Spiggly
Junior Guinea Pig
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I got my three boys in November. I used to have pigs all the time i was growing up, but my last boy died about 5 years ago. I have asthma and used to get a bit wheezy from the pigs, but i make sure i take any hairy clothes off before going into my bedroom and i havent been wheezy at all really wih these boys.
Since christmas, i have been very itchy on my arms. I have had a couple of small patches of eczema on my wrists, and these have spread, and i have itchy spotty patches all the way up my arms to my shoulders. I try and wear a jumper whenever i cuddle the pigs, but i cant think what else it could be.
At the same time, i have noticed they are itchier since christmas, although they dont spend all their time scratching. They dont look as sleek as they used to, and this weekend they seemed to be much more lethargic than normal.
I have had a pig with mites before, but she was scratching like crazy, and ripped a big hole in her side. They arent that bad, but i wonder if something is going on if i am itchy and they are itchy and now they are lethargic (and so am i, but i have flu - do you reckon it is PigFlu and we all have it? )
Since christmas, i have been very itchy on my arms. I have had a couple of small patches of eczema on my wrists, and these have spread, and i have itchy spotty patches all the way up my arms to my shoulders. I try and wear a jumper whenever i cuddle the pigs, but i cant think what else it could be.
At the same time, i have noticed they are itchier since christmas, although they dont spend all their time scratching. They dont look as sleek as they used to, and this weekend they seemed to be much more lethargic than normal.
I have had a pig with mites before, but she was scratching like crazy, and ripped a big hole in her side. They arent that bad, but i wonder if something is going on if i am itchy and they are itchy and now they are lethargic (and so am i, but i have flu - do you reckon it is PigFlu and we all have it? )