Jewel and Jinx's medical thread
- daisymay
- Supporter 2016-2021
Jinx on the other paw had blood in urine and urine test showed she had a bladder infection so she is on Bactrim 0.4mls twice a day for a week and Pron8ture. On our scales 1011grams vet's scales 1080grams.
Big difference hey? So hoping she feels better real soon. Yet she never stopped eating, peeing and pooping. Keep you posted.
Big difference hey? So hoping she feels better real soon. Yet she never stopped eating, peeing and pooping. Keep you posted.
- daisymay
- Supporter 2016-2021
Thanks for the replies Lynx and ItasZoo. Thursday morning in the wee hours of the morning got Jinx out to change her white towel and my husband says bl**dy hell, I turn around and there is all these bright pink spots on the floor. I clean them up then she does another lot.
I rang the vet and got one who knows nothing about guinea pigs. She suggested I either take her to town or wait till surgery opens. We chose the latter as (a) we are in Winter and outside it was 2C, (b) Jinx stresses easily, (c) emergency vets know nothing about piggies and the ones I have dealt with say PTS get another. So I just got some Bactrim from fridge and gave her some and blood slowly went away.
Anyways took her to normal vet and for the 4th time in a year she has a bladder infection so is on 0.2mls of Bactrim twice a day for 7 days and Pron8ure(use to be Protexin) twice a day.
My question is why does she keep getting the infections? She has had no more stones since the first one which magically disappeared on day of surgery! Thanking in advance!
I rang the vet and got one who knows nothing about guinea pigs. She suggested I either take her to town or wait till surgery opens. We chose the latter as (a) we are in Winter and outside it was 2C, (b) Jinx stresses easily, (c) emergency vets know nothing about piggies and the ones I have dealt with say PTS get another. So I just got some Bactrim from fridge and gave her some and blood slowly went away.
Anyways took her to normal vet and for the 4th time in a year she has a bladder infection so is on 0.2mls of Bactrim twice a day for 7 days and Pron8ure(use to be Protexin) twice a day.
My question is why does she keep getting the infections? She has had no more stones since the first one which magically disappeared on day of surgery! Thanking in advance!
- daisymay
- Supporter 2016-2021
She is a chocolate short hair. All my pigs love laying in their pees. When Joy passed away January 2020 she was the last of my long hairs. She loves the Bactrim BUT hates the Pron8ure(protexin). They said when they changed the name of Protexin to Pron8ure the recipe/ingredients stayed the same. BUT all my pigs hate it and it doesn't seem to help any of them.
Have tried Bio-sponge which also did nothing. Any suggestions on what I can buy in Australia as an Probiotic? Thanks for replies Lynx and bpatters. keep you posted. This one or something else? Not sure if Chicory is good for pigs. I have my doubts! https://www.catch.com.au/product/vetafa ... il5c.click I use to have Chicory in my coffee. Thanks in advance.
Have tried Bio-sponge which also did nothing. Any suggestions on what I can buy in Australia as an Probiotic? Thanks for replies Lynx and bpatters. keep you posted. This one or something else? Not sure if Chicory is good for pigs. I have my doubts! https://www.catch.com.au/product/vetafa ... il5c.click I use to have Chicory in my coffee. Thanks in advance.