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I’m so sorry he is losing hair. But look at his little black “trousers” 🥰. Oh so sweet. I hope your vet can find the cause and it’s something easily treatable 🤞🏻

...on Hilda's health saga. Her condition continued to slowly worsen-- still had a fever on and off and started losing weight again. She had a thyroid blood draw on Monday and got results and she does in fact have elevated thyroid levels/hyperthyroidism. I am waiting to hear from my vets on any...

Shelly had been losing weight and was drinking a huge amount, so Simon did a T4 blood test, to check her thyroid levels. He was able to get enough blood by over-cutting a nail. If he hadn't been able to get enough, he would have taken from the gingival vein, which is his preferred way of...

Hi guys, For once I’m doing my best not to panic! I’ve stalked a few older threads regarding hyperthyroidism but wondered if there was any people recently in my boat or those that have success stories? Older boar, my lovely stitch has been drinking a little more, and losing weight for a...

Hi There is a problem called 'teddy skin' in the vernacular (there is no proper medical name for it) which is tied to the genetics of the teddy breed. It doesn't affect all teddies and you need to exclude all other potential causes for hair loss first. My Nerys (the teddy in my avatar on the...

...bladder surgery on her own guinea pig - and we'd get a large discount through Amy's work. The vet is thinking Libby's lump is possibly a thyroid tumour as opposed to something lymphatic. Samples have been taken and sent off to the lab today. Both pigs now chilling in a nice fresh cage with...

...while with medication. I'm still suspecting that Bonny has similar issues, but so far the specialist vet didn't do the bloodwork because her thyroid isn't enlarged at all. Tessy's thyroid is enlarged but her blood test didn't show anything and her behavior is not changed. Did the vet find an...

...weight loss is always a bit of a challenge. You & your vets have to rule out (or in) certain conditions before reaching a diagnosis. With healthy appetite one of the things my vets usually check for is infection screen, kidney and thyroid function. I hope that your visit sheds some...

...off🥺 she’s had all the spiky teeth burned down including the bottom incisor as he was concerned this was slightly long. He said the jaw is closing and aligning wonderfully post dental thought. She had bloods taken from her gingival vein inside her mouth to test her kidney and thyroid bless...

HUGS Thyroid medication is unfortunately not easy to get right and stable with guinea pigs although it has generally improved in recent years. Treatment of metabolic issues and organs in guinea pigs is still a rather new area in guinea pigs. All you and your vet can is try your best. It is one...

No, not on exam. Just abnormal TSH on blood work. The symptoms we took her in for was weight loss despite good appetite and excessive water consumption.

Figured another update was in order. Sadly Hilda is not doing well, but is still with us. After her thyroid result she got started on thyroid meds (methrimazole) last Tuesday (March 25). Originally it was 0.2mL twice a day but after I reported her having a lack of appetite and lethargy and more...

Today was Bonny's next vet appointment and this time I insisted on a blood test. Everything came back all clear so Bonny's weight loss is not caused by the thyroid. Still don't know what makes her loose weight but she seems to be in perfect health.

...with her. At first I thought my scales were broken during the weekly weight check! The vet suggested testing for kidney failure and hyperthyroidism. Anna possibly had slightly elevated levels pointing towards hyperthyroidism (the vet explained that this is all a bit new for guinea pigs still...

...to two vets. One clearly didn’t know anything about guinea pigs, so I went to another one. Who finally did all the right tests: a blood test (thyroid), a stool test, a urinalysis test, a diabetes test, she checked her teeth and molars, felt her whole body, took her temperature. End result...

Hopefully she’ll soon start eating well. Taking blood from the gingival vein is a much better way to take blood samples from guinea pigs and hamsters xx

...the others. The guinea pig rescue lady who regularly grooms and checks our piggies advised me to raise with the vet the possibility of a thyroid disorder, citing a case of a piggie which was successfully treated in Northampton. Does anyone else have any thoughts and ideas on where to go...

...the hamsters was an expected 'old age' death. The others were a 3.5-year-old piggie (not quite sure what happened but she had an underlying thyroid issue that might have been a factor), a middle-aged hamster (tooth root infection that she fought really hard but couldn't beat), and a very...

...would be easier to list what's NOT wrong with her 😞 she's gone from diarrhoea to gut stasis in 24h, has a heart murmur, arthritis, potential thyroid problems, bumblefoot (the emergency vet said on Sunday night that her feet did NOT yet need treating as they were just a little red), and her...

...After a meal with 9 chicken nuggets and medium fries, a couble QP with medium fries and a mcflurry Daim later I was full. Overactive thyroid makes you hungry and skinny. Right now this little goofball is helping me work. Somehow I got responsible for a new workschedule and all my collegues...