I have two guineas that developed a URI, and we took them to the vet the 26th and he gave us oral medication and eye drops. One in particular looks healthier (his crusty eyes have cleared) though he does very rarely sneeze, still. He takes his medicine just fine, and he loved the extra attention and snacks but slowly stopped eating what he used to like. He would take a pea flake, spit it out- so we switched to his second favorite, cucumbers. He ate them for about two days and then stopped. We tried carrot, which again, he enjoyed and then stopped. Red pepper, and again, stopped eating it. It looked like his pellets were chewed up and spit out for a few days and he's almost completely stopped eating his hay. He will still drink, and take his medicine without complaints. While I was feeding him spinach, I noticed he was eating significantly slower than the other pig, who's fully recovered. And again, he hadn't finished.
He ate a few leaves and then it almost looked like he got discouraged and just gave up. He also sits in the corner all the time. Not even in the fleece forest or hidey huts we have throughout the cage.
I'd also noticed his poop was significantly smaller (you know, since he's not eating much) and is super dry (although he did have very soft almost watery stool tonight, following a failed attempt to get him to eat some bell pepper).
It should also be noted that his cage partner recently passed and he has seemed incredibly depressed- stuffed animals have done nothing to lessen this.
We can take him back to the vet for sure but of course it's costly and I would prefer to know what others think as well, if this is normal for some pigs while they're on medication or if this is due to the loss of his partner, anything is helpful. Thank you.
He ate a few leaves and then it almost looked like he got discouraged and just gave up. He also sits in the corner all the time. Not even in the fleece forest or hidey huts we have throughout the cage.
I'd also noticed his poop was significantly smaller (you know, since he's not eating much) and is super dry (although he did have very soft almost watery stool tonight, following a failed attempt to get him to eat some bell pepper).
It should also be noted that his cage partner recently passed and he has seemed incredibly depressed- stuffed animals have done nothing to lessen this.
We can take him back to the vet for sure but of course it's costly and I would prefer to know what others think as well, if this is normal for some pigs while they're on medication or if this is due to the loss of his partner, anything is helpful. Thank you.