Patches&Callie
New Born Pup
Hello everyone!
I noticed something had been up with Callie (our guinea pig) for about 2 weeks now. She was a rescue that we took from an awful environment at her past owners home with her sister, Copper. The past house was a basement apartment with two heavy smokers that would smoke inside, to the point that when we picked them up, you could see a line of smoke in the residence. On top of that, they owned a cat that would torment them for fun!
About 2 weeks after we rescued them, sadly Copper passed over the rainbow bridge for unknown reasons. We later got Patches and her and Callie have been inseparable ever since. Since they were rescues, we don't know Callie's exact age, but we estimate 5-6 years old.
Two nights ago as we were giving them lap time, we were checking their stomachs for any oddities when my Sister discovered something wrong with Callie. Her fur was gone around the feet/legs and lower half, and the whole fur was looking a bit disheveled. We were thinking the culprit to be self-barbering but then we found something else. on her left back leg, it looked like one of the ligaments in her leg was sticking out clear to the eye and not concealed. It wasn't bleeding but now she is limping around and straying from her hidy-house less often, only sleeping and coming out to eat or drink. I'll have pictures shortly.
I really don't want to lose another guinea pig, and I really don't know what to do since we have no exotic vet near us. Help?
I noticed something had been up with Callie (our guinea pig) for about 2 weeks now. She was a rescue that we took from an awful environment at her past owners home with her sister, Copper. The past house was a basement apartment with two heavy smokers that would smoke inside, to the point that when we picked them up, you could see a line of smoke in the residence. On top of that, they owned a cat that would torment them for fun!
About 2 weeks after we rescued them, sadly Copper passed over the rainbow bridge for unknown reasons. We later got Patches and her and Callie have been inseparable ever since. Since they were rescues, we don't know Callie's exact age, but we estimate 5-6 years old.
Two nights ago as we were giving them lap time, we were checking their stomachs for any oddities when my Sister discovered something wrong with Callie. Her fur was gone around the feet/legs and lower half, and the whole fur was looking a bit disheveled. We were thinking the culprit to be self-barbering but then we found something else. on her left back leg, it looked like one of the ligaments in her leg was sticking out clear to the eye and not concealed. It wasn't bleeding but now she is limping around and straying from her hidy-house less often, only sleeping and coming out to eat or drink. I'll have pictures shortly.
I really don't want to lose another guinea pig, and I really don't know what to do since we have no exotic vet near us. Help?
