advice needed

Hi everyone, as some may know, my piggy Bear was diagnosed with lymphoma. He is doing well (besides peeing on himself), i know that i’m very lucky because some decline rapidly. He is on prednisone and i have to give it to him daily. Sometimes he comes up to me to just take medicine, but i think...

hi everyone, one of my piggies had swollen lymph nodes and i actually didn’t notice it until i took him to the LA guinea pig rescue for a health check. I take everything they say with a grain of salt because they’re not vets, but i still took him to a vet right after i found out. The vet told me...

Hi all, One my piggies - Badger - has just been diagnosed with bladder stones after we noticed he’s been urinating blood. He is only a year old. He has one stone that we could see on the xray, our vet has said it is likely he would develop the stones again in future and that surgery would be...

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...

We put our original guinea pig (a 4yo sow) in with her new 'friend' at the weekend (a 3yo sow). We did the bonding in a neutral area, large space etc. All went well last Friday, so we moved them into their C&C cage the following day (having cleaned it thoroughly and put all new fleeces, hides...

Penelope’s top right incisor is longer than the left. It even pokes out and you can see it just by looking at her mouth. She has had previous molar issues but hasn’t had a problem for over a year. She also has had a history of breaking and losing an incisor but i didn’t see a break in the tooth...

Hi all, I’m stumped. Before I start rambling I will add that I do have an appointment booked at 4:40pm with Simon at the Cat and Rabbit clinic this Wednesday. I’m merely curious and I suppose stressing about the what ifs. I’ve struggled to find any threads/pics of someone experiencing something...

For background, my piggie is 4 (5 years old in December), she currently lives on her own due to her sister passing away (at 3 years old due to neurological issues) but has appeared happy and her normal self since this happened (a year ago). Her weight has usually sat at around 960-980g her whole...

I purchased two boars a few weeks ago who were from the same litter and had been together since birth with no previous problems. However a few days after I brought them home I noticed the one pig Polo has started attacking the other pig Marco. The fighting seems to get worse straight after I...

In this post I only want suggestions for palliative care. My 6 year old guinea pig, Maddie, is dying of a mammary gland tumor. It's big enough that there is no question of what it is. In Maryland it is illegal to get Metacam/Vivlodex/ Mobic/ Comfort Pac-Meloxicam without a vet seeing the pet...

Hello all! I noticed my older girl Freya was having some dry skin issues, specifically towards her rear. I want to add for some background she does have pretty bad arthritis and has been getting laser therapy, medication and some piggy physical therapy. I took her to the vet Thursday for...

Hi, I'm Sam please don't rip me apart I really just need some help with my situation. I have two guinea pigs. Clover is 5 and Snickers is 4. I got Snickers after Clovers cage mate passed away. I introduced them and they seemed fine but at least once a month they will fight at night and I'll need...

Hi everyone! I desperately need some advice… I adopted two baby brothers last year whom I love dearly. They’re not very cuddly with me, they never have been, but they’re bonded to each other. Or at least used to be. I bought them a huge cage so they have plenty of room to run and hide and...

not sure where to really post this. hope this is the right place. my guinea pig seems a bit off. for some background- hes 2 years old, lives alone but we got him with another guinea pig (same age) who passed when he was 1 and got him a new friend after he passed but then that guinea pig passed...

Penelope gets benezapril every 24 hours and Vetmedin every 12. I am 6 hours away visiting my family so my boyfriend is taking care of her. She gets her Vetmedin at 4 or so and he woke up at 8 something in the morning. I have called and since it’s the weekend, not many vets are opened. I called...

Hi, new soon to be guinea pig owner here. I’m going to be getting 2 pigs later this month and am just finishing setting up their enclosure, but was wondering if my enclosure would be good enough? Currently my indoor enclosure (8x2) has a base made up of just bath mats, some noodle and some...

I’ve been posting about Penelope having some recurring bladder issues. UTI’s, bladder sludge, discomfort when pooping/peeing. Well I recently had to leave her for a week while we went away and the lady watching her gave her veg everyday and made sure to wet it. When I came back, she hadn’t...

My Guinea pig died this week and I am slowly cleaning items with his scent out of his cage over the next several days to give my remaining pig time to process. He has started to leave his scent during floor time where Bear used to lay, so I am assuming he is ready for this process. The only...

I lost my 5.5 year old Guinea pig the other day. He has always spent his life with my other pig, and is possibly even a father or brother to him. My remaining pig has taken his death rather hard and I don’t think he is the type of pig that could live alone. I also have a puppy and wouldn’t be...

I’m sorry if I posted in the wrong section, as I just joined and am not fully familiar with how things work here. However, I still wanted to post to seek help from everyone. My piggy passed away a few days ago. Before that, I had taken him to the vet, where he was diagnosed with severe bloating...