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Post by PigPog on Jan 18, 2008 2:29:39 GMT
Silvia (the pig in my avatar to the left) sank her teeth into the palm of my hand this evening. I put her in the new herd - unfortunately she attacked everyone in the herd and I didn't have my thick gloves on, and I got bitten.  Honestly my hand was dripping blood from the palm, I thought I'd need stitches. Thankfully Simon managed to stop the bleeding and he cleaned and bandaged my hand. Tomorrow I'm calling the doctor to ask if I need an injection or something. It looks like a lot but it's one deep puncture wound in the palm of my hand. Simon's put bandaging over the plaster to stop me knocking it because it's really, really painful.  This is my hand now!  This is a lesson to all of you - always, ALWAYS wear thick gloves when introducing guinea pigs. BE WARNED!!!!!!!!!! Reason for Editing: Found a typo, typing one-handed doesn't work well - PigPog |
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Post by molly on Jan 18, 2008 16:43:16 GMT
Aww. Good Luck with the doctors, and congratulations to Superman Simon! Get better soon! P.S Nice nail varnish  |
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Post by snailspace on Jan 18, 2008 17:09:32 GMT
Yep - I was there when Sylvia bit It was a bit nasty and quite bloody. They sure can move fast, even the big ones like Sylvia. She even attacked her sister on the rebound but I think she was already confused and panicking. I felt so sorry for Kate - she's had to wear a sling today to keep her hand elevated, and the doctor says she might have to have intravenous antibiotics over the weekend if the wound swells or discolours, because he thinks it might be infected, despite all Simon's efforts. We're hoping it starts to heal fast without all that. I'm putting this in because Kate can't type well at the moment of course. Hope you dont mind Kate  Reason for Editing: typo! Introvenus is a girl group ... sheesh |
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Post by cavyshed on Jan 18, 2008 20:52:45 GMT
Yeeouch!!!  That sounds painful! Take care Kate and do as the doctor says so that you heal up as soon as possible. |
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Post by PigPog on Jan 18, 2008 21:14:35 GMT
 It doesn't look like much but it's a very deep puncture where her teeth went in and it's extremely sore. Like I say, this is a lesson to anyone who keeps our wonderful furry friends. They are the most amazing pets, but always beware of the teeth.  As Steve Irwin used to say, if you're dealing with animals you must have a great amount of respect for them.  I've made this thread into a permanent sticky because I hope people will learn from my, er, stupid judgement!!!!!  |
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Post by PigPog on Jan 18, 2008 21:17:01 GMT
Molly - by the way, the nail varnish is #760 "Cherry Crush" from Revlon. All of my makeup is Revlon because they don't test on animals and I love their stuff. Reason for Editing: Typo again - PigPog |
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Post by molly on Jan 18, 2008 21:53:10 GMT
Thanks Looks like you'll be having lots of typos - eek! |
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Post by PigPog on Jan 24, 2008 23:46:27 GMT
Pleased to report that tha antibiotics cleared up the infection nicely and although my hand is still sore, it's almost completely healed. ;D
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Post by molly on Jan 25, 2008 7:29:20 GMT
Ahh, thank goodness for that. I noticed there was no little edit things!
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Post by PigPog on Mar 4, 2008 0:21:28 GMT
Well it's been a few weeks and my hand is completely better now - except for the scar! Yes, I actually have a scar from this one!  I won't forget it in a hurry that's for sure! |
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Post by guineapoo on Apr 26, 2008 21:50:53 GMT
Glad you've recovered PigPog, my better half Tuk feels your pain (still) - he got bitten by Zippo after he'd picked up Munch (boar) and Angel (Zip's wifey) Zip smelled another boars scent along with his ladies on Tuks hand and bit all the way through his finger - in one side and out the other! Various doctor visits, hardcore painkillers, 2 lots of antibiotics and a tetanus jab followed...    ...OUCH! |
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Post by PigPog on Apr 27, 2008 13:31:02 GMT
Ooooh ow, is Tuk alright?!  I feel his pain!!!!! Great piccies too - another lesson for people to learn, eh?  |
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Post by Hugs-Cavies (Doris) on Apr 27, 2008 13:38:40 GMT
That looks painful.
I've only ever been bitten twice, once by Stan, he was poorly at the time so we'll let him off, and once by Thistle which was kind of my fault. I went to pick him up and he rattled his teeth, I thought he was rattling his teeth at Bod, but he wasn't he was rattling them at me, and because I ignored it he bit me on the fleshy part of my thumb.
Bob was bitten once by Pudding, but he was in the process of dying, so again he can be forgiven for that one.
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Post by guineapoo on Apr 27, 2008 13:42:48 GMT
He's fine thanks PigPog, he was squirming looking at the pics as we posted them last night. His nail fell off the other day  ick - and he still can't feel his finger! Wash your hands between handling stroppy piggies everyone! ...he's glad to know he's not the only one to get a nasty bite, he felt like a right muppet. God only knows how he managed not to drop Zip (now occasionally nick named cannibal pig). Ooh, and I love your nail varnish too, must investigate the Rimmel stand next time I go shopping. |
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Post by PigPog on Apr 27, 2008 13:50:03 GMT
He's fine thanks PigPog, he was squirming looking at the pics as we posted them last night. His nail fell off the other day  ick - and he still can't feel his finger! Wash your hands between handling stroppy piggies everyone! ...he's glad to know he's not the only one to get a nasty bite, he felt like a right muppet. God only knows how he managed not to drop Zip (now occasionally nick named cannibal pig). Ooh, and I love your nail varnish too, must investigate the Rimmel stand next time I go shopping. Oh yuk, his nail dropped clean off because of the bite? Eww! Nah, he's not a muppet. As explained at the top of this thread I was an idiot for not using gloves and hacking off a really stroppy sow. So if Tuk's a muppet what does that make me?! We had a sow called Carmen who used to bite all the time and we called her things like Fang, Werepig, Beelzebub.... ;D Oh I LOVE Revlon (not Rimmel!). Their stuff is so good I've actually found it's very comparable to some professional stuff I bought from my friend who is a makeup artist. |
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