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I think i hit his head on a wooden table not sure :(

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Plz help when i was just getting my guinea pigs out and moving them to a samll box to a bigger box i think i hit both of there heads on a wooden table or it may of been my hand i dont want to take them to the vets well i would like to but i wouldnt be aloud never! So plz tell me what to do asap.
 
how did you hit both? dya mean you were holding them both at the same time?.... did you not feel it on your hand? was it a hard bump? hope they're ok x
 
well

i was the holiding one at the time and i dont no how both but my hand when i move them to the box they were very close to the table i think it wa smy hands tho i doubt it was the lil guineas head if it was I'm sorry i love them very much but if anyone think i have well i hope i havent
 
i don't understand this
do you mean you dropped them? or caught them on the table leg or something as you were moving them?
i hope they're ok ?/
 
well ok

i was holidng 1 at a time the box was on the floor and i had them held very tight as they aint that tamed and i think its head or my hand whent past the corner off the table i felt it so i guess it was my hand but i dont no they ar ok tho well they seem to be ?
 
if you're worried that they might be injured take them to the vet.
judging from your other post it sounds like you might be having problems handling them, this might help you http://www.guinealynx.info/handling.html

how tightly were you holding them =\ please make sure you're being gentle with them as guinea pigs are only small and if they're wriggling you might be hurting them.
 
i sdont get

how is this ment to help me haha sorry thank you tho i put mine on my lap take them out of the box and put them on my lap and hold them and stroke them so they dont wriggle you may laugh but i wear gloves incase they scratch ?
 
I dont get why, if you thought you'd bumped one then why you werent even more careful with the second one. The link was added to help you to ensure you're holding them properly, as you mentioned you were holding them very tightly, it wasn't added for you to laugh/sneer at. Oh and why wouldnt you be allowed to take them to the vets. How old are you? (no offense) just wondered if you meant your parents wouldnt wan to take them to the vet
 
sorry but i found that pretty rude.
just to add, this PM you just sent me

runt18 said:
Hey could you mabye add me as a friend as i dont no anyway yeh i have no idea if i hit my hand or there lil heads how mnay guineas you got ? indoors or out ? anyway yeh you no i got them on pancake day i have a big hutch out side with a ramp that goes down to the pavement so they have there lil bit upstairs bedroom and food part then theres a ramp that goes on to pavement at the bottom of the cage well i have locked that up at the mo so they cant go down it and never have done. When my friend got there guinea pig 2 days after i got my 2 they had a ramp and they didnt close it up and they guinea pig fell down it so i dont no what to do if i should keep my locke dup forever now as they have got used to nothing being there and theres another thing i wanted to ask you do you think moving 2 gyuinea to a indoor cage then 2 days later to a out door cage once a week will make them go funny so they wont no whats happening if you no what i mean plz reply to this message asap as I'm very bored haha byeeeee
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i get a rather strong impression that not only have you not done very much (if any) research on guinea pigs in general ie. their behaviour or general living requirements, but you're not taking this very seriously either.
i'd suggest that you look at the link i sent you and visit other areas of the site, so you can actually do some research on guinea pigs. i find it quite frightening that not only do you have no knowledge of them but you're laughing off the possible seriousness of this situation and people's attempts to help you.

sorry to anyone who didn't want to read that PM, i posted it here as I felt it was relevant to the topic and tied in with that rather immature response i just had on here.
 
You must care about your pigs or you wouldn't have asked for help. Did you get them from a rescue or someone local to you and did they show you how to handle them? If not could you go back there for some help and advice?

Sending people rude messages wont help you.
 
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I do feel that you really care about your animals, and that is commendable, but I do also wonder about how suitable you are - and your situation is - at this particular time to be responsible for them. Assuming you are a minor, your parents are actually responsible for your guinea pigs. If they will not accept responsibility, then no matter how big your heart and well-meaning your intentions, please consider giving them to someone who will fulfill every immediate and future need and who will be prepared should anything ever come up.

It is illegal to deny an animal veterinary attention if they require it, so although it may not be necessary this time, think about what will happen when the piggies really do fall ill. Are your parents going to believe that a bit of a snuffly nose needs vet treatment, or that a drop of weight also need medical attention? You either need your parents total reassurance that they will be taken to the vets at the first sign of illness, or the piggies need to be living with someone who does have this assurance.

I understand as much as the next person how hard it is to be relying on your parents, but without their support, advice and dedication to your animals as well, you're going to find it hard to give these animals everything they need at all times.

I'm sorry that this is not what you wanted to hear, but from the sounds of things thus far, your piggies need you to really, really learn hard how to look after them - and your parents too - or go to a home with more experience.
 
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i think this thread should be closed - please!

there are too many arguments on here lately. x

ps, no offense to anyone intended
 
I think that you do care about your piggies otherwise you wouldn't have asked advise on here BUT I do think that you need to do a lot of research on how to handle and care for them properly. When I first joined this forum, I didn't know much about piggies but was helped out a lot by the kind people on here. Once one of my pigs wounded herself and I was so worried, I checked her all over and watched her like a hawk. Luckily she was fine. but I felt so guilty afterwards.
 
Claire I agree has everyone got Choccy withdrawl or something? So many scraps on here lately, rather off putting to newbies.

Hope the pigs are ok!
 
idk if this is aimed at me or not but i'd like to say the only reason that PM was posted was due to the fact that, paired with the response i got when trying to help, pointed to the idea that runt18 isn't taking this as seriously as she might do.
i wasn't trying to start an arguement; i just don't understand why my advice was sneered at and i found the PM a bit odd. sorry to cause offense if i have.
 
Just someone young and very new to piggies, s/he posted a thread in General as well explaining a bit more.
 
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