8 itchy young boys - their progress in rescue

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Yay that's fantastic! Which piggy is it, the tiny brown one or the brown one with white hairs on him? Hard to tell!
I'm so happy that these boys are doing well! Thankyou Suzy
 
Yay that's fantastic! Which piggy is it, the tiny brown one or the brown one with white hairs on him? Hard to tell!
I'm so happy that these boys are doing well! Thankyou Suzy!
 
Joseph is the tiny boy, he's growing very well now, he and Jackson play a lot, popcorning and racing round the hutch. All the boys went out in the garden for the first time yesterday and they loved it - mass popcorning from everyone!

Romeo and Rodney had the best time though as Romeo has learnt to jump up on the big fiddlesticks tunnel and Rodney races around looking for him, until Romeo jumps back down and they race around together, popcorning as they go.

Rufus's ear is now completely healed and all the boys' scabs and bald patches are gone. It won't be long now before they can start being rehomed as part of the Boar Dating Service.

I'm making 3 new runs today to accomodate quite so many boys, hope to have new pics of everyone later.

Suzy x
 
was lovely to see them all yesterday...they look well and lots of happy squeaking! x
 
Here's some of the boys out in their runs, well you can see the runs more than the pigs but they are in there!
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Here's Romeo & Rodney.
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Most of the boys are now available via the Boar Dating Service.
http://guinearescue.blogspot.com/2011/07/bds.html

Suzy x
 
Guinea pig slave said:
x) Lovely piggies and great runs - can I ask if the hideys are upturned dog/cat beds ? What a brilliant idea :))
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Yes, the hideys are upside down dog beds. The pigs like them much more as no one gets to control the entrance as it's nice and wide and there is plenty of room for sleeping. The roof make a perfect platform for the more adventurous to jump up to.

Suzy x
 
Suzygpr said:
Yes, the hideys are upside down dog beds. The pigs like them much more as no one gets to control the entrance as it's nice and wide and there is plenty of room for sleeping. The roof make a perfect platform for the more adventurous to jump up to.

Suzy x
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Oops, OH will be worried if I come home armed with a few of those ;) - have pondered about what to put in the outdoor runs for my piggies.
I'd never have thought of that mallethead
 
They look like they are having a fantastic time! So glad that Romeo&Rodney are friends, they've always had a special place in my heart!
 
they're all so lovely. i like their runs aswell. and great idea about the upturned dog bed. i might have to steal that idea. :))
 
Suzygpr said:
Romeo and Rodney had the best time though as Romeo has learnt to jump up on the big fiddlesticks tunnel and Rodney races around looking for him, until Romeo jumps back down and they race around together, popcorning as they go.
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What an entertaining mental image! I can just see Rodney looking around saying "Where did he go? Where did he go?"
 
The first of the boys went home today after bonding with BDS guest Peter (my own JohhnyPig's son). Peter is a very shy boy, unlike his dad, and he and Rudolf seem very happy with each other. The true test of the bond will now be once they are home and settled in - as Peter doesn't like being away from his mum I felt it best that they go home after just 2 nights together so Peter relaxes more. Fingers crossed for the boys!

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Suzy x
 
Good news and best of luck for those two boys! They make a lovely couple!
 
Yay that's fantastic! I am so happy that these boys are getting the lives they deserve, the piggy mess at work is slowly sorting out and things are looking up! Thank you so much Suzy! How is the little brown aby with the very bad fungal eye doing?
 
JayceeStar said:
Yay that's fantastic! I am so happy that these boys are getting the lives they deserve, the piggy mess at work is slowly sorting out and things are looking up! Thank you so much Suzy! How is the little brown aby with the very bad fungal eye doing?
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He's doing very well, just keeping an eye on him for a week or so to make sure he's fully recovered. He's such a funny little man, he digs to scent mark when out in the run, strutting around like he owns the place. He and the other dark aby Wilbur are living together at the moment and having great fun. I haven't come up with a name for him just yet - it may well be one of the Meerkat Manor names as he is very much like one. Suggestions welcome.

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Suzy x
 
That's great! Glad to hear he and Wilbur are getting on! It's lovely to hear how all of their characters are coming out :)
 
Oh precious little baby. I really hope his eye gets better soon. How wonderful to hear the bonding went well. :)
 
A quick update on the boys.

3 have been rehomed through the Boar Dating Service - Rudolf, Rufus and Wilbur.

Rodney & Romeo are now available as a bonded pair.

William, the choc aby with the worst of the fungal is now joining the BDS as he is fully recovered.

Mini Maple is reserved and will be going home once he has bonded with one of the other lone males here.

That just leaves little Joseph, his time with Jackson was short lived as Jackson is still proving to be a bit of a nightmare when it comes to bonding. Joseph will now rejoin the BDS.

Suzy x
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Thanks for the update Suzy, so pleased to hear most of the boys have homes! I'm sure with your capable hands Joseph has a forever friend out there somewhere! xx>>>
 
Siunds like you have been very busy! It is great to see all your boys find their partners and forever homes one by one.

Thanks for the updates!
 
They are looking so much better :))

Can I ask Suzy, if fungal is caught quickly, can it be totally cured or can it return? How do they get it in the first place? I only ever had one that had it once, many years ago, but I haven't had a problem (touch wood!) since keeping them indoors.
 
It's a tricky one to answer, I have Guido who had the most horrendous fungal infection when he came in 8 months ago, no problems with it since and Dyson who had a bad but not awful fungal infection and he gets flare ups now and then. He doesn't get ringworm but a more general type with greasy crusty dandruff, a swift course of baths in Sporal D sorts him out.

With the ringworm pigs I don't seem to get much in the way of flare ups after they are treated and cleared. I use Imaverol on those pigs and find it sorts the fungal very quickly. I think being aware of it's early stages (especially the white tide mark on the ears and crusts inside the ears) is key so prompt treatment stops it becoming systemic.

Keeping fungal pigs out of the sun and preventing their housing from being too humid helps stop it returning. The fungal spores are environmental and can lay dormant for years so it's very difficult to prevent contact when out in the garden as it can be wind bourne or soil based. Finding and using a good sporicidal disinfectant is important if you have had any fungal issues. Imaverol used as a spray or F10 - virkon and formula H are not so effective against the spores.

HTH

Suzy x
 
Suzygpr said:
It's a tricky one to answer, I have Guido who had the most horrendous fungal infection when he came in 8 months ago, no problems with it since and Dyson who had a bad but not awful fungal infection and he gets flare ups now and then. He doesn't get ringworm but a more general type with greasy crusty dandruff, a swift course of baths in Sporal D sorts him out.

With the ringworm pigs I don't seem to get much in the way of flare ups after they are treated and cleared. I use Imaverol on those pigs and find it sorts the fungal very quickly. I think being aware of it's early stages (especially the white tide mark on the ears and crusts inside the ears) is key so prompt treatment stops it becoming systemic.

Keeping fungal pigs out of the sun and preventing their housing from being too humid helps stop it returning. The fungal spores are environmental and can lay dormant for years so it's very difficult to prevent contact when out in the garden as it can be wind bourne or soil based. Finding and using a good sporicidal disinfectant is important if you have had any fungal issues. Imaverol used as a spray or F10 - virkon and formula H are not so effective against the spores.

HTH

Suzy x
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Yes it does help thanks :) I guess that may explain why I have been lucky with my last pair, they were almost exclusively kept indoors, no contact with any other pigs & in a large airy cage which I religiously cleaned out every other day (not very environmentally friendly with all the newspaper I went through lol) :))
 
Lovely news today - Rodney & Romeo have gone to an indoor home where they will be getting so much attention. The family assumed P@H was their only option for getting pets until a conversation at work with one of my piggy mums and the boys now have a lovely family to spoil them rotten.

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Suzy x
 
Yaaaaaay! My darling Rodney! I'm so glad he and Romeo will get the love and attention they deserves, Rodney is such a loving boy and deserves heaps of cuddles! Well done Suzy, this is fantastic :)
 
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