Calcifer
- Lynx
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Depending on what you are feeding, the 1cc syringes with the restrictive tip cut off(lower syringe) can make softened pellets and CC easier to feed (food mixes can get stuck at the "shoulder" of small and larger syringes). With the restrictive tip cut off, the plunger can actually be pushed all the way through.
I'll ask my pharmacist or vet for some larger syringes next time I'm in. He seems to be drinking less water on his own and is just waiting for the pedialyte instead, which can be kind of an issue if nobody is home to give it to him.
He's been getting the 0.3ccs of the Lasix and the 0.2ccs of Benazepril but his breathing still hasn't gotten any less laboured. My vet did not mention adding Vetmedin, but wanted to try increasing the Lasix. Right now I'm holding him and he's breathing very hard, and it seems worse than before I went on my trip (it had gotten a bit better just before I left). He's drinking less Pedialyte, too. This just seemed to happen today, I didn't notice any changes in his behaviour yesterday.
He's been getting the 0.3ccs of the Lasix and the 0.2ccs of Benazepril but his breathing still hasn't gotten any less laboured. My vet did not mention adding Vetmedin, but wanted to try increasing the Lasix. Right now I'm holding him and he's breathing very hard, and it seems worse than before I went on my trip (it had gotten a bit better just before I left). He's drinking less Pedialyte, too. This just seemed to happen today, I didn't notice any changes in his behaviour yesterday.
Overnight his condition worsened significantly, and he's now struggling to breathe (less than 60 breaths a minute) and making a clicking sound when he inhales. He refused to take his medicine this morning, I would assume because he can't breathe, and I didn't want to stress him out any more so I didn't force it. Is it worth it to take him to the ER vet 30+ minutes away? Grady Animal Hospital is the closest 24 hour veterniary hospital to my location (I've taken Cal there once before for bloat) but with the traffic it would be longer, and they don't exclusively deal with exotics. My vet office opens at 8, and the vets don't arrive until 9 usually.
I think I'll just hold a funeral for him, hopefully he can be buried next to Guinea, another beloved pig that died over a year ago. They weren't cagemates or anything, I just loved her as much as I loved Cal.
One thing I'm wondering though, do all guinea pigs have a seizure when they pass away? I can't say for sure, but he was definitely moving very strangely this morning. At 6:30 he was resting on my lap and he kept jerking his head up when I wasn't even touching him, and he was doing that again just moments before he died. I've never witnessed the moment of death before today.
One thing I'm wondering though, do all guinea pigs have a seizure when they pass away? I can't say for sure, but he was definitely moving very strangely this morning. At 6:30 he was resting on my lap and he kept jerking his head up when I wasn't even touching him, and he was doing that again just moments before he died. I've never witnessed the moment of death before today.