So what are you going to do, just leave it like that?
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Doeylicious
Adult Guinea Pig
And you didn't once think hang on, would I be fine if I had a cut like that? Would I trust a GP who said that?
I have been told by my GP coeliac disease is in my head and not a real condition. Did I blindly trust this idiot and keep eating gluten? No, I used my own judgement and sought a second opinion. I did the same when my old vet kept telling my Whiskey had mites, but all the mite treatments weren't solving her bald flanks. So did I blindly believe this vet til she died? No, I found a very good guinea vet recommended by several members here and got a second opinion. Turns out she had a hormone problem.
Seriously, come on, do you honestly really look at that, then compare that to all the healthy guineas on here, and say 'yes he's fine'?!
to see how i can clear up the wound.
vets maybe the 'experts' but they dont know everything where as if someone has had the same problem they will have the experience.
give me the name of a vets near ross on wye that you recommend and ill take him back.
vets maybe the 'experts' but they dont know everything where as if someone has had the same problem they will have the experience.
give me the name of a vets near ross on wye that you recommend and ill take him back.
Niki
Senior Guinea Pig
No vet could possibly give this pig a clean bill of health with such a large open (possibly ulcerated) wound.
If this were my guinea pig & I was told he/she was fine, when quite clearly he/she is not I would firstly go elsewhere for a 2nd & possibly 3rd opinion & I'd also be contacting the RCVS regarding the 1st vets opinion backed up with photographic evidence.
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if i didnt want to do anything why would i be on here looking for some answers
i certainly didnt expect all this i thought someone would 'say oh god yeh we that with one of ours once we did this this n this and it sorted it'
same as you do when you have medical problems you talk about it ot friends go to pharmasit see if they have anything if not a trip to docs is needed and thats all i was trying to find out.
if someone can recommend a vet near ross on wye i will happily take him
but please belive me when i say he is fine with eveything else.
if i was negleting him i wouldnt be on here trying to find a way to deal
with it
if he was off his food and not drinking and not happy of course i would keep going back.
mshappy89
Adult Guinea Pig
If his had the wound for a year why have you not Seen the vet more than twice. If your dr prescribed you something and it didn't work you would go back until they found something which did work or see another dr
hellsbells82
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I'm sorry you feel you're being attacked, but I think people are just very shocked at the pictures of the wound, guinea pigs can carry on eating and drinking and moving around even when very unwell, they hide illness well and many people I'm seen post online have simply woken up to find a dead piggy in their cage.
If noone on here can recommend a vet then I think you need to pull out the yellow pages and call around until you find someone with more experience, there is no way that can be normal and I know vets can do skin tests for fungal/mites etc to narrow down the cause.
If noone on here can recommend a vet then I think you need to pull out the yellow pages and call around until you find someone with more experience, there is no way that can be normal and I know vets can do skin tests for fungal/mites etc to narrow down the cause.
why would i keep going back when its not infected? the first sign of infection he would be straight back he is still eating and drinking and happy.
mshappy89
Adult Guinea Pig
If I wasn't so far away I would get in the car and come and take him to the vets myself just to ensure he gets the care and attention he needs.
I really don't think he should be in your care.
I really don't think he should be in your care.
Niki
Senior Guinea Pig
Just because he is eating/drinking does NOT mean he is fine as for his happiness, you don't speak Guinea Pig & therefore wouldn't know whether he were happy or not.
That is a large open wound open to bacteria/infection & in my opinion it needs treating, not leaving.
Ask yourself if you'd be willing to have such a wound? You may not feel ill, be eating/drinking but it'd still be there, open & raw.
Why wait for such a time when there may be nothing that could be done, for a time when he may NOT be eating/drinking.
If he is as you say & is so well in himself then now is the best time to get it treated.
How you can sit & look at it is beyond me.
flintstones
Senior Guinea Pig
Your Guinea Pig has a huge hole! if you had a huge hole in your back would you just leave it.
We have never saw anything like it, we cannot believe the vet said this Guinea Pig is fine. No one on this forum can diagnose or tell you what to use on that pig. It needs a Vet.
Yes, I know it's been to a Vet. Get a 2nd opinion.
Doeylicious
Adult Guinea Pig
I assume you haven't looked on the recommended vets thread, so I will link you to page four where there is a vet recommended in Glouscestershire which is not that far from you.
http://www.woodvet.co.uk/page7.html
http://www.woodvet.co.uk/page7.html
well you must all be far more expert than me i will be taking him back to the vet i have never once said i wouldn't i just wanted to know if someone had come across anything like obviously not and I'm sorry to have troubled you all i wont bother again!!
as for thinking you'd come and take him like id let you I'm quite capable thank you and will be doing so!!!1
Niki
Senior Guinea Pig
How would you know it were infected? There may be infection under the top layer of flesh.
Why are you putting up barriers to every comment made when you came on here asking for a diagnosis?
We are NOT vets & NO-ONE has any experience of a wound such as this. The advice you've been given is to take him to a cavy-savvy vet who will treat this wound yet you still seem reluctant to do so.
I am now wondering whether this is a complete wind-up as no responsible owner would sit by & leave that as is because the pig is "happy, eating & drinking."
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piggiewiggie
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Please go to the vets hun. I have had perfectly healthy pigs who have died within 10mins and they appeared and behaved healthy. Pigs can appear fine right up until the end, so just because he is behaving fine it doesnt mean he is well. well done for joining the forum and asking about your piggie. we cant diagnose as we arent trained vets but none of us have experienced this before so you REALLY REALLY need to go back to another vets. Good luck and i hope he makes a full recovery. xx
mshappy89
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Your clearly not capable if he has had this wound for a year and has only seen a vet twice
That's great, phone tomorrow and make an appointment then let us know how you get on.
no i dont speak guinea pig as nor does anyone else i know. there isnt any infection in it as i keep it clean and i am treating it!!
Treating it with what?
Sorry, but this has got to be a wind up.
Sorry, but this has got to be a wind up.
thank you for being positive with me he will be going back to the vets tomorrow
piggiewiggie
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I finally managed to enlarge the picture, that is shocking. please take him back to the vets hun, well done for keeping it clean etc but it wont get better on its own. He needs proper help. x
edit: sorry your message above was posted just as I posted this reply!
edit: sorry your message above was posted just as I posted this reply!
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Niki
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It is quite apparant that the "treatment" you are giving is NOT dealing with it.
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Thats ok, i am so glad let us know how it goes. x
flintstones
Senior Guinea Pig
Good Luck tomorrow, I would try the recommend vet.
hellsbells82
Teenage Guinea Pig
well if it is, arguing and debating it will just feed any trolls.
People are unanimous on here that this piggie needs a new vet ASAP, and there's no point trying to speculate about what could have caused it
Even a laboratory test animal would not be allowed to reach this type of condition looking at the photo - the animal would have been euthanased a long time ago.
I can;t believe your vet(s) are prepared to sacrifice their vet registration by giving your piggie a clean bill of health in view of it;s current condition from the photo (unless when your piggie last saw a vet it was some time ago and the condition was not as serious)
Currently we are not aware of a vets in Ross who could deal with this situation in a cavy savvy manner (and we have spent the last few hours searching and contacting members)
So I may be a mug, but here is my final offer:
I will cancel my commitments for tomorrow and ring Simon Maddox to see if he is available tomorrow late pm in Northants. If so, I will drive up and pick up your piggie (and you) at about 2pm and return you to Ross on Wye after the consultation.
If Simon is not available, then another guinea pig vet Lance (one of the best) is available in Wales on wednesday next week. Again I will cancel my comitments and offer to take your piggie to Lance for a late afternoon surgery next wedensday. (After all, you say he has been like this for a year so a few extra days should not make any difference)
You pay the vets fees...I pay the petrol.
I will need you address/phone number etc by 11am tomorrow on my email:
[email protected] if you wish to avail yourself of this offer.
I don;t think this forum can do any more to help your piggie
The two vets quoted are the two best guinea pigs vets we know of in England/Wales that could help your piggie recover...hence why I am prepared to take you there.
I can;t believe your vet(s) are prepared to sacrifice their vet registration by giving your piggie a clean bill of health in view of it;s current condition from the photo (unless when your piggie last saw a vet it was some time ago and the condition was not as serious)
Currently we are not aware of a vets in Ross who could deal with this situation in a cavy savvy manner (and we have spent the last few hours searching and contacting members)
So I may be a mug, but here is my final offer:
I will cancel my commitments for tomorrow and ring Simon Maddox to see if he is available tomorrow late pm in Northants. If so, I will drive up and pick up your piggie (and you) at about 2pm and return you to Ross on Wye after the consultation.
If Simon is not available, then another guinea pig vet Lance (one of the best) is available in Wales on wednesday next week. Again I will cancel my comitments and offer to take your piggie to Lance for a late afternoon surgery next wedensday. (After all, you say he has been like this for a year so a few extra days should not make any difference)
You pay the vets fees...I pay the petrol.
I will need you address/phone number etc by 11am tomorrow on my email:
[email protected] if you wish to avail yourself of this offer.
I don;t think this forum can do any more to help your piggie
The two vets quoted are the two best guinea pigs vets we know of in England/Wales that could help your piggie recover...hence why I am prepared to take you there.
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Doeylicious
Adult Guinea Pig
I hope you mean the new vet that I went through 12 pages of thread to find for you, not the old rubbish one.
EDIT - Sorry Pebble, will shut up now!
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