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Good evening, My lone guinea pig, Ally just turned 7 on St. Patty's day, she is the last one of our previous herd of 4 who is still with us. She has a benign mammary tumor that the vet diagnosed as benign about 2 months ago. We have been using metacam daily to help maintain comfort. Her tumor...

Hi everyone, One of my guinea pigs, Emily has what appears to be an ovarian tumor and a mammary tumor along with hair loss on her hind legs. She is 6 years old and has been previously treated for ovarian cysts with hormone injections about 6 months ago. We took her to the vet today, and the vet...

My pig Lexi had a piece of hay stuck in her eye. I wa able to get it out with tweezers a few minutes ago. I wanted advice as to whether I should bring her to the vet. I cant get her in till monday, so is there any advice as to how to take care of it until then

My pig Emily has turned into a very big piggy. She currently weighs in at a little over 3lbs. My vet says she needs to lose weight. You can tell she is uncomfortable. She needs help trying to groom herself and eat her poo. She gets very uncomfortable being picked up because there is so much of...

So our newest adoptee Lexi was losing weight so we brought her to the vet on saturday and they diagnosed her with a vitamin C deficiency from her old home and not having a proper diet at the SPCA. They gave her a shot of vitamin C. The vet said she needs critical care 3 times a day along with...

With the adoption of our newest piggy Lexi, I decided I needed to expand the cage to make sure my 4 girls get along well! I went with a 4x4 cage with 2x4 loft! The girls seem to have established dominance and happily accepted the new piggy who never fights back. The new addition Lexi, she is...

So after Ellas passing a month ago, I finally decided to adopt a new pig named Lexi, she is very sweet and a bit shy. I introduced them in neutral territory for about 2 hours, than I moved them into a brand new cage with all new clean things. The cage is a 4x4 with a 2x4 loft. I've noticed that...

We are looking into adopting a neutered boar from a local guinea pig shelter, I have never owned a boy before so I have a few questions. Do neutered males need their grease glands cleaned out? If so, How do I clean it? Is there any special care I need to do for the boar? Anything I need to watch...

We are having a carpet cleaning company come to the house to clean the rugs which uses a deodorizer. Is it safe to have the guinea pigs in their room while they clean? We asked for them to not use the deodorizer in my room, where the guinea pigs are.

So my family and I are moving our 3 guinea pigs and 2 dogs across the country, we will have a 3 day car ride and weeks in an apartment, I was wondering if this would be a good thing to have for the pigs and if all materials were safe incase of emergency...

My pig emily has been biting the sides of her back, and while I was petting her I found 2 large hard lumps on her back right in the middle, they dont look like scabs they are raised lumps, they are hard as a rock. I tried to get a picture but she is black so its hard to see

Hi Everyone, so it looks like we will be moving across the country, we are bringing our 2 dogs and 3 guinea pigs with us, so it will be quite crowded in the car. I was hoping I could get some help making a checklist for what I need to bring. I planned on putting all 3 in a pet store cage for the...

Ella, we adopted you on November 17, 2012. It was love at first sight, you were almost 3 years old. All your sisters had ben adopted and you were the only one left, as I was volunteering in the shelter in the guinea pig room she would follow me through the cage and cry for attention, I knew I...

So on Monday we were at the emergency vet because she was peeing blood, they gave her a shot of baytril and vitamin C until we could see our normal vet. On tuesday the vet said she had a UTI and gave us Baytril for her, but today Ella is just laying in the corner and wont eat her dinner and is...

I finally finished! It took me 15 hours! Its a 2x6 with a 2x2 L shape! I still have to put everything away underneath. It houses my 4 girls: Ella, Lilly, Emily, and Ally!

So I just got back from the vet with Ella who has an UTI, we first treated with baytril for 14 days, and it didnt clear it up so we went back today and they did an x-ray and ultra sound and found no problems with her ovaries or any stones. So the vet gave us Trimthsulfa Suspension. We have to...

One of my girls Ella has a dirty wet bum, from sitting in pee at the rescue. I wanted to know how I could go about cleaning it. Are there any save wipes I could use to just wipe it clean, or will she need a butt bath? If so how do I give a butt bath as I have never bathed my piggies so far. Im...

I just adopted a 3 year old guinea pig who I named Ella. We got her from the local SPCA. I am trying to introduce her to my 3 other girls. Right now Ella and Lilly have been constantly chattering and Lilly keeps opening her mouth, they are the only 2 not getting along. Lilly is the previous...

My mom has been getting upset about me washing the fleece, because so much hair gets left behind in the washer, that it takes forever to clean it off. Ive noticed that my fleece comes out of the washer covered in more hay and hair than when I put it in. She says if I cant figure out a way to get...

So I recently became vegetarian about 3 1/2 months ago. but tonight was my first time cooking a family meal while being it. Also my first time cooking with tofu. Well it went fantastic! everyone liked the food, even my brother ate it who hates the fact that im a vegetarian. I made 3 new recipes...