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Do you think that using a topical antibiotic AND doing soaks with either betadine or chlorhexadine would be too much? Or does that really depend on the pig? I worry that she'll have a harder time fighting off the infection because of her age. I also don't know if I should have mentioned this or...

She's in a very large C&C with 3 layers of folded towels and a layer of fleece. I keep my apartment in the upper 70's to help keep her warm, but she likes to spend most of her time underneath an upside down cuddle cup to help keep her warm. I move the location of it every 12 hours since she...

It's been a long time since I've posted here, but I want some advice from other guinea pig lovers. I only have one guinea pig left from my herd, my 7 year old sow, BoJangles (Bo). Over the summer she was diagnosed with arthritis, and to make a long story short, she's on 2 different...

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone... it's just so hard losing 2 of my pigs in such close succession...

I decided that it was time to update this thread. Here is what happened: On Monday morning I got her into the vet first thing. The vet (the same one that diagnosed Root Beer) did a very thorough examination on her. She decided that an x-ray needed to be done, and took her in the backroom. When...

When I was researching, I came across that it may be heart problems. I plan on doing if/when she is taken in to the vet. Thank you for your input. Do you think it would be a good idea to separate her from the others? Perhaps in a hospital cage that is connected to the main one or a hospital...

I'm trying to figure out if there is actually something wrong with my pig, Monkey, or not. I figure it could be one of three things: 1) Monkey is stressed out 2) I'm being paranoid 3) There is actually something wrong with her and I need to take her in to the vet Her symptoms would be losing...

Thanks you, and yes. I also let her say goodbye to the 4 remaining pigs. 1 neutered boy (Oliver), and 3 girls (BoJangles, Skunk, and Monkey). They are in a slight depression right now, and while eating a sufficient amount, they are not eating as much as they were when her hospital cage was...

There is an update... Sadly only mere hours after last updating this thread (on Sunday, October 23), Root Beer began taking a turn for the worse. She stopped eating and drinking that night, and she began to have difficultly closing her good eye. She also began to have trouble breathing from her...

I just wanted to update this. Root Beer's fur is gaining some luster back, she's eating and drinking normally again, and has become very regular again. She's even gained 1.5oz back since starting the medicine. There is one set back though... she has gone blind in her bad eye. I can tell since...

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for your support...

Thank you... She is 3 and a half years old. This whole thing started on Saturday night when I noticed that her left eye was red, I took her out of the cage and noticed it was goopy as well. I separated her immediately from the others, and placed her in my room. She also had nasal discharge from...

I know it's been a while since I posted here, about a year and a half. Life got very busy for me after by last adoption (a neutered male whom I named Oliver). This morning I went to the vet (who is very cavy savvy), and got some horrible news... one of my pigs, Root Beer, has cancer. Lymphoma...

About 30 minutes ago (around 5amCST) I went over to the side of the cage to pet the pigs. I currently have my largest girl, BoJangles, separated from the rest (I sectioned off part of the cage so she could still be near everyone) since she is the only one has not taken to Oliver yet (that...

Petstore pigs are often mis-sexed, sick, and/or pregnant. If you are positive that your girl is a girl, then, yes, it's a possibility that she is pregnant. She may have been housed with a male BEFORE you got her. The only way to know for sure is a trip to a cavy savvy vet. If you want more...

Where did you get your pig from? Also fruit should only be given occasionally as a treat since he contains lots of sugar.

RIP Bodie Nichols.... Please see his memorial thread for more information... https://www.guineapigcages.com/forum/memory/52501-my-beloved-bodie.html

His breathing has started to become noticeably more labored....

Thank you... and I know... once I saw the x-ray I started balling, and have been crying on and off since finding out. I also have been considering euthanasia... I've tried to stay positive since there is a chance he can pull through... but the vet DID try to give me some false hope. I wasn't...

His weight has stabilized, and even increased by almost an ounce since I started the forced feedings.