Betsy's Guinea Pigs

Bramble does have a super cute face! Misty is also gorgeous! Glad the girls enjoyed their Holiday!
 
rp1993 said:
Bramble does have a super cute face! Misty is also gorgeous! Glad the girls enjoyed their Holiday!
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Misty reminds me so much of The Ever Beautiful Betsy. Betsy was a Sheltie with a Coronet and Misty is a Sheltie without a Coronet.

Betsy

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Misty (and Bramble as they are very rarely apart)


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Well having finally sorted Thea's eye (well almost) she figured that I needed something else to worry about. Yesterday at her weekly check, I noticed she had grey, flaky skin and one of the rosettes on her back was a bit balder than it usually is. So off to the vets we went this morning and it turns out she has mites. Xeno Mini ordered and hopefully it'll be here by Monday when treatment will commence. The vet also took some hairs from her back (to much protest from Thea) just in case it turns out to be fungal as well (we hope it doesn't). Poor Thea decided that the vet was a Nasty Vet Lady and kept coming to me for comfort which I found lovely as she clearly sees me as a protector. It's taken 18 months of hard work since I adopted her for her to trust me like this. She has never showed this behaviour before at the vets.
 
I want to cry and love this one. It's so good to hear she turns to you in times of trouble. I'm sorry she has mites though. Fingers crossed there's no fungal. My vet was saying they are seeing a lot of it at the moment after that long spell of very humid weather we had.
 
piggieminder said:
I want to cry and love this one. It's so good to hear she turns to you in times of trouble. I'm sorry she has mites though. Fingers crossed there's no fungal. My vet was saying they are seeing a lot of it at the moment after that long spell of very humid weather we had.
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The vet said that the mites could have come in on a batch of hay. I don't think this is possible as I've been using the same farm bale for over a month now and Misty and Bramble show no signs of mites. It could be Thea's immune system is low as she is six and a half. The vet said that Thea was very healthy and I was clearly looking after her very well. Guinea pigs are for life and I do my very best to give them the very best life I can.
 
These things do take hold when their immune systems are low. I'm sure she will get rid of them quickly in your care.
 
Betsy said:
The vet said that the mites could have come in on a batch of hay. I don't think this is possible as I've been using the same farm bale for over a month now and Misty and Bramble show no signs of mites. It could be Thea's immune system is low as she is six and a half. The vet said that Thea was very healthy and I was clearly looking after her very well. Guinea pigs are for life and I do my very best to give them the very best life I can.
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They really are, you can’t just half way have a guinea pig. Either you do or you don’t. You must take care of them and love them. We have to give them the best life we can.
 
Dear Forum Piggies.

I was very happy that my Slave came to Aunty Lilli's today and took me home. It was lovely to be back in my hutch again. I was just getting settled in when my Slave picked me up. I thought I was going to get a lovely cuddle but did I? I did not. Instead this greasy stuff was put on my back 4 times! 4 times! The Nasty Vet Lady said I had mites. How dare she? I keep myself very clean and I thought that was an insult tbh. She told my Slave that I had to have this stuff called Zeeno Meenee on my back. If you ask me The Nasty Vet Lady was a meany for even suggesting it! After my Slave had put this greasy stuff on my back, she did apologise and give me some parsley. Not that parsley is an kind of compensation for being left with greasy fur.

Apparently, I have to have 2 more treatments with Zeeno Meenee. I am not happy.

Yours disgusted
The One and Only Thea
 
Dear Piggies in Forumland

Having been a Shop Steward of the GPU, I have given myself advice. My reply to any other piggy having been diagnosed with mites would be to put up with the treatment as it's for their own good and won't last forever. They will also not feel so itchy.

Your Retired Shop Steward

The One and Only Thea
 
Dear One and Only Thea,
We are very sorry to hear that you have mites.
We hope the Zeno Meenee helps make them go away so you don‘t have to put up with greasy fur.
Love from Micah, Naomi and Ruth
 
Betsy said:
Well having finally sorted Thea's eye (well almost) she figured that I needed something else to worry about. Yesterday at her weekly check, I noticed she had grey, flaky skin and one of the rosettes on her back was a bit balder than it usually is. So off to the vets we went this morning and it turns out she has mites. Xeno Mini ordered and hopefully it'll be here by Monday when treatment will commence. The vet also took some hairs from her back (to much protest from Thea) just in case it turns out to be fungal as well (we hope it doesn't). Poor Thea decided that the vet was a Nasty Vet Lady and kept coming to me for comfort which I found lovely as she clearly sees me as a protector. It's taken 18 months of hard work since I adopted her for her to trust me like this. She has never showed this behaviour before at the vets.
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Poor Thea, hope it’s easily treated. It’s so lovely when they turn to you for protection and comfort isn’t it.
 
Thea's eye hardly needed bathing this morning but I did it anyway and put in some viscotears. She got her reward of a bit of parsley for being such a good girl. I'm handling her with sexy blue nitrile gloves atm until all the xeno has gone from her fur. It's still a bit greasy with it. Its so hard to get all of it on to the skin without some of it going on the fur.
 
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