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Perhaps certain breeds are more prone too. I've had four Abbys and one Rex.

Thank you all for the feedback. So sorry to hear about all your losses and piggy's ailments. I wonder how much of it is related to bad breeding over the years. Or if they all really are just very prone to so many illnesses and it's unavoidable. I agree it's so important to spend as much time...

I've always just had two so I end up with a single pig for some periods of time. I will get my female now a new friend eventually. I would like to have a nice little herd of 3 at some point though.

Thank you, I appreciate it. It's still very fresh and painful right now but I know it will get easier. I already miss her so much, she was always so vocal so it's very quiet now. I'm going to bury her next to little S'more in a nice wooded area behind my house.

Yeah, like I think hamsters are great but they usually only live a few years so I couldn't do it. I loved the last sentence in your post and it's so very true. Their illnesses are a major con to having them but the pros still outweigh all the stress and emotional and financial burden of it...

It definitely helps when you there is still one or more left to comfort you. It's much harder going from 1 pig to zero as I've done that before. I can't live without them!

I'm not sure if this should be in the medical forum. This is more of a vent than anything. I just lost my 4.5 year old girl, Ruby yesterday due to a possible UTI/ sludge that didn't respond to abs and high doses of Metacam. She was stable with hand-feeding and was better for a few days and...

Update: Unfortunately Ruby is having issues again with blood in her urine and is uncomfortable when going to the bathroom. I took her to the vet last Thursday so it's now been 4 days that she's been on Metacam and Baytril 2x per day. However, there is still spots of blood and she is crying a...

Update on Ruby... She had a follow-up appointment today and the vet gave her a clean bill of health- he felt her bladder and there was no stones and it wasn't uncomfortable for her. I also haven't seen any blood in the cage for at least a couple of days, she's not hunching at all and is eating...

Will do! Thanks!

That's great that you managed to flush it out yourself, I will try the Pedialyte as well as extra water. I know the catheter flush is still risky and I would like to avoid it if possible. Definitely not going with surgery yet.

Yes it is an exotic vet recommended on Guinea Lynx: She had a urinalysis that revealed a lot of bacteria. I am definitely not doing the surgery and I'm not sure why he is pushing it.

My pig Ruby is about 4.5 and has another UTI, previously she had one in November 2016. It was cleared then with 10 days of Baytril with no issues since, so she didn't get an x-ray. I had leftover Baytril so I was giving her the same amount when I noticed blood in her urine again recently...

Thanks everyone. And yes @Kelsie, I live in Pennsylvania. :)

I adopted Ruby in January. She's two years old and the most timid guinea pig I've ever had. She's gotten a lot better since I've gotten her though, and I'm sure she'll continue to become less fearful. She is sweet and loves cuddles. I waited until another female came along in a nearby...

I taught my last piggie how to 'do a circle'. It did not take that long to teach her and it was adorable. She'd do anything for carrots.

I have the same fleece on the ramp!

@Flowering, There's no point responding to very old posts, very unnecessary. Yes I was much younger when I had this cage, but it was safe and stable. Every cage since this very first expansion has been of proper size with an open floor plan. I was just experimenting at this point and went a...

Yes, 9 1/2, I know it is unusual and I am lucky and grateful she lived so long... I adopted her in June 2008 when she was three years old. I don't know the actual month of her birthday so I always just said it was the month that I got her, in June. It would have been amazing if I had gotten to...

My sweet baby S'more passed away today. I was with her as she went, petting her and comforting her. Ultimately I believe it was from GI Stasis, but I did everything I could to care for her. Her medical thread is here...