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Recent content by PetFamilyBK

  1. PetFamilyBK

    Nibbler's Medical Thread

    Understood. It’s so hard to see him go up and down like this, especially since he’s bounced back from everything thrown at him in the past. His poops have started to form shape again, albeit small - with the occasional unformed shape/mush as I mentioned in the post before. His appetite seems to...
  2. PetFamilyBK

    Nibbler's Medical Thread

    Nibbler is weighing at 872g, but I fear it’s because he’s having some form of diarrhea and having a hard time getting it out. He is eating more on his own and venturing more, but this fairly new development just started occurring about a day and a half ago and has me a little nervous. He’s...
  3. PetFamilyBK

    Nibbler's Medical Thread

    Although gross, we might have to get him to try some poop soup. He’s not as willing to take the probiotics anymore from inside his home, so we now have to take him outside for it. We feel that we’re causing him a lot more stress than we want to with the extra handling. His weight is still...
  4. PetFamilyBK

    Nibbler's Medical Thread

    Hey GuineaPigPapa, I think you’re right. On the label it says 40mg/ml, so at .2ml it’s 8mg. That’s within the range I read about. Phew! Thanks! We just administered Reglan and gave him 2ml of CC. I swear, he is so much more receptive to my wife’s syringe feeding than me. I’m terrible! We’ll...
  5. PetFamilyBK

    Nibbler's Medical Thread

    Just picked up the liquid syrup-like Baytril (40mg) at .2ml 2x a day, along with Reglan/Metoclopramide (1mg) at .55ml 2x a day. Baytril is the thing that scares me and I’m nervous to start it tonight as I won’t know how he’ll react to it overnight. I’ve read some Guinea pigs cannot tolerate it...
  6. PetFamilyBK

    Nibbler's Medical Thread

    To update all, his weight is slipping a bit, and is now down to 860g as of this morning. We’re going to up the CC intake, and start the lice treatment today. This is a tough one to crack. I’m really looking over the side images of the x-ray and I’m seeing the blur in the lungs a little more...
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    Nibbler's Medical Thread

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  8. PetFamilyBK

    Nibbler's Medical Thread

    We’re prepping to purchase and wash some new bedding before we start the treatment, and looking to start between today/tomorrow. He looks to be a steady 870g the last couple of days, getting a combo of syringe feed and his own efforts. We stopped giving the SPS hay, and switched back to Oxbow...
  9. PetFamilyBK

    Nibbler's Medical Thread

    X-ray and radiology reports:
  10. PetFamilyBK

    Nibbler's Medical Thread

    Thanks for the suggestions bpatters. We took him to the vet yesterday but as always, he puts up a front and looks good there! Sneaky pig. We got the X-rays back and radiology reports. Reading shows he may have early signs or dealing with mild/recurrent pneumonia, mild gas, osteoarthritis, and a...
  11. PetFamilyBK

    Nibbler's Medical Thread

    Hey everyone! We’re back with another health situation with Old Man Nibbler (6.5yrs). We’re not sure what it is, but he wasn’t/acting himself during the latter half of today so we’re going to be monitoring him. From afternoon to now, it’s the same story - uninterested in hay and pretty mopey...
  12. PetFamilyBK

    Hay Oxbow 90oz hay bags are cursed

    Thanks for the info @SSLee. It looks like I might need to shop around a bit more for hay to find the best quality that is often similar in texture, smell, etc. purchase to purchase. My new box of SPS timothy hay 2nd cut came in a larger box than the previous one, but the pieces are much harder...
  13. PetFamilyBK

    Nibbler's Medical Thread

    To update all, Nibbler has been doing great! We’re happy to see this little dude continue to fight! He’s finished his 14 day cycle of Sulfatrim this past Saturday, but has been prescribed a small dosage of long term Metacam for his arthritis (we give him roughly .1ml of the suggested .14ml...
  14. PetFamilyBK

    Hay Oxbow 90oz hay bags are cursed

    I’m not sure what to think as this is my first time buying SPS/boxes but I’m pretty much out of the timothy hay already and it only lasted me 2 weeks. All that remains is a lot of dust, and smaller pieces I’ll need to sift through. I admit to spoiling my 2 boys with fresh handfuls 3-4 times a...
  15. PetFamilyBK

    Supplements Oxbow Natural Science (Supplements) - Your Thoughts?

    I’m thinking we didn’t seal our previous joint support bag all the way and it lost it’s appeal with Nibbler because he took one from a new bag without hesitation. ��‍♂️
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