skritters
Well-known Member
Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Oct 31, 2011
- Posts
- 186
- Joined
- Oct 31, 2011
- Messages
- 186
Please, I really need help.
After LSP’s round of Baytril to treat her lung infection, things seemed to clear up. She’s perky, alert, demanding, affectionate, and now coos when petted. Her appetite came back, and she’s started squealing for food. Except squealing for her has ALWAYS been raspy, since I got her as a little one. But right after the meds, it was raspy WITH squealing; now it’s full rasp. I don’t know if this is a problem, given that she was just treated for a lung infection.
The thing that I’m most anxious about, though, is her weight. She begs for food like there’s no tomorrow, and falls on her food eagerly when I give it to her, but she’s still losing weight. Her regular weight is around 30 oz, and this morning she weighed in at 24 oz. She lost about an oz in the last couple of days.
Another thing is her dark urine. Her stool is softer than I’d like, but not full-on diarrhea. Her urine, though, is dark orange—almost brown. It doesn’t look like blood. Her bottom is constantly soaking with it. Is she dehydrated? I do see her drinking at the bottle.
Is she somehow not absorbing her food properly? Sorry if that’s a dumb question. I don’t know what to do. Should I supplement her regular diet with Critical Care? Like I said, she *is* eating on her own.
The thing is, I know the first response from everybody. “Take her to the vet.” Of course that’s the first answer. But I don’t know if I can afford it. Rent (raised), bills, security deposit, and tuition are all coming in at the same time. I already think I have to borrow money to make ends meet. I had an emergency vet fund, but it got all used up this summer. Her last illness cost me $500, and I paid it without hesitation even though I’ve been scrimping on food, so please, please don’t judge me. I love her enormously and I’m scared for her and I don’t know what to do if I can’t afford the vet.
She never stops squealing (rasping). I don’t know what else to give her. It’s breaking my heart.
After LSP’s round of Baytril to treat her lung infection, things seemed to clear up. She’s perky, alert, demanding, affectionate, and now coos when petted. Her appetite came back, and she’s started squealing for food. Except squealing for her has ALWAYS been raspy, since I got her as a little one. But right after the meds, it was raspy WITH squealing; now it’s full rasp. I don’t know if this is a problem, given that she was just treated for a lung infection.
The thing that I’m most anxious about, though, is her weight. She begs for food like there’s no tomorrow, and falls on her food eagerly when I give it to her, but she’s still losing weight. Her regular weight is around 30 oz, and this morning she weighed in at 24 oz. She lost about an oz in the last couple of days.
Another thing is her dark urine. Her stool is softer than I’d like, but not full-on diarrhea. Her urine, though, is dark orange—almost brown. It doesn’t look like blood. Her bottom is constantly soaking with it. Is she dehydrated? I do see her drinking at the bottle.
Is she somehow not absorbing her food properly? Sorry if that’s a dumb question. I don’t know what to do. Should I supplement her regular diet with Critical Care? Like I said, she *is* eating on her own.
The thing is, I know the first response from everybody. “Take her to the vet.” Of course that’s the first answer. But I don’t know if I can afford it. Rent (raised), bills, security deposit, and tuition are all coming in at the same time. I already think I have to borrow money to make ends meet. I had an emergency vet fund, but it got all used up this summer. Her last illness cost me $500, and I paid it without hesitation even though I’ve been scrimping on food, so please, please don’t judge me. I love her enormously and I’m scared for her and I don’t know what to do if I can’t afford the vet.
She never stops squealing (rasping). I don’t know what else to give her. It’s breaking my heart.