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Recent content by lilpumpkamo

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    New Here but Not to Guinea Pigs

    I wasn't allowed pets growing up. In order to get a guinea pig, (my mom's coworker's guinea pig had babies unexpectedly) I had to give a PowerPoint Presentation to three of my mom friends/neighbors on my knowledge of guinea pigs and why I deserved one. The vote was 2-1 in my favor and the rest...
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    Sick Mystery hair loss near back legs during persistent UTI

    Hello all, I am stumped so I wanted to crowdsource some info from other guinea pig owners. This is mostly a TLDR I wrote a lot under the images on Imgur. Here is her history: Age: I have had Kaylor for 3.5 years, unsure of her age as I rescued her but let's guess about 5 years old now...
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    Sick Guinea pig with URI wont eat critical care

    Did they give you probiotics? Sometimes the antibiotics like Baytrill can cause loss of appetite, using Bene Bac is very helpful in helping to keep your guinea pi's gut in check. You can buy it on your own if you didn't get any at the vet...
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    Lost my beloved Lily (Lily puff) unexpectedly overnight

    I rescued Lily 3.5 years ago from a Facebook post from someone who asked if guinea pigs could be released in to the woods (?!?!). I left work early to drive 90 minutes to get her and the rest is history. She was able to handle the transition to solo pig to one of four pretty easily but I always...
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