We have been very fortunate with regard to the health of our chins for these three years we've had them. Now two chins with problems at once - first was Delilah - long story short, she had a tooth that was flat on the top like normal, but spurred, growing into the side of her cheeck. She has recovered nicely from the trimming last month. She had gotten down to 440 grams, but is gaining now.
My current problem is my George. He was our first chin & he knows he's my favorite. Thursday night he started a quiet coughing. He has no other symptoms - eyes & nose are dry and clear. I called the chin vet Friday & she had a Saturday morning appointment available. She could hear wheezing in his lungs, said his heart sounded good, and he weighed 731 grams. She sent him home with a liquid sweetened Baytril .015/2x/day for 10 days.
He's had 3 doses of the Baytril and I took the pine chips out of his cage and replaced with a towel. His coughing has gotten louder and sometimes he screws up his whole face and pulls his ears back too. I'm worried about him. Does this sound par for the course if he does in fact have a respiratory tract infection like the vet said?
In our rural area, this is the only chin vet around and I've only dealt with her on these two occasions, so am not entirely trusting yet.
My current problem is my George. He was our first chin & he knows he's my favorite. Thursday night he started a quiet coughing. He has no other symptoms - eyes & nose are dry and clear. I called the chin vet Friday & she had a Saturday morning appointment available. She could hear wheezing in his lungs, said his heart sounded good, and he weighed 731 grams. She sent him home with a liquid sweetened Baytril .015/2x/day for 10 days.
He's had 3 doses of the Baytril and I took the pine chips out of his cage and replaced with a towel. His coughing has gotten louder and sometimes he screws up his whole face and pulls his ears back too. I'm worried about him. Does this sound par for the course if he does in fact have a respiratory tract infection like the vet said?
In our rural area, this is the only chin vet around and I've only dealt with her on these two occasions, so am not entirely trusting yet.