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Homer, continued.

June 30, 2008 on 10:44 am | In Guinea Pigs and Hamster | No Comments

I got Homer in to the vet this morning.  They said his breathing doesn’t sound too deadly bad.  Catching it quickly and giving him antibiotics right away might have saved his life.  We’ll see.  They gave him an antibiotic injection so I don’t have to force any more baytril into him today.

The instructions for the moment are to try to keep his boogey nose clean, force feed him if he isn’t eating, and make sure he gets plenty of water.  I have to bring him back in tomorrow to get checked again, and maybe get another shot.  The vet and I are being fairly aggressive with it because even though it just looks like Homer has a cold, this kind of thing is deadly to wee little rodents.

So I have to feed him about every hour, and give him water even more often.  Husband is going to pick up some baby food to give him a little more variety in his force feeds.  Mushy guinea pig pellets are bound to get a little old. 

Alana