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Originally Posted by Ly&Pigs  I'm sorry for your loss.
I do want to say to anyone reading this thread that it's extremely important to act at the first sign of illness. If you notice your pig has a runny nose or any unusual breathing, is sneezing a lot, suddenly not interested in food or has stopped eating, to IMMEDIATELY get ahold of your vet and get the pig checked out. Early URI signs may only be a runny nose or sneezing. The quicker you can get the pig to the vet, the better the chances are you can save your pig because URI's are fatal if left untreated. |
I absolutely have to agree with this. When I got my first guinea I was very ignorant and she ended up getting diarrhea. I didn't know what to do because all the vets in MA and NH that I had called were going to charge me $150 just for the visit (here in IN it was only $50 with the medication!). I battled with myself over it and finally during the night when we were watching her we realized she wasn't drinking any water. So we got her out and were giving her water from a dropper and I called every vet in the book to try and get a late night one that would see us. I ended up getting one that was an hour away and was going to cost me, once again, $150 for just the visit, but I was so afraid of losing her. Sadly...she was in my arms wrapped in a towel in the car...and she died in my arms on the way to the vet. It was the second time I'd ever had a pet die in my arms and it's one of the hardest things to go through. So take these posts to heart.