I might sound paranoid, but I don't know if my guinea pig is sick.
He is a lone boar, around 4 years of age, as his cage mate passed away in January. We didn't want to get a new piggy as we feared that it may start a cycle as my guinea is older and not really friendly (hence we would have to get him a younger boar or a female but he is not sterilised).
We play with him regularly, I know it's not the same, to make him feel comfortable (he even sleeps in the same room as me and is free to roam about at all times).
He has a healthy appetite though he is eating slower now (I live in Delhi, India and in summers it gets really hot here. even though we have the AC on at all times, it's still a bit hot). He eats almost anything.
Now the reason for my concern is that even though he weighs the same (around 1.090 kg), he looks a bit thinner around the front.
Also, some months back we found that his nipple was enlarged and got it checked and found that it was filled with fluid(clear, no blood) and got it drained. Our vet (or any vet in this state) is not exactly an exotic vet, even though he does perform small surgeries and check ups on exotic animals but nothing big, so I didn't really want him to get a surgery or biopsy (might be more dangerous, I believe).
Please tell me do I have a reason to be concerned?
Also I am thinking about getting him a younger friend [as it's easier to bond older makes with younger ones, speaking from personal experience; once of my other guinea pig(he passed away) was almost bitten very badly by a boar around the same age] but am worried what will happen to the younger piggy after my minho.
He is a lone boar, around 4 years of age, as his cage mate passed away in January. We didn't want to get a new piggy as we feared that it may start a cycle as my guinea is older and not really friendly (hence we would have to get him a younger boar or a female but he is not sterilised).
We play with him regularly, I know it's not the same, to make him feel comfortable (he even sleeps in the same room as me and is free to roam about at all times).
He has a healthy appetite though he is eating slower now (I live in Delhi, India and in summers it gets really hot here. even though we have the AC on at all times, it's still a bit hot). He eats almost anything.
Now the reason for my concern is that even though he weighs the same (around 1.090 kg), he looks a bit thinner around the front.
Also, some months back we found that his nipple was enlarged and got it checked and found that it was filled with fluid(clear, no blood) and got it drained. Our vet (or any vet in this state) is not exactly an exotic vet, even though he does perform small surgeries and check ups on exotic animals but nothing big, so I didn't really want him to get a surgery or biopsy (might be more dangerous, I believe).
Please tell me do I have a reason to be concerned?
Also I am thinking about getting him a younger friend [as it's easier to bond older makes with younger ones, speaking from personal experience; once of my other guinea pig(he passed away) was almost bitten very badly by a boar around the same age] but am worried what will happen to the younger piggy after my minho.
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