthanasied, we never lost hope.

For Irie..if he can live to proper pig age, that would be outstanding..he still lives happy high quality life. HE s in danger a bit more, defenetly. We ll getting there slowly.. even 5 would be brilliant. He ll be 3 and half soon.. If we fail at least we have each other and did absolutely everything.
We ll have to trust the vet a little bit more, which is very hard for me in this situation. But i always stand by my oppinion cause of my pigs.

I checked out the plant. They can eat it. I bought the hay..cause I dont wanna give him tablets. I dont know if he ll inhale it, cause it can be agresive, maybe..

Best regards. If we have some good news or we ll made tricks video(maybe we Will)-we ll update.:) Wish very well to all other fighters!

Lisa12

Post   » Wed Feb 27, 2019 4:43 am


I need some advice on vegetables and herbs, if anybody is know..(btw Irie s symptoms got worse this week-he managed more than three weeks off antibiotics inhalations, hopewe can make this time longer and longer; and 3 months off oral antibiotics.)

So, if anybody of you pigs specialists have time.. (i ll ask the vet about CBD, but it said that canabinoids usually cant destroy gram negative bacteria, so:S:()
-brocolli(is high in vitamins), its 2 times a week too many? IT can cause stones or is it harmless?
-beetroot-its good for blood.. how many times per week/months this is good?
-carrots-is it three times a week small carrott too much? I read Apple is worse than carrot is that true?
-how about oranges.. i spray few drops on grass..is that okay?
-are dandelion roots okay or green oats?

rjespicer

Post   » Wed Feb 27, 2019 12:47 pm


Sorry to hear Irie is still having problems but I am glad he is still hanging in there, he's a real fighter by the sounds of it.

We only give ours a little bit of broccoli as it can cause gas. Apple and carrots also have a lot of sugar so they only get a little bit of that as well.
We usually do grated carrot as they seem to prefer that to big chunks.
They occasionally get Dandelion as a treat but that is high in Calcium which can cause stones.
Not sure about beetroot though.

I find the chart Lynx has here very useful

https://www.guinealynx.info/chart.html#chart

There is also more useful info here

https://www.guinealynx.info/diet.html
https://www.guinealynx.info/fave.html

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Sef
I dissent.

Post   » Thu Feb 28, 2019 12:00 am


If I'm not mistaken, beetroot is high in oxalic acid similar to spinach and parsley, and I'd feed very sparingly if at all (it's not something commonly fed here in the US). Ditto on broccoli having the potential to cause gas, and fruits being high in sugars and best fed as an occasional treat. Do look over diet/fave links that rjespicer posted. I may have missed it, but what brands of better quality pellets are available to you there?

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