Wesley

Wesley arrived in our care with an unresolved respiratory infection and overgrown nails. He was also in need of companionship. He was an approximately 1-2-year-old unneutered boar.

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Medical Treatment:

Respiratory Issues:

Firstly, resolving Wesley's medical issues was slightly more complicated than we initially suspected. 

We started with a 7-day course of oral Baytril/Enrofloxacin (fluoroquinolone antimicrobial agent). He was supported with oral 1mg:1kg Metacam/Meloxicam (NSAID) QD and nebulized F10 antiseptic solution. Symptoms had mostly subsided but he had ongoing upper-respiratory inflammation, so we continued with oral NSAIDs.

Shortly after antibiotics had been discontinued, Wesley developed dyspnea, nasal discharge, and ocular discharge. We introduced Wesley to a 14-day course of nebulized Baytril, Corvental/Theophylline Ph. Eur (bronchodilator), Bisolvon/Bromhexine (bronchial mucolytic) and F10 suspension. 
Wesley did improve, but not as much as we had hoped. We emailed our new veterinarian and they gave us some great advice about how to amend Wesley's current treatment plan.
They recommended that we do not nebulise antibiotics with F10. As F10 is a disinfectant, it may be that it reduces the efficacy of the antibiotics, therefore, reducing therapeutic outcome.
Finally, although we were using Bisolvon and Corvental off-license, they recommended that we administer them via their licensed route, which is oral. Nebulising only works with molecules of a finite small-size, it may have been that the particles were too large for us to get the intended effect. We now nebulize antibiotics with isotonic saline (0.9% NaCl). 
The amendments drastically improved therapeutic outcome for Wesley's respiratory issues.

Nail Trimming:

As it had been a while since Wesley had his nails trimmed, he wasn't keen on having them done for a short-while. They weren't penetrating any skin or causing harm, so we were happy to take things at his pace. We knew his URI and eye issues were most important.

You can see the comparison between Wilfy's nails when it was time for trimming, and Wesley's. Fortunately, his nails were trimmed and he was much happier with his nails a suitable length. Throughout the time with us, Wesley became very confident when it was time for nail trimmings!

Superficial Corneal Ulceration:

Due to Wesley having ocular discharge, we decided it was appropriate to stain his eye with fluorescein sodium 1%. Once illuminated, we could see a singular superficial corneal ulcer. We introduced him to topical Remend corneal repair gel and topical Chloramphenicol 0.5% antibiotic drops for 2 weeks. We'd restain the eye at the end of the course.

The second eye stain was clear, and Wesley wasn't receiving any further medicinal input!

Rehoming:

Although Wesley was in good health, it was paramount that he received excellent living conditions to prevent reoccurrence. 

Wesley and Wilfred landed on their feet. A student veterinary nurse with a lot of Guinea pig experience applied to adopt them.

They finally went to their forever home a few weeks ago and are living in paradise!