If the antibiotic is effective, the pig shouldn't be contagious after about 48 hours on it. The question is, is it effective? And there's not really any way to know that if the pig isn't getting...
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If the antibiotic is effective, the pig shouldn't be contagious after about 48 hours on it. The question is, is it effective? And there's not really any way to know that if the pig isn't getting...
namida, we do not recommend that people buy from pet stores under any circumstances. Most guinea pigs sold in stores are bred and raised in horrible conditions. No effort is made to keep track of...
I'm so sorry.
Classic sign of something wrong with his back teeth. See an exotic vet with dental experience.
I had seven over a period of about eight years.
Nebulizing plain saline can help in some situations but not in others. It's not apt to hurt anything, but it may not help, either.
I had nothing but sows, and I only had one with ovarian cysts. I chose not to spay even her -- we treated her with hormones.
The fact that they're related probably won't affect anything one way or the other. You'll have to reintroduce them as if they've never met.
Puberty is another question altogether. They'll...
No, and that's one of the reasons it can even be given to guinea pigs. Anything nebulized goes directly into the lungs. If any of it ever makes it into the digestive tract, it would be as a...
It's one of the big guns in the antibiotic world. It can be used for several things, but it's not usually given for routine things because it is hard on the GI tract.
F10's not an antibiotic, it's a disinfectant. Like bleach, except presumably not as harsh. It is nebulized for snakes, but I've never heard of it being done for a guinea pig. I'm not sure I'd want...
That's better, but that's still way too much corn. Corn these days has a tremendous amount of sugar, and I never fed mine any more than a few kernels. The silks and husks, however, are good for...
Welcome to the forum. But please don't buy from a pet store. If you have trouble locating pigs in your area, we may be able to help you.
And here's something to get you started:...
Fresh corn, carrots and oranges are an awful lot of sugar for a guinea pig. And sugar can upset the digestive tract because it affects the balance of good and bad bacteria.
I would take him off...
3.5 what? Years or pounds?
Bladder stones may or may not move. They can be attached to the bladder wall and not move at all. If not attached, then they may move.
Bloat doesn't necessarily...
Take her to an exotic vet and have her checked for ovarian cysts. They're by far the most common reason for that kind of behavior.
I don't know what it is, but here are a few thoughts.
First, cysts and tumors don't usually grow that fast. That suggests that it's an infection, which should be treatable. Nothing, however, is...
It depends on your guinea pigs. Some pigs love floor time, and will happily roam around investigating things, or will play with the toys you put down for them. Others are scared stiff and will hide...
Broccoli is a cruciferous vegetable, and as such, is gas-producing and can cause serious GI problems, as Guinea Pig Papa says. Will a little bit of broccoli kill a pig? Probably not. Is it worth...
It could be cyst or lipoma, and I'd think a cyst could grow more quickly. It would take a biopsy to be certain.
But cyst removal isn't too bad a surgery. There are no abdominal muscles involved,...
I'd avoid romaine. In some pigs, it causes excess calcium excretion which can contribute to bladder stones. It doesn't bother others, but there's no way to know which is which. Safer to just avoid...
Yep. Timothy for both, and take the baby out for a parsley sprig a couple of times a day.
If there's a definite right and wrong side, it's almost certainly printed. Fleece with the color IN the threads is so much the same on both sides it's hard to determine which is the right side and...
You don't need to disinfect it with lysol. They live in lots of poop, and a sink that's just been cleaned with soap or cleanser is certainly not going to do anything detrimental to them.
Bleach won't fade fleece that is woven of colored threads. They're the same color all the way through. It will bleach out fleece that is printed.