Wilber and Grady

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Renonvsparky

Post   » Tue Aug 24, 2021 7:31 pm


Poor little Grady bug. He got to meet his new vet today. She was very good with him and his runny nose. It's not running profusely but enough to cause me concern. His eye on the same side is still getting some gunk too. She prescribed orbax for him that should clear things up. He's in very good spirits though and his appetite is unaffected as is his liveliness. They trimmed his nails while he was there.

The rest of the herd is waiting to get put in their system and for their medical records to get transferred and then they all will get checkups and nail trims. I'm glad I found a good exotic small animal vet here. It would be too bad if I had to make the 90 minute round trip to Springfield.

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Lynx
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Post   » Tue Aug 24, 2021 10:08 pm


I hope Grady's issues clear up quickly! So glad you have an exotics vet nearby who can treat your guinea pigs.

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Renonvsparky

Post   » Wed Aug 25, 2021 1:27 am


So Grady is supposed to get 0.5 ml (yes, the decimal point is in the right spot) of 30 mg/ml Orbax once a day for 14 days. He weighs 1.8 lbs. Does that sound right to you guys? Orbax isn't on the list of antibiotics in the dose calculator. Orbax = Orbifloxacin. I used the Baytril calculator because it is the closest thing (Enrofloxacin) and it's not close to the amount I was told to give him. According to that, he should be getting 5.1 mg every 12 hours or 10.2 mg per day. My math says that at 30 mg per ml 0.5 ml gives him 15 mg all at once.

Am I wrong? Is that too much for him? It seems to me like he should be getting about 0.3 ml at his weight. What do you guys think?

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Renonvsparky

Post   » Wed Aug 25, 2021 2:08 am


So after I posted the above, I went back through Scruffy's old posts from the bowel infection he had. It brought back some very painful memories, but it was pretty informative too. Scruffy was the same weight as Grady is now when he was prescribed orbax at 30 mg/ml. His dose was 0.4 ml twice a day. Grady is getting 0.5 ml once a day, which is half of what Scruffy got so that shouldn't be too much for him. Still, I'd like to get some input from you guys.

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Lynx
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Post   » Wed Aug 25, 2021 7:24 am


Did you use this page to help with calculations? You need the weight of your guinea pig. Keep in mind 1ml=1cc. It is easier to use cc for the dose.
https://www.guinealynx.info/calculate_dose.html

So your suspension is 30mg/ml The dose for Scruffy was 0.4cc. The dose for Grady is 0.5cc. So Grady is getting more than Scruffy got but this may be adjusted by weights. Go find the weights of each guinea pig and you will be able to calculate the dosage.

The dosage will be how many mg is given for each kilo of weight. I can't tell you what the dosage should be for Orbax.

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Renonvsparky

Post   » Wed Aug 25, 2021 2:12 pm


I did use that one. Since orbax isn't on the list, I used Baytril since it is the closest thing. The dose is about right.

Grady isn't getting more than Scruffy got. He's getting 0.5 ml once a day. Scruffy's dose was 0.4 twice a day, or 0.8 combined daily dose. Then again, Scruffy's infection was much further along and far more serious. It was progressed enough for the infected area of his bowels to bleed. His onset was on a Saturday too, so he had to wait for two days to see a vet bleeding like that and not eating. He was lucky to have made it through that weekend, to say nothing of making a full recovery and living another year. Looking back and remembering that ordeal makes me appreciate his resilience and the extra year I got with him even more.

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Lynx
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Post   » Wed Aug 25, 2021 5:05 pm


Orbifloxacin [generic] (Orbax [brand name])

You cannot use the dosage for enrofloxacin and orbifloxacin interchangeably.

I can' find a dosage online or in in Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary.

It's quite possible it is a reasonable dose. I just cannot confirm ti.

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Post   » Wed Aug 25, 2021 5:24 pm


If all you have to go off is Scruffy's dose, sounds like Grady's dose is ballpark & not excessive.

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Renonvsparky

Post   » Wed Aug 25, 2021 11:27 pm


There's Scruffy's dose and what was prescribed by Grady's vet. She is qualified to treat guinea pigs and she did a good job. She seems pretty knowledgeable but she hasn't earned my full trust just yet. It took Dr Landon and Dr Waller a few successful visits with my pigs to earn my trust. It never hurts to get more than one opinion, which is why I asked you guys.

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Renonvsparky

Post   » Sun Aug 29, 2021 3:17 am


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Poor little Grady Bug. He just hates getting his medication. I give him extra lap time and cuddles to make up for having to force that syringe into his mouth. He's such a lively little guy despite the runny nose. So far (knock on wood) his appetite hasn't changed. If anything, it's increased some. Day 4 of 14 is in the books and his eye seems to have mostly cleared up, but his runny nose hasn't shown much improvement yet. He does like sitting with me though. I always worry that my guinea pigs will associate getting picked up and held with getting the syringe, so when any of them have to go on meds, I make sure to give them extra attention. So far it's working because Grady doesn't run away from me when I go to get him out.

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daisymay
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Post   » Sun Aug 29, 2021 5:37 am


Handsome boy. He looks like king of his world! Such a sweetheart!

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Renonvsparky

Post   » Sat Sep 11, 2021 7:21 pm


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Believe it or not, this guinea pig is not Skipper. It's actually Wilber. He's got almost the same markings as Skipper. He's also got long hair in nearly the same places as Skipper does. Its almost like they're twins. How cool is that? He chows on grass every bit as much as any of the other piggies do.

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