Trotter95
Junior Guinea Pig
Hello,
I'm posting this thread on behalf of my customer who has 2 guinea pigs who isn't sure what to do next and neither am I. I've got 10 guinea pigs of my own and used this forum in the past.
One of the guinea pig foot has been swollen for some time now (a month or two). The owner took him to the vets (vets4pets) and they said it was tumour and prescribed him with antibiotics and antiinflammatory for a week and said see if it changes anything. I advised her to go to see exotic/specialist vets. According to this forum our nearest one is Stamford Bridge. The customer then went to this place and they said it's not tumour and prescribed him with antibiotics and antiinflammatory and come back within a week. So they did and went back and they said there's isn't much they can do.
So I'm asking to see if anyone went through similar experience or has advice for what to do next?
My next thought is to get a sample of the foot as it still bleeds a little (can be seen attached picture) and send it off to the lab to find out what the best treatment. I recommended the customer to get zithromax antibiotics as it worked (like a charm!) on one of my guinea pig who suffered with abscess for some time.

I'm posting this thread on behalf of my customer who has 2 guinea pigs who isn't sure what to do next and neither am I. I've got 10 guinea pigs of my own and used this forum in the past.
One of the guinea pig foot has been swollen for some time now (a month or two). The owner took him to the vets (vets4pets) and they said it was tumour and prescribed him with antibiotics and antiinflammatory for a week and said see if it changes anything. I advised her to go to see exotic/specialist vets. According to this forum our nearest one is Stamford Bridge. The customer then went to this place and they said it's not tumour and prescribed him with antibiotics and antiinflammatory and come back within a week. So they did and went back and they said there's isn't much they can do.
So I'm asking to see if anyone went through similar experience or has advice for what to do next?
My next thought is to get a sample of the foot as it still bleeds a little (can be seen attached picture) and send it off to the lab to find out what the best treatment. I recommended the customer to get zithromax antibiotics as it worked (like a charm!) on one of my guinea pig who suffered with abscess for some time.

