Mudpuppy
Junior Guinea Pig
I'm so upset - my little rescue sweetie Fraggle gave me an awful shock this morning 
He had developed a slight UTI so took him to vet on Saturday morning who prescribed antibiotics and gave him an anti inflammatory injection - she checked for stones but could not feel any. I've been giving him antibiotics twice a day and he seemed to be picking up and was a lot better, climbing my shoulder etc on the Sunday!
Put him to bed last night and he seemed fine, but by this morning, he wasn't himself. He squeaked when I picked him up to say good morning ready to clean his cage, and then I saw it - one side of his bottom was red raw, and worse still, there was a gaping hole in the belly next to his bottom took him straight to the vet as an emergency and they are not sure why, but they think he's chewed himself down there until he was bleeding inside the wound, you can see his muscle protruding through I don't know why he has done this, as I clean his bottom twice a week, he gets his cage cleaned twice a day because I don't want him sitting in his pee, gets plenty of hay, veg, nuggets, water, and has chewy toys for his teeth the vet thinks the UTI might have given him an itch and that's why he's done it my poor baby
They've cleaned him up for now and I've been told to keep giving him the antibiotics to prevent infection and they've given me a painkilling solution for him. He's got another appointment on Friday to see whether he needs stitches, but they say it's going to be nigh on impossible to heal if he keeps biting the wound... so it's a matter of wait and see what he does
Has anyone ever had this situation? The vet couldn't find a lampshade collar small enough for him - if I made a make shift one do you think he would wear it and would it be safe?
For background, this is his third home due to various issues including previous fellow guinea pig fights, and the RSPCA specifically wanted a home for him where he would be on his own but had plenty of human cuddles. Only had him 3 weeks and love him to bits... hate to see him in pain
He had developed a slight UTI so took him to vet on Saturday morning who prescribed antibiotics and gave him an anti inflammatory injection - she checked for stones but could not feel any. I've been giving him antibiotics twice a day and he seemed to be picking up and was a lot better, climbing my shoulder etc on the Sunday!
Put him to bed last night and he seemed fine, but by this morning, he wasn't himself. He squeaked when I picked him up to say good morning ready to clean his cage, and then I saw it - one side of his bottom was red raw, and worse still, there was a gaping hole in the belly next to his bottom
took him straight to the vet as an emergency and they are not sure why, but they think he's chewed himself down there until he was bleeding inside the wound, you can see his muscle protruding through I don't know why he has done this, as I clean his bottom twice a week, he gets his cage cleaned twice a day because I don't want him sitting in his pee, gets plenty of hay, veg, nuggets, water, and has chewy toys for his teeth the vet thinks the UTI might have given him an itch and that's why he's done it my poor baby They've cleaned him up for now and I've been told to keep giving him the antibiotics to prevent infection and they've given me a painkilling solution for him. He's got another appointment on Friday to see whether he needs stitches, but they say it's going to be nigh on impossible to heal if he keeps biting the wound... so it's a matter of wait and see what he does
Has anyone ever had this situation? The vet couldn't find a lampshade collar small enough for him - if I made a make shift one do you think he would wear it and would it be safe?
For background, this is his third home due to various issues including previous fellow guinea pig fights, and the RSPCA specifically wanted a home for him where he would be on his own but had plenty of human cuddles. Only had him 3 weeks and love him to bits... hate to see him in pain
