28/02/2024
Meet Pumpkin
He was a last minute rescue who came from someone who had bad allergies to him and his friend Barney (Barney will be shown later).
He came to in, I was aware of his skin condition. However unfortunately Pumpkin has Scabies.
What is Scabies? And what does it entail on a guinea pigs small body & system?
We’ll scabies is a mite similar to those mites that humans get which forms scabies.
The mites are extremely small and spider-like pests, which cause extreme irritation & hair loss.
As you can see, it has spread over 50% of Pumpkins little body.
I am unsure on how long he has been dealing with his condition. But I know that I need to get it under control before it gets any worse.
I am taking my precautions of course, as scabies is zoonotic and can be passed from animal to human. Fortunately, scabies in guinea pigs rarely does spread to humans. But the precautions need for be made just not for me and my family. But also our other guineas and pets.
Pumpkin, sadly will be having to live on his own until he is cleared from his condition. Which means Barney and Pumpkin will be separated, and hopefully will be bonded back to normal. Once it has all cleared 💜
He is sadly not the first Guinea I have had in the rescue with scabies. But this is definitely less severe then what I have seen in my years of rescuing.
If anyone is able to help donate items from our Amazon wishlist. The link will be below.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2V6OYML6QKWLR?ref_=wl_share
If anyone can spare an extra pound to help with Pumpkin and his treatment. Please pop me a message and I can pass over the bank details.
Summer 💜
Ps. Just noticed Barney in the background of the last photo 😂
