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  1. Kirstones

    Tooth root abscess and dental surgery, help!

    I’m posting on here for a bit of advice, as well as to inform others of a very specific problem I’ve been having with one of my piggies. (Skip to the end for my current situation!) I have a 4 year old guinea pig called Mavis who lives with two others, two months ago (on her 4th birthday) she...
  2. Tiptojht

    Advice: My boar lost his brother

    Looking for some advice and help with my boar, he lost his brother who he's been with since birth less than a week ago. I just had the 2 of them and they were very close, since he passed he's still eating and drinking and I have had him close by as I work from home. In the evenings he's been...
  3. Puddles1999

    Bonding a Senior Heart pig

    Hi everyone, So I’ve recently been back and forth to the vets with my last girl, Penelope. Believe she has a heart issue and she is currently on Vetmedin and going to start benazapril too. My other two girls passed away in January a week apart from each other. Minnie was housed with Penelope...
  4. lydvn

    UTI in question?

    We took our guinea pig to the ER vet last night due to some very small drops of blood in her urine. There are a few concerns of mine that weren't in my head at the time of the vet visit (it was 2AM). With some of these bloody pees, there were hardened calcium deposits -- they usually dry up and...
  5. Puddles1999

    Milk thistle

    Hi. I’ve been having a rough time with my remaining girl. She currently has quite a bit of fluid in her abdomen and is on furosemide to try to help expel the fluid. It’s basically to help make her comfortable. It will not fix anything but I hope to have some more time with her. I am already...
  6. Lunapxggies

    Grief or sickness

    Hello, I lost one of my pigs a few weeks ago and her cage mate has seemed sick for weeks now but hasn’t shown any symptoms of sickness besides some crusties around her eyes but it’s been weeks now and she is still experiencing symptoms of the grief but she is allowing me to pick her up (never...
  7. R

    One of my pigs ate the others ear

    This is a bit of a grim topic but I need advice. We recently got a baby guinea pig to keep my 3 year old female company as the 3yo's friend had died. We've had the 2 of them together for about 2 months now and they were getting on perfectly fine. The baby passed away yesterday and she was found...
  8. Puddles1999

    Losing 2 guineas & Now 1 left

    Hi. I had a previous thread regarding all the health issues my 3 guineas have been going through for the past 2 or so months. Unfortunately Mocha passed away a little over a week ago. We found her in the morning. I’m not sure why she passed but she was Ill. All 3 of them were going back and...
  9. H

    Hole/Wound in Guinea pigs face and I am unsure on what it is and what I am supposed to do :(

    My guinea pig has had a relatively large and hard brown lump on its face for around a year, and it has fallen out I think from the guinea pig scratching it or his buddy and it comes out and bleeds profusely and leaves a deep, large wound on his face and I am really worried and need advice on...
  10. M

    Young Guinea pig behaviour

    Hey I’m new here so I hope I’m in the right area and doing this right I was wondering if anyone had any advice about young Guinea pig behaviour basically bit of backstory I’ve had a pair of male pigs for about four years (Ben and Jerry) and sadly just before Christmas ben passed away. I’m aware...
  11. F

    Pls help

    I don’t know if this is the thread I should post on but my guinea pigs are 5 years old and we’ve had them for a few months now. Adopted them from our local petsmart they had been in a neglectful home. I don’t know if it’s the new environment or if they just flat lied to us but they’ve been far...
  12. B

    playpen

    Hi! I’ve been thinking of purchasing this playpen for my two piggies, but I wasn’t sure if the Large size would be big enough. I was considering getting two but the space I have would fit one better. Does anyone have any recommendations? Would one be enough space for them both to run around for...
  13. L

    Guinea Pig Treatment, Possible Overdose, need help

    Hi everyone, I have read these forums for advice in the past but never thought I would be writing for help. I was wondering if anyone had any advice. I brought my 6 month old guinea pig, Arnold, (weighed 750 grams) to an emergency vet late evening as he was not eating that day. He had...
  14. mordeandrigs

    Two piggies showing signs of illness, vet didn't find anything wrong, I'm very stressed

    Hi there, everyone. I am not a new viewer of the forum but I am new to posting. I haven't been able to find exactly the answers I'm looking for so I figured I would sign up and start my own thread. There is clearly something going on with my piggies but I am not sure what. Please bare with me, I...
  15. Angelina_97866

    Bereaved Guinea Pig

    My 4 year old boar (Rhubarb) has recently been bereaved (3 days ago) and his health appears to be deteriorating rapidly. I’m in holiday right now and have been for 2 weeks and I won’t be getting back for another 4 days. My pigs have been with a paid pig sitter and she has told me that...
  16. haylbeth

    Is it safe or not?

    Hi there, can somebody please tell me if its save to use antiseptic spray (RenaSan Animal First Aid Spray) on a wound and also a mite treatment (Beaphar Anti-Mange Spray) at the same time.
  17. A

    Not eating hay even after dental surgery!

    Hi! My 7.5 y/o guin pig Nut has been refusing to eat hay for a while - while having a monster appetite for anything that isn't hay (pellets, veg, critical care, joint supplements I feed him). After a visit to the vet we found out that he has overgrown molars trapping his tongue, and today he...
  18. R

    Depression?

    Hi, this is my first time posting so apologies in advance if I'm not as quick as others. I'll give you an intro before getting to the issue Early 2013 So 10 years ago, (I was 10) I bought 2 female guinea pigs from the most popular pet shop in the UK. (I'll call them P & T) I had a simple cage...
  19. C

    Testicles?

    Hello I am new to the site and a first time Guinea pig owner just looking for an answer I have a question about. I bought 2 male Guinea pigs (vet gender checked) about 2 months ago, they are reaching approx 5 months old at the end of June. The boys I have come from 2 different litters. Tonight I...
  20. C

    Bedding Problem

    Hello! I need some advice. Bedding is expensive, really expensive. And so is fleece when you have to wash it frequently. However, I know bedding is a necessity, so I'm trying to find good alternatives or brands that I can use. I use kaytee bedding, big bags of it, but the problem is that I go...
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