Protozoa in Bladder/Urine and Metronidazole
- Lynx
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Thanks for the update! I know how carefully you are caring for her and it is good to see she seems more or less stable for now. With the issues she has, definitely worthwhile to have a good vet to work with. You are so detailed, it gives the vet a lot to work with.
I agree with you about the possible crackling and the fact that she's already on a couple antibiotics. I hope it goes away - but expect waiting until Monday should not be a problem.
I agree with you about the possible crackling and the fact that she's already on a couple antibiotics. I hope it goes away - but expect waiting until Monday should not be a problem.
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Thanks, Lynx. Hoping to slip in to the vet tomorrow morning or Tuesday the latest. She seems to still be in decent spirits, appetite, and weight through the day despite the crackle continuing. I am somewhat surprised her weight is staying as stable as it is given she was dropping only a few days ago. I am a bit worried that maybe the weight is coming from fluid or something like that, not sure if that can happen. Hate to see something like this cropping up when she was just kicking her UTI and poo problems.
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- Supporter in '22
Update from today's vet visit. Looks like it is heart problems and she has some fluid in her lungs. She started on a diuretic and heart medicine. She is still in relatively good spirits and eating so I am hoping there is still some hope.
- Lynx
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There are multiple guinea pigs who have been on heart meds successfully for some time. If you haven't read the heart page recently, it might be worthwhile to do so. Sometimes it takes a bit to balance medications. Hopefully your vet will give you guidelines.
The diuretic I imagine is lasix (furosemide). What was the other medication prescribed?
https://www.guinealynx.info/heart.html
The diuretic I imagine is lasix (furosemide). What was the other medication prescribed?
https://www.guinealynx.info/heart.html
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- Supporter in '22
Yeah it is furosemide and the other is enalapril. The latter is in a kind of quarter tablet that is dissolved in a tiny bit of water (they quartered them for me). Both twice a day.
I read on the heart medications page that enalapril can come with some risk of kidney damage though I am not sure I have the luxury of not using it.
I read on the heart medications page that enalapril can come with some risk of kidney damage though I am not sure I have the luxury of not using it.
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- Supporter in '22
I probably should note the dosages she is on here.
Twice a day she is getting:
0.2 mL of a 10 mg/mL solution of the furosemide (so 2 mg twice a day for a total of 4mg daily)
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a quarter of a 2.5mg Enalapril tablet (dissolved) (so .625 mg twice a day for a total of 1.25 mg daily)
And for reference is is ~780g atm in weight
Not sure how this compares to other dosages. It seems about aligned with, at least for the furosemide, what is mentioned on the guinea lynx page for these medicines.
Twice a day she is getting:
0.2 mL of a 10 mg/mL solution of the furosemide (so 2 mg twice a day for a total of 4mg daily)
And
a quarter of a 2.5mg Enalapril tablet (dissolved) (so .625 mg twice a day for a total of 1.25 mg daily)
And for reference is is ~780g atm in weight
Not sure how this compares to other dosages. It seems about aligned with, at least for the furosemide, what is mentioned on the guinea lynx page for these medicines.
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- Supporter in '22
Also I was curious if there is any expectation of some slight weight loss if she is draining the fluids. For awhile (1 or 2 weeks) before this she was holding at around 770-780 grams. Then she started gaining weight to around 790 prior to the crackling starting and the recent diagnosis. Now I am noticing her back down in the 770s again. Not sure if this is a sign she is losing weight a little generally again or a good sign that maybe some of that liquid is draining. (And thus maybe it was partially artificial weight gain in the first place).