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Cookie went for her check up today after being treated for mites the last month, Maisy and Poppy didnt need to go back for this 3rd time though. however this morning Maisys eye was not as wide open as usual, so we took her to the vets with cookie and they checked her for anything i.e fungal (the mites have gone, if she even caught them from Cookie).
so she has to go back vets tommorrow at 8.30 and i cant pick her up till 5pm :'( shes getting a skin scrap thing, they arent telling me anything apart from its contagious :'( but they only want maisy to go in even though they are saying its contagious :'( :'( :'(

what could it be? i so worried? I'm crying my eyes out and i cant leave maisy alone for that long :'(
 
to add maisy is still eating loads, hasnt lost any weight and is still popcorning :'(
 
I thought they did a skin scrape to check for mites ?
 
i dont know but they have just been treated for mites :'( as cookie had them all three where treated :-\ I'm really worried they used a light thing to check for fungal and its not that, her eye is not as open as the other one and theres a couple of hairs missing above her eye! my OH took them cause I'm at work and he told them i had ringworm and they said its not that :-\ :'(
 
Phone up and ask why she has to be kept in and also what they think it could be, If I'm right the skin scrape only takes a couple of mins (well it did when our dog managed to catch mange of the local fox) Hugs Sxx
 
maisynpoppy said:
what time does Mary normally come on?
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I'm not sure,why don't you PM her then she'll be able to chat to you as soon as she comes on xx
are you ok ?
 
ok i will do now, il let you know what they say, they havent given her anything today because they said it could make her worse if they treat her for the wrong thing, what if something bad happens tomorrow? can they pts without my consent? I'm so worried :'( :'(

no i cant stop crying :'(
 
They can't do any thing like that without your WRITTEN permission,can't you ring the vet and explain how upset you are and ask what is going on?
 
yea the vet is in a consultation so I'm just on hold :-\ then shes coming to talk to me :'(
 
I'm sorry to hear Maisy isn't quite right. I'm also a bit confused, why are they planning on doing a skin scrape if she has a problem with her eye? Sorry if I've missed something. Skin scrape shouldn't take long, maybe they schedule these things around their routine clinics and just want you to leave her so they can "fit her in" between surgeries - have to admit it's a bit strange though, why not just give you another surgery appointment?

If her eye was slightly closed could she have a poke injury? Maybe she got some hay in it over night or banged it on something. I presume that they checked in her eye whilst you were there. Once two of ours had a scrap and Flo ended up being bitten by her eye, the first signs were that it was watery and a little closed and like Maisy she had some hairs missing. The vet gave us some ointment to put in it and it cleared up within a few days.

I do hope it's nothing serious - sounds like either an over cautious or inexperienced piggy vet!
 
Hi MP hope Cookie is ok keep us updated

sending big hugs and wheeks your way

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Until you speak to the vet try not to worry yourself wondering what it could be, if they are not sure what it is they can't be sure it is contagious hang on in there big hugs and I hope the vet can speak to you soon.

When you talk to the vet ask exactly what they are going to test for tomorrow and how they are going to do it, I would be surprised if a skin scrape took all day, as already stated it should just be a standard appointment time to do.
 
Hi Kelly,

You need to know exactly what they are doing. I agree with CG sounds like they are either over cautious, inexperienced or like my vet bloomin' experiement artists!

Keep us posted, thinking of you, dry your eyes you don't have to let Maisy have anything you don't want her to have! x
 
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Hi MP hope Cookie is ok keep us updated

sending big hugs and wheeks your way

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Duh I am a numpty hope they are all ok especially Maisy

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right I'm even more confused! il try and repeat what she said but if iv missed everything out il add it.

1, the mite treatment may not have worked
2, the scrape can show them other things
3, they will put her under gas, i said no they're not, she said but she may not let us do it consious! (she is the worst for wriggling etc) i said i will bring in cucumber and spinach and she will be fine with food ;D
4, she checked and its not fungal or ringworm
5, her eye looks like scaline? (sp) :-\
6, i said i aint leaving her from 8,30 till 5pm and she said i can pick her up at 2pm
7, she has no idea what it is and is sending of the sample to the lab


i still dont understand what this has to do with her eye? does anybody have an idea? she said she should be ok as shes healthy etc but she doesnt want to see my other two even though she said its contagious :-\ is she has no idea whats up how does she know its contagious?
 
ok well I'm going to see how tomorrow goes, i may take her to another vets its about 20min away but everybody always raves about how good it is :) thanks everybody for your support etc the vet still hasnt put my mind to rest! I'm hoping its just the mite treatment didnt work properly because they did use some sort of spot on ?

anybody know why piggies eyes can close a little bit? its not closed alot, you can only tell when comparing it to the other eye ?
 
sorry this wont help but I'm confused. i could be wrong but i always thought skin scrappings were for fungal and mites and were a waste of time because it stresses out the pig and its easier not to do the scraping and just treat for both. i hope mary or karen come along soon. Do they think her eye is closed because she has scratched it as the area is irritated and this is not an eye problem? if i was you i would be phoning other vets in your area and asking how much guinea pig experience they have? I wouldnt of thought a cavie savy vet would use gas on a guinea pig to do a skin scraping.
 
I don't see why you can't take her and stay with her while she has the treatment, maybe it is time for a second opinion if you are not happy :'(
Hopefully Mary and Karen will be on soon :)
take care xx
 
Oh no poor maisy, I hope she's gonna be okay MNP :(
(((((hugs))))) Try not to worry (stupid thing to say) ::)
I'm sure she'll be fine :)
 
Has she actually checked Maisy's eye MnP? There is no way they should have to gas her to do a skin scrape or general check up, well done for saying no, it all sounds a bit odd to me. Maybe the mite treatment didn't work - but perhaps the eye issue is just a coincidence that has cropped up at the same time (they like to keep us on our toes).

As I said before, I'm not expert, but in my experience eyes generally close a little if there is something in them/injury to them. Is the eye runny or crusty?

I'm sure she'll be fine, if you're not happy with the vet I would definitely get a second opinion - I'm so glad I did when one of my boars was ill. Good luck and keep us posted, we'll all be thinking of you and Maisy. :smitten:
 
I thought the same as Jom and that scrapes were no longer used.

As Sandra mentioned, her eye could be slightly closed because of a poke injury or a piece of hay? Dylan had that and his eye closed up and went all weepy, once the hay was removed by the rescue we found him from and it was back to normal within about 24 hours, however, if there IS something in his eye I wouldn't recommend doing it your self if you are not experienced with that as it can be made worse.

Perhaps the vet thought if the piggie had ringworm it would be contagious, but surely no piggie would be kept in overnight for that? :-\ I'm a bit confused!
 
I'm confused to, she said the skin scrape will be sent to the lab and they can tell other things, but she wants to check the mite treatment work and they have all had 2 treatments for mites, but Maisy and Poppy didnt ever show signs of mites only Cookie and she was seperated untill they were all treated. she doesnt know why her eye is closing :'( the other two are fine ? and i told her not to use gas :( she said she was going to use gas because Maisy is a pain and wriggles alot, Poppy and Cookie just sit there day dreaming but Maisy is a problem :(

its definatly not ring worm or fungal shes already checked :-\ we only menition ringworm as i had it (but didnt handle them) shes not being kept in over night they wanted her from 8,30am till 5pm but now has said i can pick her up at 2pm, so tomorrow she is being dropped of at 8am and I'm picking her up at 2pm
 
How does she know the closed eye is anything to do with mites? I've had 3 with conjunctivitis and thats how it started, one eye shut more than the other, no crust or discharge at 1st, Could it be that? x
 
Can you look in her eye and see if the inside of the lid seems a little red or swelled? If so i really think it will be an eye infection, Ralfie got it from nowhere and the other 2 caught it from him, its very easily treated with antibiotic drops x
 
Why do they need to keep her in for so long? Does a skin scraping take that long?
How will a skin scraping tell them what's wrong with her eye?
I'm confused :-\
 
i dont know, but i think its because there a few hairs missing on the top of her eye :-\ not many though i only noticed when i saw her eye was slightly closed :(

i dont know why she has to be in so long thats whats worrying me the most :(

Emma i will look when i get home :(
 
If I were you I would get a second opinion from a cavy savvy vet.
If you guinea is eating and drinking and generally ok in themself try not to get too worried, sounds like your vet is working on guesses which is worrying you understandably, their advice and treatment plan does sound a bit confused. I would suggest a big hug, a deep breath and a change of vet.
 
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