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SF abandoned guinea pig (aka Sammy) 7-17-08: Two female college students found a young male Peruvian guinea pig abandoned in a small, dirty cage on a street corner in San Francisco. They fed him water and lettuce and the next day GPF picked him up since he was going to be taken to an over-crowded animal control shelter the next day. (The SF ACC is not a no-kill shelter.) His long hair was completely matted and needed to be removed (a process that took a while) with scissors and an electric shaver.  It's quite possible that he may have a fungal infection since he has flakes on his skin and his ear flaps appear to have a scaling and crusting on them. He will receive an anti-fungal medicated bath and get his eyes and ears cleaned today. In addition, he will receive Ivermectin for possible mites and Vitamin C. He appears to be underweight but is eating non-stop (pellets, vegetables, and hay).  He displayed a bit of labored breathing, hopefully due to his poor diet and housing. More photos and updates to follow. CLICK A THUMBNAIL IMAGE TO VIEW THE LARGER PHOTO. UPDATE: 1-1-09 Sammy was found in his cage upside down and dead in his hay box. He had been checked and was alive about 15 minutes earlier. He consumed a huge amount of water and had a high urine output. He was being treated for a UTI but the thought was that he had kidney disease. Date(s): July 16, 2008. Album by Guinea Pig Fun. Photos by Kathy. 1 - 60 of 60 Total.
7-16-08: Narrow, extremely small cage: 12" x 12" x 30" Filthy cage; chewed metal bars on side of cage; dirty feed container and hanging toys; water bottle empty and on floor of cage Side of filthy feeding bowl Inside of feeding bowl that was attached to cage; debris may have rubbed off on his ear flaps Inappropriate bedding: paper; guinea pig is underneath plastic igloo Non-absorbent bedding material; cage was thrown in the dumpster Severely matted hair Weight: 682 grams Eating before hair removal [Given a bowl of water and lettuce by his Good Samaritans after he was found] Prior to hair removal Hair was matted right down to the skin and was pulling his skin; feces stuck to hair Hair removal in process; done in 3 stages (allowed to rest in between hair removal) Hair removal is complete. He will need a bath and may need to have the hair trimmed closer. 7-17-08: weight 661 grams after hair removal After haircut before final trim Lots of flakes on skin on lower back; debris on left ear flap 7-18-08: facing side of quarantine cage; high urine input and output; labored breathing Left ear flap with caked-on debris Being treated with Nizoral baths and Lotrimin Solution applied topically; dusting of white "powder" (fungal?) on top of ear flap Underside of left ear flap showing accumulated debris Left ear flap after bath; some debris residue still remains Right ear flap prior to bathing Right ear flap after bath Getting Nizoral bath; left on for 10 minutes Sores and scabs on left side of neck; hair smells mildewed; hair trimmed; scratched or fungal? Sores on top of head: scratches or fungal in origin?; being treated with Nizoral baths and Lotrimin Solution applied topically Hair trimmed shorter to allow for air to get at skin Hair loss in two places: possibly fungal in origin; being treated with Nizoral baths and Lotrimin Solution applied topically [it turned into a small cyst that was expressed on 7-30-08] Sores on lower back above grease gland; being treated with oral Ivermectin for possible mites Closer view of sores and hair loss; no topical medication applied Plastic igloo for nighttime to keep him warm after his haircut; removed during day to allow for air to get at skin and eliminate a damp area (urine); the igloo will be replaced with a stool  when his hair grows in 7-25-08: top of head; clean ear flaps; gained 164 grams Scabs gone on neck but flakes remain Back area: hair loss on right Lower back area Another view of lower back area 7-28-08: Area to left of blue dots are the natural rosettes (one on either side of the rump) for a Peruvian; are to the left of the purple dot is the small lump with hair loss Close-up of hair loss area Right eye ... milky cleaning fluid? Eye cleaned with eye wash and now is clear (he cleaned himself right before and may have missed the right eye area) 7-30-08: The hair loss area on the back turned into a small cyst which was expressed tonight Willie keeping an eye out for the wheeking guinea pig who was getting the cyst expressed 8-2-08 8-11-08 8-11-08: hair growing in Looking for his "staff" 9-1-08 10-11-08: before hair trim bangs trimmed and sides trimmed rear end trimmed where it gets wet 12-26-08