Bloody nose

[coco]

Hi All.
Wondering if anyone has gone through this or has any advice.
My 4 year old boar started to have a bloody nose in December. I took him to our favorite vet which also treats exotics, and was prescribed a 1.5 month treatment of Intrafungol as the vet thought It could be a fungus. Since that didn’t work we got on a 2 week treatment on Baytril in case it was bacterial. That didn’t work and the bloody nose has been slowly getting worse. The vet told me that the next step would be a CT Scan but whatever we would find would not be treatable.
My boar has stopped eating hay as it was making him cough so the vet put him on chloramphenicol. I have not seen any improvement. Actually a decline in his health.
Has anybody been through a similar situation?
Thank you in advance.

[3piggles]

Hi, Coco, and welcome to Wheekers. Has the vet checked his teeth? I've never had that problem, but I do know if even one tooth is growing wonky, it can grow into places where it doesn't belong. It would also impede his chewing anything that required much chewing. Has he had X-rays of his mouth/head? That's the first thing that comes to mind, but as I said, I haven't had that problem with any of my pigs.

You can try Guinea Lynx. Just search for Guinea Lynx. It will take you to the whole website, and you can check their medical sitemap, or post in the forum.

Good luck.

[Bean]

Hi, I'm really sorry to hear about your boar's health issues, it sounds really hard.

I'd second what 3piggles has suggested about visiting Guinea Lynx as they have a medical forum with many experienced members. It's not something I have any knowledge/ experience of.

www.guinealynx.info/forums/

Good luck.

[anawilliam]

I'm sorry to hear that your guinea pig is experiencing these health issues. It sounds like you have already taken a lot of steps to try to help him, but unfortunately, it seems that the treatments have not been successful. It's possible that a CT scan could provide more information about what is causing the bloody nose, but as your vet mentioned, there may not be a treatable solution.



If you haven't already, it may be worth seeking a second opinion from another veterinarian who has experience with guinea pigs or exotics. They may be able to offer a different perspective or suggest alternative treatments that your current vet hasn't tried yet. Additionally, you could consider seeking advice from a veterinary specialist in exotic animal medicine.