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Health / Labored Breathing
« on: June 28, 2010, 07:56:51 AM »
Hi guys its been awhile but I knew to turn to you guys you could give me the best answer before I consult a vet. One of my female standards gave birth a black velvet female just 1 about 4 months ago. The standard was getting older and I wanted to take her out of breeding. When I close off her pop hole she must of had gotten pregnant before i did this. I closed her pophole off and moved the male completely to a different run. After she gave birth you could tell was the last straw. she was raising her baby just fine. long story short the standard developed an illness that we just couldnt shake and she passed away about a week ago. I didnt want the baby to be by herself after just losing her momma. I introduced her to another female who was younger and she was very affectionate. I took several days and she spent a day in the older females cage and all was gravy they were getting along great!....lastnight i went downstairs and I was so upset something happened and the older female turned on the baby and you could tell the baby was really stressed and had bite marks on her skin behind her ears. I took her out and examined her, she doesnt seem to have any other injuries but i could tell she had been peeing herself but i figured it was from stress because she was staying in the corner of the cage scared out of her little mind. This is what worries me her breathing was very labored lastnight, I also took this as an effect of being stressed so i put her in her own cage and brought her upstairs to be monitored. this morning her breathing is still labored. I listened to her lungs and it sounded like there might be a little fluid in there. I sucked a tiny bit of fluid out through her nose but it didnt seem to be a large amount or anything. she has lightened up, she is eatting im not sure is she is so much drinking but she is eatting food. SHe keeps wiping her nose and thats what make me think that there is something up with her nasal passage. I checked her ribs, limbs, her throat doesnt seem to be swollen at all and she seem to be eatting fine I just cant seem to get her breathing right its been like 8 hours. she does seem to be sluggish do you guys think maybe there is internal damage. I have never had chins fight and one come out this severe, and the vets around here are horrible, I am going to consult a vet but I wanted to see what you guys think and if you have ever had this happen
