Hi
I was wondering if anyone could offer me some advice my cavy is 6 years old and since she was about 2 years she has been on longtrem use of medrone and metronidazole for a stomach condition i am not sure of the name of the condition but i was told it is like IBS.
So over time ive tried different foods to see what does and dosent agree with her.
But over the last few months things have got worse the tablets didnt seem to be working and i could see she was in pain.
So last week i took her back to the vets who basically said we will try some other tablets so she was put on prednisolone and oxycare.
She has only been on them 6 days and already she has put on quite abit of weight which isnt to much of a problem as she is not overweight but i dont want it to continue.
She is drinking more and she seems to have changed in her behaviour she isnt as lively and is very lethargic.
So i read a little on the net about the tablets and i am concerned that she is predisolone as it does have many side effects and may cause other problems.
So basically i am thinking is there anything i can do or try as i dont like the idea of her being on these tablets.
At the moment i feed her on burns chicken and rice mix which i began about a year ago but she has seemed to got bored of that and usually will be sat there for days.
I also give her a packet of ceasar a day which she very much likes but it is wet food so i might try not giving her that.
Anyway if anyone has any suggestions i would appriciate it.
Thanks for reading sally
I was wondering if anyone could offer me some advice my cavy is 6 years old and since she was about 2 years she has been on longtrem use of medrone and metronidazole for a stomach condition i am not sure of the name of the condition but i was told it is like IBS.
So over time ive tried different foods to see what does and dosent agree with her.
But over the last few months things have got worse the tablets didnt seem to be working and i could see she was in pain.
So last week i took her back to the vets who basically said we will try some other tablets so she was put on prednisolone and oxycare.
She has only been on them 6 days and already she has put on quite abit of weight which isnt to much of a problem as she is not overweight but i dont want it to continue.
She is drinking more and she seems to have changed in her behaviour she isnt as lively and is very lethargic.
So i read a little on the net about the tablets and i am concerned that she is predisolone as it does have many side effects and may cause other problems.
So basically i am thinking is there anything i can do or try as i dont like the idea of her being on these tablets.
At the moment i feed her on burns chicken and rice mix which i began about a year ago but she has seemed to got bored of that and usually will be sat there for days.
I also give her a packet of ceasar a day which she very much likes but it is wet food so i might try not giving her that.
Anyway if anyone has any suggestions i would appriciate it.
Thanks for reading sally