My Teddy guinea pig has an ear infection. I took him to the vet, who was pretty cavy savvy, and he prescribed the following treatment:
0.6mL Sulfatrim 2x daily
Baytril Otic 1-2 drops 2x daily for 10 days
I was surpised that Fozzie hasn't been shaking his head or scratching at his ear. He eats and drinks well, and is very active. He hasn't lost weight, either. The ear smells pretty rank, and I was cleaning a lot of yucky pus out of it.:yuck:
Maybe its because I got him to the vet right away??
Fozzie is being very good about taking his oral meds and the ear drops. I did a taste test of oral stuff-pretty good in my opinion
I am wondering if because of his breed, Teddy, if he will be prone to more ear wax accumulation. His other ear was fine. The vet did check for ear mites, and found no evidence.
0.6mL Sulfatrim 2x daily
Baytril Otic 1-2 drops 2x daily for 10 days
I was surpised that Fozzie hasn't been shaking his head or scratching at his ear. He eats and drinks well, and is very active. He hasn't lost weight, either. The ear smells pretty rank, and I was cleaning a lot of yucky pus out of it.:yuck:
Maybe its because I got him to the vet right away??
Fozzie is being very good about taking his oral meds and the ear drops. I did a taste test of oral stuff-pretty good in my opinion
I am wondering if because of his breed, Teddy, if he will be prone to more ear wax accumulation. His other ear was fine. The vet did check for ear mites, and found no evidence.