Recent content by mekalika

Thanks everyone! Sorry I didn't post back sooner. It seemed like I was just being paranoid. As of now, Hunter seems perfectly normal and healthy. He could maybe gain more weight, but everything is back to normal now. :)

Hunter had been steadily recovering and seemed almost completely normal since the weekend (August 8), and we stopped all his medications. He hasn't really been gaining or losing weight, but his poos seem normal in size and quantity haha. This morning he seemed a bit off. I filled the pigs' bowl...

@spy9doc: Yikes, I hope Chester heals well from his dental work! Thanks for all the tips. The liquid vitamin C bottle from Walgreens is huge, so I think it should be more than enough for a while. The hospital gave us this 12cc syringe for the Critical Care. We cut off the tip and it seems to...

Yes, it includes $85 for sending the xrays to radiology, $95 for second set of xrays on the last day (which I approved), about $70 for prescriptions and Critical Care, and $143 for each day spent there w/ syringe feeding. Phew...>$900 so far including the over the counter stuff and it may not...

Would like to add that his bill for Tuesday and Wednesday at the clinic, including prescriptions and Critical Care totaled to $533.20.

Yesterday evening we took Hunter home from the clinic. They had turn off the oxygen blowing in his incubator since about noon and his breathing was still normal, so he wasn't receiving anything at the hospital that he couldn't get at home. They did another xray and it didn't seem like his lungs...

Thanks for the tip poop_patrol! We'll be careful with the blueberry or just give them to Charlotte, hehe. Or I'll eat them myself! I reposted on Guinea Lynx: https://www.guinealynx.info/forums/viewtopic.php?t=72078

@lissie: Yes, we first went to the Los Gatos branch where we saw Dr. Blackwolf. Dr. Nakamura also took a look at him. Then we took him to the Los Altos branch where he's mainly been seen by Dr. Cote. We also spoke to Dr. Metzger yesterday morning. I feel like they don't really know what's wrong...

I thought I would also share these xrays of him since I got a copy. They're pretty neat looking!

Thank you! He usually hovers around 2.9 to 3 pounds. I feel like he must be at least half cuy since he has the right coloring, but he's not super large. He also doesn't have a cuy personality at all - he's totally laid back, accepts pets in his cage, and is easy to handle. I wasn't aware that...

Yesterday morning at 6:45 AM I gave my two guinea pigs, Charlotte and Hunter ("Hunger") their pellets. Hunter came out of his hidey hut but only managed to get halfway across the 2x4 cage before collapsing. His movements were strange and jerky, and he couldn't stand up properly at all. I called...

I use wood pellets for the kitchen area (1x4) of my 2x4 cage. I was using Kaytee wood pellets ($20 for 25 lb on Amazon), but with the help of this forum, just switched over to wood pellets I bought from Lowe's ($5 for 40 lb!). I got two brands, Sierra Supreme and Golden Firea which are both...

Hi everyone, I noticed that my guinea pig has a swollen toe yesterday. His nail is also a little bit red. He doesn't seem to be in pain and didn't mind me poking it, but it's a little worrisome. What do you think? Sarah

Yeah, expanding out would be better. If the situation really feels bad to you (I can just imagine how annoyed I would be with two cages to clean!), have you considered adopting one out and then finding the remaining one a new friend? Perhaps you could neuter the remaining one and find him a...

I went to the vet this morning! Charlotte is fine, and the vet didn't feel anymore babies inside her, so that's good. I'm relieved that she's healthy and that she won't be having any pups :)