Julius's Medical Thread
- iastate09
- Supporter in '15
Hi all -
You may have heard me mention Julius's recent URI on "Lew's Eye" thread, but today he deserves his own thread.
Julius is a 3 1/2 year old (BD 9/04) American boar. (intact)
He was put on Baytril for a URI last Saturday (2/16). After a week of treatment, he was not improving, and was not getting worse. His weight was holding at 2 1/2 pounds.
Late Thursday night, I noticed a decrease in his appetite. He would still eat veggies but hid is his pigloo most of the rest of the time. I decided to watch him Friday morning and called the vet that afternoon. Of course, my vet left early that day, so they recommended I watch him over the weekend and call them Monday if he didn't improve.
Yesterday, I decided after much deliberation to skip his morning dose of Baytril to see if he would start eating if it was discontinued. Later yesterday, he seemed better - his sneezing had not gotten worse, and he was eating better than he had the last couple days.
This morning when I woke up, no Julius greeted me at the shake of the haybag, and when i pulled him out of the pigloo, he has discharge from one eye, and didn't look like he felt so good. He ate his morning veggies, and laid back down. His weight had dropped a little over two ounces since Thursday, so I called our weekend emergency clinic and took him in.
He is still there - they decided to keep him overnight in case he went downhill anymore. They put him back on a baytril/doxy combination to try and knock out the URI. These are both listed as safe ab's. He is currently in the oxygen chamber so he can breathe easier, and is on subcue fluids.
I just got a phone call from them, and they said he's doing fine, but they still are going to watch him overnight and have him checked out by his normal vet in the morning.
My only question is to double check on the safety of bayrtil and doxy used together, and asking for lots of paw-crossing and good thoughts for my boy. His brothers are missing him very much :(
*edited to add* He had lung x-rays last Tuesday and they came back normal - no pneumonia.
You may have heard me mention Julius's recent URI on "Lew's Eye" thread, but today he deserves his own thread.
Julius is a 3 1/2 year old (BD 9/04) American boar. (intact)
He was put on Baytril for a URI last Saturday (2/16). After a week of treatment, he was not improving, and was not getting worse. His weight was holding at 2 1/2 pounds.
Late Thursday night, I noticed a decrease in his appetite. He would still eat veggies but hid is his pigloo most of the rest of the time. I decided to watch him Friday morning and called the vet that afternoon. Of course, my vet left early that day, so they recommended I watch him over the weekend and call them Monday if he didn't improve.
Yesterday, I decided after much deliberation to skip his morning dose of Baytril to see if he would start eating if it was discontinued. Later yesterday, he seemed better - his sneezing had not gotten worse, and he was eating better than he had the last couple days.
This morning when I woke up, no Julius greeted me at the shake of the haybag, and when i pulled him out of the pigloo, he has discharge from one eye, and didn't look like he felt so good. He ate his morning veggies, and laid back down. His weight had dropped a little over two ounces since Thursday, so I called our weekend emergency clinic and took him in.
He is still there - they decided to keep him overnight in case he went downhill anymore. They put him back on a baytril/doxy combination to try and knock out the URI. These are both listed as safe ab's. He is currently in the oxygen chamber so he can breathe easier, and is on subcue fluids.
I just got a phone call from them, and they said he's doing fine, but they still are going to watch him overnight and have him checked out by his normal vet in the morning.
My only question is to double check on the safety of bayrtil and doxy used together, and asking for lots of paw-crossing and good thoughts for my boy. His brothers are missing him very much :(
*edited to add* He had lung x-rays last Tuesday and they came back normal - no pneumonia.
- SimplyRachael
- Sweet boys!
It sounds like you're on top of things. I can't answer your question about baytril and doxy, but I can certainly keep you in my thoughts.
Feel better Julius!
Feel better Julius!
- iastate09
- Supporter in '15
They just called me back - they said Julius is looking a little better, and they decreased the oxygen in his chamber.
They have him back on the Baytril, but aren't adding doxy until morning to see if he improves without it. They want his regular vet to make the call on ab combinations but are keeping a close eye on him overnight. He is in good hands, but I haven't been without him for a night in the last 3 years. *sigh*
They have him back on the Baytril, but aren't adding doxy until morning to see if he improves without it. They want his regular vet to make the call on ab combinations but are keeping a close eye on him overnight. He is in good hands, but I haven't been without him for a night in the last 3 years. *sigh*
- iastate09
- Supporter in '15
Would him being a heart pig cause the wheezing and sneezing?
We don't know if it was actually the oxygen that helped him, or if it was the eye medication that made him feel better. He had chest xrays, and they said everything looked normal.
ETA: He has always been easy to keep weight on, and has always been quite active up to this point. Could this condition show up this suddenly?
We don't know if it was actually the oxygen that helped him, or if it was the eye medication that made him feel better. He had chest xrays, and they said everything looked normal.
ETA: He has always been easy to keep weight on, and has always been quite active up to this point. Could this condition show up this suddenly?
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