mamax6
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Jul 14, 2006
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- Joined
- Jul 14, 2006
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I'm new to this forum, found you guys last night.
My family adopted 2 cutie cavy's (Chip and Oreo) almost 2 months ago. On Weds. night I noticed that Chip was breathing kinda funny. I thought if she wasn't any better in the morning I'd call the vet. Next day we had them both out of the cage and they seemed happy. Chip is the outgoing, adventurer and Oreo is shy and cuddly. Oreo was a bit more whiny and I figured it was becase we weren't getting them out as much as we should because of our summer schedule. Anway, they seemed fine and the breathing issue wasn't there. Later that day my daughter found Oreo (not Chip) dead.
I felt just awful and I didn't know what could have happened. We made an appointement for Chip today to make sure whatever it was that killed Oreo wasn't contagious and went online to find help. Discovered to our great regret that some of the advice we had received (like cat litter in the cages) is not only bad, but possibly deadly too! Turns out that Chip does have an upper-respitory infection and we're treating that now.
We got Chip and Oreo for free from a seasoned owner (they were moving and couldn't take them) along with the cage. I had been thinking about getting (or making) a bigger cage for them because it seemed to my newby eye's that the one we got was way too small for two cavy's but was putting it off until the summer settled down. Now I wish I had done it a month ago, just for peace of mind if nothing else.
I'm so glad to have found this site I just wish I wasn't at Oreo's expense. I have learned so much info. in just one day that my head is spinning.
I do have another question that brings me here, but I'll ask it on the general cavy chat board.
Deborah
My family adopted 2 cutie cavy's (Chip and Oreo) almost 2 months ago. On Weds. night I noticed that Chip was breathing kinda funny. I thought if she wasn't any better in the morning I'd call the vet. Next day we had them both out of the cage and they seemed happy. Chip is the outgoing, adventurer and Oreo is shy and cuddly. Oreo was a bit more whiny and I figured it was becase we weren't getting them out as much as we should because of our summer schedule. Anway, they seemed fine and the breathing issue wasn't there. Later that day my daughter found Oreo (not Chip) dead.
I felt just awful and I didn't know what could have happened. We made an appointement for Chip today to make sure whatever it was that killed Oreo wasn't contagious and went online to find help. Discovered to our great regret that some of the advice we had received (like cat litter in the cages) is not only bad, but possibly deadly too! Turns out that Chip does have an upper-respitory infection and we're treating that now.
We got Chip and Oreo for free from a seasoned owner (they were moving and couldn't take them) along with the cage. I had been thinking about getting (or making) a bigger cage for them because it seemed to my newby eye's that the one we got was way too small for two cavy's but was putting it off until the summer settled down. Now I wish I had done it a month ago, just for peace of mind if nothing else.
I'm so glad to have found this site I just wish I wasn't at Oreo's expense. I have learned so much info. in just one day that my head is spinning.
I do have another question that brings me here, but I'll ask it on the general cavy chat board.
Deborah
