BlueBird
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi there,
Apologies if this is the wrong place. I couldn't decide if this should have been in the health section or not. But since it wasn't an immediate problem thought it would be best here.
Petal our special needs piggy has had a stroke (or at least a stroke like event). She's still young so seems to have recovered well. Most days you wouldn't be able to tell. However, she has a tendency to dribble down her chest, particularly after eating something she really likes. A big pile of grass results in a huge green/black dribble stain down her front and of course she's white. (Face palm)
I don't mind her being dribbly. She's a bit wonky but we love her. My only worry is should I be thinking about keeping her chest clean? I don't want to be giving her a bath regularly cause no guinea likes a bath and stress is not good for neurological conditions but I wonder whether keeping her chest a bit crusty is bad for her. I know urine can burn the skin so needs washed off asap but does a constantly dribbly chest get all sore if left unwashed? Or can time between baths wait until she's really dirty?!
Like today when she's clearly tried to have a post-eating-dribble-fest clean and managed to get green dribble chin all down her side as well. Clearly a very effective bath there, Petal. Lol (Got to love them eh!)
Apologies if this is the wrong place. I couldn't decide if this should have been in the health section or not. But since it wasn't an immediate problem thought it would be best here.
Petal our special needs piggy has had a stroke (or at least a stroke like event). She's still young so seems to have recovered well. Most days you wouldn't be able to tell. However, she has a tendency to dribble down her chest, particularly after eating something she really likes. A big pile of grass results in a huge green/black dribble stain down her front and of course she's white. (Face palm)
I don't mind her being dribbly. She's a bit wonky but we love her. My only worry is should I be thinking about keeping her chest clean? I don't want to be giving her a bath regularly cause no guinea likes a bath and stress is not good for neurological conditions but I wonder whether keeping her chest a bit crusty is bad for her. I know urine can burn the skin so needs washed off asap but does a constantly dribbly chest get all sore if left unwashed? Or can time between baths wait until she's really dirty?!
Like today when she's clearly tried to have a post-eating-dribble-fest clean and managed to get green dribble chin all down her side as well. Clearly a very effective bath there, Petal. Lol (Got to love them eh!)
