
Originally Posted by
Rywen
Well, Trixie is fine. She had gotten lettuce stuck in her throat. It’s cleared now. She had either coughed it up or swallowed it by the time I woke up today.
I had the vet check Trixie anyway. Then I got a lecture on giving antibiotics (@bpatters you’re totally right) even though I already know better (Bio degree, had a tough but good microbiology professor back in the day).
I think I panicked more than usual because a friend of mine died from cancer yesterday. I was thinking I can’t loose my little Trixie too!
Meanwhile Penny’s bladder infection isn’t completely cleared up yet. A culture showed trimethoprim sulfa is the best antibiotic. So she’s on an additional 3 weeks.
I asked her vet about trying cartrophen for the bladder cystitis. I was worried about giving injections but now there’s an oral version and the vet found a compounding pharmacy that will make a concentration appropriate for a guinea pig. It should help with Penny’s arthritis too.
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