Poor Homer
My favorite guinea pig Homer is sick again. This time it's kind of bad. He's been lethargic for a few days, just sitting in the corner with his fur all puffed out. Last night he didn't even move when I put in the evening food. He usually begs for treats and for the third night in a row he barely moved. I picked him up and listened to his breathing. His lungs are making a bad noise now.
Last night I woke up in the middle of the night in a complete panic. I was sure that Homer was dead. My husband had to go downstairs and check on him before I could get back to sleep. We gave him some antibiotics we had left from a few months ago when he was sick. Hopefully, he'll hang on until I can get him to the vet to get him some more medicine. It's just a respiratory infection, but respiratory infections kill guinea pigs, and pretty quickly.
Poor little guy looks kinda miserable. The good thing is that he's been eating okay. If I get him to the vet tomorrow morning he's got a good chance of recovery. It seems silly to ask you to pray for my guinea pig, but he's such a sweet little piggy. I hate seeing him sick and I'd hate to lose him so young. He isn't even three years old yet.
Alana
