#healthandillness

Hello, I just cleaned out the pigs and put in some fresh hay. Ginger likes to burrow and I noticed a large piece of hay sticking out of her eye. The hay was in their enclosure barely 5 minutes until I saw a piece of hay sticking out of her eye. I pretty much got it out straight away. The hay...

Hello, So I had to book an emergency vet appointment this afternoon as I found blood in Pips stools. The vet thinks it could be colitis and that Metacam (long term use) could be the reason. She has taken her off that and given liquid paracetamol 0.72ml 2 to 3 times a day for a week to see how...

Hello, I’ve been giving Pip 1 capsule of cystease per day for a couple of weeks now. This is for her bladder and urinary health. She hates it! She doesn’t like me syringing it to her, sprinkling it on her food (she won’t eat the bits with a lot of the powder on it). She won’t eat it even with...

Hello, I saw strange behaviour from Pip this evening when i was freshening up their cage. Pip was eating her hay and she suddenly started jerking like she was hiccuping but it was more pronounced/jerky. It lasted 10 seconds that’s why I didn’t capture it. She was silent with no...

Hello I noticed that Pips privates looked slightly swollen from yesterday ( I do daily health checks first thing in the morning) It’s not hot to the touch, there’s no blood anywhere and she’s acting normal. Her weight is stable as well. It could be a season but I haven’t seen her mounting...

Hello, Pip has these odd bouts of stomach upset that happen every 4 to 6 weeks for approximately 4 days to a week each time. She has been having these for around 2 years now. She started it again yesterday. She has had X-rays, ultrasounds, poo samples, urine samples. Nothing is conclusive...

Hi everyone, I just need somewhere to let my feelings out I guess. I had to put my girl down this morning. She was 5 1/2 and suffered with cystitis the past two years and this morning I believe she may have passed a stone and tore something internal as there was excessive amounts of blood. I...

Hi everyone, Just looking for similar experiences on how to know when to let go. One of my girls is just over 5 and she has large ovarian cysts. I opted out of the surgery due to her age and her quality of life. She had been doing great aside from looking extremely chunky (only makes her cuter...

Hi everyone, One of my girls has large ovarian cysts (5cm each side) when diagnosed. That was about a year ago now that I found out and she has been completely fine until now. I noticed that she had been crying when peeing so I took her to the vet. I brought a urine sample to check for a UTI...

Hello, I weighed my Pip yesterday and her weight was 1122g which is a loss of 53g from the previous week. I weighed her again today and her weight has gone down further to 1082g which is a loss of 40g. I’m really concerned at this point. Just some things to note: - She’s been off veg for a...

Hello, My pig Pip has been suffering with soft poo for a while. She’s had so many tests done including a stool analysis (which showed nothing). Her stools were fine but suddenly started getting soft and abnormal again. Her poop is soft and mushy. Her behaviour is normal, she is eating, drinking...

Hi everyone, I’m just looking to see if anyone has gone through anything similar and what they did. One of my girls (Penny) is around 4.5 and about 6 months ago the vet diagnosed her with ovarian cysts. I did not get her spayed - the vet advised she was not very healthy (too skinny) and that...

Hello, I’ve noticed an extended gut of my 2 year old sow Pip. I’ve felt and massaged her. However, her belly isn’t hard or hollow. She’s eating and drinking as well as going to the toilet. She is usually the first one going to the food and hay but she wasn’t today. She’s not hunched over or...

Hello, My little Piggie Peanut has been diagnosed with a uti and is on pain medication and co- trimoxazole. I’ve noticed that her poop is very small and dry. I’ve given her a few pieces of cucumber and I do give wet vegetables. In terms of everything else, she’s moving and eating and going to...

Hi everyone, I’m just wondering if anyone has experienced this and what they did. I also need to vent a bit. This year has been terrible for one of my girls. She had started with having a seizure about 9 months ago, was treated for an ear infection and then seemed okay. About a month later...

So i’ve had my guinea pig Lucy since January 11th 2024, and she’s been acting very normal and she’s actually pretty happy, though I went on a camping trip for about 6 days and I had my cousin provide them with vegetables, tbough i packed a lot more veggies than she and her sister should’ve eaten...

Hello everyone! This is my first post here, very nice to meet you all. I have two guinea pigs, father and son (Chibs and Thunder) 1 year old and 4 months old. Two days ago, the younger one hurt his foot while jumping from one of the wooden houses in their cage. As a result, he kept his foot up...

Basically the title, but hey everybody- I just introduced my bonded females to another girl and it went pretty decently- however, my new girl suddenly coughed- and when she walked away this was under her. Now granted I think she only coughed because they were all eating lettuce- and might have...

Hi all! Firstly, I'm so glad I found this forum with active members and piggie owners! To give some backstory I have 2 concerns I want to discuss. I started weighing my piggies yesterday and don't know what should be concerning or not. I have 2 girls that are about 10 months old, Maple &...

Hi all 🙋‍♀️ Rushed my poor little guy to the vet today, noticed he was severely tilting his head to one side and seemed a little unbalanced on his feet. The vet said it is most likely an ear infection (but did note a few other things it could be) and has prescribed him with Baytril & Metacam...