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Yes they can take a blood sample if you wish.The way they told me they do it in the past is to cut the nail a bit too short (into the quick) as the other way can be very painful for them.I don't know if they still do it this way though.If you go to the cat and rabbit clinic,you'll be in the best...

...don't live to old age- Tomie was only 3.5 years when she died, it feels like she should still be here. She had underlying issues with hyperthyroidism that we had investigated and were trying to get her meds optimized so that she could gain and hold onto weight normally. She developed...

...couldn't figure out why... I went for some blood work (which I don't recommend at all!) and it turns out there is something wrong with my thyroid that makes it work a lot harder than it should. Now my slave has to give me meds twice a day and although I'm still a skinny little piggy, I've...

...because they take it from the neck.) She is a little groggy but doing fine. They did a standard rodent blood panel, as well as a specific thyroid panel. The results should come back next week and they will call and let me know. I'll keep you posted when I hear something back. Right now...

...and all I want is for her to be happy and comfortable. I will attach a photo of her with her syringe feed haha. Still so bizarre that her thyroid levels came back normal as she had so many symptoms of hyperthyroidism! Even the specialist we went and saw was very sure it would be. But Simon...

Good luck. I hope they shed some light on what is going on.

I had a piggie with hyperthyroidism, Tomie, diagnosed via blood work. Her main symptoms were weight loss despite having a very good appetite and a LOT of water consumption (she was actually initially suspected to be diabetic because she was so thirstly.) Eventually blood tests showed...

Thank you so much for your response! I was thinking about thyroid problems, but again she doesn't loose weight- I do measure her every day.Last night I looked at her nose again with magnifying glass- it look like her hair is being "eaten" from the top which can be caused by parasites but again...

Sorry, I missed this post. Thank you, she's doing really well. In fact she seems the happiest and most active I've seen her in a long time, even occasionally performing zoomies which I've not seen in over a year, which is giving me pause for thought in having her sent away for a month to be...

I'm really sorry for your loss. Big ((HUGS)) to you. It can be hard to treat systemic issues like heart or thyroid (I have a pig being treated for hyperthyroidism right now and it's a balancing act to figure out dosages.) In my experience, most pigs hide illness well and appear normal until...

This morning I dropped off Tico for her spay. The vet (I assume Kim) gave her a check over beforehand and is suspicious of her thyroid. Hormones/metabolism were mentioned in this thread way back in October time when I first started it! Well done Wiebke, on to something as always. I am stressing...

Yes no masses felt in palpation or showed up on ultrasound. Unless microscopic? Absolutely no lethargy, just the opposite. Probably thyroid or adrenals, I think. Thank you, I am cutting back now on greens. Hopefully she will eat more hay.

My guinea pig is on thyroid and heart medicine currently. She has lot a lot of weight. She is currently 760 g. Was 1000g an year ago. She hates the taste of the medicine but I cant put it in her forcefully so I trick her by adding it in tomato juice and giving her that in small doses. She has...

Thanks! Fingers crossed. I dont need to he up early tomorrow either so I'm turning my phone onto silent and sleeping as long as I need to 😅 I'm almost hoping it comes back as her thyroid, so we have something to treat..but I suppose I will have to just wait and see.

...her back and reassess. I've been told to keep an eye on her to make sure she maintains activity and appetite because the risk is pushing her thyroid levels too far in the other direction, but this is apparently still a fairly low dose so we have our fingers crossed we won't see those issues...

...was only 3.5 years old. She was doing so much better with her breathing and was bright and feisty yesterday. We know she had an underlying thyroid issue, all I can think is that with her underlying health issue this was somehow too much fir her and precipitated some kind of heart failure or...

...vet at cat and rabbit removal is not an option for her. She also has a mass/lump under her neck, initially thought to be associated with the thyroid. Now unlikely but hasn’t changed in the almost two years she has had it. A month ago she had a strange breathing episode where her breathing...

Tomie you are gorgeous! I'm glad to hear your slave is taking good care of you!

...to calm her nerves. The first thing the loving mum said to slave was "you are so skinny you look like a skeleton" (slave has a hyperactive thyroid and alot of hyperenergy. She eats around 2500-3000kcal/say but still drops). She then told slave how much she was looking forward going to Berlin...

You must have been petrified of that needle! I hope you get used to your meds and maybe gain a little weight!