Wheekallweek
Adult Guinea Pig
With help from @Tim and his fostering goodness (you lucky boys Hans and Otto!) we now have space for five new piggies arriving this week. Two have arrived today.
Their owner can not afford Jitterbugs vets bills, and along with starting a new jobs working nights could no longer care for them.
Both 4.4yo sows, neither had names so they are now Jitterbug and Boogie!
Weighing in at around 1.2kg each they’re big girls, but blimey we’ve never seen two pigs so down in the dumps
Jitterbug has a very large lump near her bottom which we believe may be a cyst, however it causes her some pain to touch. The previous vet gave her Baytril (?) and Metacam, two days left but will get them both to the vets ASAP for a check up and a proper look at Bug’s lump!
Boogie has Osseus Metaplasia in both eyes, both of which protrude profusely. Both are very scurfy and puffed up, and appear partially sighted or even blind.
They’ve settled in nicely though and are both sitting in the hay tray happily munching away together. Their owner informed us green beans are their favourites... and boy can we attest to that!
So everyone, meet Jitterbug (black and white) and Boogie (brown and white)! We’ll get some better pictures once they’ve settled in.
Their owner can not afford Jitterbugs vets bills, and along with starting a new jobs working nights could no longer care for them.
Both 4.4yo sows, neither had names so they are now Jitterbug and Boogie!
Weighing in at around 1.2kg each they’re big girls, but blimey we’ve never seen two pigs so down in the dumps
Jitterbug has a very large lump near her bottom which we believe may be a cyst, however it causes her some pain to touch. The previous vet gave her Baytril (?) and Metacam, two days left but will get them both to the vets ASAP for a check up and a proper look at Bug’s lump!
Boogie has Osseus Metaplasia in both eyes, both of which protrude profusely. Both are very scurfy and puffed up, and appear partially sighted or even blind.
They’ve settled in nicely though and are both sitting in the hay tray happily munching away together. Their owner informed us green beans are their favourites... and boy can we attest to that!
So everyone, meet Jitterbug (black and white) and Boogie (brown and white)! We’ll get some better pictures once they’ve settled in.
In need of a good bath though, and a tidy up of their feet (a bit pooey and Boogie's are swollen)! A bit snotty too bless. They cheered right up when they saw the hay tray!
