[Gpdd] [heath]update on sammy and his sniffles

[Penny Charlesworth]

Re eating newspaper.

The newspapers in England are printed with non-toxic ink and if yours are 
the same, I don't believe that this presents a health problem.

I have often had a Piggyfriend who is partial to a bit of newspaper. Sam, in 
particular, rips his to shreds though I have never seen him eat it. I have 
seen other piggies actually eat a piece though I can't think why. My very 
elderly Ash is a paper tearer too.

Did you ever fold up newspaper as a child and cut a row of little figures 
out of it? I like to think of the Piggyfriends making rows of dancing 
piggies when I am not looking and then rushing to destroy the evidence 
before I come home, hence the shredded paper.

What medicine has your vet given Samson? Vets in England commonly prescribe 
too small a dose of anything to be effective for piggies and he may need 
more of whatever antibiotic you have to shift a URI. Good news that his 
lungs are clear as congested lungs can be very dangerous for piggies.

 Have you tried putting a little Vick around his nostrils? I also put some 
on their front paws as the vapour will then drift upwards to the nose.

There is also the possibility that he may have an allergy.

Do let us know how he gets on,

Regards from Penny and the Piggyfriends.


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From: "Rachel H" <rmhenise at yahoo.com>
To: <gpdd at gpdd.org>
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 7:10 PM
Subject: [Gpdd] [heath]update on sammy and his sniffles


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>i took samson to the vet for his sneezing and runny nose and she gave me 
>some medicine to give to him for ten days. he seemed to be getting better 
>but then i heard him sneeze again! then i saw some dripping........i 
>weighed him and he has lost weight again (after gaining it back)........the 
>vet said that his lungs were fine and it was probably just something upper 
>respiratory and that everything else looked fine and that this should clear 
>him up....if not to give her a call....does anyone know what else it could 
>possibly be? cause i would like to know what is the next step that the vet 
>might recommend
>
>  i often watch him when he eats and he is quite picky! im thinking the 
> weightloss could possibly be caused by his mate (baby solomon) eating most 
> of the food...i will try hand feeding him.....if it is a draft that is 
> causing his sniffles i dont understand why baby solomon is not affected by 
> it since he is much smaller than samson.....i cover their cage with sheets 
> so i have no idea!  my girls are also fine....also when i fed the boys 
> yesterday they seemed more interested in eating the newspaper than their 
> food! is this bad for them???
>
>  any advice would be appreciated!
>  rachel  =)
>
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