Herbadurp
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- Joined
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Hi all! I am new to this forum (30 minutes new to be exact) and I need a little advice concerning my 3 yr old piggy Herbert. He has been on antibiotics for over a week for an ear infection and the vet discovered that his back molars are too sharp and need to be shaved down. She ALSO came to suspect that he may have an abscess, which is causing bad breath and over-grooming near his tid bits and inner thighs. Now, in the midst of this he stopped pooping but continued eating and behaving as he usually does. Concerned he had bloat, I rushed him to the vet yesterday. She took an x-ray and said he just has bad gas in his stomach but nowhere else, and advised me to give him 1 ml Little Remedies gas relief drops (Simethicone) for kids 3 times a day. He was due for his dental procedure today BUT... she got bit by a dog and had to get rushed to the hospital and now I cannot bring him in until next Tuesday.
Now, I do not know how long I should continue giving him the gas relief medicine. He still has not made normal poops and all the poops he is making, he eats right away (they are not normally formed, more mushy and disformed). He actually spins around looking for his poop to eat because he thinks he has made one already! Can anyone give me advice on what to do? He has also been on the antibiotics for over a week and on 0.15ml metacam (meloxicam) for 4 days. I will call tomorrow and see if any of the vets there can advise me on what to do since my vet won't be there. Should I keep giving him the gas relief at the recommended doses until he poops normally? The vet said that the gas is probably because of his teeth and not surprising (his molars are too sharp and are about 2 mm from touching one another).
Also, I'm not exactly sure how him over-grooming the lower portion of his tummy could be related to an abscess in the mouth area. Does anyone have any experience/advice on this? I will have to do a body check on him later to see if there may be some abscess/lump on his leg. His behavior is completely normal (aside from chasing his ghost poops) and his appetite is normal, but I feel terrible just thinking how uncomfortable the gas and his molars must be making him feel
Now, I do not know how long I should continue giving him the gas relief medicine. He still has not made normal poops and all the poops he is making, he eats right away (they are not normally formed, more mushy and disformed). He actually spins around looking for his poop to eat because he thinks he has made one already! Can anyone give me advice on what to do? He has also been on the antibiotics for over a week and on 0.15ml metacam (meloxicam) for 4 days. I will call tomorrow and see if any of the vets there can advise me on what to do since my vet won't be there. Should I keep giving him the gas relief at the recommended doses until he poops normally? The vet said that the gas is probably because of his teeth and not surprising (his molars are too sharp and are about 2 mm from touching one another).
Also, I'm not exactly sure how him over-grooming the lower portion of his tummy could be related to an abscess in the mouth area. Does anyone have any experience/advice on this? I will have to do a body check on him later to see if there may be some abscess/lump on his leg. His behavior is completely normal (aside from chasing his ghost poops) and his appetite is normal, but I feel terrible just thinking how uncomfortable the gas and his molars must be making him feel
