LOLs.. i dunno how Long is consideRed extReme...
so I bRought him to Dr. Jenny to get it checked...
She said it's abit too Long so she tRimmed it..

It took Rex 3 years for his teeth to get that Long...
this is the 1st time it was eveR tRimming his teeth..

meixin.. Dr. Yeoh has successfuLLy cuRed Rex's skin fungus befoRe...
I can't Remember if he gave an injection oR not but he aLso gave me an anti fungus shamPoo to use once a week...

I think maybe you use the wrong medicine on you piggy, gp skin is fragile, can easily irritated

This is actually considered a really bad case of fungal infection.. It could be ringworms too but ringworms are hardly found on GPs. I hope you dint simply apply human antifungal cream at first because not all human products are safe to be used on GPs.

Some prevention that could have been taken care of is through poor diet. Keeping the GPs surroundings not too dry, and not damp either can do a lot to prevent fungal infections from happening. Regular bathing with good moisturising shampoos and conditioners will maintain healthy coats, but it is important not to do this too often, monthly is fine, or you will strip too much of the natural oils from the coat. When its cold, be absolutely certain the pig is properly dry before returning him to an outdoor cage.

Which vet did you take it to? And what was it diagnosed with.. fungal or ringworms? If you have other GPs.. better seperate them asap! Also.. i think we mentioned before in the previous version of GP corner.. PET SAFARI SELLS THE WORST TREATED GPS!!! And the shop keepers are NOT furnish with the proper ways of taking care or treating piggies! You should have checked thoroughly of the GP before buying it..

Where can I buy guinea pigs at reasonable price?

i totally agree about that

I went there last week, they cleaned the cage corner(which have a lots cockroachs ), but I saw 2 pity fella inside the cage, they got the same skin problem with meiixiin gp, and their chinchillas is bad taken also, all of them look sad and stress。。。

wow..i was thinking going there to get another gp..coz my friends said there's lots of choices there..

bad news.. my GP, Chubby passed away yesterday morning ...

I took him to PJ Section 17 Philos Vet, Dr Liong.
Erm, she didn't told me what was she dianogsed with.
She just help me clean and put med only.

And she gave me 3 kind of med,
1 is use for washing the infection area,
1 is use to apply on after wash the infection area.
1 is medicine, for let him eat.

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Added on April 20, 2009, 7:40 pmNope, I didn't apply any antifungus cream on him after brought him back from Pet Safari,
but just one day I take him out and want cuddle with him I just found that "dandruff" on his right butt!
It so sudden and once I realized I bring him see vet immediately.

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Added on April 20, 2009, 7:50 pmMay him Rest In Peace,
Dont be so sad ya~


This post has been edited by meiixiin: Apr 20 2009, 08:22 PM

You can try Petsmoore. At times they have a lot of cute GP to choose from. Theres a couple of cute GP I saw at Petshack a few days ago as well.

Oh Sorry to know that DT...May Chubby RIP....

meiixiin i bought my guinea pigs in Ikano too..yup they are cheap..but the truth is the heatlh of the GPs damn poor..the pet keeper in Ikano really have no much knowledge in taking care them.last satursday i went to Ikano..visit those GPs. i seem a lot GP have same infection as ur GP..i spoke with the pet keeper from there,i told them it should be giving them hay as main diet..instead of full bowl of pallet and he replied me back said if giving them hay..they will get cirit birit i really feel pity of them..

after that i realised buying GP in IKANO is not cheap..coz after bought the GP need to spend the med fees.

one of my GP..got same infection in his eye area..i took him for the vet and get injection...hope he will be recovery as soon as possible.yestersday my bf help to modified my GP cage, they love it very much, coz they getting bigger space for them.anyway hope ur GP will get recover soon and taking good care of them ya..


This post has been edited by scorpgal: Apr 20 2009, 09:34 PM

You're right...
My another net friend also buy a abby from there after 2 days of mine,
but not enough 2 week, it already die.
I'm so afraid my Latte will like so too...

If no cured yet next week, I think will bring it to Dr. Yeoh,
since you all said it cured the same problem as mine Latte!
Thanks...

Aw...sorry to heard ur fren's case..hope the GP may rest in peace

dont worry ur GP wont be die so easily if u taking good care of them
I will never buy GP in IKano edi

This post has been edited by scorpgal: Apr 20 2009, 10:06 PM

Oh dear.. how did chubby die? Don't tell me you go vacation.. dint board her somewhere?


Petshack no more GP edi

2 week die already.. omg sad I heard by a lot of ppl dr yeoh is expensive most of us here go to dr jenny @ hands n paws. She knows how to treat exotics.

It's a good time to spread words to friends about not buying pets in safari yeah.. a lot of their animals are underaged and not well taken care of. My friend got so mad looking at the gliders there also.. wanna buy and save BUT we actually supporting those petshop that sell animals for profit.. and not the love of animals.. so better dont buy..

this does sounds bad...anyone reported pet safari? humm i bought nubby from pets wonderland...and so far so good...

Waa that one is reaLLy serious x10000000!!!!...
Rex's one was MinoR fungus onLy...
and Yea.. consuLtation @ Hands N Paws is of couRse cheapeR...
up to u which vet u wanna go to...
I went to Dr. Yeoh because he's been aRound for a Long Long time..
veRy expeRienced... but expensive O_o!
I onLy just heaRd about Dr. Jenny recentLy..
YeaRs ago when i 1st got a GP... it was reaLLy difficuLt to find a vet to tReat exotics..
i tried many pLaces..
HeaLing Rooms...
AnimaL MedicaL CentRe..
and finaLLy Dr. Yeoh was the best i couLd find ^^~

shouLd REPORT PET SAFARi!!!!!!!!!! That's CRueLty to animaLs!!

OMG RIP Chubby >_<~

This post has been edited by JackLene: Apr 20 2009, 10:36 PM

not sure why Chubby died but it was like 3 years old already... i doubt thats old tho.... i gave my GPs to my neighbor they have GPs too..
at pet safari i tried to carry the gliders.. they were as light as a feather ... soo saad.. and their cage is brightly lit...

sorry to hear about chubby..did u ask your neighbor what they did? maybe they did something different then what u used to do..

Sometime an animal is weak, a simple change of enviroment with stress then and may cause death. Maybe your friend pick up the one is weak lor.

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Added on April 20, 2009, 10:45 pmYou can visit Pet wonderland at Mid valley, last week i was there, they have about 8 gp if i am not mistaken.

This post has been edited by Chinchillas: Apr 20 2009, 10:45 PM

sry to hear that...
whats going on?

ya
the virus spread so fast >"<!!!
maybe u can try another doctor?

i have made a report to SPCA regard to Pet Safari Issue...
but I wonder they have any action or not since I don't get any reply