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Old 10-16-09, 06:39 am
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Unhappy Vet says 100% but I worry!

On Friday the 9th I took Gizzy to the only Cavy Savvy vet I could find and she is 130 miles away. She told me that Gizzy is 100%, a good weight and picking up at a very good speed, perfect teeth, perfect skin and hair and her temp was also normal. All in all the vet told me that Gizzy is perfect (but that I knew hehehehe)

The reason I took her was cause Gizzy has been sneezing a bit and I felt a check up was past due as she is almost 5 months old now.

Her weight has gone up quite nicely and she has gained another 30grams in the last week. She is not hot to the touch. She eats well, she popcorns, she wheeks and she still plays with me. She is eating good, and I have kept up her Vitamin C Replacement (as she refuses flat out to eat any veg with Vit

However: She is still sneezing and her nose is always runny and she keeps wiping snot over her nose and feet. I would not say she is lethargic but she is not as bouncy as normal.

Is this "Just a cold"??
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Old 10-16-09, 12:54 pm
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Re: Vet says 100% but I worry!

Cavies don't get colds. They get URI's. Sneezing and discharge from the nose are two signs of a URI. It could be in the early stages.
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