SkittlesandFluffles
New Born Pup
I'm scared to post this as I know everyone's gonna come at me over this but atm things are a struggle for me especially with my local area currently being in an extremely strict lockdown.
My female guinea pig has started acting different today, all she wants to do is burrow under her fleese blankets and sleep. Usually if I put my hand in the cage and try to touch her she runs off but while shes burrowed under there she doesn't care if I'm touching her. I put a plate of veggies in which my other pig is eating fine but she's had a few bits of lettuce and is currently just stood there not doing anything. She isn't showing any signs of being unwell apart from this, no weight loss (if anything she's put on abit), eyes are bright and normal, poos and pees fine, not eating slowly (but is picking) she still rumble struts around my other pig, not struggling with movement, nose is dry, but she just doesn't seem to want to do much apart from that. I don't know her age as she was pretty much fully grown when I got her. I think I can feel a ball on either side of her belly infront of her back legs but I don't know if this could just be her belly. What do I do? Does she need emergency help right now?
I know the logical thing is to take her to the vet but at the moment they want to charge me £200 upfront just to look her over, the vets is an hour away from me and I don't drive (public transport has stopped atm), I don't have a job now so money is extremely tight this month otherwise I would be down the vets right now please don't attack me over this I just want advice so I know what step to take next.
My female guinea pig has started acting different today, all she wants to do is burrow under her fleese blankets and sleep. Usually if I put my hand in the cage and try to touch her she runs off but while shes burrowed under there she doesn't care if I'm touching her. I put a plate of veggies in which my other pig is eating fine but she's had a few bits of lettuce and is currently just stood there not doing anything. She isn't showing any signs of being unwell apart from this, no weight loss (if anything she's put on abit), eyes are bright and normal, poos and pees fine, not eating slowly (but is picking) she still rumble struts around my other pig, not struggling with movement, nose is dry, but she just doesn't seem to want to do much apart from that. I don't know her age as she was pretty much fully grown when I got her. I think I can feel a ball on either side of her belly infront of her back legs but I don't know if this could just be her belly. What do I do? Does she need emergency help right now?
I know the logical thing is to take her to the vet but at the moment they want to charge me £200 upfront just to look her over, the vets is an hour away from me and I don't drive (public transport has stopped atm), I don't have a job now so money is extremely tight this month otherwise I would be down the vets right now please don't attack me over this I just want advice so I know what step to take next.