#help #advice

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, This might be me being very anxious and cautious but I have noticed a few things when doing a daily health check on my pigs. Ginger has a few things on 2 of her feet. Her front one on the second picture has what looks like yellowish hard skin. There’s no open wound and it doesn’t seem...

Hello, My little Ginger broke her nail at some point today. I realised after checking her over when I’m doing her daily hibiscrub behind her ears. (my pigs had a recent bout of hay mites and it left Ginger with sore ears, thankfully her ears are nearly fully healed) Her nail looks okay, it’s...

Hello, Pip is my digestive upset piggie and over the past few years has bouts of soft poo and low level bloat. She has started one of these bouts of digestive upset today with soft clumped poo, gassy/bloat but this time she was squeaking and arching her back when she does poo. She doesn’t do...

Hi everyone, we’re currently abroad on holiday and found out our 5&1/2 year old boar, Fluff, became unwell, dropped weight and a bladder stone was discovered as the cause. 5.6mm and we now have to make a decision between surgery and PTS. I can’t see my boy and I dont know how he is in himself...

Hello, my guinea pig had surgery on Tuesday and I want to know if anyone can tell if he is healing properly and if he looks good so far.

Hello, I’ve noticed over the past few days, gritty orange smudges on my pigs fleece bedding. I know it can be through bladder sludge that the vet did say she had a little of. Should i revise her feedings? Once a day instead of twice. I got rid of a lot of calcium rich food a while ago and...

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...

Hello, As I’ve done my daily health check, I’ve noticed a white nodule of the top of her vulva. Is this normal? There is no redness, swelling, bleeding or any sort of excretion. She doesn’t seem to be bothered by it. I can’t seem to find anything about it online and I don’t want to take her to...

Hello, I am wondering whether anyone has any advice. My pig Pip has had stomach troubles for a few months. I’ve been to the vets regularly about it but everyone’s kind of stumped. These are what I’ve tried. Her poo goes from normal shape but soft to small, tear shaped and soft. - she is taking...

Hello i have a male guinea pig that has attempted to be bonded with 6 other males already and at this point am looking at possibly neutering him and bonding him with females. Can anyone give general advice or information about this process? Is it worth it or should it even be done at all...

Hello, my guinea pig was diagnosed with a very mild URI last Thursday. My vet prescribed him an antibiotic for two weeks and today would be half way through the treatment. About when should he stop showing symptoms of the URI? He’s still sneezing a little bit and will sometimes have crusty eyes...

Hello! I haven’t boughten any guinea pigs yet but i’m going too soon! (once i’m prepared and have money saved up) I was just wondering if 55 inches (US) length. AND 24 inches (US) wide. Was big enough for two piggies. I can attempt to add but i’m really hoping it is! I just want them to be happy...

My 2 year old girl called Esme has not been eating that much for about 2 weeks. We took her to the vets 10 days ago but they didn't know what was wrong with her. They said that her teeth and bladder were fine. They also said that her intestines seemed fine. They did say that she was too light...

Hi my guinea pig Apple has been rocking back and forth for 4 days now. She was completely motionless in her two back legs 4 days ago. I syringe fed her and constantly kept an eye on her. Now she can walk in her own but she keeps rocking back and forth. We don't have any exotic pet vets here. We...

This started around a week and a half ago. I noticed my guinea pig Eris who is 4 and a half years old having some white in his eye. I didn't think much of it, but the next day he was all scuffed up and looked I'll. We mediately started giving him critical care and keeping a close wach. He was...

Hello I have a guinea pig who’s 3 and has had a bump for a couple months. We just took him to the vet to find out what it was and they said it would cost 700 to surgically remove I was wondering if that was a normal price. How risky it is to put them under anesthesia and do guinea pigs need be...

Hello! Currently I have a single guinea pig named Luna. My only option in terms of adopting her was the pet store (no adoptions on Guinea pig finder or centers near me) and before finding her a friend I wanted to get a grasp of her personalty before so I could better understand a partner for...

Both my guinea pigs (Louis and Choco both 2 yrs old) ate some maples leaves. I’m not exactly sure how much, but when I came upstairs, Louis was nibbling on a leaf! someone said that maple leaves are toxic to guinea pigs but I need to know if they’ll be alright on just (hopefully), a few nibbles.