Poppet's ongoing respiratory issues
Thank you Lynx. He obviously went into cardiac arrest. I’m sorry we didn’t do a X-ray sooner. Like the site says any breathing issues should include investigations into potential heart problems. The poop was stuck in his bottom. The vet advised against an X-ray but we should have done 4 weeks ago. I’m just sorry he struggled all these weeks and that perhaps we could have done more for him and stopped the antibiotics sooner as they really impact he gut. He wasn’t that old and really was a lovely gentle sweet piggy.
Thank you Itsa Zoo. I tried so hard to get him better. I hated seeing him breathing like that and just when we thought he was picking up .. eating better and weight gain .. we have matacam and cleaned his bum and gave pro c and then he just slumped and his heart started racing .. minutes later he passed. I feel guilty that I cleaned his bum, weighed him and gave pro c .. stressing him out. Only earlier he had eaten his veggies so I do feel like what we did precipitated his demise. I know heart issues can be managed but vet was convinced respiratory but of course they go hand in hand. I think in future we will just use an exotics vet. It’s so hard losing a piggy so young and it’s so easy to blame yourself. I loved our little poppet and spent the last month trying so hard to get him better. It was unexpected and a shock. 😢
- Lynx
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This page might give you some ideas for his cagemate:
https://www.guinealynx.info/alone.html
https://www.guinealynx.info/alone.html