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About Nicole Bury
Expertise
I can answer every question anyone has! I am always willing to hit the books for other owners! I and my husband between me have 6 guinea pigs and one expecting, that we intend to keep 2 of. I can help with idle questions, everyday problems to serious health problems but I always sugget seeing a vet!

Experience
I have had 14 guinea pigs in my life with more to come. I have volunteered at the local shelter just to work with the small animals on a weekly basis and I have been to countless vets to soak up there advice, as well as looking in my 50 something books on guinea pigs. I know almost everything I can wrap my head around about guinea pigs! Sometimes my husband, who is an exotic bird vet/guinea pig fanatic helps me with the questions to!

Organizations
I belong to S.A.R.S. BC. It stands for Small Animal Rescue Shelter.

Publications
The Vancouver sun.

Education/Credentials
I have taken community courses for pet care, including small animals, but I have not been to school formal education (I am not a vet). Currently I am in the process of becoming a published author and I have my degree in creative writing. Someday I will have my masters. I teach local classes for advanced creative writing and literature for teens.

Awards and Honors
I have had my writing published in the paper for the fourtenth time about animal pet care facts. Nothing big, just me and a few other writers.

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Guinea Pigs - Worried about my guinea pigs

Expert: Nicole Bury - 10/27/2009

Question
Hi, please, please help me.
i have 3 guinea pigs. 2 boys 1 girl. the boys, i think have MANGE MITES they have bald patches, they scratch, have sores and i think it is dandruff. BOTH OF THE BOYS HAVE IT. the girl dosn't because she is separated.

But my dad wont spend the money on taking them to the vet, he bought lice spray and i have been srpaying them all once a day.

Will this spray help them recover or will they die without vet treatment.

Please tell me the truth i am soooo worried about them an tell me what to do.

thank you so much. Lucy

Answer

Mange Mites

Hello Lucy,
Thank you for being concerned enough about your three babys that you would write me.
Unfortunatly, this sound pretty bad. I often get people in the same situation as you, there parents wont pay vet bills. It makes me sad that not all parents were like my mother who took them to the vet almost obsessivly. I do hope that you can convince your father that he MUST, MUST get at least one of them to the vet. It is not required that you take both, but still required.
I do not and will never want to see your babys pass away, but this can be life threatening. Sweety, take them ASAP to the vet, get two or three piggys worth of what the vet prescibes, and just for a warning, this will cost over $100.

Feel free to give me a follow-up or ask me any other questions you may have!

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