health advice

Hi guys, I have 2 boars and when I got back this evening, the roof of their ground level c&c cage had fallen in and the side was subsequently open. One of my boys were inside the cage still but the other one had ran out and I found him behind my chair, the one that got out is the one with this...

Hi all, hoping someone can help me with a Metacam dose calculation for my guinea pig. She's an unspayed female, almost 3 years old and weighing 962g, and presented on Saturday (11/04/2026) with sudden onset hind limb paresis and back spasm. Seen out of hours by our vet who has documented...

Hi everyone, One of my girls has a sebaceous filament cyst that was checked out to be fine a while ago, it had grown since and within the last week she has started to get a bald patch and today I noticed a clump of hair and a coloured patch on the lump, I’m guessing it has some pus coming out of...

Sometimes in my hay pile they’ll come out like this, generally I’ll help them, but my worry is that I’m causing more irritation. Should I worry about these? Should I do something if they’re under the eyelid? Thanks!

Hello! I was having a look at my boy Olive's feet earlier, and I noticed that his two front paws look a little swollen and redder than usual. He's overweight and I worry that he may have contracted bumblefoot. His feet have always looked a little larger and red, but the increase of spurs and...

On today's series of unfortunate events, Gertrude didn't look right this morning so I checked her over and her bum looks like this? I've given her a bit of pain relief. Can someone identify what's going on here and how urgent the issue is? She does have multiple fatty lumps around her abdomen...

My boar Mochi, of almost 5 years of age, had moist eyes that seemed to be tearful. Upon brushing my finger against his eyes, some watery clear discharge (tears?) transferred onto my hands. I've seen his eyes look moist before but usually the discharge doesn't transfer onto my hands. Currently...

Hi all, My Guinea pig Peaches has had a massive health scare over the last few days and I wondered if anyone had experienced anything similar? I noticed that her wee was pink the other night so I booked a routine vet appointment to get her checked out asap. However when I came down the...

Last week, our beautiful Herbert was back at the vet. Diagnosis is a bladder stone as you can see from this x-ray. Apparently it's too big for him to pass. Herbert is a trooper. He had major spleen surgery last year in November three weeks after we adopted him (he's famous! Apparently in a...

My guinea pig is 2, he has a bald spot under his chin. As you can see the front of his face including his nose, eye area, and ears are all healthy. His cagemate doesn't have the bald spot. I also saw that it might have to due with wet food getting under his chin but honestly I don't know. The...

Hi All, I noticed before the weekend that one of my guinea pigs, Blackjack, had started to develop a lump under his jaw. It came on very quickly, I usually stroke him under his chin so I could tell straight away something wasn't right, a few hours later it was much bigger and over the weekend it...

Whenever we put coco outside it will take a few seconds to a few hours for her to start snuffing and getting a runny nose. This happens almost every time we put her out and at first I though she might have gotten a cold but I don’t think so. We took her to the vet first time it happened and she...

So my male guinea pig (4 years) had a Vitamin-C deficiency. He was tired and one of his teeth broke completely, while the other chipped a bit. With the doctor's advice, we started him on a dosage. This was around 1.5 months back. He got better. More energetic. The chipped tooth grew back, but...

Hello everyone, Back in January, I posted about one of my piggies who had bloat and sadly passed away. Then, two weeks ago, another one of mine started showing signs of passing fewer droppings, though he was still eating normally. Despite that, I decided to take him to the vet for peace of mind...

Hi there! I have two 2 year old sows, one of which has been acting very odd recently. The two of them currently have a cold and what I suspect to be a fungal infection, they are yet to go on treatment for them. But one (Moon) has been so hungry today it’s like she has never eaten before?! I took...

Hi, this is my first time posting on a forum so apologies if this isn’t the best, i have a few concerns with my guinea pig and am looking for some advice My guinea pig is male, 4.5 years, and has started to become more lethargic over the last 6 months. He has lost 2 of his brothers over the...

Hi, I have a bad case of norovirus, and I prepared and gave my guinea pig veggies, hay, treats, cuddles and pats tonight, probably without washing my hands. I sat in the cage for about 30 minutes, not thinking I could be endangering him. Is there a risk of him catching it? I'm so, so...

Hello everyone, I just created this account because I am at a complete loss, and I could really use some help to figure out what is going on with my boy Zeus. Before I start I also want to let everyone know that my mom and I are taking him to the vet in the morning, but if possible I want to...

Hello everyone :) My male guinea pig is not eating today (Currently it is 12:45 in the afternoon). For a bit of background information he is a massive foodie and does not pass up any opportunity to eat. He's had 2 surgeries in the 3 years I've had one, one to be neutered and one to remove a...

Hi all, I'm back again about my kiddo. My 4 y.o boar Glacier has been on Gabapentin and Metcam for 2 years for his back. When he was younger (approx 3 months old) he had to be on Ivermectin for conjunctivitis and a URI when he arrived at the petstore. He has always been amazing at taking his...