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Vet took an x-ray and found no stones. He put her on Baytril pills for 6 days to help clean up the infection. He thinks the scabbing is from her cleaning herself due to the irritation. She is still eating and drinking normally, which makes me happy. Gonna keep a closer eye on her and make sure...

Also, she does not squeak when she urinates. She is still eating her hay and food normally.

Hi I have a female guinea pig approx. 5 years old. She's had reoccurring UTIs, which comes from her sitting low to the ground and having long hair around her bottom. I just noticed tonight that her genital area is very swollen and it looks infected (also an odor present). I tried to clean her...

I made a vet appointment for later today. I am bringing both pigs to verify their sexes (I positive they are both female). I will post pictures later today. I haven't seen anything online that would explain it.

Pepper, my almost 4 yo pig, was treated for a UTI a few weeks ago. This morning I found 3 "sacs" about 5-6 times the size of a regular poo dropping. One was completely covered in poop, but not the consistency, very firm. The other two are bloody and pink colored, very firm and not squishy. I...

Here is Molly taking a bath. Isn't she cute? Molly came down with something yesterday morning and I rushed her to the vet. They gave me some antibiotics and told me to hand feed her if she doesn't eat. I did as much as I could. I even separated her from the other two by a gate so she could rest...

UPDATE: I feed her this morning. She took the food rather well I thought but still not as good as I wanted her to be. Had to go to class for a few hours. I skipped my last class so I could come home and feed her. I came home and she had already passed away. I can't stop crying. I'm sorry, I did...

UPDATE: I just came back from a cavy vet, thank goodness my local vet knew one in the area. He said that her nose and lungs are clear and her heart is strong. He thinks she picked something up and gave her a shot of Baytril. He also gave me Baytril (enrofloxacin) tablets to give to her every...

I woke up to find Molly sitting in a hut keeping to herself. When I lifted the hut, she usually finds a new spot, but this time she just sat there. Worried, I picked her up and found that she has gooey eyes and they don't look very shiny. Her breathing also sounds a little wet but when I...

Do you have multiple pigs? How do you make sure each is getting enough?

Oh kgs definitely!

I went to the vet a few months ago and found out that my pigs are on the larger side. Pepper weights a hefty 1300kg and Molly and Zelda at 1000kg! My vet told me that 1200kg was the max weight. I've been trying to restrict their diet a little bit (putting the pellets in only at certain times of...

I also took the box that you see in the photo and put in a cat cube. I thought that this would be easier to clean (the box would get wet and stay wet) I also put in a liner and bedding to keep it cleaner. That is where I put their hay, which I clean out daily.

What I did before I got Zelda, was set up the pen during the day which Pepper and Molly would be in. At night I would put the two in a slightly smaller cage so that I could clean their pen and let the towels dry out. When I got Zelda I found out that putting all 3 in the smaller cage was WAY too...

Welcome! I'm new here, but have owned my pigs for almost a year now! I have found this site very helpful and love all the feedback I've gotten. Just keep an open mind to some suggestions you might get.