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Poor Homer

June 29, 2008 on 1:44 pm | In Guinea Pigs and Hamster | No Comments

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