Guinea pig abscess update - treatment to use with Cinnamon at Cavy Central Guinea Pig Rescue
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Guinea pig Abscess healing and what you need to know - in part 2. This is the second part of Cinnamon's story and boy what has she done now! Find out how we continue to treat her and the final outcome which is just made for tears.
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Lyn - Cavy Central
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Did you ever find the source of the abscess???
She's very talkative ! That's an amazing sign that she KNOWS she's loved and her little voice is respected. I love to see owners like that put that much love into life. My mom had guinie pigs that lived for 10yrs because of love.
Thanks Patrick for watching
Its good to see her doing so well. She really likes the critical care food. It brought tears to my eyes to see her doing so well.
What a happy ending! Good job, Cinnamon. She was so lucky to have landed in your care. ❤️
It was a great outcome Robert. So pleased.
You are a Saint!! Thank you for all the wonderful things you do for these babies! You are so very, very caring and so kind 💕💕💕💕💕
So glad she's healing so well. ❤❤❤❤
She all sorted and she is home a long time ago now.
Such a sweet wee girl.Thankyou for taking the time and energy to help her recover.I love people who dont abandon an animal needing help.
Thanks Yvonne for watching and please share to help others learn.
Such a caring lady....well done...Cinnamon is just gorgeous....
Thank you. I was so pleased to help her.
So Happy Cinnamon made a full recovery, Brilliant!!! Ye Rock Lyn & Co ❤️❤️❤️❤️ XX
Thanks Art Fairy! What a great name too.
@@GuineaPigStuffThank you Sweetpea :) XX
Cinnamon, you little rockstar!! You are doing so well
Did you see the second one - great outcome!
Yes I did, Cinnamon did so well to stay as still as she did
@@karaleetrapp thanks for taking the time to watch it. 😊
It's so good to see her doing so well after all that! 😻
Lyn, you’re the best! Your heart is made of gold. My dream is to fly to your distant country an volunteer in your center! (I’m from Israel). I do everything you teach in your videos and my guinea piggies and those of my friends’ are satisfied and happy 💜
Wow, thank you!
Awww, poor little poppet!
Such a happy outcome.
Thank you so much for this video! My poor baby Fiona had an abscess that was just about as big it showed up so fast! I know it’s not recommended to do these things at home but I was afraid my piggy might die, she stopped eating and was clearly in pain. I followed what you did as closely as possible and OH BOY, what a stinky gushy 🤮 so gross lol within an hour she was running around drinking water eating on her own! I had been feeding her with a syringe. It’s only been a few days and I did have to drain a little bit more out today but she is back to herself! Eating hay, drinking water, she has crunchy food but I’ve also been softening some, which she seems to like more but she still does go for the crunchy sometimes. Her poops are almost normal again, still a little soft but so much better! I can’t thank you enough for this video! Honestly I was so scared to lance her neck but watching you gave me the confidence to do it and I’m pretty sure it saved my piggies life 😊 Fiona and I both greatly appreciate what you do ❤
Sweet little darlin, lynn you are wonderful 🌸
😊 thank you
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10 minutes so cute and such a sweet little piggy. I'm so glad that you were there to take care of her and I'm sure she is to😁😁😁
Us too!
When u speed up the video and add the music its so loud because I have to turn up the volume to hear you
Hi thanks for letting me know. We are working on this.
For future reference, you can suppliment with wheat bran and swede ( rutabagas) which helps put on weight and build the body back up.
Swede can be really hard to obtain here and is not commonly available where corn usually is. The other issue is if they have never had it in their life and are underweight you want to stay with things you know to be safe for them so trying something like swede you would have to introduce.
A mixture of sugar and bagbalm encourages healthy skin regrowth. Works like honey bandages just more cost effective. Bagbalm comes in a little green tin that almost all drugstores carry.
Not for guinea pigs - people maybe
So happy for her! 😃😃😃 You are a true blessing ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you
Lil piggie looking well. It's great to see she hit full recovery🙂
It was so adorable to have them re-unite and just such a good outcome. Thanks for supporting.
@@GuineaPigStuff U welcome & yes that was so cute. She looked so happy to be back with her friend again
Feel like the owner of this piggy might not be taking the best care of this pig. I'm glad she is at least bringing it to her.
Aww poor little girl. I knew that flap of skin was going to have to be removed. Since she on antibiotics now are you also giving her probiotics?
Glad to see she's doing better, now she just needs to keep eating!
Hi Mszoomy no the flap didn't need removing, she caught it with her claw and tore the section out. She was on antibiotics from the start. Did you watch the end..you would know that she made a full recovery.
@@GuineaPigStuff oh, it looked like she had a piece if skin hanging from where she tore it open. It was dead tissue by then I assumed. But yes, I watched to the end, it's amazing how quickly they recover with proper care and that was a big abscess in a bad spot. Glad it wasn't a tooth issue. Good job
She's adorable ❤️
Awwww poor baby is scared
Yea! Cinnamon is all better!💕
Yes indeed!
Poor girl I hope that wound heals up
Yes it did !
Hello Lyn! I’ve always known how nurses know the patients better than the doctors, do all the nurturing and care for them, unlike the doctors who just pop n and out to see how well the nurses r making the doctors get the big bucks, sounds like vets r the same as doctors, they want ur money just to tell u what’s wrong with them, with people, they turn them over to the nurses to heal, continuing for the doctors to get the big bucks, same with the vet, they cut off the dead skin flap, and that’s it, let someone else heal the piggy. I bet u could have done exactly what they did, it’s sad that just because u don’t have the degree that they have u have to send ur parents to the vet. U did an awesome job on healing her!!!
Poor baby
Ouch must be so painful!
She made a full recovery. Not sure if the end of this one was her reunion with her sister, but it was adorable
You are amazing ❤️
Oh you are sweet Deana - thank you
You are amazing....and if I may offer one tip for the saline bath. The bath was perfect in the beginning, but when you pulled up saline into the syringe from the dirty bath water (from her bum, etc), it would have been better to use clean saline fluid from a separate container. Thanks for all you do!
Thanks for watching Cindy
Yay Cinnamon!
I just loved how they got back together - she had a huge journey but full recovery.
😊🤗 awww. Good job.
Thank you 🤗
It must hurt her a hole lot to eat pellets. I’m so glad she is all most healed up.
Hi Tammy did you watch the second one - she is fully better and recovered.
Yay,Cinnamon.:-):-D:-D AAAWWWW!
Yes a great outcome!
How about an Xray of that back Molar on that Abcess side? Maybe there is a tooth that needs to go? Triple Antibiotic Cream on that site to keep it clean perhaps?
No she didn't require dental work. This can be a related cause in some cases so a full assessment has to be done. I have so much more on this topic about to come your way.
Triple Antibiotic Ointment in the later stages would speed wound healing.
No it would have clogged the area, and she did extremely well.
So glad she’s recovering but please….do wear gloves when dealing with open wounds. Especially when infection is already present.
I got a fabric collar from Amazon. Maybe it will help if she has one so she will leave her ouchee alone until she gets back to the vet. I'm glad to hear that she is doing better. Maybe it would be a good idea to have a collar in her first aid kit just in case.
No it would have been right on the open area and been painful. She did really well and while it was a journey to get on top of, she recovered beautifully. Thanks for watching.
I just have a quick questions I didn’t plan on getting my little piggies but they were giving them away because a renter left them behind no food no water I really had to clean them and really watch them over the next two weeks one passed away that night I held her for two hours give her water with a dropper. But the other 4 made it thank goodness. But I was wondering what caused cinnamon abscess I want to make sure I get the information I can I don’t have much money but I do raise a garden which helps so much. Because the other day I got a bigger surprise 5 new babies. They cute but imagine my surprise they are already eating food. But I divided the girls and boys so far so good. I really hope I have no more surprises. Thank goodness my man is a carpenter haha
Well done Karen on rescuing them. It sounds like the one you lost was heavily compromised. Abscesses are due to infection. So when in the jaw could be due to infected roots of teeth, food caught in the gums, impact from outside like a bite etc. These videos are all intended to help you, so thank you for watching and glad you are learning lots.
Cavy Central Guinea Pig Rescue with Lyn It really breaks my heart to see any animal left behind or knowing they are being abused. I don’t think people should get an animal with out getting the information they need to take care of them. They are soo cute but they need weekly baths brushing their teeth and hair clippings nails and shots just like a child. But anyway how old do you take your babies piggies from mom and do they breed with there siblings
@@karendunn3590 they will definitely breed with their siblings. This happened to my friend and he ended up with 47 piggies after starting with two due to misidentified genders. The best thing would be to ask your nearest vet what age they can sterilise them at and have all of your piggies doctored to prevent any more unwanted babies if you intend to keep all of them. It isn't worth the risk. The first time his piggies bred was a mis-id from himself and the store and the second time was actually the vet. They had dad sterilised and were told they'd had all girl babies...but one was a boy! Disaster. I think weaning for guinea pigs is between 2-3 weeks of age and they can breed from 2-3 months old or sometimes earlier. Saskia from LA guinea pig rescue would probably know! Check out her channel. She often answers questions during livestreams.
@@karendunn3590 You don't need to wash guinea pigs that often or brush their teeth. They self clean and their hay should keep their teeth trimmed down.
Hi thank you such a marvelous job!
A saline bath? Do you just add a certain amount of salt to the water?
What did you use to clean her ears?
Thanks!
Yes she had been rushed in as she torn the area open with her nail. Saline in this instance as she needed cleaning all over. Then you can more localised treat the areas. Still saline on the ears. Piggies when they clean their face will clean their ears and rub muck on there. So she needed it all removing initially.
To make body neutral saline (the same concentration that is given intravenously in hospital) you mix 1/4 teaspoon of non-iodised sea salt with 250ml of water. At this concentration, it doesn't sting an open wound or eyes. Warm the solution to help draw out pus and infection.
I've used this on myself when healing piercings, to flush wounds, when healing my infected ingrown toenail and to flush my irritated eyes (which is why I know it doesn't sting). I've also used it on my guinea pigs and the dogs when they've had wounds.
Amanda H thank you
Cavy Central Guinea Pig Rescue with Lyn thank you
Can you plz let me know after this which antibiotics should be given and how much
Hi Uday typically with an abscess they don't need an anti biotic but in this instance it was required. Baytril was used ( enrotril) however this really depends on the severity of the abscess, the cause and the location on the body as to what is the best treatment. Always seek help with a vet, but understand the basics of what need to be done . You can reach out in our group as well facebook.com/groups/CavySavvyGuineaPigCommunity
Just a bit of advice, if you'd lanced it at the bottom of the abcess it would have continued draining and she wouldn't have been able to RIP the skin open like she did.
It was towards the bottom when the contents had emptied, it if had been lower down initially it would be very close to major arteries but also very close to the body once it had started to heal and reduce.
Poor thing. All that poking and prodding. That really was scary looking hole in the side of her face. Their bed looks so snuggly!
Hello Lynn really compliment for your big heart for help this sweet animal's,( all animal are beautiful and marvelous,even the animals "less" cute😁 )! I have a question in case like this the betadine(iodopovidone) is ok for guinea pig or better a antibiotic cream ? And cover the area with a little piece of gauze to change even 3 days or is better that wound are open to health ?P.S. I want wish at all animal's lover a happy holidays ,and a new years better on 2020.
Hi Definitely if an abscess to leave open for drainage but it needs to be cleaned with either betadine - or even better Debrisol. Don't put gauze or close, you will be surprised at how quickly it will close itself. Keeping also inside is necessary to stop anything like flystike occurring. Thanks for watching.
thank you very much for replied and thank for lover that you have for this adorable and indifese creature:)@@GuineaPigStuff
What did you clean the wound with? Our guinea pig had an abscess and had a little procedure but it’s draining a little fluid now and I’m not sure what to clean it with and it’s a Sunday so they’re closed.
This poor lil piggy has had a rough time. So glad she's doing better and healing up nicely!!
Just a suggestion...for your safety and hygienic reasons...while working with the piggies, perhaps you should keep your hair pulled up and/or back? Not trying to offend...and maybe it doesn't bother you or anyone else...but it bothered me I'm sorry...
What a great outcome. Her coat looks so glossy and healthy at the end. This has taught me that when going to the vet you may have to insist on treatment. With my dogs and cats, I haven't really questioned what I was being told, but the treatment of piggies seems to be very different. How do others feel about being a little pushy at the vets? Thank you for arming us with information so we can be better prepared.
Sadly as vets unless you have a relationship with them, they will point out, they are the vet. In this case, she should have been attended to and wasn't which prompted them to look online and they found me. She was rushed right over.
My little sweethearts has a abscess on her right Hip it is the size of a golf ball she has had it for a year and a half now she still plays runs popcorns eats like a piggy she does what a piggy does but now the vets are open and close with the pandemic going around what do I do for her can you help me not like cone over or bring her to you but let me no what I can do for my little one I hate see on her........P.s sorry for the bad spelling
Jo reach out here facebook.com/Cavy.Central.ACS.Sydney
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE VET, AND DON'T EVEN NEED VET OURSELVES.
The music dropping in and out is annoying and distracting. It just takes focus away from your videos, which I believe is your main focus. I would much rather hear you talk about and explain what's going on.
Ok we are still working with different ideas around videos.
@@GuineaPigStuff I can tell you from experience, that if people are tuning into your UA-cam channel, it's not for the music especially what you're currently playing. Nothing wrong with the music any other time. It doesn't suit your videos. People want to hear more from you, or a light calming background music. Nothing that overpowers what you're showing your members or UA-cam fans. You'll find people are more concerned about what you doing and saying. Good luck with future videos. Thank you for helping Guinea Pigs or any animal you treat.
This was in April. How is cinnamon now in October?
She is with her family, hopefully we will hear again from them soon. It was a pleasure to help this beautiful girl.
❤️👍
Thanks for watching.
Can we use Grapeseed Oil for their ears?
Maybe check out some of the ear treatment videos we have.
What is the critical care feed?
Hi Abby ua-cam.com/video/P4pphwIbrpU/v-deo.html
@@GuineaPigStuff i found it right after I wrote this!! Thanks so much
For the love if GOD, please put your hair back in a bun or somehow get it up and out of your face. It just dangles and gets into everything! Grosses me out. Just take a few minutes and get yourself together before your videos. I’m a nurse in the OR so maybe that’s why it bothers me? Otherwise, nice video, your very kind and sweet to the cinnamon.
Thanks for watching - sadly this is not an OR and I can but do my best in windy conditions.
No gloves?
I'm not trying to be critical here. I do like your videos and how you care for all your little piggies...but I don't think it's a good idea to rinse that wound with bath water.
Hi Sharon this was not bath water but saline and for the purpose of clearing the coat and this area. She had been with her owner and then had torn the section out with her claw. So she was covered in pus of which the greater concern was flies. Saline is the best thing in this instance and from there she went straight to the vet and had the little tag removed.
@@GuineaPigStuff Thank you for the reply. I'm glad everything worked out well. My concern was not so much with the water but with the germs in the water since the whole body went in. Not trying to be a stickler. I was thinking rinse the wound and then the rest of them. Saline was a good idea. Thank you for taking such good care of all those little piggies! They are just so precious! My son had a guinea pig, his name was Christopher Columbus because he liked to "adventure" around the house. Lol
@@sharondonelow5364 oh thank you. Sounds like you have an adorable adventurer there. :)
Do you think she needs a vet not you keep messing with it and causing more distress to her
@@bobardo11 The video literally says "heading to the vet" 😂
You could cover the wound with honey!!!!
We do use honey for different things, but in this instance it would not work due to the location and the warmth of the body would make it mobile and moving down. Piggies love to lick and eat it and with the additional sugars and her diet already compromised this would not be recommended.
Please use gloves.
Shame on the vet!
I am a vet and i saw ur previous vid and that‘s not good!!! No drainage no peroxide no right Treatment at all!!! Nextime don’t cut arround by ur self and go to a vet!
That is exactly why I am here sharing! Clearly you have not watched the full video, nor the complete outcome.
Ricardo.....No you are not a vet!! Who are you trying to fool? She did exactly what the vet would do and how they'd do it! The piggy ripped it open with it's paw by accident, that's what caused it to rip, open the area and get it a little infected....this could of happened if the vet would have drained it! It was nothing she did!!! So stop being hateful and stop trying to pass yourself off as a veterinarian!!!! AND NO!!!! I'm not going to get confrontational with you over this, so don't go there!
Atleast use the correct terminology if you're trying to pass yourself off as a vet lol. Pain relief was given, abscess was drained, then flushed, and left open to drain.. what else would a vet have done? Because their one actually turned her away. Are you aware that many vets turned away many of their patients during covid, causing their death? Well now you do.
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