Snugglybutt
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
- May 21, 2018
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- Joined
- May 21, 2018
- Messages
- 181
Last week I brought my 4 month old skinny pig, Hippo, to a vet and he was diagnosed with a URI and was given Baytril to take for 2 weeks. He didn't seem to be improving, so today I drove him 3 hours to an exotic vet to get a second opinion. The vet listened to him and said that he has a heart murmur, and that his lifespan will probably be shortened to 3-4 years. She said Hippo didn't have a URI and to stop giving him the Baytril the other vet prescribed.
I'm just a little concerned, Hippo wheezes when he squeaks and it doesn't sound very healthy. The vet heard him wheeze but it didn't seem to phase her. I thought guinea pigs with heart problems needed medication? Maybe I'm just misinformed, but I thought some kind of treatment would be given! Can a guinea pig live with a heart murmur and not need meds for it?
I'm just a little concerned, Hippo wheezes when he squeaks and it doesn't sound very healthy. The vet heard him wheeze but it didn't seem to phase her. I thought guinea pigs with heart problems needed medication? Maybe I'm just misinformed, but I thought some kind of treatment would be given! Can a guinea pig live with a heart murmur and not need meds for it?