Pigging Out

Bryce looks lovely.
I think I know the rescue he came from. If I’m right they are no longer a recommended rescue on here. No rescue should miss something like that or then recommend home treating with a product they sell in their online shop. It’s really, really disappointing.
 
VickiA said:
Bryce looks lovely.
I think I know the rescue he came from. If I’m right they are no longer a recommended rescue on here. No rescue should miss something like that or then recommend home treating with a product they sell in their online shop. It’s really, really disappointing.
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I know. I really wanted to go to another rescue but they are the only ones who have an available one immediately. We inquired from a few rescues but nothing is available. If there is, it's paired up. TEAS has a baby boar but it isn't scheduled to be neutered until the 25th Aug and he is almost spitting image of Rocky, which hubby isn't keen of (I didn't mind though). Vegas came from them as well and I noticed she had lice after a few weeks with us. They also told us that her vet never prescribes Itrafungol because it's not very good with piggies, and that Leucellin can do wonders!

Everytime we take Sierra to the vet, Vegas has to come and that ends up me feeding them both coz Vegas won't eat during the car rides. We don't want to stress her out that much all the time. Vegas also has no one to play with coz we are always tending on Sierra. We can see her just looking at us most of the time whenever we feed Sierra. And then when we put her back to the cage they both just lie there and not very much active. We don't know how long will Sierra go back to normal or if she will recover. So hubby decided that we better adopt already so that Vegas will be happier at least.
 
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@anyar.dris please don’t get me wrong - I have no criticism of anyone doing whatever is in the best interests of their piggies. Believe me, I am not one to judge in that respect and when you need a newbie, you have to go where you can find one.
My disappointment is not with you at all. My disappointment is that a once well considered rescue have put you in this position. Any piggy should be properly checked before being handed over (we have had to delay/cancel bondings or adoptions if we find an issue even on the day itself) And then to respond recommending home treating with a non vet prescribed treatment. Well, the evidence speaks for itself.
I am just sorry that you’ve ended up dealing with the problem. But on the plus side, he’ll be getting lots of handling and attention so should bond well with you and the hubby x
 
Wiebke said:
OUCH - best proof that their leucillin is not exactly effective...

I am very sorry that you are having such a rough re-start after losing Rocky! :(

In case you need it: Ringworm: Hygiene And Pictures
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I know. I'm just worried about Sierra more at the moment coz she has the worse problem compared to Bryce.

VickiA said:
@anyar.dris please don’t get me wrong - I have no criticism of anyone doing whatever is in the best interests of their piggies. Believe me, I am not one to judge in that respect and when you need a newbie, you have to go where you can find one.
My disappointment is not with you at all. My disappointment is that a once well considered rescue have put you in this position. Any piggy should be properly checked before being handed over (we have had to delay/cancel bondings or adoptions if we find an issue even on the day itself) And then to respond recommending home treating with a non vet prescribed treatment. Well, the evidence speaks for itself.
I am just sorry that you’ve ended up dealing with the problem. But on the plus side, he’ll be getting lots of handling and attention so should bond well with you and the hubby x
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Oh don't worry, I didn't read your comment as a disappointment with us, but with the rescue. I am too but it's already done now and I don't want to return him there. They also told hubby (he's the one who went inside to pick up the piggy) that if in case an adopted piggy passed away after just being adopted (probably a few weeks/months) that they will just replace him/her free of charge! :yikes: It sounded to me like what the petshops say to their buyers! :td:

We are just hoping it's not ringworm and just a simple fungal infection or mites.
 
anyar.dris said:
I know. I'm just worried about Sierra more at the moment coz she has the worse problem compared to Bryce.


Oh don't worry, I didn't read your comment as a disappointment with us, but with the rescue. I am too but it's already done now and I don't want to return him there. They also told hubby (he's the one who went inside to pick up the piggy) that if in case an adopted piggy passed away after just being adopted (probably a few weeks/months) that they will just replace him/her free of charge! :yikes: It sounded to me like what the petshops say to their buyers! :td:

We are just hoping it's not ringworm and just a simple fungal infection or mites.
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Oh what a way to talk about piggies - like a commodity :no:. Well, he’s better off out of there and with you, for sure.
 
Best treat it as potential ringworm until you what is exactly going on; that patch looks nice and round to me.

Ringworm is a real pain for a week or two but if you are doing things right, it won't be getting any further than that.

:agr: with @VickiA
 
Wiebke said:
Best treat it as potential ringworm until you what is exactly going on; that patch looks nice and round to me.

Ringworm is a real pain for a week or two but if you are doing things right, it won't be getting any further than that.

:agr: with @VickiA
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I'm just getting paranoid now coz I keep on scratching! :yikes: :blink:
 
anyar.dris said:
I know. I'm just worried about Sierra more at the moment coz she has the worse problem compared to Bryce.


Oh don't worry, I didn't read your comment as a disappointment with us, but with the rescue. I am too but it's already done now and I don't want to return him there. They also told hubby (he's the one who went inside to pick up the piggy) that if in case an adopted piggy passed away after just being adopted (probably a few weeks/months) that they will just replace him/her free of charge! :yikes: It sounded to me like what the petshops say to their buyers! :td:

We are just hoping it's not ringworm and just a simple fungal infection or mites.
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The one good thing about ringworm is that if you can break the cycle in the 10-14 days between infection and actual outbreak (incubation period), none of your other piggies will come down with it - and you still have a good week leeway in that respect.

You will have to treat them all as a prevention (including a bath to remove any picked up spores) and deep clean the whole room but that is as bad as it should get. Bryce will hopefully remain the only acutely affected piggy. ;)

Last time I was confronted with an oubreak I managed to keep it to the infected piggy in a room with 30 of them. I do have an old hospital cage and a big bag with 'ringworm fleeces' from previous bouts washed at 90 C before putting them back in the attic, which come in handy for setting up a quarantine area, preferably in a room I can easily wipe down (I use our hallway with a laminate floor) for these kind of situations.

Take a deep breath, don't panic and follow the ringworm guide. We are here with advice and support.
Ringworm is majorly a problem not because it is a particularly nasty illness but because it is so highly contagious.
 
Wiebke said:
The one good thing about ringworm is that if you can break the cycle in the 10-14 days between infection and actual outbreak (incubation period), none of your other piggies will come down with it - and you still have a good week leeway in that respect.

You will have to treat them all as a prevention (including a bath to remove any picked up spores) and deep clean the whole room but that is as bad as it should get. Bryce will hopefully remain the only acutely affected piggy. ;)
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I am already giving Sierra a bath anyway coz she is soaked with pee at the moment because of her IC. Hopefully the vet will be able to give us something tomorrow. Our local vets thankfully has one vet who knows a lot about guinea pigs. She has helped us a lot during the last week of Rocky's life. We didn't even realise they have someone like her there at the moment. Our local vets are mainly farm vets (and dogs & cats) because we live in the country side. We used to inform them most of the medications we need in the past whenever we take the piggies there, hence we only take them there for minor issues.
 
When Cleo had the lice last year after she arrived I didn’t stop scratching so totally understand too! Nasty little blighters! 😡
Sorry you spent all the time making up the cages for them but I bet they all had a very fun night after your hard work! :) :love: Hope your vet trip goes well and you get rid of the nasty patch soon 🤞
Very shocked at that rescue and it’s comments and selling product tactics! :no: Thank god Bryce is with you brilliant guys now and will get treated properly! ❤️x
 
I’m shocked that the rescue let him go with you in that condition. Poor thing. Looks like it’s been there a little while so they should have noticed it. Glad you’ve got him and will soon have him sorted out. He’s gorgeous. Looks like my Pepper

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We are just waiting for the vets to call back. Apparently they only have one vet at work today, so it's quite very busy. The receptionist told us if we want to just get the canesten cream to be applied to the area but I told hubby to tell them I want a vet to properly see him. Fingers crossed they call today. If not, vet is closed tomorrow and we are out on Monday to take Sierra to see Ellie Whitehead at Matlock. We can't bring all the piggies again for a car ride. I wonder if Ellie will be fine seeing just the photos of Bryce. 🤔 :hmm:
 
anyar.dris said:
We are just waiting for the vets to call back. Apparently they only have one vet at work today, so it's quite very busy. The receptionist told us if we want to just get the canesten cream to be applied to the area but I told hubby to tell them I want a vet to properly see him. Fingers crossed they call today. If not, vet is closed tomorrow and we are out on Monday to take Sierra to see Ellie Whitehead at Matlock. We can't bring all the piggies again for a car ride. I wonder if Ellie will be fine seeing just the photos of Bryce. 🤔 :hmm:
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You're having a rough time with poor Bryce. Canesten is only antifungal so again it's suggesting treatment without diagnosis 😕 Glad you're insisting on being seen.
 
Applying cream only treats the local area while you need to kill off all fungal spores. That’s why itrafungol and dipping in imaverol are far more effective in killing all live spores.
 
Okay, vet told us to put anti-fungal cream on it for a few days (since it is only one small patch), to see if there will be a change. If not, we need to take him back next week to start getting injections (or oral medication) for mites.
 
PS - I know you pass Wirral to visit family in Liverpool and the vet I use in Irby is very good with guinea pigs.
They are an RCVS Accredited practice which is the next only to a veterinary hospital and I have found that they really know what they’re doing with the piggies.
May be another option for you.
 
Merab's Slave said:
PS - I know you pass Wirral to visit family in Liverpool and the vet I use in Irby is very good with guinea pigs.
They are an RCVS Accredited practice which is the next only to a veterinary hospital and I have found that they really know what they’re doing with the piggies.
May be another option for you.
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Which vet is that? Might be handy in case we needed immediate treatment.
 
No as it’s a very small surgery and the vets I’ve seen have all been very cavy savvy.
There’s usually only one in at a time.
I’ve seen Rob, Becky and Aileen
Have a look at their website so you see for yourself about them all.
 
anyar.dris said:
I know. I really wanted to go to another rescue but they are the only ones who have an available one immediately. We inquired from a few rescues but nothing is available. If there is, it's paired up. TEAS has a baby boar but it isn't scheduled to be neutered until the 25th Aug and he is almost spitting image of Rocky, which hubby isn't keen of (I didn't mind though). Vegas came from them as well and I noticed she had lice after a few weeks with us. They also told us that her vet never prescribes Itrafungol because it's not very good with piggies, and that Leucellin can do wonders!

Everytime we take Sierra to the vet, Vegas has to come and that ends up me feeding them both coz Vegas won't eat during the car rides. We don't want to stress her out that much all the time. Vegas also has no one to play with coz we are always tending on Sierra. We can see her just looking at us most of the time whenever we feed Sierra. And then when we put her back to the cage they both just lie there and not very much active. We don't know how long will Sierra go back to normal or if she will recover. So hubby decided that we better adopt already so that Vegas will be happier at least.
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That's not correct at all. I use the same vets and I have been prescribed itrafungol from them before though they are a bit more hesitant in going for it preferring other medications first. However they never recommended leucellin to me either.
 
Lady Kelly said:
That's not correct at all. I use the same vets and I have been prescribed itrafungol from them before though they are a bit more hesitant in going for it preferring other medications first. However they never recommended leucellin to me either.
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It's not the vets who are recommending Leucillin, it's the rescue. The rescue told me that leucillin is enough to treat ringworm and the piggy doesn't really need a very expensive vet visit for the ringworm. They also informed me that there's no vet treatments for ringworm.

I Didn't listen to anything they said though.
 
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