Recent content by kat_0521

**UPDATE** Ginger went to the vet this morning for her surgery. I was optimistic- the spot on her eye was getting smaller, the eye itself wasn't swollen or "bulgy", and while there was still tearing and small amounts of pus, overall the eye looked like it was healing. I thought they would cancel...

First off, thanks very much for your reply Haley. :) **QUICK UPDATE** Ginger went in for the vet's follow-up appt on monday the 18th. The corneal ulcer has gotten worse, and the recommendation is for surgery, to have the ulcer removed. I asked about anti-inflammatory and pain killer meds -...

hi all Some of you may remember me, but I haven't posted here in a while. I have a piggie who went to the vet on thursday and was given a diagnosis of "active corneal ulcer". Almost her entire eye is clouded and "pus-colored", she appeared to have a scab on the surface of her eye (which...

Can anyone tell me where to find clipart of a piggie's paw print? I work at a store where all the time people get a bear paw print or panther pawprint, and put it on their clothes- like an iron on. I was told that they can do custom work also. I would LOVE to be able to put a guinea pig paw...

This is just a suggestion and I'm not sure if it'll work... Try making where ever you put them for floor time like a big cage. What I mean is, set up grids (like a 3x3 if you have enough or possibly a ferret playpen> I've never tried one of those, just thinking out loud here), then put in...

Thank you for replying! I know my t-shirt will get eaten, (i'm expecting that to happen) the thing is about 7 years old already and I'm surprised it hasn't fallen apart by now. My light grey, Andy, adores the t-shirt and will spend most of his time cuddled under there. Jack, who is almost black...

I recently got 2 male rats, who are about 8 weeks old and still getting used to me (i've had them less than a week). They are in a wire cage with a 5" deep plastic bottom, I'm estimating the cage to be about 20" long, 14"wide, and 24" deep with the wire bars about 1/2" apart. I have them in...

Thanks a lot Ly!

I went to my piggie supply store to restock on Timothy hay (by Oxbow- that's the only kind my girls will eat now...they go nuts over it) and Cavy Cuisine. I also picked up Critter berries to try them out. But, before I give some to my girls, I have a few questions. And I did go to the Oxbow...

Very good idea and I can't wait to tyr it! How do you attatch the two houses? Will they "snap" together? Non-toxic glue?

Thanks, I was just wondering about it.

I was wondering about this....I work with horses for a living and there is a deodorizer called PDZ (sorry I don't know what it stands for-that's just what the product is called) that is used for pee spots. It's a plain white powder, goes right on the spot, then gets covered with fresh bedding...

Actually I mean mini corn raw. I saw it on sale in my grocery store the other day. And thank you for the list, but my pigs already get a multitude of different veggies on a daily basis. Stuff that was already recommended to me by this site. I was looking to expand my list. Thanks again.

Hi. I was wondering if rhubarb is OK for guinea pigs? Does it have nutritional value for them? Also, can you feed them those mini corn-cobs? I know I'm not using the right name-sorry. Ever saw the movie "Big" with Tom Hanks? He's at his first adult party and someone offers him these mini...

Try a shoebox with a large "doorway" cut into it- or a small box that will fit in the cage. That way she has somewhere to go hide. I remember when my first girl was pregnant (before I was educated and, yes, it was accidental) she had to have her pups inside a hidey-house. If you can't get a box...