I am posting this for a fellow breeder of guinea pigs.
He has about 10 pigs unaffected AT THIS TIME.
he has over the last month lost three breeding sows.
1. first sow: on pups, lost some hair, started losing weight, got very lethargic but caught her in time, brought her in the house, got her eating lots of greens etc. She came back just fine, then about three weeks later went downhill very fast - got lethargic and snotty nosed and died with 24 hours.
2. noticed not eating right, sneezy, some nasal discharge, very four smell, lethargic and dead within 12 hours.
3. noticed sneezing, few days later lost her litter born two months premature. Foul smell. went lethargic and dead by morning.
First two pigs on guinea pig food the entire time, pig number three on rabbit feed and greens for the past two weeks.
Says his remaining pigs are fine: no symptoms, it's a very quick from noticing symptoms to death.
THAT is the information I was given as per text. All I did was clean up the typing errors and add a numbering system.
Any hints as to what is going on with them?
This is a young man, don't think he has the money to bring them to the vet. it's outside my paradigm of experience.. though I'm thinking he's got a couple things going on with a illness and toxicity or some sort.<br /><br />__________ Fri Jun 22, 2012 6:01 am __________<br /><br />ah.....but I do wish someone had some sort of ideas....
He has about 10 pigs unaffected AT THIS TIME.
he has over the last month lost three breeding sows.
1. first sow: on pups, lost some hair, started losing weight, got very lethargic but caught her in time, brought her in the house, got her eating lots of greens etc. She came back just fine, then about three weeks later went downhill very fast - got lethargic and snotty nosed and died with 24 hours.
2. noticed not eating right, sneezy, some nasal discharge, very four smell, lethargic and dead within 12 hours.
3. noticed sneezing, few days later lost her litter born two months premature. Foul smell. went lethargic and dead by morning.
First two pigs on guinea pig food the entire time, pig number three on rabbit feed and greens for the past two weeks.
Says his remaining pigs are fine: no symptoms, it's a very quick from noticing symptoms to death.
THAT is the information I was given as per text. All I did was clean up the typing errors and add a numbering system.
Any hints as to what is going on with them?
This is a young man, don't think he has the money to bring them to the vet. it's outside my paradigm of experience.. though I'm thinking he's got a couple things going on with a illness and toxicity or some sort.<br /><br />__________ Fri Jun 22, 2012 6:01 am __________<br /><br />ah.....but I do wish someone had some sort of ideas....
