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Thank you so much! I will definitely keep you all updated 😊. I've just given him his first dose of the Panacur (he wasn't impressed at all!), But at least he's got some medicine now. Ah ok I'll query about the metacam tomorrow and see what they advise (thankfully I work at the vet clinic). I'm...

That's good. I'm glad treatment has started. If the vet hasn't prescribed it I would ask for some Metacam as it can sometimes help with the wobbling! My bunnies made a full recovery and all symptoms disappeared completely. I'm hoping the same will happen for your bunny. As for whether he could...

Hi and welcome Please take the time to read our grieving guide and contact a pet bereavement service (there are some free numbers) if you feel safer with talking to a non-judgmental trained stranger. It is important for yourself that you talk through your issues so you can turn your feelings...

Hi! Sadly anybody can call themselves a rescue or a breeder without any licensing and control. The results are accordingly; especially when they two mix. Always do your research first. it very much sounds like you have ended up with one of the hell holes. Please also be aware that 'reputable'...

Thanks for your help. My regular vet is an exotics specialist and highly rated rabbit vet so I expected her to be GP savvy. I asked about EC as a friend of mine has had it in the past with her rabbit. I also asked about a stroke as when I spoke to the rescue they were certain (without seeing...

Hi I am the guinea pig mother of a three-year old Texel (ish) boar. The 'ish' is because he seems to be a bit of everything... About a year ago he showed the first symptoms of scratching, particularly around the legs and hindquarters, as well as biting and tearing at his fur along the chest and...

Hi, hoping someone can help. My girls were moved inside about a month or so ago because it’s cold and damp up here in Glasgow, but my problem now is how to care for an empty outdoor hutch. I covered it completely last winter with a hutch cover and tarp by it ended up so mouldy I had to chuck it...

Hi, I've just got 2 new guinea pigs, yesterday. They seem to be settling in ok, they're in a large hutch inside a shed, but it's going to get cold over the winter. I bought them a snugglesafe pad on the advice of the breeder, which I gave them last night and they loved. Only thing is i'm pretty...

You can buy a veterinary grade disinfectant such as F10 which will deep clean and kill any bugs/eggs that may be lurking

The link posted above will provide you with plenty of information. Whatever disposable bedding you go for, you are still going to go through a lot of it. My boys live in a 5ft by 2ft hutch in my shed and are bedded on hay in the hutch, and yes, I get through a lot of it! They also have...

I'm new to the forum and having read a lot online about dental problems in guinea pigs in the last couple of months wanted to make others aware of my experience with my six-year-old GP, Honey, who sadly passed away a month ago. I'm still missing him terribly, as is his life-long companion...

now that is a great idea Jackie ! ive noticed signs of mould in my hutches due to damp weather.bricks will work a treat.Thanks.xx

Yes very happy. I have no complaints whatsoever. The only time I've brought them inside and shoehorned them into the Conservatory was when the Beast from the East struck and it was -10 outside. As long as you acclimatise your piggies properly they should be able to cope with a minimum...

Hi - I’m really worried now, I came into the hutch this morning to find another big curl, about two inches long, of Ted’s hair on the floor. But what worried me most was Ted’s attitude. Fudge was like normal, jumping about and wheeking, but Ted just stood in one corner, shaking, looking...

I would not have put them back together without supervision and rather left them in the bonding pen overnight. Fingers very firmly crossed! The high pitched wheeking is submission wheeking.

Thanks everyone I've already disinfected the scratch as well as a shallow bite of Fudge's rear that I found whilst brushing him. I put them back in their hutch last night and when I came back out just before bed I found three more tufts of Ted's fur on the floor so separated them for the night...

We are having some work done in the house that will take a few days and will be very noisy. The pigs are currently living in the room next to where the work will be getting done, but some work will be done downstairs also. My options for moving them while this is being done (during the day only)...

Hi! That look like a classic back foot swipe or glancing bite. Please disinfect with saline solution, which you make by mixing 1 teaspoon of salt into 250 ml =1/2 pint of boiled cooled water. See a vet promptly if it looks infected. it sounds rather like your boys have had a bit of a tussle...

Trudy saw vet John Chitty for her follow-up this morning. Sadly the injection has had no effect, the bald patch is larger and quite rough, although it's hard to tell what you're looking at with the Hibiscrub. He says to stop the Hibiscrub for the next week to let everything get "nice and crusty"...

Hi! You change the bedding at the same time you do a dip (which you do not rinse off but let dry on the skin), so your treated piggies won't be confronted with any new spores. Please also deep clean all their huts and the whole cage, including grids, connectors or bars etc. Unless you have F10...