Post by mnmforever122 on Jan 24, 2011 2:42:03 GMT
I really need some help. I recently got two new guinea pigs and I had noticed at the store that they had all these bumps on their skin and in their fur. I figured that it wasn't a big deal, that what they needed was to be brushed and maybe a bath. Well its been two weeks now and I think I'm partially driving myself insane over this! 
I brushed their fur and some of the bumps from their fur came out. Still I thought nothing of it. Then the bumps on the fur came back, I decided that I would give them a bath. My friend was over and I asked her if she wanted to help me. I was rinsing off the shampoo (I used the kind for guinea pigs) and I was looking through Scooter (my sister's) fur for more shampoo. I saw all these open sores they were bleeding.. Not gushing but they were red and looked painful. I asked my friend to carefully check Scuttle (mine) over and see if she could find any. She found them all over her body just like I had found. 
Well just tonight I was giving them another brush through and was combing Scuttle when I stopped and she began scratching at a certain spot. I felt around once she finished and she resisted to me and began running all over my lap. But not before I felt a really big bump. Not big enough to cause her discomfort but I think its making her jumpy and skittish. Ever since day one they were very laid back pigs and now they're a little jumpy. Has any one had this problem? Please help, I really need some advice! 
I brushed their fur and some of the bumps from their fur came out. Still I thought nothing of it. Then the bumps on the fur came back, I decided that I would give them a bath. My friend was over and I asked her if she wanted to help me. I was rinsing off the shampoo (I used the kind for guinea pigs) and I was looking through Scooter (my sister's) fur for more shampoo. I saw all these open sores they were bleeding.. Not gushing but they were red and looked painful. I asked my friend to carefully check Scuttle (mine) over and see if she could find any. She found them all over her body just like I had found. Well just tonight I was giving them another brush through and was combing Scuttle when I stopped and she began scratching at a certain spot. I felt around once she finished and she resisted to me and began running all over my lap. But not before I felt a really big bump. Not big enough to cause her discomfort but I think its making her jumpy and skittish. Ever since day one they were very laid back pigs and now they're a little jumpy. Has any one had this problem? Please help, I really need some advice! 
