Vets trip this morning

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Took Ginny to the vet this morning as she's in pain again with her back. She had an xray a couple of months ago which showed a vertebra had crumbled. Upping her metacam.
She was a proper little madam on the vets table. She wandered round having a good nosey. Tried to eat the bowl she got weighed in. Went over to read the book the vet was referring to, then tried to eat it, as the vet was using it! Managed to open the door of the pet carrier herself and get back in. Retrieved her from the pet carrier so she tried to climb up me instead. Most guinea pigs get scared and freeze!
How does everyone else's pigs act at the vet?
 
Clover and Jezebel were very good at the vets yesterday, but they did try to wander off and Jezebel wanted to eat the computer cables! Clover didnt like her nails trimmed but was happy to have her wonky leg examined and quite happy to let the vet check her back teeth- she had a big mouthful of hay that clogged up the odontoscope :)
 
Roclibrarian said:
Took Ginny to the vet this morning as she's in pain again with her back. She had an xray a couple of months ago which showed a vertebra had crumbled. Upping her metacam.
She was a proper little madam on the vets table. She wandered round having a good nosey. Tried to eat the bowl she got weighed in. Went over to read the book the vet was referring to, then tried to eat it, as the vet was using it! Managed to open the door of the pet carrier herself and get back in. Retrieved her from the pet carrier so she tried to climb up me instead. Most guinea pigs get scared and freeze!
How does everyone else's pigs act at the vet?
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So what is happening with Ginny?
Is it just increased Metacam?
A crumbling vertebrae sounds nasty
 
Well this morning at the vets, Betsy was good till it was teeth check time and the vet had to wash some of the gunk out of her mouth using a syringe. He held Betsy over the sink to do this. Well she decided she didn't like it and escaped by walking all over the computer keyboard back to me and safety.
 
One of my previous pigs tried to do a runner off the examination table when I took her in once. Hope your pig is feeling better soon.
 
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