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URI infection

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Question
My guinea pig Ruby sneezes and coughs occassionally, but she is active and eating well.
She has been to the vets and is on baytril, but I was wondering whether I can do anything else to help speed up her recovery.
Also how long could it take her to recover?

Thanks for your help!

Answer
Her recovery should only take about a week with all treatments, you should however include 1/8 tsp of Robutussin cough syrup twice a day, and you can also put Vicks Vapor rub on her nose up to 4 times a day. She is on the right antibiotic, but the cough syrup and vicks should speed everything up some. Let me know if you have any more questions.
Brittany