Joey&Gizmo
Adult Guinea Pig
Well as most of you know i took the boys for a MOT today at the vets and he said they are in excellent condition and their hearts/lungs are sound and healthy and that they are both healthy! Phew thats good. He was a really good piggy vet and spent his time examining them both. Thank you Lisa and castaway for recommending him, he is fab and i can see how passionate he was about piggys.
But he said they may have a yeast infection? mallethead They have been itching recently and i bathed them on sunday in the coco neem and mankum&neem shampoo, i told the vet this and he said the coco neem my make things worse! He said they do have some dry skin and checked them both thoroughly and said it maybe a yeast infection, so gave me some hibiscrub shampoo and the fun part is that they have to be bathed every 2 days in it! Also i have to make sure the lathe is rinsed out otherwise Joey may turn pink as he is white/ginger and the shampoo is pink and may dye his fur. I'm so confused on how they got it as the vet said its normally linked with using sawdust or from gas heaters, which we dont have and i dont use sawdust! :{ Oh well at least he picked up on it and he confirmed they are both definitely under 2 years old and i said i think they are two next week.
I asked about Gizmo's snuffly nose and he said that its due to his nasal passages and its could be two things 1. That before i had him he may have suffered from a URI and it wasnt treated so it has damaged the passages or
2. he just has small passages and said he does have a 'pug dog nose' which is what i thought, I'm so glad he had put my mind at rest and he said his heart was healthy from listening to it and lungs were clear. He said to keep an eye as if it was due to his nasal passages being damaged he may have flare ups and if they cause a problem eg Gizmo stops eating he will give me antibiotics, but hopfully he will be ok as he has been fine since ive had him and hes always had his snuffly nose.
I have to go back next Friday for a check up.
I hope they be good for the baths! I'm dreading it as Gizmo hates bathes.rolleyes
Sorry for the long post!
But he said they may have a yeast infection? mallethead They have been itching recently and i bathed them on sunday in the coco neem and mankum&neem shampoo, i told the vet this and he said the coco neem my make things worse! He said they do have some dry skin and checked them both thoroughly and said it maybe a yeast infection, so gave me some hibiscrub shampoo and the fun part is that they have to be bathed every 2 days in it! Also i have to make sure the lathe is rinsed out otherwise Joey may turn pink as he is white/ginger and the shampoo is pink and may dye his fur. I'm so confused on how they got it as the vet said its normally linked with using sawdust or from gas heaters, which we dont have and i dont use sawdust! :{ Oh well at least he picked up on it and he confirmed they are both definitely under 2 years old and i said i think they are two next week.
I asked about Gizmo's snuffly nose and he said that its due to his nasal passages and its could be two things 1. That before i had him he may have suffered from a URI and it wasnt treated so it has damaged the passages or
2. he just has small passages and said he does have a 'pug dog nose' which is what i thought, I'm so glad he had put my mind at rest and he said his heart was healthy from listening to it and lungs were clear. He said to keep an eye as if it was due to his nasal passages being damaged he may have flare ups and if they cause a problem eg Gizmo stops eating he will give me antibiotics, but hopfully he will be ok as he has been fine since ive had him and hes always had his snuffly nose.
I have to go back next Friday for a check up.
I hope they be good for the baths! I'm dreading it as Gizmo hates bathes.rolleyes
Sorry for the long post!
|) Naughty piggys!
