Recent content by Beahbeah

Thanks for your responses everybody! I definitely feel that she can make it back and forth from the vet a few times. I'll pack lots of cucumbers and maybe some watermelon too, she is a huge water drinker. And I will definitely bring a comfy fleece bed and some towels for her to hide in. One...

Hi everyone, I'm having a bit of a dilemma here; I have a guinea pig that needs a set of about 3-4 hormone shots over the next couple months for ovarian cysts. This is a normal thing for her, she's been dealing with it over the past couple years. However, I just moved about 45 minutes away...

My guinea pigs are the exact same. They like Oxbow Timothy Hay and Oxbow Timothy Hay only. I have had to buy them orchard grass hay and other brands of timothy in the past when the pet store was sold out of the Oxbow timothy hay, and they barely ate any of it. I don't know about your pigs, but I...

I am just like you, super nervous about clipping their nails because I just hate it when I clip too close and hurt them! I agree with what everyone has been saying about using veggies as a distraction. What I do with my pigs is put them in a good position, clip one nail, then put them down and...

I just got back from the vet. There definitely is a cyst, but it is fairly small right now. She also said that spaying would be too much of a risk, so Truffle will be getting three shots of cystorelin, each spaced two weeks apart. After that, the vet said she would look into giving her...

I highly recommend the products from Gorgeous Guineas. One of my pigs had a little bit of dandruff/fungus on her skin last winter (definitely wasn't mites). I gave her one bath with their Manuka & Neem Shampoo and the Original 4 Oil conditioner, and it worked beautifully, along with a few...

I'll have to ask the vet about the hormones she got. She has an appointment tomorrow, so I'll post an update then.

Foggycreekcavy, Thank you so much for your reply. So to answer your questions, she received the hormone injections before the surgery for the cyst on her skin. I chose the injections because I was already worried about the risks of surgery, and also because it was cheaper to just give her a...

I'm not sure where you're from, but if you're in Canada you can order from Montreal Critters. The fish is listed under the ferret section: (broken link removed) My pigs unfortunately never went inside their fish, they only laid down on top of it. ETA: Sorry, I just saw that you're in Michigan...

I know I'm posting this really late, but have you checked out this site? They list a number of vets in the GTA. (broken link removed) Also, if you're willing to travel a bit, I take my pigs to Campus Estates Vet Clinic in Guelph (Home Page | Campus Estates Animal Hospital). They are very...

I have two female guinea pigs, both about 2.5-3 years old (I'm not completely sure because I adopted them from a humane society). One of them, Truffle, is clearly showing symptoms of ovarian cysts (baldness on her sides, constant mounting/dominance behaviour, acting as though she is in heat...

One of my two female pigs loves to "flash" the other one when she's in heat, kind of like you described. She'll raise up her bum and then display her genitals for a few seconds. So I wouldn't worry, it's most likely normal behaviour!

I'm not sure it would be a good idea to shave any animal's fur. I have been told by a number of vets that the type of fur an animal has serves a purpose, even if we don't know what it is. My parents have a long-haired cat, and they were going to shave him over the summer to keep him cool, but...

My pigs will occasionally lie down on me, and one of them has fallen asleep once or twice. It is really sweet when they do it, and I definitely prefer sleeping pigs than ones who are climbing all over me and trying to lick my face!

Thanks for your advice, everyone. The good news is I caught the mouse last night, and it seems to have been the only one (I set a second trap just in case and it is still empty). I also sprayed peppermint essential oil all over the basement (where my room is), which apparently repels mice. I'm...