Shai started losing the hair on her legs wish I had the same problem odd place for mites but I gave her a dose of Xeno 450. No improvement. I bought Gorgeous Guinea treatments and both girls got a bath.
Then we boarded the girls while we were away for a few days with Guinea Pig rescue. The lady at the rescue put Shai under her microscope but found no mites.
Over the weeks Shai has become more bald. Hair thinning out over her whole body.
Yesterday I took both girls to the vet. Vet noticed Millie is not affected and thought that strange as the problem has gone on for so long why hadn't it spread to Millie? She took some skin scrapings and rang me back with her findings later in the day.
The results are baffling. Vet found objects that looked like mite bodies but no legs DH went back to vets to collect treatment. Both girls have been given mite treatment and the hutch is out in the garden. It needs to be thoroughly cleaned and sprayed with Indorex. A very strong pesticide which means guineas can't go in their hutch for 2 days after spraying.
Luckily I kept Todd's old hutch which is far too small but he loved to sleep in it, he just didn't like the door shut because he was a house piggy and liked to be free during the day.
The girls reaction to Todd's hutch was funny. I think Shai remembered it she used to sneak in and steal Todd's food. But Millie kept looking at the walls in a bewildered way. Also the girls can't share the bedroom, too small apparently. Shai has claimed the bedroom and Millie is sleeping by the nugget bowl croissant style.
Seeing the old hutch back in the house has given me lovely but sad memories of Todd. I still miss him very much He used to sleep on a folded towel and I used to roll one end because he liked to sleep with his head propped up on a 'pillow'. Found out at the very end he had a lump in his neck which explains his need for extra comfort
If Shai's hair doesn't grow back the vet wants to take a blood test as the next probable cause is hormones. That will not be fun so lets keep fingers and paws crossed its mites.
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Shai is very bald
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fortifiedwithtea · 18/05/2016 09:17
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