Katherine
Soppiest Piggie Owner 2015
I've been feeling a bit worried about Queenie the last few days. On Wednesday she got a bit of a wet bottom (definitely not diarrhoea, her poos are completely normal), and the only thing I could think it might have been was that they'd had some grass for the first time in quite a while, (although not a large amount, and all the other piggies were fine). They also all had a piece of strawberry, which is not a normal food for them, but again, the others were fine.
We cleaned her up, and it doesn't seem to have happened again. On Thursday we had to take Cupcake to the vets for a check-up (cystitis), so though it would be as well to take Queenie along as well for a once-over. The vet said she couldn't find anything wrong, but to keep an eye on her, and that she probably had just had a bit of an upset tummy.
So, apart from that one thing, there is nothing obviously wrong with Queenie, she is just not quite herself. She seems a bit tired, and isn't quite as enthusiastic over her food as she normally is, although her weight appears to be stable. I wonder whether it is just that she is struggling a bit with the weather, especially as she is a very large guinea, at 1.5kg. Our two smallest guineas are bouncing around like anything!
We've got to take Cupcake to the vets for another check-up on Saturday, so we could take Queenie again if necessary.
What I would like to know is how other people find large guineas are coping with the weather? Do they seem more lethargic?
I should add, the guineas are inside, and they are in one of the cooler rooms.
We cleaned her up, and it doesn't seem to have happened again. On Thursday we had to take Cupcake to the vets for a check-up (cystitis), so though it would be as well to take Queenie along as well for a once-over. The vet said she couldn't find anything wrong, but to keep an eye on her, and that she probably had just had a bit of an upset tummy.
So, apart from that one thing, there is nothing obviously wrong with Queenie, she is just not quite herself. She seems a bit tired, and isn't quite as enthusiastic over her food as she normally is, although her weight appears to be stable. I wonder whether it is just that she is struggling a bit with the weather, especially as she is a very large guinea, at 1.5kg. Our two smallest guineas are bouncing around like anything!
We've got to take Cupcake to the vets for another check-up on Saturday, so we could take Queenie again if necessary.
What I would like to know is how other people find large guineas are coping with the weather? Do they seem more lethargic?
I should add, the guineas are inside, and they are in one of the cooler rooms.