Okay, rescued some guinea pigs the other day. They are WELL isolated. I don't really like where I put them but I have no other place to put them. (outside under the hedge in an open cage). They are covered from the heat of the sun but that's about it.
They were crawling with mites/lice/fleas so I ivermectin'ed the lot of them. So much so that I wouldn't let my boy into the house without being stripping down first. He was NOT impressed with me at all. I even washed his toys that he had near them in very hot water. I will ivermectin them again in a week.
One momma, One daughter, and five babies (two days old).
I've put vitamin C in their water because even the babies were losing hair and that to me is always the first sign of a vitamin C deficiency. The momma is thin, the babies always seem to be hungry. I given them a ton of hay, pellets (which they are NOT eating), and grass. Tomorrow I'm going to give them rabbit pellets to see if staleness is an issue with the pellets they came with. I'm going to give them some mixed grains as well...but I don't want to put them off their pellets either.
What else can I do to get these pigs into shape? They are VERY rough looking. I would cull them all but I think I can bring them around. They are tiny and very sweet (the adults) so rehoming them for a small fee should be quite doable.
Any and all suggestions welcomed.
They were crawling with mites/lice/fleas so I ivermectin'ed the lot of them. So much so that I wouldn't let my boy into the house without being stripping down first. He was NOT impressed with me at all. I even washed his toys that he had near them in very hot water. I will ivermectin them again in a week.
One momma, One daughter, and five babies (two days old).
I've put vitamin C in their water because even the babies were losing hair and that to me is always the first sign of a vitamin C deficiency. The momma is thin, the babies always seem to be hungry. I given them a ton of hay, pellets (which they are NOT eating), and grass. Tomorrow I'm going to give them rabbit pellets to see if staleness is an issue with the pellets they came with. I'm going to give them some mixed grains as well...but I don't want to put them off their pellets either.
What else can I do to get these pigs into shape? They are VERY rough looking. I would cull them all but I think I can bring them around. They are tiny and very sweet (the adults) so rehoming them for a small fee should be quite doable.
Any and all suggestions welcomed.