Recent content by FailedFoster

Hi folks! He's doing a lot better! Turns out he had stasis, so the force feeding every 2 hours was exactly what he needed. We've got him on a motility aid (metoclopramide) and benebac, but the vet was already hearing good gut sounds. We also have him on meloxicam. He's perked up a lot and his...

Hello! Op here. Just to be clear for y'all, I know to only bring him to an exotics vet, I know that he'll need a lot of help to bounce back, and I am more than willing to do what it takes (ie waking up every 2 hours to feed critical care). What I'm really looking for is for someone who has seen...

Like I mentioned in my post, there is no emergency exotic vet within 5 hours of where I am and I'll be bringing him in tomorrow to the regular, which here in the Midwest means daytime, vet in my area. I also did mention specifically exotics vets in my post, which i thought indicated I knew not...

I accepted a guinea pig a week ago from a family that was moving out after the kids got "bored of it." I took him to the vet and besides being underweight (which we're working on), the vet said he seemed healthy. This evening, his muscle tone isn't there when I pick him up and he's puffed up in...

What we want is for her to get proper vet care so you'll know whether or not it's cancer, a fatty tumor, or something else. If it's cancer, then pain management and/ or euthanasia would be humane. You CANNOT find the cause without proper vet care. And guinea pigs are prey animals, which means...

I second both batters and pigmommy89. Just letting her suffer and die because you don't want to give her up to someone who can provide the needed medical care is, to be frank, cruel. If you cannot provide veterinary care, which is understandable, then I repeat what I said before: time to...

Did he say why she was limping? I'm sorry the vet didn't seem very helpful! We strongly recommend cavy-savvy exotics vets because regular vets don't really know what's up with cavies. Here's a good link on finding a good exotics vet: https://www.guinealynx.info/vet.html In addition to the...

Hello again! I was just wondering how old/ big the babies should be before I try and introduce them to my older boars? Obviously I'm going to wait until the quarantine period is over, but after that? I've got a big boy who's definitely a humper lol. What do y'all think? I want to make sure...

Welcome to the forum Mymisters!

That does sound like there might have been some injury. It could either be the leg itself, or something might be injured from the birthing process. I would get her to a cavy-savvy exotics vet to get that checked out. Also, she may very well be pregnant again. Female pigs go into a really strong...

My boar did that as well! To me, it seemed he didn't like it and was doing the piggy "reprimand". Most piggies don't like their backs being scratched, so that's also normal. :)

Re: Hello from TX :) Hello LightSeeker, and welcome! 2x4 may be big enough if you're getting sows. However, two boars need at least 2x5, if not more. For the nook, most pigs prefer their food on the same level. In my experience, pigs love running around on a single level more than going up...

Happy Birthday Yoshi!

Thanks! Can you link to something similar to what you use in terms of "clippers"? There are so many ways to remove hair that I want to be sure I'm getting the right one lol.

Gotcha, thanks! I appreciate the help! I've never had long-hairs and while I assumed I would at some point, I thought I'd have longer to research than my cop buddy knocking on my door with a carrier lol. Some folks were planning on doing an intervention, but when they went in, they discovered it...