Depressed mommy pig?

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I dont know what to do as my lil penelopy doesnt seem very happy. She has two baby piggies at the moment (2 sows) who are living with her (there her babies). There lovely babies and very energetic. Is it possible for a piggy to have post natal depression? I know this sounds extreme and may be wrong but she just looks so sad and doesnt have that sparkle in her eye like my other pigs. She rumbles at the babies when they come near her and she just sits there still. Shes eating ok and still eats out my hand when shes in the cage sometimes but other times she wont even move. I dont understand what I'm doing wrong. I treat her like a princess like my other piggies. She has everything she could ever want but she still seems down. She seems to have some fungal infection that I'm treating on her foot but i dont think it could be this that is upsetting her. She looks drained and her eyes always looked glazed over. Its hard to explain but she doesnt seem happy :(
What should i do? x
 
Molly went through the same thing....I think the babies take a lot out of mommies. How old are the little ones?
 
thats so sad poor lil lady! how long has it been going on? is it a dramatic change in tempermant? i know * are a experienced pig mummy so have ruled out her being sick.
Maybe the other two get on her nerves? i really dont know chicky, must be frustrating, maybe its hormonal.
MMMmmmm I hope * get some real advice as I'm just waffling but wanted * to know i care x
 
hiya i am so sure that my lilly had post natal depression (my lilly got pregsnt 2times and had 8 babies) My lilly has never been the most socailable guinea pig she likes to sit on her own and do her own thing so you can imanging when she had her first 4 babies came along she used to feed them and make sure there was ok etc but then she used to let them go off and there own thing but when the 2nd lot of babies came along she was a bit more morthly with them

she never sqeaked or smiled or even liked me cuddling her it took her a lot of time to get over being pregant and having her babies she is a diffrent guinea pig now she sqeaks smiles and likes to be cuddled but she is still not never socialable but she is better then she was she only lives with one of her babies now (5 where boys) 1 of her girls amber she really didnt het one woth and i moved her in with my 2 older girls she lived with poppy and ruby untill january when ruby died she now just lives with poppy now poppy knows her mummy and how to keep in her good books

i would just keep on doing when your doing and some day she should come out of and be a happy guinea pig again
 
Thanks guys. I dont know what she was like before as i took her on with the babys. The babys were will be around 6 weeks now i think. Ive Pmed there 1st piggy mom (who rescued her) for advice. When she gave birth she lost 2 of the babies and it was a back to back pregnancy so i can understand why shes so tired. I'm just worried about her x
thanks everyone
 
They can get very fed up with babies left in with them sometimes. I think it gets a bit too much, especially if there is more than one baby and they rush about like little loons while all Mum really wants is peace and quiet!

You could exercise the babies together out of cage each day and give Mum some time on her own and see if the rest and relaxation helps her :)
 
starshine said:
They can get very fed up with babies left in with them sometimes. I think it gets a bit too much, especially if there is more than one baby and they rush about like little loons while all Mum really wants is peace and quiet!

You could exercise the babies together out of cage each day and give Mum some time on her own and see if the rest and relaxation helps her :)
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thanks that sounds like a great idea! i will defo do that x
 
Yeah. Vickyt told me when Molly was acting this way to give her alone time, but mine were 4 and a hlaf weeks old and still[/i] nursing! rolleyes

Molly enjoyed the alone time, for sure. I hope that she perks up soon!
 
I always give the sow a break from the babies, even if they're sows I wean them from here and let her have some time to recover, otherwise as you say they do get fed up with the babies. They're old enough to be by themselves now, if I was you I'd house them separately and let her have a couple of weeks recuperation by herself

Sophie
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hi chez
i agree with whats already been said, try giving her some time alone, we all need some "me time" now and then :)
 
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