Fuzzbutt's Medical

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GrannyJu1
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Post   » Tue Feb 06, 2018 8:25 am


Yep, Revolution at last vet visit. Doesn't appear to be solving the "short hair" issue, though.

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GrannyJu1
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Post   » Tue Feb 20, 2018 9:13 am


Poor Fuzz seems to be getting worse and worse with the fungal infection. It has spread to her eye, and the other areas don't seem to be growing back as I thought they were/should be. Small bare spots keep appearing here and there. Yesterday I noticed that her left hind foot looked almost bloody, but was probably just her pink skin showing through since I couldn't find any source for blood.

The other two pigs are almost completely clear except for the areas on their ears and behind the ears, and those are improving.

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Post   » Tue Feb 20, 2018 10:36 am


Maybe Fuzz's problem isn't fungal. I'd try a triple-antibiotic cream and see if that works.

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Lynx
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Post   » Tue Feb 20, 2018 7:22 pm


I am sorry it is getting worse. Sounds like it might be really itchy. I wonder if (besides a treatment - see if the triple antibiotic cream bpatters recommends works) some antihistamines might help.

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daisymay
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Post   » Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:16 am


Hoping little Fuzzy is feeling better real soon. Hoping the other girls don't get it. You're such a good piggy slave. Cuddle for Fuzzy from us.

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GrannyJu1
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Post   » Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:46 am


I was pretty sure that when medicating the area around Fuzz's left eye, I, at least once, poked her with the q-tip before I finally gave up and applied the Gentizol with the tip of my finger. Even then, she struggled so much I might have touched her eye again. Vet confirmed it when she found some mucus (slightly bloody?) in that eye. Vet gave me Oph Bnpoo ointment to apply twice a day. Vet shaved the area around Fuzz's eye so I could see where to apply the Gentizol. Fuzz has a slightly red scabby area below where I have been applying Gentizol. That is where the medication needs to get to, inside the hairline where I couldn't see it. This may make Fuzz a little happier since it will mean I don't have to get quite so close to her eye.

Vet says Fuzz behaved very well while they shaved her. Must mean she has my number and isn't afraid to use it.

The rest of the areas on her body seem to growing back, although very slowly. Maybe I'm not getting the edges of the infection as I should be.

Now, if only she will quit struggling while I put the eye ointment in.

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Lynx
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Post   » Fri Feb 23, 2018 3:34 pm


That the rest of her body seems to be healing is great! Good luck getting that pesky eye cleared up!

p.s. what is "Oph Bnpoo ointment"?

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GrannyJu1
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Post   » Sat Feb 24, 2018 10:04 am


Hahaha! I decided to actually look at the tube instead of just the bottle - it's Vetropolycin. I have no idea why the bottle said "Oph Bnpoo".

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Kimera

Post   » Sat Feb 24, 2018 11:20 am


Oph is short for ophtalmic, but I have no idea what Bnpoo is :).
Edit.I found it! It is Bacitracin-neomycin-polymyxin.

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Zaphy

Post   » Sat Feb 24, 2018 2:15 pm


Eye ointment might be my least favorite thing to administer to a pig... it's so hard to get it actually in the eye without jabbing it with the applicator. I hope she returns to full health quickly! Good luck :)

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GrannyJu1
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Post   » Mon Mar 05, 2018 11:28 am


Does anyone have any suggestions for an easy way to get the ointment in her eye? Last night I know I jabbed her again when trying to get the Gentizol around the eye. At this rate, her eye will never heal. Does the ointment have to go in the center, or can I put it one of the two corners? Even when I'm not near her eye, she fights like crazy, to the point that I have to all but lay on her and twist her head to hold her still.

The area below her eye is starting to grow back but now there are spots appearing on her nose above the eye. It seems like I take one step forward and 3 steps back. Her body is becoming more and more involved, too. The good news is the "V" on her back is almost gone. Now for the 3 dozen other areas...

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daisymay
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Post   » Mon Mar 05, 2018 12:30 pm


I usually get my husband to distract my piggies whilst I put ointment in their eyes or if alone we wrap the piggy in the towel and softly talk to them. Hoping it works for you. If all else fails you could bribe her with treats. Glad some bald patches are growing back.

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