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Post by penny01 on Feb 9, 2016 21:18:53 GMT
Hello all, please can anyone give me some advice. I have 3 degu which have had respiratory issues on and off since I had them. My poor little bob has a problem now, I have been to the vet and have been giving him baytril for the last week but he seems to have got worse. He seems to be mouth breathing and I've just noticed that he's bloating. I'm in a bit of a panic as will not be able to get back to the vet until tomorrow evening. Is this life threatening? (I had a rabbit die of it once) is there anything I can do to help? Have been putting bowls of olbas in the room and also they have a dust free environment.
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Post by animalmadchloe on Feb 9, 2016 22:21:39 GMT
Is like to help but I have no experience in this, some one with experience will.be along soon to give you some helpful advice, I'd personally sat go back to the vets asap. I think there is a medicine you can give to degus that's for babies to help ease wind.
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Post by bouncy on Feb 9, 2016 22:39:19 GMT
Is like to help but I have no experience in this, some one with experience will.be along soon to give you some helpful advice, I'd personally sat go back to the vets asap. I think there is a medicine you can give to degus that's for babies to help ease wind. Infacol springs to mind...... |
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Post by deguconvert on Feb 10, 2016 0:20:37 GMT
You need Olbas Oil. If you can create a steam bath of sorts in your bathroom, to help moisturize his passageways, put a few drops of Olbas Oil in the hot water, and let your sick degu rest/walk around in the room for a while. If you can be in there with him, it will likely help him to not become terribly stressed. You need to be in there for several minutes, I would say 15-30. If you can do this twice daily, it can really help.
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Post by yasmin on Feb 10, 2016 2:33:51 GMT
My vet prescribed a drop of Ovol (infant antiflatulent drops – simuthicone) when my degu, Makoto, suffered bloating from eating too many clover leaves.
In Canada you can buy Ovol at any pharmacy/drug store. One drop on a piece of food – I've put it on a piece of puffed rice – should help assuming the bloating is caused by too much air in the gut.
Bloating can be life threatening.
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Post by saddlers on Feb 10, 2016 11:51:37 GMT
We created a steam bath for Elliott by dropping him in his carry case, and having the steam in an adjacent cup and then draping a towel over both the cup and the cage, it definitely seems to ease his breathing before it became a more serious issue.
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Post by penny01 on Mar 2, 2016 12:59:47 GMT
Thank you for all your replys, I had been using olabas steam bowls in the room. I'm sorry to say though that despite my best efforts I lost poor little Bob.  |
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Post by savvy on Mar 2, 2016 14:52:01 GMT
Oh I am so sorry to hear that.
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Post by deguconvert on Mar 2, 2016 15:52:33 GMT
Oh, Penny01, I am so sorry for your loss of Bob!! That is so heartbreaking.
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Post by moletteuk on Mar 2, 2016 17:13:02 GMT
I'm sorry for your loss.
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Post by bouncy on Mar 2, 2016 21:41:25 GMT
Poor little Bob |
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Post by Bexi87 on Mar 2, 2016 22:22:36 GMT
Oh no, I'm so sorry. RIP Bob
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Post by yasmin on Mar 3, 2016 2:59:25 GMT
Sigh... I am so sad to read this. My sincere condolences.  Rest in peace, little one. |
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Post by penny01 on Mar 9, 2016 14:57:53 GMT
Thank you all. |
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Rest in peace, little one.