The past few days my husband and I have noticed something wrong with our Nibbles, he seemed to get a poke in the eye and his eye was red and irritated. The next day his eye was a little watery, but no longer pink and as irritated looking, and yesterday it looked perfect, reflective, normal as ever. Today however I had noticed him squinting it, and when I went to check on them and give them their pellets he was standing with a tilt to his left, immediately I went into panic mode and started to freak out, I know how dangerous it is for a guinea pig to get sick.
Trying to cut this short, I have 2 questions. One, should I quarantine? and Two, seeing as it's a holiday weekend it is pretty well impossible to get a vet appointment, I called my exotics vet (who has proven herself AMAZING over the years!) and asked for help, but what I forgot to ask (though I assume if it was of that level seriousness she would let me know that) was if it was something that could actually *wait* until Monday?
I set the first possible appointment at 8:30am, they are open saturdays and sunday's but they are booked this weekend, I could take him somewhere else, but exotic vets are hard enough to find as it is, let alone one I've never met or heard of.
My question to you guys is - with the symptoms he is showing, is it too much of a push to make it until Monday? Even if I don't have a choice, be honest with me, can it escalate quickly? Am I chancing something as dangerous as losing him? I feel at such a loss here. This is the worst new years gift ever.
Short Version:
1. Should I quarantine?
2. Will he be ok until the vet can see him Monday?
Trying to cut this short, I have 2 questions. One, should I quarantine? and Two, seeing as it's a holiday weekend it is pretty well impossible to get a vet appointment, I called my exotics vet (who has proven herself AMAZING over the years!) and asked for help, but what I forgot to ask (though I assume if it was of that level seriousness she would let me know that) was if it was something that could actually *wait* until Monday?
I set the first possible appointment at 8:30am, they are open saturdays and sunday's but they are booked this weekend, I could take him somewhere else, but exotic vets are hard enough to find as it is, let alone one I've never met or heard of.
My question to you guys is - with the symptoms he is showing, is it too much of a push to make it until Monday? Even if I don't have a choice, be honest with me, can it escalate quickly? Am I chancing something as dangerous as losing him? I feel at such a loss here. This is the worst new years gift ever.
Short Version:
1. Should I quarantine?
2. Will he be ok until the vet can see him Monday?