My little guinea pig, Rollo was acting mopey at the beginning of the week, so I took him to the vet(his first time) and discovered he has a bladder infection.The photo is one taken at the vet and posted on their Facebook and Instagram account. I wished they had taken it before he was wrapped up for his exam.
He was prescribed liquid antibiotics, which provoked wrestling matches at first, but after a couple of days, he would take them with a minimum of wriggles. He is eating better, but still not drinking his usual amount and is more active when he's awake, but antibiotics always make guinea pigs sleepy.
There was a mix-up with his samples, so we had to go back a second time to give more and now the vet has ordered more tests done on them, as they are showing red blood cells & proteins, which she did say could be signs of a receding infection or irritation of the bladder. I hope the results don't show anything more serious.
The medicine is to continue for 2 weeks and I really hope he makes a full recovery. I'm eager to have my perky little piglet back in top form again.
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Guinea pigs are full of personality! I hope yours makes a full recovery. Urinary tract infections can be hard to treat so it is good that he is taking his medicine so well. Keep us posted on his progress.
Hope your baby gets well soon ! Hes a cutie
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