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Hi everyone! I think Ginger has a dust allergy. She has a runny nose and sounds blocked. The mucus from her nose is usually clear but is sometimes brown. Can guineas take antihistamines or has anyone had this problem before? I no longer bed her on wood shavings which has helped a lot but she still has this runny nose. Any advice appreciated. Thanks :)
 
It's hard to tell how the eye is. It looks ok (no more muck coming from it) but she doesn't open it completely. I cant see any blue so I'm not really sure whats going on with it. I've got to use the cream for around 10 days so it might open up next week? Thanks for asking Chloe.
 
Anti histamines should not be given to gps.,but Sudafed,the one formulated for children,can be given at the dose rate of 0.3mls per day.This works very quickly and one dose often does the trick.

All sorts of things can cause a hayfever/asthma type allergy in gps.I have had several pigs with this problem over the years.,and Sudafed seemed to be the best treatment. It is very difficult to track down what is causing the allergy.Household sprays,cleaners etc are often to blame,but even hand cream on the owner could c ause a reaction.
 
Pudsey is allergic to woodshavings, if you can find the root cause then maybe it can be avoided. :)
 
Thanks all for your help. I'm just guessing that it is the hay but really I'm not entirely sure
 
I doubt it is the hay,unless it is old and dusty.Fresh meadow hay should not cause a problem.More likely to be enviremental.A draft from somewhere,aforesaid cleaners,sprays of any kind.Perfume,hand cream.A friend of mine used to keep her 4 gps in her utility room in which she did her washing.The pigs were free range and the noise of the washing machine never bothered them.Then one of the pigs got an allergic rhinitis type thing,and after a while Jean discovered the problem was the washing powder,she had changed from non bio to bio..
 
The hay is fresh and is always emptied out into a black bag before I use it. I feel a bit stupid for not knowing what could be causing it. How long can I use the sudafed for? Also I have got the sudafed tablets. Could I quarter one of them and mix with water or would that be too strong?
 
Poor Ginger :'( sorry to hear this :( :( :(
Sending healing wheeks and piggie kisses from us both :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
I've heard of many girls who use the sudafed and swear by it O0 O0 O0
 
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The hay is fresh and is always emptied out into a black bag before I use it. I feel a bit stupid for not knowing what could be causing it. How long can I use the sudafed for? Also I have got the sudafed tablets. Could I quarter one of them and mix with water or would that be too strong?
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i would only use the childrens one, like the ones that come in sachets for toddlers O0
 
sorry to interrupt this posting, but i notcied someone has put about piggy allergic to washing powder? i am wondering whether it could be that with charlie sneezing all the time? has been checked over by the vet - i am using non-bio, as it is supposed to be for sensitive skin?!, thought bio would be worse to use?
 
There are many things that gps can be allergic to,washing powders being one of them,and yes,bio would possibly be worse.

The biggest culprits are room fresheners of any kind,spray,plug in etc.

Hand cream and perfume have also been implicated.

Cleaners are another possibility,especially spray polishes etc.

It is a bit of a Sherlock Holmes problem to find out what is causing the problem in one particular pig.Sometimes you never track it down.
 
we have tried limiting it down, as I dont polish the bedroom furniture, just wipe the surfaces down with a cloth - i have banned the other half from spraying the deodrant in the bedroom, so we dont use anything like that and no air fresheners or anything, so I am thinking it's between the hay and the washing powder!
 
I wouldnot think it is washing powder unless the powder is being used in the same room as the piggy,which I would think not in a bedroom.

Is the cage near an open window?,it is possible that pollen is blowing in from a bush outside.This happened to a pig belonging to a friend of mine.When the cage was moved away from the window the wheezing stopped.
 
My piggy fudge has a dust allergy. I've lined his cage with lino and vet bed, Use shreaded paper instead of straw for bedding, only use hay in a rack for eating and use wooden cat pellets in the litter trays. He still sneezes alot and often has a runny nose but is much better than he was. The only thing more the vet thinks I can do is soak his hay in water, but I'm put off as don't think he'd eat it wet.
 
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