BIG Problem - need help!

[Baby Bears]

I have two wonderful boy piggies and I found out that I'm severly allergic to them!

My eyes swell up and turn red, I get bumps and itch. I have to get rid of them and I need your guys help. I am willing to keep them until I can find someone to adopt them, so how do I get the word out? They are less than a year old, both boys (as I said). An exotic vet has seen them and given them a clean bill of health. They get plenty of veggies every day for their vitamin C and have a 2 x 3 C&C cage with a 2 X 1 second level. They have wonderful personalities. HELP!!!! This breaks my heart.

 

[Slap Maxwell]

I would take them for you, but I have no room. I'm sorry.

 

[crittermom]

Baby Bears, have you read Cavy Spirit's allergy page? https://cavyspirit.com/allergies.htm Good luck; please don't throw in the towel yet!

 

[mncavylover]

I'm so sorry you're allergic. Are you positive it's not the hay, bedding, or some other factor? I agree with crittermom, please read that webpage before doing anything else. If you figure out that it really is the pigs and you decide to adopt them out, do a listing at www.petfinder.com under the classified section, and at (broken link removed). You can also try posting at www.guinealynx.com/forums. Best of luck!

 

[dagwellismypigy]

I sooo wish I could help you out. Stupid parents! heh.Good luck!

 

[dandelion]

I think I am also allergic to my guinea pigs or something associated with them. I have had the one for 3 months and another one for about 1 month. In the last month I have begun to get really red dry eyelids that have got increasingly worse and almost unbearable. I am going to try different things to try and determine if it is acutually them or the hay, bedding, urine, etc. I did by a new bag of hay a while ago and it is really dusty, so it might be that. My guinea pigs cage is in my bedroom, but I can't really do anything about that because that was the deal with getting them. My parents wouldnt have to deal with them. I really hope I can fix the problem, because I really don't see giving them up an option, I am already so attached to them, and love them soo much.

 

[mncavylover]

Ok, please see the link above to cavyspirit. Good luck!

 

[Piglet]

If you need to give them up go on www.guinealynx.com There's a place to put them up for adoption. Also try www.petfinder.com

 

[Baby Bears]

Thanks everyone. I'm going to read the allergies website to see what it says. Hopefully it will be something there. I know it isn't the hay or the bedding. I've dealt with all kinds of hay due to farming and I've used all kinds of bedding because I used to have hampsters too. It only happens when I touch them. Hopefully the website will help, if not - they aren't going anywhere until I'm POSITIVE I've found them a GOOD home!!

 

[sasha]

I don't have a lot of space and I am trying to only have females only to avoid accidental pregnancy. However, I am in the panhandle of MD, and I would be happy to help you keep them until a good home could be found so that you can know they are safe without going into anaphylactic shock on a regular basis.

Also, have you looked into allergy meds? They are getting better meds all the time, and a lot of things are available over the counter that didn't used to be.

 

[Emily F.]

I would take them for you, but I live in Vermont.

 

[Poohbear]

I would take them for you, but I live in Vermont.

Anyway you do not have a c&c cage. It says that in you cag3e description.