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ACS Brisbane Shelter - Tis the season for nasty fungal infections.
Meet Victor ( Pictured left ). Victor was purchased from a petshop several months ago by his previous owners. He was surrendered to the shelter after developing companionship issues with his other buddy Hugo. Victor is suffering from a nasty fungal infection which has spread to most pasts of his body. Around his eyes, underneath, under his coat and even to the point of his feet being infected. Victor is currently in complete isolation and is being treated daily for his condition. He is a little skittish and will also require handling. We hope that Victor will make a full recovery he will be at the shelter for quite sometime. Below - further images of Victor.
Meet Freckles and Oreale. These beautiful ladies were also private surrenders to ACS Brisbane Shelter in the days leading up to Christmas 2007. The girls were a private surrender to the shelter. We were told that the guinea pigs were healthy but upon arrival to the shelter we were quite stunned to see that a nasty underlying fungal condition and internal mite infestation were apparent and had had no treatment and had not been recognised by their previous family. The girls are currently in treatment on a daily basis for their condition. The girls are beauiful and are in good condition which should help to aid in a quick recovery with intense treatment over the next month or so. Below - Images of the girls.
Again in the
days leading up to Christmas we received a third surrender of guinea pigs
into our care that came from a story which dosn't come as a surprise to
the team at ACS, but that does send
For further information on fungal conditions in guinea pigs please visit the following page from the ACS Website FUNGAL INFECTIONS.
Guinea pigs can be more prone to fungal infections during the summer months due to high humidity levels combined with the summer heat.
Below - Images of the 4 guinea pigs currently in our care.
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Just before Christmas in
December 2007 ACS Brisbane Shelter received several guinea pigs into our
care all suffering from nasty fungal infections which had remained
untreated for some time. 4 guinea pigs came in through an RSPCA
mistreatment case and the others were private surrenders.
silent frustration and disguist. Only a couple of days before Christmas
2007 ACS Brisbane Shelter received a phonecall from the RSPCA. 6 guinea
pigs had been brought into the local RSPCA shelter. The guinea pigs were
brought in by the RSPCA Vet. The guinea pigs had been picked up from
another RSPCA shelter by the Vet and their story is as follows. 10 guinea
pigs had been found dumped in a trailor full of trash they were all
suffering from minor fungal infections/mange and two of the guinea pigs
were suffering from severe mange mite infestation. The two worst affected
are currently being treated by the RSPCA vets. The guinea pigs were all
quite dehydrated and when they were found were starving for food. The
RSPCA shelter that initially took in the 10 guinea pigs sadly euthanased 4
of the guinea pigs before the other 6 had been taken on by the other RSPCA
Shelters Vet ( for reasons unknown ). 4 of the guinea pigs that were saved
and found are currently in the care of ACS Brisbane Shelter. We applaud
our local RSPCA shelter and vet for being able to give 6 of the guinea
pigs involved, a new life, and for giving us the opportunity
to take on 4 of the guinea pigs from this case.
