There's a Mouse in the House!
- iastate09
- Supporter in '15
Mouse is very very upset with me, after his visit with the doctor today.
Dr. J said it was "quite the rodeo" getting him xrayed and I'm not surprised. :)
Apparently he didn't want cooperate as well as "most" pigs lol.
For the full update, check out his med thread!
viewtopic.php?t=64338&start=20
Sorry if the link is long, I'm on a not so cooperative mobile device. :)
Dr. J said it was "quite the rodeo" getting him xrayed and I'm not surprised. :)
Apparently he didn't want cooperate as well as "most" pigs lol.
For the full update, check out his med thread!
viewtopic.php?t=64338&start=20
Sorry if the link is long, I'm on a not so cooperative mobile device. :)
- iastate09
- Supporter in '15
Mouse here! Today, a big changed happened. Here I was snoozing away, taking my afternoon nap and BAM! I get taken from my cage. This is too early for floor time, I'm thinking! What's going on, Mom?
Later, when floor time was over, and I went back to my house. But, what is this?! No crunchy aspen? What IS this fuzziness under my feet?
Mom switched my cage to fleece! It's fuzzy and nice and soft to nap on. I already broke it in with poo!
And I have a towel tent to hide under! I love it. I don't even sleep in my cozy beds, just under the tent. Can you find me?
Later, when floor time was over, and I went back to my house. But, what is this?! No crunchy aspen? What IS this fuzziness under my feet?
Mom switched my cage to fleece! It's fuzzy and nice and soft to nap on. I already broke it in with poo!
And I have a towel tent to hide under! I love it. I don't even sleep in my cozy beds, just under the tent. Can you find me?
- iastate09
- Supporter in '15
Ack! Mouse has done the unthinkable, and picked himself up a URI. If you notice in the last picture, his eyes look a bit watery. He is also sneezing, and at times looks a little ruffled. :(
The good news is he is eating, still wheeking for veggies, and maintaining his weight. He is starting a course of Bactrim when I go pick it up at the pharmacy after work tonight.
He is also being supplemented with extra vitamin C and Acidophilus, as he has had softer poos yesterday and today.
Have any of you had good luck with Bactrim and URIs?
I am very worried about my little boy. :(
The good news is he is eating, still wheeking for veggies, and maintaining his weight. He is starting a course of Bactrim when I go pick it up at the pharmacy after work tonight.
He is also being supplemented with extra vitamin C and Acidophilus, as he has had softer poos yesterday and today.
Have any of you had good luck with Bactrim and URIs?
I am very worried about my little boy. :(
- Jaycey
- Supporter in 2014
Aww, I hope you feel better soon.
My vet over here in the UK won't give me Bactrim so I've never tried it, but I've heard good things about it.
It's great that you noticed it early, and even better news that he's still eating and feeling fine in himself.
Sometimes I've found that it can take a little bit longer than the 7 days my vet says that a URI takes to get out of their system, so he might need a few weeks on the Bactrim.
I'm sure he'll be fine, with the extra Vit C and probiotics you're looking after him brilliantly.
My vet over here in the UK won't give me Bactrim so I've never tried it, but I've heard good things about it.
It's great that you noticed it early, and even better news that he's still eating and feeling fine in himself.
Sometimes I've found that it can take a little bit longer than the 7 days my vet says that a URI takes to get out of their system, so he might need a few weeks on the Bactrim.
I'm sure he'll be fine, with the extra Vit C and probiotics you're looking after him brilliantly.
You've probably already started a medical thread (but if you haven't, you may find it helpful) -- but I'll say this:
Each URI is different. Bactrim is a good starting place. When my pigs had a URI, it was more along the lines of what Jaycey describes. It lasted a lot longer. The URI was resistant to Bactrim, so I had to try Baytril - Eventually I was on a Baytril AND Doxy both, and we were on ABs for months.
Burr now is much more sensitive to hay dust and other things and sometimes sounds quite hoarse. I'd make sure I saw a great exotics vet, and stay on top of the ABs -- if you aren't noticing improvement per your vets recommendation, you may need to switch medications, etc.
The Antibiotics page and the Vet page helped me a lot during their monster URI. Hopefully yours is much easier to treat! Make sure you go home with some probiotics too!
Each URI is different. Bactrim is a good starting place. When my pigs had a URI, it was more along the lines of what Jaycey describes. It lasted a lot longer. The URI was resistant to Bactrim, so I had to try Baytril - Eventually I was on a Baytril AND Doxy both, and we were on ABs for months.
Burr now is much more sensitive to hay dust and other things and sometimes sounds quite hoarse. I'd make sure I saw a great exotics vet, and stay on top of the ABs -- if you aren't noticing improvement per your vets recommendation, you may need to switch medications, etc.
The Antibiotics page and the Vet page helped me a lot during their monster URI. Hopefully yours is much easier to treat! Make sure you go home with some probiotics too!