Hiya, after reading something that has worried me I wanted to come on here and see what other people’s experiances are regarding this. One of my girls (all are one year old) has a rounder belly than the others, now this is something she has always had. She’s always had a slightly rounder belly and as she’s grown from a baby her tummy has obviously grown with her. She’s top of the group but only second heaviest. It’s not hard or uncomfortable. She just looks kind of pregnant from certain angles. She has always squeaked when being picked up since she was about 12 weeks old. You can’t really touch anywhere other than her head without being drop kicked aha. However she is happy to be petted on her terms when out for a cuddle.
this occurred after a vet mishandled her (held her upside down and didn’t support her body at all, she was crying and I grabbed her from him because I was incredibly distressed and In shock that he would hold her like that!) ever since that vet visit she has had been vocal when being picked up out of the hutch. (This again was when she was a baby) it has got better with age, but she still gives me a good warning squeak when I pick her up, but once stable on my chest is nice and settled.
so my question is whether some piggies do have much larger bellies than others. Most of her body is white which makes all her features stand out more. If this had all occurred recently I would be straight to the vets. But it seems that she has always been like this.
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this occurred after a vet mishandled her (held her upside down and didn’t support her body at all, she was crying and I grabbed her from him because I was incredibly distressed and In shock that he would hold her like that!) ever since that vet visit she has had been vocal when being picked up out of the hutch. (This again was when she was a baby) it has got better with age, but she still gives me a good warning squeak when I pick her up, but once stable on my chest is nice and settled.
so my question is whether some piggies do have much larger bellies than others. Most of her body is white which makes all her features stand out more. If this had all occurred recently I would be straight to the vets. But it seems that she has always been like this.
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