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My female guinea pig has been lethargic and not herself today and yesterday. I just noticed her back has a bald spot which wasn’t there before. Could this be mites?

I got a baby guinea pig a week ago. She's been sneezing, sometimes more at once than through out the day. She also has some nose crusties showing up once a day. I have an air purifier right by the cage, could be making her nose dry? She is bonded to two other guinea pigs. Could she have a...

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, sorry if this is the wrong place for the question, and sorry for the length. I have had my guinea pig Pork Chop for a year now, I rescued him and his friend from an abusive situation. He has had a lot of minor-ish health issues because of the 'care' he recieved as a baby, but he's...

Hi, I noticed blood in my male guinea pig's urine a month ago, and bought him to a vet that specialises in Guinea Pigs. They put him on pain meds and antibiotics for a while (1.5 weeks), but nothing changed. Since then, they did an ultrasound, x ray,and checked his kidneys. He did have a lot of...

Our guinea pigs were accidentally given two avocado pits (which is very dangerous as avocados contain persin, a toxin that can make guinea pigs very sick or even kill them). Avocado pits have the highest concentration of persin. We removed the pits as soon as we realized, but there were already...

Hello! My guinea pig is named Pickle and he's 3 years old. He showed signs of being sick yesterday around 10 pm when we realized he hadn't eaten his breakfast. (We also have a bunny and they share the same general area so we weren't sure what was up) I woke up this morning and he was just so...

Hello, My 2-month-old female guinea pig became pregnant and had a difficult pregnancy. She gave birth to one healthy baby, but unfortunately, one was stillborn. Since the birth, the mother has been less active, eating less, and she’s not making much noise except for an occasional cough...

I just took my guinea pig to the emergency vet because she was wobbling around yesterday and then was unable to move her legs this morning. She was eating and drinking well, however, she was diagnosed with GI stasis at the vet. Something that doesn’t make sense to my vet and I is that she was...

My poor girl, Bailey, has been struggling for about a month with a URI. She is taking .2 ml of Enrofloxacin and .24 ml of Meloxicam daily. I have been to the vet 3 times and I am scheduling one this morning when my vet opens, however, it will probably be a few days until she gets an appointment...

I have a male and female, I was told they were two boys but turns out they wasn't but anyway they both have a slight cough they don't do it all the time maybe once a day a piece maybe more but what are some other signs I need to look for? Maybe this has something to do with it the female she's...

Hello, my guinea pig, Bailey, has a URI. She has been on Meloxicam and Enrofloxacin for 5 days now and she still doesn’t seem to be improving. She is still eating, drinking, and pooping, but it is significantly less than normal. I had another visit with her today to the vet and she gave me...

Hello, one of my guinea pigs named Pou (1 year old) is currently making these deep oinking noises which are sometimes softer and then louder, I think the noise is coming from her throat. She stops making the noises when I carry her but continues in her cage. She is lightly wheezing from her nose...

Hi! I’m a bit concerned about my piggies, I took them to the vet last week and they both had URI’s, I just finished both of their rounds of antibiotics yesterday. They’re both 3 months old and I just got them a couple weeks ago, but they seem to have regressed a bit with being scared. I had them...

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...

She's 6. Yesterday she lost control of her left hind leg, and wasn't able to move without using alot of her energy. She struggled to walk to her water, but she drank alot and ate alot too. Today though, both of her hind legs gave, and she's struggling so bad to even move. I can't go to the vet...

Hello I'm having quite a serious issue. My female pig got sick recently, first we noticed she was drinking more water than usual and then I noticed she was peeing a lot and her bottom would be wet all over. I tried to make an appointment for her to get checked when I noticed the water situation...

Sunday morning (Oct. 9) I picked up my 4-year-old guinea pig, Rummy, to say good morning and noticed blood coming from her genital area. I called multiple ER vets as none near me treat guinea pigs or were even open. We drove an hour and a half to the nearest vet, with all three of our girls, and...

Hi everyone! My wife and I have an elder 6.5 year old boar named Nibbler who is battling a few illnesses right now that have us really concerned. We are located in the US and can kindly use some assistance, feedback, and personal experiences. My apologies in advance for the incredibly long...

I found these bugs in my guineas cage, I’m treating him for some type of mite/lice not sure what. Could it be these and what is it called? So grossed out!