Hi guys,
I'm not a normal poster here, although I do read a lot of the posts from time to time. I'm very concerned about my youngest pig, Dexter and a medication that was prescribed to him. Just over a week ago, I noticed that his squeaks were very muffled, and he was wheezing a bit. I took him in to see the vet, who I've only seen a handful of times in my new location. The vet said his throat was very red and gave me some pink medication to give for a week. It looked very similar to some medication that was prescribed a few years ago for my older pig Paulie and he didn't have any problems. I've given Dexter the medication. However, lately his squeaks are almost completely gone, he seems weak and doesn't run about his cage as much as before, and his eating habits have severely changed (not for the better). I scheduled another vet visit for Monday morning (the earliest I could get), but I noticed something going through some old papers of mine from his adoption. One was a list of dangerous medications. A medication listed there was amoxicillin (Clavamox). According to this box of the medicine I have, it is amoxi drop (amoxicillin). Can someone help me at all? I'm praying I haven't been giving him a medicine that will kill him.
I'm not a normal poster here, although I do read a lot of the posts from time to time. I'm very concerned about my youngest pig, Dexter and a medication that was prescribed to him. Just over a week ago, I noticed that his squeaks were very muffled, and he was wheezing a bit. I took him in to see the vet, who I've only seen a handful of times in my new location. The vet said his throat was very red and gave me some pink medication to give for a week. It looked very similar to some medication that was prescribed a few years ago for my older pig Paulie and he didn't have any problems. I've given Dexter the medication. However, lately his squeaks are almost completely gone, he seems weak and doesn't run about his cage as much as before, and his eating habits have severely changed (not for the better). I scheduled another vet visit for Monday morning (the earliest I could get), but I noticed something going through some old papers of mine from his adoption. One was a list of dangerous medications. A medication listed there was amoxicillin (Clavamox). According to this box of the medicine I have, it is amoxi drop (amoxicillin). Can someone help me at all? I'm praying I haven't been giving him a medicine that will kill him.