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Hey guys. I have a 6.5 year old *estimated* guinea pig that I rescued from the shelter about 2.5 years ago. October 2024 she got a URI. We basically haven't shaken it completely since. She went on a 2 week antibiotic and was healthy for about a month and it came back. Went on another 2 week dose...

Hi, Here is my situation ... 😭 I have a 6 year old piggle named Silver. I aquired her and her sister Aura when she was 2 months old. Aura had a daughter named Nox and the three lived perfectly together up until I lost Aura in 2023. Devastated, I got a baby pig named Moony who right from the...

Our older piggy (rescue so not entirely sure but likely 4 or 5) is very lethargic and visibly pulsing - looks like heavy breathing? It's been warmer today but she's been doing this a couple of days. She has cataracts and arthritis, and has several lumps on her belly that the vet has said are...

Hi everyone, I'm turning to you because I have a problem. For some time my guinea pig, Stuartina, has been struggling to pee. So we took her to the vet who did a urine test and a complete ultrasound. It turned out that the urinary system is fine. The problem is different and far worse. Looking...

My oldest pig is almost 8. I got her in april 2017 and she was just a baby baby..now she’s almost 8 and i don’t know if i am imagining it or if she’s losing weight and is being really lethargic. is that just a sign she’s getting ready to go? Or does it last a bit before they pass. I know her...

Hi all, about two hours ago my 8 year old piggy started seizing during a nail clip. We’re just back from the vets (decided to go for an emergency call out as the seizure lasted 5+ minutes) and we have drugs now. I’m mainly looking for advice on aftercare. She’s currently very quiet and sleeping...

I have a piggy who’s nearly 8 so you can image I’m a bit jumpy about her health 😅 recently I’ve noticed she has reoccurring bouts of hiccups. It’s very short and doesn’t upset her. I mostly notice it when she’s out for floor time but it’s happened once or twice in the cage too. She does have...

Our almost 6 year old pig Willow started hunching over and squeaking in pain when weeing on Thursday this week. We took her straight to the vet. He managed to manually extract some wee and tested it. He found blood and signs of stones. They kept her over night and did x-rays. They found 2 large...

Hi all, I have a (nearly) 4 year old female called Ginger, the past few months I’ve noticed some changes in her: the whites of the her eye coming over into the colour and a small lump along her spine (near the rib cage). I’ve had her out today and I’ve noticed her nipples have some sort of...

When my guinea pig turned seven gradually the fur on her rear end became matted and covered with presumably faeces, now she has recently turned eight. This morning I found a pile of her droppings surrounded by blood. Later when giving her some fresh food, she excreted once again but she didn't...

With Chestnut dying in September of this year I was hoping I would be able to get over her death and have no more of it but now one of my other piggies is sick I think I can't avoid it. She cannot breathe very well and is super stuffy, the smell of her reminds me of these cats I knew that had...

Hi all! This is my first post on here! My guinea pig, Skyla, is over 6 years old now and she has started losing weight. I know that it is normal for older guinea pigs to lose weight but I’m still concerned non the less. I brought her down to the vets a few weeks ago when these problems started...

So back around May time, Honey was diagnosed with ovarian cysts, and the options we were given was to spay or have a hormone impnat put into the scruff of her neck. Obviously the spay would be a permanent fix, but the implant would cause less distress, and potentially be "safer" for Honey due to...