I think I'm going to come home with a friend for Honey

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There was a post on freecycle offering a 12-14mth sow and her 5mth son (they came in to the moderator as rescues)
I phoned her up and am going to see them this afternoon.
I've got a feeling I'll be coming back with the mummy pig and another lady going round after me will have the young boar.

I think my husband is ok with this - no mention of divorce yet!
Will take my travel cage with me just in case ;)
 
I've got my 4ft x 2.7ft to build for Marmite and Poppy :D
I'll introduce Honey & new sow (don't know her name yet or what she is) slowly to see how they get on, side by side homes to start with and some floor time together before I pair them.




Marmite had his check up today and the vet gave him O0 O0 for his recovery :D So he'll be in with Poppy in 2 weeks.
Honey & Poppy are going for a health check on Tues :)
 
Just make sure that whatever you do, you quarantine the new pig for at least 3 weeks in a seperate room.

I picked up 3 pigs from a Freecycle ad and they were by far the worst I've ever seen personally for fungal. Two also had URIs. The third had been bought fairly recently and had mites and fungal but nowhere near as bad as the other two. They were covered in sores, their skin was white with scurf, balding and one was blind (which I assume was from malnutrition or an injury as it got better). I even thought one had died at one point from the pain and fear of being handled for the first time in a long time.

Even if it looks well, the change in environment can bring out all sorts. Don't risk your other piggies until you know the new one is ok.
 
good luck with her, hope you find a new friend for honey :)
 
I've got her, a beautiful girl :D

She's in a bit of a state, her nails are all over grown and she needs a good bath to clean her up and get rid of dandruff.

I took her into a pet shop on my to see what they initially thought (the pet shop is quite good). They've given me some some shampoo and advised me to see the vet about her nails (which I was going to do anyway!) It looks like she may be pregnant :o or fat :-\

She's black with white on her nose and side of her face, think there is some rex in her.
 
It's an insecticidal shampoo, going to use it tonight in the first instance, unless you lot advise me otherwise ;)
Will obv, see what vet says when I take all my girls down.
Off to gorgeous guineas website too.


Poor girl has been with this 'rescue' 6 months and didn't have name :'(

Will take photo's after tea.
 
She's still got him, although she did say that someone was going to re-home him this afternoon.

This woman had a whole heap of animals indoors and outdoors.
 
If the shampoo is anything containing Pyrethrins (pyrethum/pyrethin) then DO NOT use it. There are two brands of this commonly sold by pet shops and they are rubbish. There is no insecticidal shampoo I know of that is safe apart from the ones that Gorgeous Guineas makes.

I don't know of any rescue that would adopt out a piggy with an existing skin condition, especially after 6 months. Sounds like someone who's taken on more than they can handle, not a rescue.
 
Big fat pants!

Ok how bad is it :-\ I gave her a bath about 40 mins ago. I only used a bit and made sure it was well rinsed out. :(
 
Don't use it again. One lot probably won't cause any harm but pyrethrins have been proven to be a skin irritant in cavies when used repeatedly or in higher amounts.

Yet another reason not to take advice from a pet shop. They sell rubbish to make money, not because they care or actually know anything. In future take advice from a vet, not a pet shop!
 
I would not worry about the shampoo that you have used some like to over dramatize. These products have been on the market for more years than some of us have been alive ;)
 
It's not overdramatising when a piggy's health is concerned, particularly one that has a skin problem.

Guinea pig balls, wire-bottomed cages, tiny hutches, seed treats, yoghurt drops and chocolate drops have been on the market for years but I think we'd all agree that not everything sold for years is entirely safe for our pets. This shampoo is no different.
 
I'll get rid of the bottle - thanks O0

Pics have been posted in the gallery :D
She still needs a name, Hubby thinks Guinness, but that's a boys name ::)
 
Sparkle, Sparkle, Sparkle. Will pop on MSN now for a natter. :)

I only use GG products, because I don't know what is what with other products so just play it safe. :)
 
I'm going to order from GG shortly :).

My eldest son who's 3, kept picking up the choc, yoghurt & seed treats as well as pointing at small cages and other items in p&h the other day saying 'what about this mummy?' I kept telling him in a loud voice that they were bad/ too small for piggies.
 
GG stuff is great and Chrissie can give you some fantastic advice about what to use if you email her. Manuka and Neem shampoo was great on my rex who had a fungal problem.

I still can't believe they sell half the junk they do for piggies.
 
There's a thread on GL here when I asked about it a couple of years ago - http://www.guinealynx.info/forums/viewtopic.php?t=32261

Quotes from research include...

"This product exhibited potential to produce dermal sensitization in guinea pigs" http://www.vpl.com/msds/adams_ftmist_msds.html

"In animals, large oral, inhaled, or topical doses of pyrethrins have produced CNS excitation, incoordination, tremors, seizures, and death." McEvoy, G.K. (ed.). American Hospital Formulary Service - Drug Information 2000.Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Inc. 2000 (Plus Supplements)., p. 3204

"Non-systemic insecticide with contact action. Causes paralysis initially, with death occurring later." - Tomlin, C.D.S. (ed.). The Pesticide Manual - World Compendium. 10th ed. Surrey, UK: The British Crop Protection Council, 1994

It was something I looked into a long time ago when I was looking for shampoos to buy for my piggies - I was told in several places I shouldn't use pyrethrin based shampoos or sprays and couldn't find out why. A few studies show no negative effects but, on the other hand, there is literature everywhere that says humans should avoid prolonged exposure (and wear PPE when administering it to large animals), it can cause neurological damage to other rodents and have effects on the litters of pregnant animals. The link you gave above, Niki, even says that certain extracts can cause allergic contact dermatitis in guinea pigs (though refined extracts do not) - how do we know which one is used in the cheap shampoo from the pet shop when all it says is "pyrethum extract"? Call me paranoid or overdramatic but I wouldn't use it on a child with headlice so I wouldn't use it on my guinea pigs. I, for one, don't want to chance it.

Once again it's down to personal choice (similar to how I feel about the likes of shavings) but it's something I've chosen not to risk, especially having a pig who has had skin problems in the past. It's also something my vet won't sell or recommend but they could't give me a reason as to why - they simply said (which I think sums it up) that there is better and more effective you can buy now.
 
hoping your new girl gets better after seeing a vet, and settles in and pairs up with honey and they get on well. wishing you both luck. and good luck at the vets when you take your girls there. great news about marmite, good luck with honey, poppy and no name at the vets. :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: hope no name gets a name soon. good luck. :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
 
No name is now called Sparkles :)

Will let you know how the mass health check goes O0
 
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