health and illness

Hi everyone, I'm reaching out because I'm really worried and heartbroken about my guinea pig’s condition, and I could really use some support or advice. TL;DR: My guinea pig suddenly became ill a month ago with chin bloating and hair loss (now improving), but after extensive vet visits and...

Hi everyone, On sunday we noticed both of our boys had soft poops, with Moose (1 year old) being hit harder by it. We took them off veggies and started giving critical care, but the next day Moose was a lot worse, and had stopped eating and pooping. He's now been to the vets a few times, and...

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...

Hi everyone, this is a bit of a doozy. Here is the timeline: August 2024 - Adopted two 5 female year old pigs through a friend. Health checked by experienced exotic vet. No issues. End of August 2024 - One passes away suddenly after a stroke; found to have a tumor. October 2024 - 3 year old...

Hi all, My guinea pig, Momo is currently 5 years old and has what appears to be a choking fit yesterday for the second time in 3 months. both times she looked and sounded like she was popping for about a minute or two (don’t know how to describe it, see the first few seconds of attached video)...

I have two baby boys , Dallas has began to have loud breathing noises. Almost sounds like he has a stuffy nose. I had a guinea pig in the past that did this, but it never seemed to be anything serious… advice? I have a video but I dont think I can attach one here.

I just found out my pig, harry, has pneumonia. Since it is contagious I was wondering if i had to seperate my piggies at all times because since I do only have 2 pigs I don't want them to get depressed. :( If this is the case should I get another guinea pig for my healthy one? So far she has no...

Hi guys, Long time no see and Happy New Year! I just want to start by saying I have contacted Cat and Rabbit Clinic for an appointment. Waiting to hear back. And my colleagues at my veterinary practice have given me some eye drops to keep it comfortable. Anyway, Stitch my youngest boys is...

Hi, I have a 2 year old Guinea pig that won’t eat or drink. He’s been given an antibiotic for URI. And was given fluids under his skin. I was told by my vet to give him oxbow critical care. I had some, but it was for OMNIVORES. My vet said that was okay, but the bag doesn’t have a Guinea pig on...

Hai, My girl has been not eating properly in the past few days and I've been feeding her critical care. She's lost some weight too so I've been keeping an eye on her weight . She's not eating the hay and tries to eat the salads but gives up . The vet is so far from where I live as in the uk...

Hi. We have had our new pig since August. We got him at 1yr old from a rescue as a friend for our lone boar when his cage mate passed away. Since having him hes never had a normal poop. At first we thought it was stress of new environment but when it didn’t settle we took him to the vet who...

Hey, I'm really worried about my guinea pig, CC, who is 7 years old. He's breathing a bit noisily, and while his Bumblefoot on his back feet is getting better (no more white sores), his front feet are now showing symptoms like redness and swelling. His back legs are weak as well. Unfortunately...

I had made another thread asking for help about some of the strange behaviors and symptoms I was seeing in my 2 boars the past few weeks, which goes a lot more in depth on everything that’s been going on. Since that thread, my quarterly inspection at my apartment done by maintenance found what...

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...

20230826-003401 hosted at ImgBB 20230826-003423 hosted at ImgBB So I noticed tonight while giving Gizmo a little health check he has a spot in his eye. It seems to be inside in the pupil area it doesn't look like it's on the surface. It wasn't there a few days ago last time I gave him a check...

i got a new guinea pig today and he breathes like this not all the time tho. sounds like he has a blocked nose 20 August 2023

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...

Hi my friend’s Guinea pigs died suddenly both around 10 months old about 2 days ago he noticed they looked thinner but gave them more food and a few extra peppers and that seemed to work today around less then 2 hours ago he called me (I’ve had my Guinea pigs longer so he wanted my advice) he...

Hi! Please excuse if I sound panicky during this, this just started happening today and I'm so scared for my little 4 year old baby. Her name is Candy, she started having a slight whistle to her breathing (which she's breathing normally, no wheezing) and has been a bit sneezy today (accompanied...

This is my 4.5 year old skinny pig Lennon. Last night i noticed two smallish firm, white lumps on the base of his penis. His penis is also red, somewhat swollen and sticking out. He is eating, drinking and running around just fine and does not seem to be bothered by it at all. We are calling...