Hi everyone,
I have had 4 guinea pigs in total, I started with Knabbel & Babbel. Babbel died because of cancer after she had an operation. So I bought Pip to keep Knabbel company. But Knabbel died in a mysterious way. One morning, I noticed that she didn't come to me and just stayed lying in her hidey-house. I didn't think much of it, but I was going to look in the afternoon if she was okay because I had to go to school. In the afternoon she didn't seem very well, but she still ate and walked around a little bit. I decided to skip school tomorrow and go to the vet. But then, that evening she started having trouble with her back/hind legs and she became stiff in her whole body. She could not move and did not want to eat anything so I was really worried. It was late so in my country (the Netherlands) all the vets were closed and I was not sure how to deal with it. My parents and I thought that it was best to wait until the morning and go to the vet first thing. But, when I woke up the next morning, she was dead. I was heartbroken and so was Pip, so I bought Pinda, a 3-week old guinea pig. At that time Pip was a year and 4 months old.
Two weeks ago, while my grandmother was caring for my guinea pigs, she told me that Pip had died. When she described how, it was exactly the same way as Knabbel! My grandmother cleaned everything thoroughly because she did not know the exact reason why Pip died.
I am going to buy a new guinea pig so Pinda is not alone, but I am not totally sure whether that is a good idea or not.
Could anybody tell me why Knabbel and Pip died?
I have had 4 guinea pigs in total, I started with Knabbel & Babbel. Babbel died because of cancer after she had an operation. So I bought Pip to keep Knabbel company. But Knabbel died in a mysterious way. One morning, I noticed that she didn't come to me and just stayed lying in her hidey-house. I didn't think much of it, but I was going to look in the afternoon if she was okay because I had to go to school. In the afternoon she didn't seem very well, but she still ate and walked around a little bit. I decided to skip school tomorrow and go to the vet. But then, that evening she started having trouble with her back/hind legs and she became stiff in her whole body. She could not move and did not want to eat anything so I was really worried. It was late so in my country (the Netherlands) all the vets were closed and I was not sure how to deal with it. My parents and I thought that it was best to wait until the morning and go to the vet first thing. But, when I woke up the next morning, she was dead. I was heartbroken and so was Pip, so I bought Pinda, a 3-week old guinea pig. At that time Pip was a year and 4 months old.
Two weeks ago, while my grandmother was caring for my guinea pigs, she told me that Pip had died. When she described how, it was exactly the same way as Knabbel! My grandmother cleaned everything thoroughly because she did not know the exact reason why Pip died.
I am going to buy a new guinea pig so Pinda is not alone, but I am not totally sure whether that is a good idea or not.
Could anybody tell me why Knabbel and Pip died?
