Where People & Piggies Thrive

Newbie or Guinea Guru? Popcorn in!

Register for free to enjoy the full benefits.
Find out more about the NEW, drastically improved site and forum!

Register

Recent content by sallyvh

  1. sallyvh

    Pregnancy Advice - Pregnant Younger Guinea Pig

    A couple of years ago I rescued two 12 week old females who were very early in pregnancy when I brought them home. Not an expert on pregnancy, but I do have experience and both of my girls had safe deliveries. I kept my girls together and I would recommend keeping your group together if they...
  2. sallyvh

    Pregnancy Rescue Pigs Pregnancy Journey

    It has been a while since our last update! Overall, the pigs are doing well. Unfortunately the one lethal, Gus, didn't make it. He passed away on June 19th at 7.5 weeks old. It was very sad, but I will admit, not all that surprising. The poor little guy had some real troubles and I don't think...
  3. sallyvh

    How will I know she's going into labor- day 64 today.

    Just be patient. They will come when they come. With my two pregnant rescues, the one had separated pubic bones for 6 days before delivery, while the other's pubic bones were only separated for 1 day before she delivered. Both were the same age and had the same number of pups. Pregnancy is...
  4. sallyvh

    Pregnancy Pregnant Pig signs of pending birth?

    I recently went through pregnancies with two young rescues. It's hard to wait, but the babies will come when they come! With my girls, the first one had separated pelvic bones for 6 days. During that time her behavior was 100% normal, still eating and running around her cage. She was even...
  5. sallyvh

    Pregnancy Rescue Pigs Pregnancy Journey

    And our baby saga continues. Last night Betty safely delivered 3 pups. Two little girls and sadly another lethal white boy. I went into their room to check on them before bed around 11:30 and found her with all 3 of them already cleaned and dry. This new lethal boy is also completely blind...
  6. sallyvh

    Pregnancy Rescue Pigs Pregnancy Journey

    A little update on everyone here. Mama and babies continue to do well. The two normal babies are so active. They are constantly popcorning about and are eating very well. Both are gaining weight and doing awesome. Ramona is the perfect mother. She's so attentive with them and she has done well...
  7. sallyvh

    Pregnancy Rescue Pigs Pregnancy Journey

    Thank you guys! I will certainly keep you all updated on his progress and Betty as we get closer to her delivering her babies. He made it through the night and is very strong, he certainly has some spunk in him. He's toddling about and wheeks after his mom whenever she leaves him. He nurses...
  8. sallyvh

    Pregnancy Rescue Pigs Pregnancy Journey

    Baby day finally arrived and it is very bittersweet. Ramona did an absolutely amazing job, she delivered quickly, with no issues and bounced back right away. She delivered 3 wonderful little babies. All are active and alert. The sad part is we do have one lethal white. Currently he is doing...
  9. sallyvh

    Pregnancy Rescue Pigs Pregnancy Journey

    Still patiently waiting for babies over here. Both girls continue to do well, they're active and eating up a storm. They're still quite skittish and will hide any time I come in the room, but they're getting better. I'm keeping handling to a minimum right now though, just to reduce stress or...
  10. sallyvh

    Pregnancy Rescue Pigs Pregnancy Journey

    So the girls have been home for almost two weeks now. Unfortunately both girls are definitely pregnant. Baby A, now named Ramona is farther along in her pregnancy than her sister. She has a VERY full belly , I want to say at least 3-4 babies. I can feel lots of fetal movement when I hold my...
  11. sallyvh

    Pregnancy Rescue Pigs Pregnancy Journey

    Thanks Soecara lethal whites are my biggest concern in all of this. I'm mainly concerned that dad is likely a brother or their father that was not separated properly, so there's a high likelihood it's a roan/roan pairing. I'm doing my best to not worry about it right now though because there is...
  12. sallyvh

    Pregnancy Rescue Pigs Pregnancy Journey

    It's been a while since I've posted on the forum, but thought this would be a great place to log our current journey and hopefully have it be educational and accessible to others in the future. I'm back with two new rescue girls from Kijiji. I saw this ad on Kijiji last weekend and messaged the...
  13. sallyvh

    Teeth How long to eating after getting teeth filed

    Did she have skull and jaw x-rays done? The squinting eye in combination with overgrown molars is extremely concerning. There could be something internal going on like overgrown roots, an abscess or even a mass that would not have been detected with a trim.
  14. sallyvh

    Conditions Bianka Bella medical concerns thread

    I personally wouldn't be worried. I've had little ones lose small amounts of weight when coming home before. A few days of not eating that well because they are nervous/adjusting to a new diet and home, plus actually having an appropriate sized cage to run and move in all can attribute to a...
  15. sallyvh

    Bonding advice on bonding young female piggies

    If they have already had direct contact through the bars of a cage, I would go ahead and introduce them. The purpose of quarantine with new pigs is to keep them 100% separate in different rooms. If the new pig has anything contagious your pig has now already been exposed. I wouldn't imagine...
Top