Know that you’re not alone, I had to call animal poison control once after Ferb ate a tulip leaf. Apparently if he had eaten the bulb or flower it would have been bad. He was okay after eating the...
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Know that you’re not alone, I had to call animal poison control once after Ferb ate a tulip leaf. Apparently if he had eaten the bulb or flower it would have been bad. He was okay after eating the...
I’m so very sorry for your loss. They always leave guinea pig shaped holes in our hearts when they cross the rainbow bridge. RIP little Punkin.
Well, Trixie is fine. She had gotten lettuce stuck in her throat. It’s cleared now. She had either coughed it up or swallowed it by the time I woke up today.
I had the vet check Trixie anyway....
Why do our piggies always get sick in the middle of the night?
10:30pm when I gave Bacon & Penny meds and all 3 vitamin C and lettuce Trixie seemed fine.
I heard her choke on some lettuce....
spy9doc I’m not suspecting anything environmental at this point, although an air purifier may not be a bad idea just in case.
This whole thing with Bacon started last winter when he managed to...
Just FYI, I had asked about feeding Bacon a veggie while he’s in the nebulizer container and the vet tech said not to in case the misted medications accumulate on the veggie and he ingests them. I...
So it turns out Bacon does not have an enlarged heart. He does have an arrhythmia, but no heart murmur. The veterinary cardiologist was able to image the left side of his heart better than the right...
That is excellent news! Go Sparky!
Bacon will see the veterinary cardiologist on Friday, I’ll let you know what he has to say (and if they can get an echocardiogram this time).
I use Small Pet Select paper bedding, the brown (not the white) if you’re looking for an alternative to the carefresh brand. You can buy it at smallpetselect.com or amazon.com .
You mentioned a bald spot on her head, is she a crested breed, like Penny in this picture? It looks like a small bald spot on the top of the head with the fur growing in a whorl around it.
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Child Life Vitamin C liquid is 1 ml per (adult) pig per day, according to Stahl Exotics (SEAVS).
This is what my piggies take for vitamin C, it’s the one their exotics vet sells. They think it’s a treat and squabble over who gets theirs first every night.
So I go away for about a week at a time several times a year. I hire a pet sitter who comes in twice a day. Often it’s a different person than the previous time.
It would be far more traumatic to...
How is Sparky doing? I’m so glad he decided to go up the ramp!
I’ll PM you about what happened with Ferb, I don’t want to hijack Sparky’s thread.
I agree with Kelsie! And some of the guinea pig groups on Facebook are awful too.
Thank you moderators!
Oh my goodness, I hope Sparky feels better quickly! And I really wish this wasn’t happening!
My (Sir Francis) Bacon (adopted in December) was diagnosed with an enlarged heart in February. His...
My Penny is 5.5 years old. She has a lipoma on her chest, it will be removed surgically next week. It started fast and is getting bigger pretty fast. The vet said lipomas are not usually cancer. Hers...
I’m so sorry for your loss. There are too many guinea pig shaped holes in our hearts. RIP little Mocha.
Sigh, I don’t check in very often when work is extra busy, and then there’s sad news. I’m so sorry Chip passed away. It’s been a bad year for our beloved piggies, I miss Ferb every day. RIP little...
I’m so sorry your baby is sick. I’ve had some luck with wiping a piece of fruit (cut up strawberry or blueberry) all over the tip and outside of the syringe (after drawing up the medication). It...
Oh no, I’m so so sorry! And second guessing “if only” is a horrible place to be. I’m still there from Ferb’s passing.
Fuery, Alex, Ymir and Simon are together (Ferb is there too) having the all...
Gorgeous! How do you get them to sit still? When I try and get pigtures mine go in separate directions unless I give them a piece of apple (or other fruit/veggie).
Lol, my niece and were eating lunch at a Chinese restaurant last Saturday and we had a conversation about this. I declared it’s a great year for guinea pigs coming up!
Happy New Year Artista and Bella Rose, from me, Penny, Trixie & Bacon!
Congratulations to you and Almond! The babies are adorable!