Looks like I'll be having a couple of guinea pigs in my living room again until it gets warmer.
This morning I noticed one of them had scratched open its shoulder/side. The wound was dry but quite large. To my surprise, I managed to catch it right away (lucky moment, definitely nothing to do with my guinea-pig catching skills).
Which left me with a guinea pig in my arms and no place prepared to put it, all before my morning coffee!
So I decided it could spend some time in a bucket in the bathroom with a stick of celery while I took time for coffee and to think about the next step.
Vet was an option, but they're not very knowledgable on guinea-pigs so chances are you pay a lot of money for the wrong diagnosis and treatment.
Decided to call the guinea-pig shelter where I usually adopt them for advice. They're only open on wednesdays and saturdays but someone picked up the phone anyway!

They offered I could come by with my piggie so they could have a look and decide on treatment.
Even if they're not vets, they work closely with a vet and see countless guinea pigs with ailments, much better than a general vet and cheaper too, even though it takes me almost an hour to get there by car.
I didn't want to put it back outside, chances on catching it again this quick are slim, and the weather is foul too, not good for a guinea pig in less than optimal condition.
So I set up the old pen again, caught a second guinea pig to keep it company and accepted I'll have no room in my living room until may.
Kittens seem to enjoy the new set-up, their favourite sleeping spot is now much higher!
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