AbiS
Adult Guinea Pig
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- Chester le Street, Durham
We have been back to the vet today.
Story so far:
1)Barney had a cyst - he still does, vet was happy that we just keep an eye on it for now but if it gets bigger he will have to have an operation to remove it
2) They are both fat - yup - still are! They have been dieting really well and are more active, I do think they have lost fat as their tummies aren't quite so chubby but the scales still say the same so hopefully they are turning into muscle men!
3) Their ear infections - they have had ear drops for a fortnight but we didn't think they were working as the boys both kept shaking their heads. We completed the course and took them back to the vet today. He said that the general inflammation appears to have subsided but there is still a lot of discharge. I also mentioned that over the last 2 weeks we have started to notice that they are scratching their bodies more and more. The vet took an ear swab from Toby and used sticky tape to collect a sample from Barney's fur. When the vet brushed Toby's back fur in the wrong direction he started to do a little scream so it looks like he might have really sore skin. The vet said he would get back to me today or tomorrow after he has looked at the samples under a microscope to see what we are going to do next. He said the ears and skin may be linked and it could be a 'general skin condition'.
I just wish I knew what was wrong for definite as I am starting to get really worried about them. I know it isn't too serious (at the moment) as it isn't something that is affecting their quality of life or appetite (see point 2 above). I just worry that it might become something serious before we find out what the problem is.
Story so far:
1)Barney had a cyst - he still does, vet was happy that we just keep an eye on it for now but if it gets bigger he will have to have an operation to remove it
2) They are both fat - yup - still are! They have been dieting really well and are more active, I do think they have lost fat as their tummies aren't quite so chubby but the scales still say the same so hopefully they are turning into muscle men!
3) Their ear infections - they have had ear drops for a fortnight but we didn't think they were working as the boys both kept shaking their heads. We completed the course and took them back to the vet today. He said that the general inflammation appears to have subsided but there is still a lot of discharge. I also mentioned that over the last 2 weeks we have started to notice that they are scratching their bodies more and more. The vet took an ear swab from Toby and used sticky tape to collect a sample from Barney's fur. When the vet brushed Toby's back fur in the wrong direction he started to do a little scream so it looks like he might have really sore skin. The vet said he would get back to me today or tomorrow after he has looked at the samples under a microscope to see what we are going to do next. He said the ears and skin may be linked and it could be a 'general skin condition'.
I just wish I knew what was wrong for definite as I am starting to get really worried about them. I know it isn't too serious (at the moment) as it isn't something that is affecting their quality of life or appetite (see point 2 above). I just worry that it might become something serious before we find out what the problem is.