Kirk goes to the vet.

Last night when I got home from work, I noticed Kirk was looking a little down. He was hiding in his little hut and breathing pretty hard so I started to get worried. Since it was almost midnight when I got home, I had to wait until this morning to take him into the vet. I called the as soon as I woke up and they told me to bring him in immediately. I changed quickly and dashed out the door. When I got in, they checked to make sure he was stable while I filled out the paperwork. Once we got our room and the doctor came in, he checked his lungs, his eyes, his nose and his little paws to find out what was wrong.

Kirk has pneumonia. :( I'm not sure how he caught it, the vet said he thinks it was the stress of being moved from the pet store to our place. I asked if Kirk will make it because I read that it can kill guinea pigs and he sounded pretty optimistic. Kirk squealed like crazy when the vet gave him his 2 shots which he said is a good sign and he is still eating like there is no tomorrow so I'm hopeful. For now we have 2 oral medications and 1 medication for his nostrils that he takes every 8 hours. Keep your fingers crossed for him!

I did ask about Spock. I was concerned about keeping them in the same cage, but the vet said that if Kirk has it then Spock has already been in contact with it. He's been his normal Spock-ey self so I'm hoping that he won't catch it too.