tokiandskwis
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Sorry to everyone I probably seem like I never stop posting but this forum is the best resource I have.
My little sweetheart, Toki, at 3 months of age has such bad luck Two weeks ago, I suspected URI after hearing some very faint clicks while he breathed and seeing some lethargy and sneezing. Took him and his brother to the vet where they did a fecal analysis and an xray of Toki. They said his heart looked slightly enlarged but not to worry about it for now.....they said they didnt find any signs of URI. They found foreign bacteria in the poop and gave both of them erythromycin which did get rid of the bacteria which is good (they did another fecal test when we went back for a check up)
THEN after being on the antibiotics a week, Toki developed a lump on his neck overnight (it was probably there earlier but not visible) He was feeling really crap, hunched over, fluffed up, didnt want to play or eat or anything much.
I took him back to the vet and told them, after examination they said they suspect abscess, and he went into surgery to get it removed. He had the surgery that same day and when I picked him up to go home he seemed SO much better, energetic, naughty, just like his usual self. He is now on doxy for post op antibiotics and he is still acting happy as ever which I am so stoked about, it seemed that the abscess was making him feel yucky and after removal he changed for the better completely. But..now, I've been noticing some sneezing (not all the time, but its hard to gauge what is "too much" but around three/four times a day and some poryphin in the mornings when hes just woken up.
I tried to rat phone him and all that but honestly hes like a wet soap (hes only 3 months old!!) Last night I came close to where he was in the cage and tried to listen...I dont know if Im going insane or Im genuinely hearing very faint clicking again...or am I just hearing his tummy making a noise? or is he bruxxing quietly? Its driving me nuts. Ive also seen his hang his head over the side of the cage shelf a couple times.. I just dont know what to think anymore, Ive spent $1000 on vets/treatments and I feel completely ripped off.... Am I being paranoid? Are respiratory noises usually quite obvious? Please help Im pulling my hair out!
My little sweetheart, Toki, at 3 months of age has such bad luck Two weeks ago, I suspected URI after hearing some very faint clicks while he breathed and seeing some lethargy and sneezing. Took him and his brother to the vet where they did a fecal analysis and an xray of Toki. They said his heart looked slightly enlarged but not to worry about it for now.....they said they didnt find any signs of URI. They found foreign bacteria in the poop and gave both of them erythromycin which did get rid of the bacteria which is good (they did another fecal test when we went back for a check up)
THEN after being on the antibiotics a week, Toki developed a lump on his neck overnight (it was probably there earlier but not visible) He was feeling really crap, hunched over, fluffed up, didnt want to play or eat or anything much.
I took him back to the vet and told them, after examination they said they suspect abscess, and he went into surgery to get it removed. He had the surgery that same day and when I picked him up to go home he seemed SO much better, energetic, naughty, just like his usual self. He is now on doxy for post op antibiotics and he is still acting happy as ever which I am so stoked about, it seemed that the abscess was making him feel yucky and after removal he changed for the better completely. But..now, I've been noticing some sneezing (not all the time, but its hard to gauge what is "too much" but around three/four times a day and some poryphin in the mornings when hes just woken up.
I tried to rat phone him and all that but honestly hes like a wet soap (hes only 3 months old!!) Last night I came close to where he was in the cage and tried to listen...I dont know if Im going insane or Im genuinely hearing very faint clicking again...or am I just hearing his tummy making a noise? or is he bruxxing quietly? Its driving me nuts. Ive also seen his hang his head over the side of the cage shelf a couple times.. I just dont know what to think anymore, Ive spent $1000 on vets/treatments and I feel completely ripped off.... Am I being paranoid? Are respiratory noises usually quite obvious? Please help Im pulling my hair out!