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Celestyn Female Guinea Pig

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I read that there is only allowed one topic per guinea pig, this problem has been partly resolved but because my account was only activated now(been waiting just over a week) I can only post my problem now, but I want to know what you would have said back then.

Here is the messege I sent to squeakypigs about my problem, parts in red are parts that wasn't sent:
Hey,
I was wondering when my account would be activated, i've been waiting for the email and wasn't sure if it was by email activation or admin activation. It's just that I really need to post something and the only vet the check guinea pigs properly are like 3 hours away and they are all booked up. There are vets near my home but they are only cat and dog experts they say to go to the place that is 3 hours away to get my cavies checked properly, but I can't drive all that way(i'm only on my L's and my mum doesn't drive long distance) and my guinea would be stressed.

The topic I wanted to post was about my female guinea pig, i already posted it on Yahoo Answers and received a comment from a user from here.
I asked:
"I own a male and a female guinea pig, the male pig is fine but the female has white dried up stuff around her 'parts' I tried giving her a bath but the stuff is still stuck on the hair around her 'parts'. Please answer, I'm really worried.

my male piggy seems to be more aggressive towards me and he isn't making the weird rumbling noise he makes while shaking his bum, apparently his 'i want sex' call. The vet and the pet shop said it was ok to put them together. The male piggy doesn't like being touched anymore. I did give them both a bath when i felt the white stuff, nearly half is gone but not alot."

The persons answer: "I have not personally had anything like this with my guinea pigs but it doesnt sound too good but I wouldnt worry to much if she still eating, drinking and being her normaly self but I would say take her to the vet if it doesn't clear up. Also if you want some more advice this forum is good http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/ . Answers a lot of my questions about my guinea pigs."
 
lol the white stuff sounds to me like she has been mated by the male and has what is called boar glue stck to her.This is the sign of a successfull mating and will be why he is not doing the i want sex call.....because he already has lol.Has he been desexed? of course if he has been and the op was done a while ago it wont be tis.
 
sounds like you may have more piggies on the way...
 
lol i meant to say boar glue stuck to her.(this is known as a plug)
 
unneutered boar and sow = babies its never ok to put them together until the boar is fixed.
 
If your boar hasn't been neutered, your sow will be pregnant.
You need to remove the boar and house him seperately, get him neutered and then they can go back together 4 weeks after that.

If you leave him with her and he is not neutered, he will mate with her again straight after she gives birth and she will end up very poorly from being over bred.
 
i have another problem, she is limping, its her left foot, it looks normal. She limps sometimes but doesn't limp at other times. She still jumps on top of her house. And since my mum told me she's been limping I've also noticed she's been watching me more. I haven't heard her do the 'shriek' sound(http://www.jackiesguineapiggies.com/guineapigsounds.html).

Here is a video: http://s165.photobucket.com/albums/u80/flowerpirate/?action=view&current=Movie.flv I know it's not very good but towards the end you can notice how she stands on the her right foot better than her left.

PS: Just to let you know, there is actually a need to guinea pigs where I live. People go to the pet shop all the time wanting a guinea pig and there isn't any. I found out because my mum asked for a discount and the women said no because she can easily sell them at that price because there is a high demand for them and not enough for them, just like the vet the closed piggy shelter is yonks away.
 
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Hello

Sorry to hear she is limping. Take a look at her foot, is it red / sore / swollen? They can get a condition called Bumblefoot. If she's moving around ok I wouldn't worry too much but keep an eye on it.

Sophie
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PS - re: your other post - it would have been fine to start a new thread about this as it's a different problem with your piggy :)
 
Hi I dont want to sound rude but you shouldnt breed because of the lack of guinea pigs in your pet shop if the people in your area want a guinea pig they will travel the distance to the rehoming shelter. As said in the above post take the boy out as he can get her pregnant an hour after she has given bith and back to back breeding is a no go as the female can become very ill! If you cant see any problems with her foot it may just be you piggy my hope and jump alot and this can look like limping. Good luck!
 
Agree with Charlie, people will travel if they want to rehome an animal. I would take the boar out now. Is she getting enough vitamin c, as guineas can get scurvy the need 10mg a day or 20mg is pregnant. This can cause all sorts of problems with the lack of mobility being one of them. Hope she is ok. :)
 
yup,from description she's pregnant and possibly with bumblefoot, that was my first thoughts. you have to seperate, also i think this petshop should be reported to the rspca because they're not helping piggies by saying its ok to house a male and female of the same species together as this is going to cause back to back breeding. just a shame you didnt come on here before you had them and we could've let you know then. but that's not your fault, the staff at that shop need serious training as pregnancy in piggies can be quite difficult and can cause death or complications.
 
what kind of vet tells you it's ok to put a male and female together when he's not neutered?

Okay, sounds like the others have said: bumblefoot

You need to separate the boy from the girl, and get the boy neutered.
 
One that doesn't know his apples from his oranges as me ol' Nan would say!
rolleyes
 
As has already been said your boar needs separating from your sow to prevent a pregnancy/further pregnancies.
Please also note this is a pro-rescue forum & the discussion of intentional breeding is not allowed.
Please read the rules regarding this here - http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18257

If your boar is neutered please disregard my last comment :)
 
charlie23 said:
Hi I dont want to sound rude but you shouldnt breed because of the lack of guinea pigs in your pet shop if the people in your area want a guinea pig they will travel the distance to the rehoming shelter. As said in the above post take the boy out as he can get her pregnant an hour after she has given bith and back to back breeding is a no go as the female can become very ill! If you cant see any problems with her foot it may just be you piggy my hope and jump alot and this can look like limping. Good luck!
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Agree with Charlie, people will travel if they want to rehome an animal. I would take the boar out now. Is she getting enough vitamin c, as guineas can get scurvy the need 10mg a day or 20mg is pregnant. This can cause all sorts of problems with the lack of mobility being one of them. Hope she is ok. :)
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The closest shelter that sell guinea pigs is three hours away. I'm not breeding for the shops, i'm breeding because I want the experience of watching them grow, I will be seperating the two as soon as Celestyn gives birth until Zafron is Neutered. Just out of curiousity how much is it to neuter Zafron? I live in Australia.

PS: I've already found homes for the babies.
 
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I am sorry to say that i find breeding abhorrent.i can go down to my petshop 5 min away and they will tell me it is easy to rehome pigs and that there is a demand for them.I also run guinea pig rescue new zealand and know of a lot of rescues in australia.dont want to sound rude just totally disagree
http://www.petlink.com.au/Classifieds/sale/279252.html
also sydney,warnambool,perth, spca and many more
 
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I think it is selfish to breed because you want to watch them grow. What if something happened to mum? What if something happened to the babes? How would you ever forgive yourself.

Accidents happen of course and I had the problem last Christmas of two of my boars getting into the girls pen and I was frantic with worry for a couple of months but thankfully nothing came of it.

As Niki said we are pro rescue here, you won't find many of us who will agree with breeding your guinea, there are plenty of other forums for that. If you did rescue work, you'd think twice, seriously you would.
 
yeah,there are too many unwanted piggies in the world. how can you already have homes for the babies? you dont know how many she'll have? seperate now, because she could have babies arriving in the night and then your sow will be in season again and you'll have another pregnancy again! back to back breeding is even worse for the girl piggy
 
merey61 said:
I will be seperating the two as soon as Celestyn gives birth until Zafron is Neutered.
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Celestyn needs separating from Zafron BEFORE she gives birth or she will immediately be pregnant again. I will say no more on this thread as i've already said the discussion of intentional breeding is against forum rules.
 
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fine i'll leave this forum, obviously you people don't like beginners and learners to be around, i didn't know there were too many guinea pigs that are homeless known on this website. I was told by several pet stores that there aren't enough cavies where I live, I didn't decide to breed for this reason, i'm only letting her breed once, I was also told and read on several websites that females need to breed at least once to grow their bones properly.

This forum was recommended to me to help solve my problems not to tell me to seperate my cavies and to be yelled at. If your not yelling/angry at me, well you sure are making it feel that way. I thought I was going to be welcomed hear but it has become very clear that you people don't want new people to come to the forums. You're probably going to further insult me now that i've posted this saying some remark.

On the good side of things: Celestyn's foot is much better she is no longer limping and is standing on both feet without a squeek.

To furryfriends: this messege is not directed at you.
 
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i am not yelling at you.
we do welcome all new people and nobody dislikes you we just do not wish you to breed.(sorry furryfriends)
saying a sow needs to be bred from to grow properly is like saying if you dont have a baby before you are 10yrs old you will be a midget...rubbish
 
look, i'm just going off what everyone has told me and I feel as though I'm being yelled at from people here because i've learnt the wrong things, it's as though you people believe that there's no such thing as mistakes. Maybe you should check my notebook/website just in case i've learnt anything wrong. cavyinfocentral.webs.com

I'm not the one that wanted to breed the two in the first place, it was my mum and I agreed because I wanted to know what it was like.
 
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There is no need for you to leave the forum and nobody was yelling at you. But talking about breeding is highly emotive. There is no need to leave just because you have been asked not to talk about breeding but many of us have strong opinions on the matter and we won't change how we feel to suite people.
 
I'm not saying your opinion is wrong, i'm just saying that it feels as though people are talking to me like i've done something wrong and that I knew it was wrong. I realise after posting this thread that is was wrong, but I didn't know, I feel like some people that posted want to call me insane. I'm not going to leave the forums anymore.

Like for example "its never ok to put them together" that really upset me, I was told that Celestyn would get pregnant for a few months, its as though i've been judged, expecting that I know everything(I know you guys don't think this but thats how I feel).

Another example "you shouldnt breed because of the lack of guinea pigs in your pet shop if the people in your area want a guinea pig they will travel the distance to the rehoming shelter." This person jumped to the conclusion that i'm breeding for the pet stores, I hadn't even posted why yet.

"how can you already have homes for the babies? you dont know how many she'll have? seperate now, because she could have babies arriving in the night and then your sow will be in season again and you'll have another pregnancy again! back to back breeding is even worse for the girl piggy" I had mentioned that i'm not going to allow her to get pregnant a second time. I already have homes for the babies because my neighbour want them. and My friend wants some if there is any.

Do you get what I mean? I'm sorry I acted this way, but I feel like I'm being thrashed upon.
 
This is the thing with guinea pig care, this is a lot of misinformation out there. people think they can't get pregnant for months and they must be bred from.

The thing is if your sow is pregnant and she delievers with the boar in the cage with her she will become pregnant again because sows are fertile straight after pregnancy that is why boars should be removed before a sow gives birth, it's not a dig at you being a bad pet owner more of a case of thats just how it is, it's the biology of the guinea pigs.

My advice is just do your own research, if people tell you something about their care as them how do they know. I was a novice before I joined here over a year ago and I've learnt so much. I'm glad you staying now. :)
 
i want to delete this post(not the thread, just this blank post)
 
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Not sure if you mean the whole thread but if so PM a mod like Daftscotsslass, Sokel, Lindsay7 or Boureki and they will remove it for you. :)
 
This is one thread I'm not going to close just because you don't like the way the discussion is going. As Debbie said discussing intentional breeding is against the rules and will not be tolerated. This site is owned and frequented by people who are heavily involved in rescue and day to day pick up the pieces from people breeding pigs just for the sake of it. Have a look at www.cavyspirit.com and that will give you an idea of what rescue people do.

Please read up on stillbirth, backbreeding and toxaemia because unfortunately these are things you will need to know about and the latter you'll need to read up on in order to recognise the signs.

Oh, and for future reference, Jess of http://www.australiancavysanctuary.com/ will transport rescue guinea pigs across Australia if need be.
 
I just meant the one post, if I meant the thread I would have said thread. :P
 
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