Merab's Herd

[Merab]

So Jemimah’s abscess is flaring up again.
Hannah cleaned it, had a good feel around it, Jemimah wriggled and we agreed that as there is some infection that Jemimah would have a 10 day course of Baytril and then back to the vet.
Then we will discuss surgery to try and prevent this constant flaring up of the abscess.
I cannot express how excited I am at the prospect of getting 0.5ml of Baytril into Jemimah twice a day!

 

[Betsy]

I cannot express how excited I am at the prospect of getting 0.5ml of Baytril into Jemimah twice a day!

Good luck with that! Betsy loved Baytril (she must be the only piggie EVER to actually enjoy the stuff)

 

[Gem789]

So Jemimah’s abscess is flaring up again.
Hannah cleaned it, had a good feel around it, Jemimah wriggled and we agreed that as there is some infection that Jemimah would have a 10 day course of Baytril and then back to the vet.
Then we will discuss surgery to try and prevent this constant flaring up of the abscess.
I cannot express how excited I am at the prospect of getting 0.5ml of Baytril into Jemimah twice a day!

Sorry to hear jemimahs abscess is playing up.They are nasty and I know what you mean about the baytril lol.

 

[emellertid]

Oh my gosh, they are so adorable!

Hope everything goes well with Jemimah and she gets better soon!

 

[Merab]

Mummy slave put our hay house up again.
Look what we did!

 

[Merab]

We have some complaints:
Today mummy slave said she’d go out with scissors and cut us some grass when she got back from taking our waste to the tip. It didn’t happen!
Daddy slave mowed the lawn while she was out!
And another thing - they had the cheek to eat some of the dill yesterday.
It’s ours and ours alone.
You just cannot get the staff these days

 

[emellertid]

You just cannot get the staff these days

 

[Merab]

Too cute to resist - even if this was Phoebe’s strategy to avoid coming out for cage cleaning.

 

[GPTV]

Oh my goodness I love your herd especially little Phoebe with her chicken Leg showing that's a lovely photo.
Merab is going to save her from cage cleaning in that last one

poor little Jemimah I hope her abscess is clearing up with the baytril I used zithromax with Graces abscess, it dried it out beautifully, although she wasn't overly keen on it- but it was so much easier than the Baytril!
She did smell of bananas tho!

healing vibes and I hope she makes a full and speedy recovery

love the girls and I. xx

 

[Merab]

I asked my vet about Zithromax and she said they never used it.
It wasn’t in their book and they’re wary of using unlicensed for piggy meds.
The Baytril is making a big difference and the abscess is drying out well.
Jemimah resists being caught and medicated.
It feels like a lightbulb joke - how many people does it take to get 0.5ml of medication into a guinea pig?

Anyway - all the girls had fun this afternoon - I made up a hay & treat bag for them for floor time.
Today, pretty, shy little Phoebe came out of the cage by herself - a first.

Some piggy spam:
Four have fun with a hay bag

 

[Betsy]

What lovely piggy butts!

 

[GPTV]

I'm glad the baytril is working that's all that matters
my vet however was keen to try it, as he had read some papers on it recently and wanted to trial it especially as Grace was the perfect opportunity/case (and patient).

Speedy recovery xx

Just gotta love all those cute piggies &their beautiful butts!

 

[Merab]

More floor time spam
Priscilla, whose character is as crazy as her fur, found the stairs today. Then she found the veggie bowl I’d prepared for them

 

[Merab]

Can’t miss out the others
Merab’s favourite hay house - it doesn’t stay up any more due to the end piece being eaten
Hay bag and food and a happy piggy family sharing a meal

 

[PigglePuggle]

Such lovely happy piggies! We have the very same flattened house, it is Jezebel's favorite but Piggle likes to collapse it on top of her every floor time. I love seeing happy hay bag time, must try fit that in for my little herd tomorrow before (shock horror!) school and uni starts on monday!
Really pleased your lovely herd is a proper piggy family now

 

[Merab]

Thank you.
Hope school and uni start well for everyone.

 

[GPTV]

i love to see everybody's floor time on here, in a non piggy household these things wouldn't be dreamed of! piggies on the stairs, sitting room carpet, in the bathroom - i love to see it
i do however think your guineas are all very pignappable Heather
.......maybe i could find my coat with big pockets & come visit?

 

[Merab]

Ah but you have to take into account my special pig alarm.
Jemimah has a wheek that can wake the neighbours when she wants to

 

[Guineautopia]

Ahhh they are all so beautiful
Piggies do like a nice paper bag!

 

[Merab]

Baytril finally all finished. Not sure who’s more relieved, me or Jemimah!

Anyway - we were back at the vet this afternoon and have decided that as this is a very persistent recurring abscess that the time has come for surgery. So on Friday 14th September Jemimah will go in to the Local surgery and our lovely vet Kiri will operate.

Hopefully this will clear the problem up once and for all. Now I just have a couple of weeks to feel mildly anxious about it

 

[Betsy]

You'll be fine Heather band so will Jemimah!

 

[GPTV]

Oh dear anxious times! good luck and healing vibes to Jemimah, if it's any consolation Grace just sailed through her operation for her abscess last year, she could have been classed as a more mature lady! Xx

 

[PigglePuggle]

Baytril finally all finished. Not sure who’s more relieved, me or Jemimah!

Anyway - we were back at the vet this afternoon and have decided that as this is a very persistent recurring abscess that the time has come for surgery. So on Friday 14th September Jemimah will go in to the Local surgery and our lovely vet Kiri will operate.

Hopefully this will clear the problem up once and for all. Now I just have a couple of weeks to feel mildly anxious about it

Poor Jemimah! Sounds like you have a good vet though so hopefully she will be fine. Healing wheeks from our piggies!

 

[Merab]

Thank you.
Yes, I’m very lucky in that the 2 vets who work at the local surgery are both excellent vets and cavy savvy.
There’s also the back up of the hospital if needed.
I have every confidence that all will be well - I’ll just be anxious the whole day.

 

[Merab]

Oh dear anxious times! good luck and healing vibes to Jemimah, if it's any consolation Grace just sailed through her operation for her abscess last year, she could have been classed as a more mature lady! Xx

Jemimah is a very fit and healthy 3 year old so she should be fine.
I’m glad Grace recovered well and I know @Betsy ’s Christian did well after his op for an enormous abscess so Jemimah should be fine.

 

[Betsy]

Jemimah will be fine! If Christian can survive his op Jemimah can survive hers! Don't forget Christian's was the size of an egg and was adhered to most of his internal structures in the lower part of his body including his femoral artery, his stomach and his penis shaft to name but a few!

 

[Flutterby]

Sending healing vibes. They are all so beautiful!

 

[Merab]

All mine!

 

[Merab]

Phoebe had a busy day - zoomed, popcorning, playing all over the hall and even finding the courage to put paws on my lap to get st the veggie bowl. Now it’s time for a nap

 

[Merab]

My 2 beautiful floofs - Priscilla and Merab