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

[Talishan]

Sounds like a plan. Please keep us posted.

[Pooja Mehta]

How long do you generally give ear drops and enrofloxacin?
Sandy has stopped eating from yesterday. First two days he was eating and pooping normally inspite of being in so much pain and his condition not diagosed. I guess antibiotics and pain killer has taken a toll on him. I generally give him medicines with food but yesterday since he was munching his food, I thought he has a full stomach and gave him medicines, he ate a little coriander after that and then he stopped eating. I am hand feeding him and will take him to the vet in the evening.

Any advice or suggestions please.

[Lynx]

When you measure the antibiotic, how much do you think you are giving? What do you use to draw the dose? I ask because it was such a concentrated solution that this would be a very tiny amount. I had calculated out this range:

I come up with a low of 0.016cc to a high of 0.065cc using a concentration of 100mg/ml and a weight of 0.65kg.

Here is a crop of a 1cc syringe:


I think you are doing things right. It could be he is not handling the enrofloxacin well.
antibiotic_advice.html

[Pooja Mehta]

Lynx, I give him 0.1 ml twice a day. I draw the dose from a 1cc needless syringe.

I asked my vet about the concentration of her enrofloxacin bottle and she said its the same 10% bottle. If its the same concentration then I think my NEW vet might have overdosed my piggy. Oh my God, what should I do now?
No wonder he has been sleeping a lot and loses his balance and falls down while walking because of dizziness. He hasn't lost any weight yet and the vet told me to give him the medicine for one more day and then stop because his head tilt has gone and his ear looks better. He did well the first two days but then he lost his appetite.

I read on the antibiotic page that Baytril is generally given for more than a week but my vet prescribed for only 5 days. Should I give him for 7 days and then stop? How do I know if his ear infection has cleared or no? For how many days do you generally give antibiotics for a ear infection?

What enrofloxacin dose should I give him tomorrow? 0.016cc, 0.065cc or 0.1cc?

Please please help.

[Talishan]

Baytril can go as high as 15 mg/kg of pig. 0.1 mL of a 100 mg/mL solution is 10 mg.

I've had vets use very high doses for shorter than usual periods of time to try to really hammer an infection.

Right now I would give lots, and lots, AND LOTS of probiotics. See Lynx' link.

[Pooja Mehta]

0.1 ml of a 100mg/ml solution is 10mg for a kilo pig. Sandy was 620 grams when started with enrofloxacin. So the vet calculated 16.13mg/kg for Sandy of the 100mg/ml solution, which is really high I guess. Sandy has increased to 700 grams now and tonite is the last dose of his 5 days course.

I will observe him tomorrow for the after effects of the medicine. He is eating really less and is still very lethargic and dizzy. I am force feeding him. Hope he improves from tomorrow. Fingers crossed.

How many times in a day can you give probiotics?

[bpatters]

You give probiotics about an hour or so after every dose of antibiotic.

[Pooja Mehta]

Yes, I give probiotics after antibiotics twice a day. Can you give probiotics more than twice?

[bpatters]

There's no point in giving any time other than an hour or so after an antibiotic dose. Probiotics replace the gut bacteria that the antibiotic kills, so following the antibiotic with probiotic is sufficient.

[Talishan]

A little more throughout the day won't hurt him, especially if he likes it, but don't force it. If he doesn't take the probiotic willingly, force it only about an hour after each AB administration.

If he likes it and considers it a treat, a bit more throughout the day won't hurt him and may help, but it's not critical (as it is an hour or so post-AB).

[Pooja Mehta]

He has finished his five days antibiotics course and is not on any medication now. He is still not eating like before. He tries to eat few pieces and that's it. He eats those few pieces properly without pain like a normal piggy but then he loses interest. He doesn't eat much when I try to handfeed him his favourite veggies also. His right molar has grown a little but it dint bother him during the first two days of his antibiotics course nor when he eats those few pieces, so I doubt its the molar that is hurting him. Please correct me if I am wrong.

He is not able to walk and loses his balance while moving. He drags his feet while walking. Could it be the after effects of the medicines? How long does it take the after effects to wear off?

I am worried for a dental surgery at his age (7 years) because he will have to be under anesthesia. Should I still get his molars planned?

Please help.

[Talishan]

I honestly don't know. But keep handfeeding/forcefeeding him to keep his weight up and his GI moving.

His mobility may improve as the meds clear his system -- it may take a while, though.