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...a poorly piggie 3 weeks ago. After 3 visits to Ellie in Matlock his teeth have been filed and his tongue has fully healed. It seems he has thyroid problems which is why, when he eventually did start being able to eat again, he was still losing weight. He went down to 980g a week ago...

She was very thorough, she said it is very rare in guinea pigs

Ah thyroid issues would make sense thanks. She's so hyper 😊 She's not lost weight, she's always been undersized.

I'm super glad to hear Cosi hasn't lost any more weight, I really hope she will stabilise now and gain some... Out of curiosity as you have much more experience with this issue than me, does Cosi tend to follow any patterns with her weight loss/gain and how is her appetite and drinking? Delilah...

It's certainly well worth getting metacam for long term use from an online specialist. For comparison/information, my Squeaks has been on dog metacam since March, I recently got a prescription from my vet and bought 180ml (6 months worth) from VetUK, which cost <£30 including postage. My vet...

...problem was - apparently growing at a funny angle. But she also has a growth under her jaw which could be a cyst or could be to do with her thyroid. So the plan is to monitor how she gets on with eating now the tooth has been trimmed. If she continues to struggle then this lump will have to...

...cleaned the cage and now she has a huge 6x2 all to herself. She's not sure what to think, she's 7 years 3 months old with heart disease, thyroid cancer and severe arthritis, on meds for a URI too atm, so I doubt she will be running laps and using all the space, but she'll live like a true...

...the surgery prep which was taken care of with ivermectin (they crawled out to escape the anesthesia 😬). He gained over 100g after starting the thyroid medication but in the last 3 weeks has slowly started loosing despite raising the dose twice. And then in the last week he dropped a lot of...

Another Moe update because I’m so anxious as we get super close to his appointment: Someone suggested looking into hyperthyroidism and guinea pigs. It fits Moe’s symptoms almost to a tee. He is losing weight steadily, eating and drinking more than our other boys (maybe as much as double), is...

...flank) and bounced back quite quickly. I have no experience of the implants, sorry. As for the ongoing weight loss issue, if it is hyperthyroidism there are a number of members on here whose piggies have either undergone surgery or whose piggies are in thyronorm medication. If you do get...

Ahh ok, the reason I was confused was because the vet didn't refer to that term. All they said was his Thyroids were inflamed, hence why we were given anti-inflammatory medicines and the antibiotics to eliminate any long-standing infection from any of his previous two URI's. He's been a sick boy...

...have gone either way but she made it through and lived for just short of another year - but she developed a thickened gut and then hyper-thyroid and required top up feeding and medicating care during the whole time. Nevertheless, it was a special extra bonus year and she lived to nearly 6...

...a wee guinea. The next step to test for either of those, or a low-level continuing UTI, would be a urine test. I'll do a bit of research into thyroid issues though, because that's an interesting idea. He doesn't have all the symptoms of hyperthyroid disease, but maybe guinea pigs don't get...

Hi Just follow the advice, which is very competent. Weigh daily at the same time (I prefer first thing in the morning when the weight is at its lowest so I can eliminate the the ca. 30-40g swing over the course of 24 hours as much as possible) and adjust the feeding support accordingly if...

...went in and said that the vet looked at Joey, looked in his mouth and his teeth were all fine and clean; she felt around and said that his Thyroids felt very inflamed, and that she was worried that he may be in slight pain due to it, but was showing no signs. She also said that the discharge...

3rd Update: The vet got back to me about S’mores blood test results. His thyroid levels are fine, so that’s not what is causing his weight loss and abnormal poop. But the vet did say his liver has some small changes and he has signs of inflammation. (Idk where) So the vet is going to be in touch...

Just a thought,has your piggie had a thyroid hormone check ? it can be overactive,if she is eating loads and not gaining weight.i hope you get to the bottom of this.

Thank you I will definitely look into the Emeraid IC!

...but I never had any bad side effects with my seniors. But if she eats a lot and is really very lively, you could let your vet check her thyroid levels. In the other hand I have had a few piggies who lost weight without showing other symptoms and the vets found nothing. Some piggies are...

...it could be an abscess, insect bite or dental, but he is very sorry for himself. I feel so helpless as I am still giving one of my piggies thyroid medication and anti-inflamatory meds. Plus, I am becoming a bit worried that another one of my piggies is developing something :( Healing vibes...