[Gpdd] Health: my SPICY

[Penny Charlesworth]

Joanne,

Sorry for the delay in replying to your post about Spicy. I am so sorry that 
she is unwell.

My elderly Rye has also developed Bumblefoot. There are many causes for this 
condition but I suspect that in his case it has a fungal origin as he has 
always been prone to fungal issues, which are exacerbated by our damp 
climate in England. He often needs an anti-fungal shampoo.

It is many years since I have had to treat this condition.

I have been treating Rye with Dermisol cream, which helps but has not 
cleared it up and, as chance would have it, I am awaiting delivery of a jar 
of Happy Soles from Gorgeous Guineas., as mentioned by Ann.

We will both be able to test it out and compare results.

I have Rye on Vetbed, which I always use for infirm piggies. Barley likes it 
too as he is arthritic. Here it is easy to buy from a petstore, where it is 
cut to size from a huge roll, like carpet. I always used it for my dogs as 
it is soft, warm and cosy. It washes well and lasts forever. I put a clean 
piece in their pen every day, with extra newspaper underneath to absorb the 
urine.

Rye has also lost weight although he eats really well and my Rodentologists 
are at a a loss to explain this. Sometimes elderly piggies just do lose 
weight for no apparent reason. Rye's even older father, Barley, continues to 
be a LAPS piggy but Rye is quite thin.

My Rodentologists call it the "little old lady syndrome" or "little old 
gentleman" as appropriate. Last week they did a check upon an eight year old 
sow who was as light as a feather but still eating up well. My late lamented 
Diamond lost weight in her sixth year although her appetite continued 
unabated.

Wishing better health to your dear Spicy.

Penny and the Piggyfriends.