Recent content by cbriske

Hi all! (Sorry for the long post) I am hoping that someone else may have experienced this and can provide some guidance. My eldest pig (6 years old), Bear, has been presenting with blood around her vulva for the last month or so. The first time we noticed it, we took her to the vet and she was...

Hi Everyone! I have a 3 year old pig named Bear and sadly we just recently lost her cagemate Bianca to cancer. I adopted both of them together and they have been happy cagemates for 3 years. While they weren't from the same litter, they were definitely sisters. I know I'm not quite ready to...

@foggycreekcavy We have both of them on fleece bedding now. I'll definitely look for hair cutting scissors. Thanks for the tips!

@spy9doc Thank you so much for the tips! And your pig is quite cute!

@new2piggs Thank you! :)

Hi everyone! I recently adopted a silkie guinea pig and a texel guinea pig but don't have much experience with long haired guinea pigs. Any advice or suggestions you can provide about how to trim and care for their long and curly hair would be appreciated. We have an electric hair trimmer that...

I think due to size and the placement of the mass, it probably isn't an ovarian cyst. Thank you for the suggestion though.

I spoke with another vet and she thinks that the cancer has most likely metastasized in her mammary glands. She doesn't think that surgery will help and will only cause unnecessary pain for her. I'm just going to do my best to make her comfortable and give her lots of love. I'm not sure how much...

Hi everyone, I need some advice. My 3 year old gp named Bianca recently had blood in her urine so i took her to the vet and x-rays were done. There weren't any stones in her bladder but there was sludge and gas in her lower abdomen. The vet gave me Baytril, simethicone and loxicom to help with...