I. Treatment of guinea pig cold
If the guinea pig cold is timely, treated, It is easy to cure. Still, if the treatment is not timely, it is easy to develop secondary bronchitis and pneumonia, which increases the difficulty of treatment. In particular, the guinea pig cold, which is old and weak, will turn into bronchitis or pneumonia disease faster if it is not treated in time. Some elderly guinea pigs even began to show insignificant cold symptoms in the morning and developed pneumonia in the afternoon.
Treatment: If guinea pigs are found to have the above symptoms, antibiotics, enrofloxacin, and sulfamethazine should be used to treat guinea pigs. But be careful with the dosage. Generally, the injection volume of sulfamethazine for adult guinea pigs is 0.1ml, or an appropriate dose can also be selected according to the weight of the guinea pigs.
Second, the treatment of guinea pig bronchitis.
Bronchitis is A very serious disease of guinea pigs; it must be diagnosed and treated as soon as possible. Although guinea pig bronchitis disease generally does not cause the death of guinea pigs, it is easy to further develop into pneumonia and aggravate the disease, so it is necessary to treat the sick guinea pigs as soon as possible.
Treatment method: The treatment method of guinea pig bronchitis mainly includes two aspects, one is antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, inhibiting inflammation;
For the treatment of bronchial inflammation, you can refer to the treatment mentioned above methods of using antibiotics for colds. Still, the dosage is higher than that for colds and even needs to be doubled, and it is best to use injections, but if the conditions If not enough, don’t force it. Although the effect of oral medication is relatively slow, it can also play a specific therapeutic role.
In addition, for expectorant and cough treatment, if there is not much phlegm, the guinea pigs can be fed with Kebiqing medicine for relief. However, if there is a lot of phlegm, ammonium chloride should be used for treatment, and the specific dosage should be used according to the dosage in the instructions.
Third, the treatment of guinea pig pneumonia.
Pneumonia is also a Dutch disease, A very serious disease of pigs. If the guinea pigs are not treated in time, the sick guinea pigs may die due to hypoxia within 2 to 3 days of the onset of pneumonia, and the disease will not heal itself.
Treatment: The treatment of guinea pig pneumonia is more complicated, but the fundamental treatment still requires antibiotics. Inject enrofloxacin into sick guinea pigs, determine the injection volume according to the instructions, inject twice a day, and use Shuanghuanglian medicine for treatment; the injection volume is 20-30ml/kg body weight, and the therapeutic effect of intravenous drip better.
In addition, if the guinea pig still has symptoms of dyspnea, it needs to be injected with aminophylline to relieve it. The above treatments are not suitable for home use; it is best to leave it to a professional veterinarian for treatment.
Finally, we remind pet owners: no matter if the guinea pig has a cold, bronchitis, or pneumonia, once it is found that the guinea pig suffers from the above Diseases, pet owners should pay attention to and take them seriously. In the case of multiple guinea pigs being raised together, once one of the guinea pigs is found to be sick, the sick guinea pig must be isolated to prevent it from spreading the disease to other healthy guinea pigs. During the treatment of guinea pigs, it is also necessary to give them more companionship and care so that they can rely on and attach themselves, improving the probability of a cure.
