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Somebody please help me, I'm freaking out here... UPDATE ON TOBII, PLEASE READ
Brace yourselves, there is a really long story to this..
I got Tobii when he was ten weeks old. I 'adopted' him and his brother, Rocket from one of my dad's workmates. When we got them, they were living in straw, which was a bad impression from the start. I quickly changed them over to hay and woodshavings, and they were fine.
A few weeks later, the boys started sneezing. I knew it was the bedding, and thought they might have dust in their lunks. I asked for a trip to the vet, but my mum wouldn't take me for ages, she thought they could wait
Over the time while we were waiting, a strange crust formed on Tobii's ears. Now she had to take us..
When we finally took him to the vet, the vet said Tobii had a mite infestation. He gave Tobii a dose of Ivermectin but didn't tell us to come back for another. I thought this was very dodgy indeed, and argued with my mother and sister over whether to take him back and get the other one. My mum won, so Tobii stayed at home with Rocket. Over time, Tobii's ears kind of went back to normal, but are still a bit flaky looking. Then his nose started playing up..
(He has recently been the vet since, but this was a different vet. He said some sort of trauma has come to Tobii and his nose and has caused this painful thing to happen. I'm unsure what the trauma is though!)
I think I might now be paying the price. His nose has become very sore and painful looking, and there is a thick layer of dry blood He is not a happy piggy.
Today, I had a go at checking out the problem. I grabbed some:
-Cotton wool sticks
-Savlon Atisceptic Woundwash
-Kitchen roll
-Warm water
-Fluffy towel
I captured Tobii and told my sister to keep tight hold of him, as he wasn't ging to like this. I dipped the cotton sticks in the warm water, and lightly rubbed at the layer of blood. It was dry, but definately blood. I tried again, and again, untill it wasn't so thick. I didn't want to take the scab off completly incase there was something wrong underneath, or a massive cut. I washed his nose in some Savlon and dried him off.
Then I plonked him back into his cage, and after alot of cuddles and carrots, he was his usual self. Then I went out on a bike ride, and left for about an hour.
When I came back, a horrible sight met me. Tobii was fast alseep with his face buried in his hay-rack (no change there then), but had a fresh bleeding cut right underneath his scab. I'm unsure as to what caused it, but I'm hoping it was either Rocket having a hormonal moment or that he had nibbled the bars of the hutch and injured it. I pulled him out from his sleep and started cleaning the wound. He really didn't like it, so I got bitten a few times. It's a good thing piggies are quite gummy, well, they are sort of.
No matter how much I tried, I could not get rid of all the blood. I think I went through a whole roll of kitchen roll just trying! I have actually quarintined Tobii, he is currently living in his carry case. It's not much, but I don't have anything else, not untill we build a new hutch anyhow. The hutch just recently moved outside, only Sunday actually. I'm hoping that there's nothing in my garden that could harm them, but there are a few wasps and a couple of bumble bees. Soon we'll have frogs too, as we have loads of tadpoles this year.
Somebody please help me! I really don't know what to do. My mum has made it very clear that she's not taking him to the vet, and my sister thinks I'm overreacting. Please, am I overeacting? Or is this just me being extremely concerned and worried. Please, anybody help me solve this problem, I don't want to have to let him down, I love him... 8...:08...:08...:08...
P.S. I'm only twelve. I live in Prenton, so if anybody knows of any good vet's I could ask for help, please please tell me!
UPDATE :
Well, checked Tobii again today. He has another cut beneath his two scabs. I fear this may now be mange/mites. My parents still don't believe me when I say he's ill. It's frustrating, very frustrating. I tried ringing the vet today, but I couldn't get through. Any help/advice would be much appreciated. Thankyou.
Brace yourselves, there is a really long story to this..
I got Tobii when he was ten weeks old. I 'adopted' him and his brother, Rocket from one of my dad's workmates. When we got them, they were living in straw, which was a bad impression from the start. I quickly changed them over to hay and woodshavings, and they were fine.
A few weeks later, the boys started sneezing. I knew it was the bedding, and thought they might have dust in their lunks. I asked for a trip to the vet, but my mum wouldn't take me for ages, she thought they could wait
Over the time while we were waiting, a strange crust formed on Tobii's ears. Now she had to take us..
When we finally took him to the vet, the vet said Tobii had a mite infestation. He gave Tobii a dose of Ivermectin but didn't tell us to come back for another. I thought this was very dodgy indeed, and argued with my mother and sister over whether to take him back and get the other one. My mum won, so Tobii stayed at home with Rocket. Over time, Tobii's ears kind of went back to normal, but are still a bit flaky looking. Then his nose started playing up..
(He has recently been the vet since, but this was a different vet. He said some sort of trauma has come to Tobii and his nose and has caused this painful thing to happen. I'm unsure what the trauma is though!)
I think I might now be paying the price. His nose has become very sore and painful looking, and there is a thick layer of dry blood He is not a happy piggy.
Today, I had a go at checking out the problem. I grabbed some:
-Cotton wool sticks
-Savlon Atisceptic Woundwash
-Kitchen roll
-Warm water
-Fluffy towel
I captured Tobii and told my sister to keep tight hold of him, as he wasn't ging to like this. I dipped the cotton sticks in the warm water, and lightly rubbed at the layer of blood. It was dry, but definately blood. I tried again, and again, untill it wasn't so thick. I didn't want to take the scab off completly incase there was something wrong underneath, or a massive cut. I washed his nose in some Savlon and dried him off.
Then I plonked him back into his cage, and after alot of cuddles and carrots, he was his usual self. Then I went out on a bike ride, and left for about an hour.
When I came back, a horrible sight met me. Tobii was fast alseep with his face buried in his hay-rack (no change there then), but had a fresh bleeding cut right underneath his scab. I'm unsure as to what caused it, but I'm hoping it was either Rocket having a hormonal moment or that he had nibbled the bars of the hutch and injured it. I pulled him out from his sleep and started cleaning the wound. He really didn't like it, so I got bitten a few times. It's a good thing piggies are quite gummy, well, they are sort of.
No matter how much I tried, I could not get rid of all the blood. I think I went through a whole roll of kitchen roll just trying! I have actually quarintined Tobii, he is currently living in his carry case. It's not much, but I don't have anything else, not untill we build a new hutch anyhow. The hutch just recently moved outside, only Sunday actually. I'm hoping that there's nothing in my garden that could harm them, but there are a few wasps and a couple of bumble bees. Soon we'll have frogs too, as we have loads of tadpoles this year.
Somebody please help me! I really don't know what to do. My mum has made it very clear that she's not taking him to the vet, and my sister thinks I'm overreacting. Please, am I overeacting? Or is this just me being extremely concerned and worried. Please, anybody help me solve this problem, I don't want to have to let him down, I love him... 8...:08...:08...:08...
P.S. I'm only twelve. I live in Prenton, so if anybody knows of any good vet's I could ask for help, please please tell me!
UPDATE :
Well, checked Tobii again today. He has another cut beneath his two scabs. I fear this may now be mange/mites. My parents still don't believe me when I say he's ill. It's frustrating, very frustrating. I tried ringing the vet today, but I couldn't get through. Any help/advice would be much appreciated. Thankyou.
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