ChunkyMunky
Junior Guinea Pig
Good evening everyone. I hope we are all well. I in am in desperate need of guidance.
I help run a guinea pig rescue in Scotland. As most people are already aware, we are full to the brim just like all other rescues.
A woman messaged the rescue in desperate need of surrender. I won't go into details but she was having a hard time. Since the rescue is full, my home has become an overspill. We have been fortunate this year to only have 1 really bad case.
The woman handed me the guinea pigs (in a small box..) & was really keen to get away which made me nervous. I opened the box & found 5 guinea pigs, all sows.
They are all incredibly skittish & also have what I suspect is mange mites. Can someone please let me know if it is possible to give metacam to alleviate the pain until the 9am vet visit tomorrow? Ive done about 2 hours of googling & YouTube as well as reading books but i cant find any solid yes or no. One is quite severe & has an open wound. I want to try to make her/them as comfortable as I can until tomorrow.
They are set up in my living room at the moment. I have 3 6 month old fosters as well as my own 6 guinea pigs up the stairs so of course I'm a bit nervous. I am washing my hands & wearing overalls to handle the 5 to prevent contamination.
Please, don't deviate into other questions if you can. They are booked into the vet for tomorrow morning. We are non profit & rely solely on fundraising & donations. Thank you in advance for your help.
I help run a guinea pig rescue in Scotland. As most people are already aware, we are full to the brim just like all other rescues.
A woman messaged the rescue in desperate need of surrender. I won't go into details but she was having a hard time. Since the rescue is full, my home has become an overspill. We have been fortunate this year to only have 1 really bad case.
The woman handed me the guinea pigs (in a small box..) & was really keen to get away which made me nervous. I opened the box & found 5 guinea pigs, all sows.
They are all incredibly skittish & also have what I suspect is mange mites. Can someone please let me know if it is possible to give metacam to alleviate the pain until the 9am vet visit tomorrow? Ive done about 2 hours of googling & YouTube as well as reading books but i cant find any solid yes or no. One is quite severe & has an open wound. I want to try to make her/them as comfortable as I can until tomorrow.
They are set up in my living room at the moment. I have 3 6 month old fosters as well as my own 6 guinea pigs up the stairs so of course I'm a bit nervous. I am washing my hands & wearing overalls to handle the 5 to prevent contamination.
Please, don't deviate into other questions if you can. They are booked into the vet for tomorrow morning. We are non profit & rely solely on fundraising & donations. Thank you in advance for your help.
