Pregnant and din't know and now have 3 babies.Please help :(

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Pooja Mehta

Post   » Tue Jul 26, 2011 11:52 pm


Sorry I wasn't able to give you all updates of my guinea pigs (Prince, Princy and Angel) due to many reasons (I was hospitalized for almost a month. had final year exams, started with my first job, etc.)

My guinea pigs stools have been good since I last visited the forum. They have their bad days but then luckily they get back to normal soon.

Since last evening, Princy have stopped eating and moving. I have been hand feeding her a mixture of cucumber, carrot, green bell peppers, coriander and tomatoes every 2 hours since pellets and hay are not available here.

I gave her a slice of cucumber, carrot and coriander leaves last night and she had 5-6 bites of each. She is peeing and pooping just fine except that her poops are joined to each other say like a thread joining them.

She is not able to move. She keeps tilting towards her right (the same way as her just born kids who died did). She cannot balance herself. She has been passing a vibration kind of a thing every 4 seconds, which I assume is due to pain. Also her nose seems moist.

I am taking her to a vet who said that he needs Princy's digital x-ray to examine the cause of pain.

Can somebody please tell me what is wrong with Princy? Any advices on what more I should be asking the vet?

C Cole-Chakotay

Post   » Wed Jul 27, 2011 2:33 am


I don't have any advice. It looks like you are doing all you can for Princy. I wish the best for your girl.

SardonicSmile

Post   » Wed Jul 27, 2011 5:19 am


sorry to hear about your piggie feeling so bad!

Only thing I know about tilting heads and balance problems is when my piggie had an ear infection... So maybe try and have that looked at.

Pooja Mehta

Post   » Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:08 am


Princy could not survive the day. She had been suffering a lot from yesterday. She is finally free of pain.
RIP my baby. You will always be missed and loved.

C. Cole-Chakotay, thank you for appreciating my efforts but Princy truly deserved it.

SardonicSmile, even I thought that she might have an ear infetion but before I could take her to the vet for examination, she left me on the way. :(

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Lynx
Celebrate!!!

Post   » Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:42 am


I am so sorry you lost her. I was going to suggest antibiotics for a likely ear infection too.

SardonicSmile

Post   » Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:55 am


sorry you lost her!

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Bugs Mom

Post   » Wed Jul 27, 2011 1:36 pm


I'm sorry. Rest well sweet baby.

C Cole-Chakotay

Post   » Wed Jul 27, 2011 7:52 pm


I'm sorry for your loss. You did all you could for Princy.

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swirlysf
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Post   » Thu Jul 28, 2011 12:16 am


I'm so sorry about your loss. RIP little one.

Pooja Mehta

Post   » Thu Jul 28, 2011 12:10 pm


Thank you for your messages. More than being sad, I am happy that Princy is free from all her sufferings. I cannot forget her face when she lay still in her carrier basket. She looked so peaceful and I know she is happy and popcorning on the other side.

Princy was the one who was the most cooperative and calmest among others. She never tried to scratch or bite me when I gave her a bath. trimmed her nails or even force feed her during her last days. I have never had a tough time with her. I am lucky to have been her slave.
I really miss you Princy and will always do. :(

Pooja Mehta

Post   » Wed Nov 27, 2013 5:33 am


I am sorry that I was not too active on the forum due to studies,work and other things. Also after Angel's death, my other babies dint really give me a chance to visit the forum so much as they were in good health by God's grace.

I lost Angel after 4 months of Princy's death. She was all fine in the morning when I left for office,eating and pooping normally, but later in the afternoon my mom called to say that she lay still in her cage and have passed away. I still don't understand what happened to her.

I got new buddies for Prince named Cupid and Sandy. The breeder had said that they were approximately a year old. Prince clicked with Sandy a little but dint click with Cupid at all. I had tried to make them friends a few more times but I guess Prince preferred to stay as a boss and stay alone. He is happy though.

Few days back, I noticed a boil kind of a thing on Cupid's back. I started calling all the vets I was recommended and short listed one (There are problems finding a guinea pig specialist in India).
I took him to the vet today and he said its abscess. I had doubted that and had read little on the forum before visiting him. The vet made a cut on the abscess to remove the puss and dead tissues without anaesthesia.

After surgery, he told me to wipe out the excess Betadine solution from Cupid's body with lukewarm water,which I did, though Cupid dint allow me to dry him properly. The vet told me to clean him with the solution twice in a day and apply Pendistrin-SH inside the cut and give him Amoxycillin oral suspension-Mox Redimix.
I read the contents on the ointment and suspension and saw Penicillin on it. I dint give him any dose after seeing this. But I am worried because the vet used the ointment on him after surgery :(

Cupid asked for food after 15 minutes of the surgery and ate coriander and few slices of cucumber after coming home. A good sign though. But now he is only sleeping, I guess its paining a lot to him. Should I be worried?

Also which antibiotics and probitics should I give him?
Should I clean him only with the Betadine solution or something else also?

I am sorry for a longer thread but please help. Any help and advice would be appreciated.

Pooja Mehta

Post   » Wed Nov 27, 2013 7:43 am


I forgot to mention that the vet has kept the wound open. Should that be the case?
I have kept Cupid separately so that his cagemates don't bother him or the wound.

Can I give him Metcam or Rimadyl for pain relief, since he has stopped squeaking after the surgery and he is in pain? What should be the dose and frequency?

I have been reading on post operation care and I have a few more questions:
1. Should I keep a wrapped hot water bottle in his cage?
2. Should I give him Vitamin C tablets? If yes, which brand tablet and what should be the quantity?
3. Should I give him Pedialyte? How often should I give him?
4. We don't get Critical Care in India. Can I give him baby food,if he stops eating?

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