Guinea Pig Health And Seperation Problems!

[Kate L]

My guinea pigs Phoebe and Yasi are very close, but phoebe isn't getting enough food and Yasi is eating to much. The vet said that Yasi definitely needs to go on a diet, so I separated them at meal times and Yasi ate her veggies quickly but phoebe likes to eat them over time and will only nibble at them here and there. I also separated them at pellet time as Phoebe doesn't get to eat any when Yasi eats so fast. Not only do we have eating issues, but Phoebe has a badly healed back leg and she needs her tablets (which she eats slowly) but also I was advised to keep her on padded fleece. My only concern is that Yasi loves eating fleece and I'm scared she will get a blockage if she eats to much of it.
I have recently decided that it would be better if I separated them for the time being, I don't want to stress them but I think that it would be better over all. I don't want them to get stressed so I have put Phoebe on one side of the cage with fleece and Yasi on the other side with carefresh and in the middle there is just c&c grids. I have put there litter trays next to each other so they can eat next to each other and I have also put their beds together.
I was wondering weather you think that this is alright considering what is happening at the moment?

 

[flintstones]

Could Phoebe have something underlying that's causing her to be off her food?

 

[helen105281]

I think it is the right decision for now, so you can monitor what they are both eating, and they can still see each other. I agree with Flintstones that there may be some issue which is affecting how Phoebe eats. Could you update your location on your profile? that way we can advise if there is a more guinea pig savvy vet within your reach.

 

[Kate L]

Could Phoebe have something underlying that's causing her to be off her food?

No there is definitely not a problem with her eating slowly as have already visited a vet about it and it is just fine.

 

[flintstones]

In the past when my pig's lose weight and slow down there is always something underlying. Please don't rule it out because she has had a vet visit some things require an Xray, ultrasounds etc. I would continue to monitor her weight.

 

[Kate L]

Since I have separated them Phoebe has put on weight and is now a perfect weight. Also she has was a rescue and before she was rescued she was only feed a certain amount of food every 2 days. so I think she learnt to savour her food and now its a habit.

In the past when my pig's lose weight and slow down there is always something underlying. Please don't rule it out because she has had a vet visit some things require an Xray, ultrasounds etc. I would continue to monitor her weight.