Omg its one after the other with my pigs.just had to take my boy to the vets as he was retching,he was given baytrill and is ok now.but i have just put my girl whom is still feeding a pup in the run and i have noticed that she has what appears to be mastitus.i have booked he in at vets tom am.has anyone else had this problem,is there anything i can do in the mean time thanx.
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Is she sore / bleeding from the nipples? They can look quite sore when lactating, without it being Mastitis. Could you gently squeeze and see if the milk is still ok? If it's Mastitis I think the fluid would not look or smell right?
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Found this;
Mastitis Affected guinea pigs develop hard, swollen, hot and painful mammary glands. Sometimes pus will discharge form the teats. Good hygiene is important to avoid this - so bedding should be cleaned out regularly
Mastitis Affected guinea pigs develop hard, swollen, hot and painful mammary glands. Sometimes pus will discharge form the teats. Good hygiene is important to avoid this - so bedding should be cleaned out regularly
Hi thanx for that i have been looking on line and that is all that i could find on it.just had another look at her milk looks normal but it is painfull for her when i touch it.poor chomper.i will get her vets tom as I'm worried bout it and dont want her to be in pain.it really is one after the other with my lot i must have spent about £300 at vets in the last 2 months.its not that there are not looked after they are pampered piggies.
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Just to say she went to vets yesturday,vet said it is ok.she did tell me to take baby away from her for a week but i really cant do that baby is only 4 weeks old and i dont think it is fair.the lump has gone down a bit now,so hopefully all will be ok.i think maybe i a little over protective!
Just to say she went to vets yesturday,vet said it is ok.she did tell me to take baby away from her for a week but i really cant do that baby is only 4 weeks old and i dont think it is fair.the lump has gone down a bit now,so hopefully all will be ok.i think maybe i a little over protective!
How much does the baby weigh? Boars can be taken away from 3 weeks as long as they're eating normal food and are a good weight, so the vet might be right... hopefully someone else can help, but I wouldn't worry about taking the baby away if it's healthy and eating
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Yeah I was going to say what Sophie said. It shouldn't be too much of a problem if baby is eating well as boars are usually separated around 3 weeks.
i have already taken the boar away on tue he is in with his dad.the mum and her female baby are staying together for good.i just feel too horrible taking her last bubby away.lump has gone down now though i will kkeep a good eye on it.julie.
Glad to hear the lump has gone down. The mum might start being a bit ratty with the baby once she is weaning, as the baby will keep trying to get milk and the mum will have had enough! Some are ok but with mine I've always weaned the babies from Mum once she starts to have enough, even if they end up living together later on. Just a thought.
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Mummy pigs usually decide when they want to stop feeding their pups. A quick gentle kick from her on a regularly basis, or she will run away from them, usually makes the babies get the hint that milk is off the menu.
At 4 weeks sometimes they have already stopped feeding. Did you notice that she was still feeding them? Or alternatively, they stopped but she was still producing milk and got sore and inflamed.
Hopefully, if you do separate mum and the little sow, they will be ok back together again in a week or two. Or keep them together and see if the baby keeps worrying her for milk.
Let us know how you get on.
At 4 weeks sometimes they have already stopped feeding. Did you notice that she was still feeding them? Or alternatively, they stopped but she was still producing milk and got sore and inflamed.
Hopefully, if you do separate mum and the little sow, they will be ok back together again in a week or two. Or keep them together and see if the baby keeps worrying her for milk.
Let us know how you get on.
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