Last Wednesday (11/30) my daughter said that Ruby wasn't eating her carrot. She loves carrots. It was at that moment we became aware Ruby wasn't eating at all. I called my vet, who at one time bred guinea pigs, and she told me all I could do was hand feed her to try and get her appetite back. I started to hand feed her but could not do it every two hours like she suggested. Over the next few days, we noticed she would take drinks and eat some of her produce but no pellets. Then the diarrhea started on day 4. Despite all the hand feeding, she would not eat. I knew the situation was grave. However, we live over 2 hours from a guinea pig vet. It was not possible to take her to the vet, the cost, travel time etc. We tried probiotics and it did not help. She never had any signs of a URI. She died on day 7 after one long fight. It was horrible, she was my daughter's first piggie. She held her and sobbed for 6 hours before Ruby finally gave up the fight. I would have taken her to get euthanized but it was after hours. I live in a small town and don't have the luxury of a 24 hour vet service. Ruby was not even a year old. I have no idea what was wrong. Now we have Ginger and her baby Peaches. I feel for any of you out there who have piggies that won't eat. :weepy: