gpiggy1479
New Born Pup
Good morning,
We recently got some guinea pigs off someone with an out-of-control situation where the boys kept escaping to the girls cage and the girls were getting pregnant constantly. We got some girls (obviously pregnant) off them, because they asked if anyone could take their girls to end the cycle, and we had enough room.
In one of the litters of babies that was recently born, one baby had front left foot that hadn't developed in the right way, obviously due to inbreeding. The leg in too long, and flips around fully at the joint, so that the actual foot is facing upwards.
At almost three weeks old, he is a VERY strong, healthy and lively guinea pig, and has learned to run on his three legs fairly well.
However, because the leg flips upwards, the foot is facing the sky, so the part of his leg that he uses to shuffle around on is the back of the middle of the leg, around where his elbow would be if he had one. This has resulted in a hugely painful looking lump going along the whole bottom half of the arm. It is scabby, blistered, and swollen.
I tried making him a shoe out of a padded patch for human injuries, strapping taped to his leg, but that only lasted one night. I am wondering if I should leave it be, and the skin will become tough like on the bottom of human feet. The leg does flip into the correct position, but I can't see any way of taping it there without disabling him more.
Any suggestions on how to make a guinea pig shoe or what to do for a very swollen, scabbed, and blistered leg would be largely welcomed.
Thankyou heaps in advance
We recently got some guinea pigs off someone with an out-of-control situation where the boys kept escaping to the girls cage and the girls were getting pregnant constantly. We got some girls (obviously pregnant) off them, because they asked if anyone could take their girls to end the cycle, and we had enough room.
In one of the litters of babies that was recently born, one baby had front left foot that hadn't developed in the right way, obviously due to inbreeding. The leg in too long, and flips around fully at the joint, so that the actual foot is facing upwards.
At almost three weeks old, he is a VERY strong, healthy and lively guinea pig, and has learned to run on his three legs fairly well.
However, because the leg flips upwards, the foot is facing the sky, so the part of his leg that he uses to shuffle around on is the back of the middle of the leg, around where his elbow would be if he had one. This has resulted in a hugely painful looking lump going along the whole bottom half of the arm. It is scabby, blistered, and swollen.
I tried making him a shoe out of a padded patch for human injuries, strapping taped to his leg, but that only lasted one night. I am wondering if I should leave it be, and the skin will become tough like on the bottom of human feet. The leg does flip into the correct position, but I can't see any way of taping it there without disabling him more.
Any suggestions on how to make a guinea pig shoe or what to do for a very swollen, scabbed, and blistered leg would be largely welcomed.
Thankyou heaps in advance
