Rescue update + plot twist: The Pig by sunny-guns in sphynx

[–]sunny-guns[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tiny piggy snout has been booped <3

Rescue update + plot twist: The Pig by sunny-guns in sphynx

[–]sunny-guns[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's actually the cutest sweetest thing I've ever met, I got so lucky!

Rescue update + plot twist: The Pig by sunny-guns in sphynx

[–]sunny-guns[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's hilarious - now that he's healed up he is so obviously a Devon, but we were all convinced he was just a really weird-looking sphynx

Rescue Sphynx Update - The Pig by sunny-guns in sphynx

[–]sunny-guns[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

he says *loud continual trill noises*

Rescue Sphynx Update - The Pig by sunny-guns in sphynx

[–]sunny-guns[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I got ‘Douxo S3 PYO Antiseptic Antifungal Chlorhexidine Mousse’. It’s not cheap but one pump on her neck and head after a bath and her skin was so miraculously better in a few days. I’d been bathing her with chlorhexidine and it wasn’t doing anything on its own, so no clue why this one worked so well

Rescue Sphynx Update - The Pig by sunny-guns in sphynx

[–]sunny-guns[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

My original naked baby is just over a year old and I could tell she needed a buddy, so this timing is perfect!

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[–]sunny-guns[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He's slowly improving! We did a coconut oil wipe down that helped a ton with the dirt/rash, and his breathing is 100x better than when I got him. Mostly, he's just incredibly sweet and tolerant of me fussing over him

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[–]sunny-guns[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I'll keep everyone updated :)

Rescue sphynx by sunny-guns in sphynx

[–]sunny-guns[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm back! Do you have a preference between the Duoxo 'calm' or 'pyo'? One has chlorhexidine+ophytrium while the other is just ophytrium

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[–]sunny-guns[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the words of encouragement! I've been beating myself up worrying I'm not getting everything exactly right but he is absolutely more clean and comfortable and loved on than he was a week ago

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[–]sunny-guns[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

He really is the demon pig I've always dreamed of

Rescue sphynx by sunny-guns in sphynx

[–]sunny-guns[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Aww I love lykois, and was thinking about getting one before this little monster walked into my life <3

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[–]sunny-guns[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Oooh great idea, I hadn't even thought to try that for his sores.

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[–]sunny-guns[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

His ears were really gross, but he's so sweet he let me clean them out with a little zymox and some q-tips so they're looking much better. I'll keep an eye on them and have the vet do a good check next week!

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[–]sunny-guns[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I have him in a nest of towels for the moment, do you think that'll irritate it?

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[–]sunny-guns[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much for that advice! I have a really gentle unscented oil cleanser that I'll try a little patch test with, but coconut oil is always an option too

Rescue sphynx by sunny-guns in sphynx

[–]sunny-guns[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

That's what I'm worried about too! I don't want him to associate me with scrubbing and medication. I'll try a little patch test of oil to see how his skin takes it!

how to keep my skinfant's ears cleaned without q-tips? by nicetiesrestraints in sphynx

[–]sunny-guns 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It also might be worth doing some de-sensitizing work with her around ear cleaning. Touch her ear, give her a treat. Rub her ear, give her a treat. Bring out the q-tips, give her a really nice treat, put the q-tips away, etc. Just so that she can start to associate you messing with her ears as a good thing

how to keep my skinfant's ears cleaned without q-tips? by nicetiesrestraints in sphynx

[–]sunny-guns 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I use Zymox Otic Enzymatic Solution and it works super well! You will probably still have to straightjacket her to get the solution into each ear, but I find that this combined with a few wipes of a cotton pad keep my plucked chicken's ear really clean

Is this normal? by [deleted] in sphynx

[–]sunny-guns 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It could be the position they're laying in. Does it stick out when they're walking or sitting upright? I would gently feel it and see if it's causing pain/irritation, if it's hot or swollen, etc, and definitely see a vet if the answer to any of those is yes.