Brandy
New Born Pup
I have two guinea pigs, CC and Poppy, I've discovered recently that I am allergic to one of them but not both. At first it seemed I was allergic to both of them; I got the sniffles and had itchy watery eyes. Eventually those symptoms went away and now I just get hives when I pick one of them up.
When I hold CC she could cuddle and rub all over me and it would never bother me, but Poppy makes me break out into itchy hives and my skin turns all red. The symptoms have gotten worse and I cannot understand why I'm perfectly fine with CC but not Poppy. It makes it harder to bond with one of my guinea pigs because once her body rubs against my bare skin it sometimes becomes unbearable. I'm wondering if its because they are different breeds of guinea pig and perhaps I'm allergic to one type of dander as opposed to the other. Or perhaps I'm allergic to their urine, and Poppy has never let me bathe her but CC has.
Help please! I want to love both of my piggies equally.
When I hold CC she could cuddle and rub all over me and it would never bother me, but Poppy makes me break out into itchy hives and my skin turns all red. The symptoms have gotten worse and I cannot understand why I'm perfectly fine with CC but not Poppy. It makes it harder to bond with one of my guinea pigs because once her body rubs against my bare skin it sometimes becomes unbearable. I'm wondering if its because they are different breeds of guinea pig and perhaps I'm allergic to one type of dander as opposed to the other. Or perhaps I'm allergic to their urine, and Poppy has never let me bathe her but CC has.
Help please! I want to love both of my piggies equally.