vladimir31
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Hi Guys!
I just got two baby guinea pigs this weekend (my first piggies ever!), Vladimir who is 5 weeks old and Prince who is 8 weeks old. The breeder I got them from warned me that Prince had been treated for ringworm as a baby but that he is now fine.
I took them to the vets today for a quick check up and I first saw a nurse who could only give me advice on bedding and food, which made me cross as I wanted a health check and I was paying 15£ per piggie for the consultation!
I found Vladimir's ears a little bit dodgy but she keps saying that she was not qualified enough to know if there was anything wrong so she said I had to see the vet, which I did and costed me an extra 30£.
The vet thought that his ears were nothing to worry about, perhaps some mites, and put some cream on it and said he looked really healthy and happy.
I did notice a little scab on his back so I showed that to her and explained the little story about Prince's ringworm, so she said that it looked like it was ringworm too! (which I found a bit strange, basically if I didnt say anything she would have not noticed?)
She then advised me to send the lesion to the lab (which costed me an extra 30£) and prescribed me some shampoo and applied some on him. We wont get the results before two weeks and she asked him to be separated from Prince (I dont even have another cage yet so he is in a little box absolutely miserable, both piggies are not eating anymore and just look incredibly sad to be separated)
When I look on the internet, pictures of ringworm dont seem to look like what they have (Prince also has a little scab on his back, both are tiny on each of them)
I have attached pictures- what do you think? Can I put them back together and shampoo them daily?
I am a little bit cross to have paid 90£ for a consultation which did not bring me any answers or treatment except from a shampoo and I feel like they took advantage of my non experience with piggies, although they were lovely staff!
All thoughts welcome..
I just got two baby guinea pigs this weekend (my first piggies ever!), Vladimir who is 5 weeks old and Prince who is 8 weeks old. The breeder I got them from warned me that Prince had been treated for ringworm as a baby but that he is now fine.
I took them to the vets today for a quick check up and I first saw a nurse who could only give me advice on bedding and food, which made me cross as I wanted a health check and I was paying 15£ per piggie for the consultation!
I found Vladimir's ears a little bit dodgy but she keps saying that she was not qualified enough to know if there was anything wrong so she said I had to see the vet, which I did and costed me an extra 30£.
The vet thought that his ears were nothing to worry about, perhaps some mites, and put some cream on it and said he looked really healthy and happy.
I did notice a little scab on his back so I showed that to her and explained the little story about Prince's ringworm, so she said that it looked like it was ringworm too! (which I found a bit strange, basically if I didnt say anything she would have not noticed?)
She then advised me to send the lesion to the lab (which costed me an extra 30£) and prescribed me some shampoo and applied some on him. We wont get the results before two weeks and she asked him to be separated from Prince (I dont even have another cage yet so he is in a little box absolutely miserable, both piggies are not eating anymore and just look incredibly sad to be separated)
When I look on the internet, pictures of ringworm dont seem to look like what they have (Prince also has a little scab on his back, both are tiny on each of them)
I have attached pictures- what do you think? Can I put them back together and shampoo them daily?
I am a little bit cross to have paid 90£ for a consultation which did not bring me any answers or treatment except from a shampoo and I feel like they took advantage of my non experience with piggies, although they were lovely staff!
All thoughts welcome..