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My Guinea Is Sick?

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Angie2909

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Hey everyone, thanks in advance for your help. Today I noticed my guinea pig might be ill, she doesn't move her back legs at all which is definitely not herself, she's always moving around. I freaked out and started crying because I thought she was dying (She'sold). I'm not sure if I should take her to the vet. I included a picture, please help. IMAG0357-1.webp
 
Hello. Sorry to hear this, please get her to a vet asap. Do you know one that is used to treating Guinea pigs? Where are you located?
 
sport_billy said:
Hello. Sorry to hear this, please get her to a vet asap. Do you know one that is used to treating Guinea pigs? Where are you located?
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I'm located in New Jersey, I'm new owning piggies and don't know about a vet that is specialized in treating guinea pigs
 
Yes, definitely see a vet. The closed and gunky eyes make me query a respiratory infection. They can strike suddenly and can get bad, even fatal, in a hurry. Hope goes well for her- it's scary when they get sick, particularly the elderly ones!
 
How is your piggy?
 
You must take your piggy to the vet, ASAP just because she is old it is no excuse for letting her die in pain. Let us know how she goes.
 
Hi! Have you been able to see a vet? A vet can help you with anything that is curable. Back leg paralysis in older piggies can often be reversed although it takes a while.

Please make sure that you syringe feed and water your piggy if it is not eating properly and take into account that 80% of the food intake should be hay. Weigh daily and top your piggy up with supprt feed as needed. Mushed up pellets will do in a pinch as long as you prep the syringe tip as shown in our guide. Make sure that hay and water are within easy reach for a guinea pig with very limited mobility.

Change the area your piggy is sitting in 2-3 times daily and give it regular bum wipes with hand warm water to prevent sores and infections of the bum end and the foot pads.

Keep your piggy warm, but not hot and discuss whether it needs painkillers to keep it comfortable.

If the back leg paralysis is part of the process of its body closing down, then there is unfortunately nothing you can do; but that is for a vet to decide. Pets have shorter lives than us. We cannot control how long they live or what they die from, but we can do our best that they have good, happy and pain-free lives while they are in our care.
 
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