Thank you for all your responses. The deed has been done this morning, it’s all very dramatic at the moment, although mum really is not bothered 😂
I assume weaning wise it’s all ok. He’s eating well and using the water bottle so I can’t really see any issues but as it’s still quite early...
Hello! We had a surprise pregnancy and mum had a lovely baby boy not quite 2 weeks ago.
Baby is now 225g at day 12 so with the 250g sexual maturity rule I need to look at separating quite early! I have noticed if he is away from mum he makes ALOT of noise even if she is relatively close by. I...
After a 3-4 year hiatus from Guinea pigs I took the plunge a couple of weeks ago and am a guinea pig mum again! It’s been ages since I had baby pigs (they were 8 weeks when I got them, now 11 weeks) and they have my whole heart ❤️
Now working on building their confidence and we’re all getting...
Thank you everyone, means a lot.
I know it was the right thing to do, but just so hard.
I wouldn’t say no to pigs in the future (who could?!) but not at the moment.
With a heavy heart Suzy was PTS on Friday. She’d spent many many weeks out of sorts, and had one problem after another in the last couple of weeks.
I am heartbroken, she was with me for over 6 years and so friendly and happy. She was my baby and I am so very gutted and now have a pet free house...
Hey guys.
We are still much the same although Suzy is beginning to eat a little more for herself and so she is taking less in the syringe, which is good I guess. She’s maintaining weight so we must be getting the right balance. However she really needs prompting to eat. (If I offer her...
I'm not sure if this is quite the right place but I wanted to make you all aware that today I bought the Rosewood Naturals Carrot Cottage Guinea Pig house for my girl (she's currently very reluctant at eating and I was hopeful this might give her something different to nibble on if she fancied)...
Sorry to read this. It sounds like you're giving her a wonderful retirement and I think that's lovely. And she's clearly loving life at the moment despite the complications surrounding her health.
I have no advice as my girl (and previous girls) has always been well up until now so I have no...
Hi guys.
Here's where we are at:
Suzy is still refusing to eat for herself other than some hay that I've noticed her munch on today (previous to today she hadn't appeared to have any interest in it - so I am thankful for a small victory). She goes off food very quickly, so even big hits like...
I am so relieved. We fought over the syringe feeding last night and I managed to get half of the recovery food into her after a 2 hour fight! However she was showing interest in some slithers of carrot and cucumber grass and hay before I went to bed last night so I was reasonably happy.
This...
Thanks all. I’ll try that syringe method. She’s just had a feed by the vet nurse so she’s suggested another about 11pm. Suzy is so bright and alert, I’m really surprised I thought she’d be really dopey but she’s wandered around her cage and investigated it all before settling down. Vet nurse...
Thank you, I was reading the post op stuff earlier in preparation.
I have been syringing metacam, baytril and mashed pellets over the last week but have found it so difficult. It seems to take forever as she is so reluctant for any of them and Just thrashes her head away. I’m hoping now that...
Hey guys.
So I returned to the vet and Suzy was booked in today for dental work. One of her teeth (bottom at the back) was in a bad state - wobbly and rotten so the vet has removed. Assuming she continues to recover fine (but said she was doing well but under longer than expected) I can pick...
840g (apparently my scales must be out!) but that was the same as her last visit, so no change. I’ve given it to her after a search on some other sites to ease my concerns (she quite likes it actually compared to the fight we have over the baytril) and all seems well.
Fingers crossed it’ll perk...
Hello! We've done the vets (I phoned at 8.30 and they saw me by 9 - I'm very impressed). She was a little unsure given that Suzi was fine when on the Baytril then seemed to go off her food afterwards - which seemed quite unusual. She weighed her and agreed that she isn't losing weight so all the...
She picked up over the last couple of days and picked at her pellets and fresh veg. No weightloss currently as I have been weighing her daily.
We seem to have gone backwards today though and she’s only eaten grass (albeit loads and loads of it!) hay and a nibble of a pepper and carrot. No...
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