Hey guys! I am new here and a brand new Guinea Pig owner. My son is 6 1/2 and has begged and begged for a Guinea Pig for months. Well, this past Sunday we broke down and got him the one he had been looking at for the past two weeks at Petsmart. He's a really handsome fella. Problem is, after we got him home we noticed a dry scabbed over sore under his nose. Petsmart told us to bring him back in and return the pet for a refund and they would have their vet take a look at it and then we could purchase him back. Turns out, their vet thinks he has MRSA. He will have to stay at Petsmart for 7 days of treatments. My question is.... Should we repurchase him once he is cleared or should we have our son pick out a different one? I just want to be sure if we repurchase this one he will be healthy. We have both fallen in love with this little Guinea Pig we named Patches.
Thanks for any advice that can be offered.
Thanks for any advice that can be offered.