paulalovespiggies
Junior Guinea Pig
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Hi everyone, first off, I have already been to the vet and fairly confident my piggle is generally ok bar the limp, just wanted some advice on a speedy recovery.
So Pig started limping about a week ago and I brought him in to the vet about 2 days after because I couldn't tell if it was serious or something more sinister than a sore leg.
The vet checked him all over and was happy nothing is broken, thinks it's a strain and sent me off with pain meds.
Since then, there's been no floor time, I try to move him myself as much as possible to limit his movement. Appetite fine, drinking water fine.
The pain meds ran out last night and when I went to move him today he squealed a bit more - presumably just because he's feeling the pain more.
I had him in the cage all along with his roomie, Percy. But I noticed today that Percy was being more energetic than normal and was scooting past Pig and irritating him and possibly hurting him.
So I've separated them and now Pig is in his travel cage, which is small, with food & hay & water & his wee cosies and Percy is in the normal cage.
So a week has passed since I noticed - how long do I give him to recover before I get him back to the vet? How long is too long basically.
Is it better to keep them separated?
The travel cage is small, I'm scared Pig could get depressed and lonely in there. Should I limit how long he's in there? The benefit is that he can't move far in there so I can be certain he's resting. Plus I can monitor properly what he's eating.
Any tips to entertain a sick bored pig?
Do I need to reintroduce them again even if they're only separated for a day or a couple of days?
Thanks guys!
So Pig started limping about a week ago and I brought him in to the vet about 2 days after because I couldn't tell if it was serious or something more sinister than a sore leg.
The vet checked him all over and was happy nothing is broken, thinks it's a strain and sent me off with pain meds.
Since then, there's been no floor time, I try to move him myself as much as possible to limit his movement. Appetite fine, drinking water fine.
The pain meds ran out last night and when I went to move him today he squealed a bit more - presumably just because he's feeling the pain more.
I had him in the cage all along with his roomie, Percy. But I noticed today that Percy was being more energetic than normal and was scooting past Pig and irritating him and possibly hurting him.
So I've separated them and now Pig is in his travel cage, which is small, with food & hay & water & his wee cosies and Percy is in the normal cage.
So a week has passed since I noticed - how long do I give him to recover before I get him back to the vet? How long is too long basically.
Is it better to keep them separated?
The travel cage is small, I'm scared Pig could get depressed and lonely in there. Should I limit how long he's in there? The benefit is that he can't move far in there so I can be certain he's resting. Plus I can monitor properly what he's eating.
Any tips to entertain a sick bored pig?
Do I need to reintroduce them again even if they're only separated for a day or a couple of days?
Thanks guys!