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I have a dying guinea pig and I can't afford a vet.

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My guinea pig has lost most of his weight, is not eating, apathetic, his rear is blocked up, there's green dribble coming from his mouth(I fed him clover yesterday however) and he can't even squeak in pain. My other guinea pig died about a month ago with the same symptoms, I ended up putting her down as much pain as she was obviously in. I'm going to euthanize him tonight if I can't get any good advice on how to ease his pain or save his life.PLEASE HELP!!1
 
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I'm going to euthanize him tonight if I can't get any good advice on how to ease his pain or save his life.
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What do you mean?

I'm not experienced enough to offer any advice on how to save his life, your piggy, by the sound of things really does need to see a vet asap
 
I can't afford a vet, I'm 14 and my parents are going through a bloody divorce.
I'm not entirely comfortable with giving my address to anyone over the internet. I live in north carolina but I'm not going to say any more than that.
 
You are on a forum based in the Uk and it is nearly 1 am so it is unlikely there will be many people on. Can you find a U S based site.
There is one person who uses this site and is in the USA and she uses the name Kimmiesguineas, if she logs in she may be able to help you or you try to find her website.

Can you try to clear the blockage?
 
I'm desparately google-ing guinea pig help right now.
I'm afraid to mess with him too much, right now he's just sitting on my lap and if I shift positions he squeaks in pain. Should I try?
 
Please go to the vet ASAP. I'm sure you'll be able to come to some agreement about payment.
 
Maybe you could look up an animal shelter near you? I'm not sure how things work in the usa (i'm sorry i assumed you were from the UK, it might be hard finding someone on here who lives by you).

Surely if you show your mom or dad the state your piggy is in, they would lend you the money? He really, really does need help.

Keep him warm and try and clean his bum the best you can (you could find out online how to do this). If he has dribble, it might just be his teeth that are bad and that's why he has lost weight/not eating very much, in which case a trip to the vets will sort this out. Piggies often get impacted bums even when they are healthy
 
I'm sorry to sound like a broken record, but I CAN'T go to the vet.
My mom won't take me, last time we went we couldn't work anything out, and I'm really not kidding about our situation.
 
Clover_kins said:
Maybe you could look up an animal shelter near you? I'm not sure how things work in the usa (i'm sorry i assumed you were from the UK, it might be hard finding someone on here who lives by you).

Surely if you show your mom or dad the state your piggy is in, they would lend you the money? He really, really does need help.

Keep him warm and try and clean his bum the best you can (you could find out online how to do this). If he has dribble, it might just be his teeth that are bad and that's why he has lost weight/not eating very much, in which case a trip to the vets will sort this out. Piggies often get impacted bums even when they are healthy
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My mom wants to help him, she's not just ebil. If we had the money, I wouldn't be online asking about it, I'd be at the vet.
I'll try to clear him out, if he resists what do I do?
 
There's absolutely nowhere to go? I really wouldn't rely too much on the internet for help, as there's so many different things that could be wrong and you could be misinformed.
 
Hi love, Kimmie is in the US perhaps she can help you :(
Please even if you ring a vet and ask for their advice, we'll keep our paws crossed for you :-*
I'm in Australia so i'm not able to help either :(
Clean him up and give him some water and mushed up pellets, try to make him as comfortable as you can. Good luck but it does sound like his teeth my poor little man has toofie probs too, i'm sure a vet will help you out. You can even pay them off i know this as i speak to other girls in the US. There's also guinealynx site in the US that might be able to help. Also guinea pigs daily digest they are in the US i'm sure someone will be there monitoring their digest you could post your questions and should get an answer pretty quickly.
Hope all this helps you, sorry you have to go thru this once again.
 
Wow Glynis, am impressed with your knowledge! glad you could help out more than anyone else. It's pretty hard sitting here feeling useless. :(
 
The internet is not the greatest source for life/death situations, I know.
This is my last resort.
Please understand I absolutely want to do anything I can for him.
He's had his teeth clipped, his mouth looks fine.
Diahrrea maybe?
 
to check for diarrhoea you'll need to put him on clean bedding and check any poops that he does
 
Just be gentle with him. i guess in this state, he wont really want to be messed around. If you have an old blanket or towel, you could put it over a hot water bottle (just hot, not boiling water) and cuddle him up in the towel, then work on his bum. The warmth will probably ease some of the pain too.

Will he eat or drink by himself? If not, you could try and give him some water (can you get a syringe or pipette?) and like glynis said, mush some of his food up and give him a little bit at a time (this will keep his stomach working)

I hate to say it, but without a vet, i'm not sure what future your piggie has :( Hopefully someone in the usa will be able to help you

edit: this link may help you http://www.guinealynx.com/handfeeding.html
 
It logged me out for some reason.
My mom said to schedule a vet appointment and trick my dad into paying it somehow, which I'm shooting for.
Thakns for aall your help.
If you can give me advice, message me at emo_kid_lieche on msn please.
THANKS!
 
I hadn't looked on guinealynx.com before, it looks to be a great website, i would take the advice offered on there. Good luck with your piggie, i must be off to bed now. Keep looking out on the forums in the usa (i think all of us over here are in bed now :D)

I'm very happy for you that you got a vets appt (let them know its an emergency)... just continue to keep him warm etc (when you take him to the vets, you could put a hot water bottle in with him)

Best of luck,
Nici :)
 
Oh dear! good luck at the vets...
Maybe if you get our dad to take you there and say oh no ive got no money!... it works with my dad ;D

Best of luck for you and your piggie :)
 
Have a think about having guinea pigs in the future if you can't get them to a vet. It's the legal responsibility of your parents to get them to the vet. If you can't get vet treatment, don't have pets. Sorry, it's as simple as that. Glad to see that hopefully your pig will get treated.
 
OH god, i had this problem, my parents couldnt afford it cause of being pathetic and divoricing each other then rejecting it, , so my piggy coco died of phemonia. :-\ explain to your parents, I'm suree there;ll understand
 
How is he today? It really sounds like you need a vet even it's a pts situation, maybe ring one up for advice
 
kayjay said:
How is he today? It really sounds like you need a vet even it's a pts situation, maybe ring one up for advice
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yer vets will have the best info for you... because they are experienced with it all... hope he is okay! :-*
 
What's the news? I agree with daftscotslass - you can't have pets if you can't get help for them when they are ill.

I'm sorry you're going through this, but that is the bottom line after all, and this post has made me very upset. I find it very hard knowing there is a darling guinea in pain who is being denied medical intervention.
 
Its wrong of the parents to let their marital disputes deny the guinea pig of a vet and therefore you of your pet and I agree with the general view that your parents shouldn't have let you have pets without realising that they would get ill at some stage of their lives. I'm sorry that you are going through this at your age, it really isn't on. Hoepfully by now though you may have got him to the vet or he may have slipped over to the rainbow bridge.

Let us know....
 
yes, please let us know how you get on. This must be an upsetting time for you on several fronts. :'(
 
Lucinda said:
What's the news? I agree with daftscotslass - you can't have pets if you can't get help for them when they are ill.

I'm sorry you're going through this, but that is the bottom line after all, and this post has made me very upset. I find it very hard knowing there is a darling guinea in pain who is being denied medical intervention.
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My feelings to the letter. This topic puts a little crack in my heart every time I come across it.
Sick animals need veterinary care - you have to find a way. End of.
 
It is all very well for us to say, but we are outside the gold fish bowl looking in, they are not, all they can see is a way, i imagine is, if i say mum won't pay for the pig and it dies its her fault and mum thinking the same thing about dad, playing for the kids feelings "most" parents do it a divorce making them a pawn, in there difficult game.
and stuck in the middle is a kid that has no voice in the argument's of the adult world and a dieing pig.

We in this situation can only support our young friend and not get on at her, she knows what has to be achieved and unfortunately cannot.
Parents when they play this game with there children make me cross :-\

I hope she manages to work this situation out in time,

them
 
piggybaker said:
It is all very well for us to say, but we are outside the gold fish bowl looking in, they are not, all they can see is a way, i imagine is, if i say mum won't pay for the pig and it dies its her fault and mum thinking the same thing about dad, playing for the kids feelings "most" parents do it a divorce making them a porn, in there difficult game.
and stuck in the middle is a kid that has no voice in the argument's of the adult world and a dieing pig.

We in this situation can only support our young friend and not get on at her, she knows what has to be achieved and unfortunately cannot.
Parents when they play this game with there children make me cross :-\

I hope she manages to work this situation out in time,

them
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I have to agree with you here. The kid is really trying her best, its her parents who really upset me and make me sick. Why the hell do parents let their kids have pets when they aren't willing to get the treatment they might need at some point. Too many people don't see any further ahead than buying the pet. In particular they see guinea pigs as a cheap pet to buy and keep and don't even give a thought to how much vets bills can cost. In some ways I wish piggies were far more expensive to buy in the first place and then people would give more thought to the lifelong care of them.

This kid needs the support of people like us. She wants to do the best she can but sadly she is being let down big time by her parents.

Such a very upsetting situation! :'( I just hope that somehow this little piggy gets the help it needs and deserves!
 
the problem is they probable did think of this but have become so bitter and twisted within there argument that they have become short sighted and selfish, they must care about animal at one time as there daughter appears distraught over her pig, she learnt that care from someone, its such a shame her parents have become to wrapped up in themselves to listen.
 
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