Here's my situation:
- I am in the heart of the pandemic, I have contracted coronavirus and cannot legally leave until it's over (7 days after symptoms, I am still symptomatic)
- I have worked on farms and as a vet tech and have some animal medical supplies and can order some to my door.
I cannot leave. I cannot take my girl to a vet.
Here is the story
A few weeks ago some neighbors found two guinea pigs discarded by the roadside. I walked by and they suggested I take them. They were very small. I knew NOTHING about guinea pigs but they were so cute I did take them.
Came home cleaned up all their stuff and had my kid name them.
When I was researching pigs I figured they were mini guinea pigs because they were so small compared to the ones in the videos etc.
One was clearly a pregnant female.
So time passed they got full size they are so delightful. I separated them as birth approached they are now in separate domains.
As birth approached my momma stopped having kicks in her belly.
Three days later she had one huge stillborn and one little live baby.
It's now been 4 days.
Baby is super healthy and awesommmmmee but mommy does not seem to be faring well. Attached are photos
The only symptoms she shows are flank hair loss sumettrical on both sides and her pads/paws being raw/rough. The baby guinea does not have hair loss of any form. It does not seem to be mites of any form after all they are indoor pigs.
Now I do see her belly looks a bit bloated. At first she got so skinny I was laughing because she went from giant basketball to thin beauty queen overnight but now I do see some. I theorize this is ovarian cyst growth and may have even been part of why she spotted during pregnancy.
I cannot take her to a vet yet, I am not legally allowed to nor would I want to expose any vets or vet staff to covid. Please let me know your thoughts on her hair loss. Nothing else has changed except the cage bedding which went from cedar to pine. I tried all the other soft fabrics and liners but they carried smell too much for our space.
Baby guinea is awesome growing every day healthy no hair loss super cute. I've attached a pic of him cause he's so cute. I can received deliveries but cannot access the outside world so anything that can be bought online would be helpful. I have some meds and tools here. Let me know any suggestions. Except that we can't see a vet yet. Pandemic America after all
- I am in the heart of the pandemic, I have contracted coronavirus and cannot legally leave until it's over (7 days after symptoms, I am still symptomatic)
- I have worked on farms and as a vet tech and have some animal medical supplies and can order some to my door.
I cannot leave. I cannot take my girl to a vet.
Here is the story
A few weeks ago some neighbors found two guinea pigs discarded by the roadside. I walked by and they suggested I take them. They were very small. I knew NOTHING about guinea pigs but they were so cute I did take them.
Came home cleaned up all their stuff and had my kid name them.
When I was researching pigs I figured they were mini guinea pigs because they were so small compared to the ones in the videos etc.
One was clearly a pregnant female.
So time passed they got full size they are so delightful. I separated them as birth approached they are now in separate domains.
As birth approached my momma stopped having kicks in her belly.
Three days later she had one huge stillborn and one little live baby.
It's now been 4 days.
Baby is super healthy and awesommmmmee but mommy does not seem to be faring well. Attached are photos
The only symptoms she shows are flank hair loss sumettrical on both sides and her pads/paws being raw/rough. The baby guinea does not have hair loss of any form. It does not seem to be mites of any form after all they are indoor pigs.
Now I do see her belly looks a bit bloated. At first she got so skinny I was laughing because she went from giant basketball to thin beauty queen overnight but now I do see some. I theorize this is ovarian cyst growth and may have even been part of why she spotted during pregnancy.
I cannot take her to a vet yet, I am not legally allowed to nor would I want to expose any vets or vet staff to covid. Please let me know your thoughts on her hair loss. Nothing else has changed except the cage bedding which went from cedar to pine. I tried all the other soft fabrics and liners but they carried smell too much for our space.
Baby guinea is awesome growing every day healthy no hair loss super cute. I've attached a pic of him cause he's so cute. I can received deliveries but cannot access the outside world so anything that can be bought online would be helpful. I have some meds and tools here. Let me know any suggestions. Except that we can't see a vet yet. Pandemic America after all