Injury Broken Leg?

[Umpire 73]

Guilt finally clicked in and I called the vet(s) this morning.
After a phone conversation both agreed that it is probably a sprain--which happened to one of the vet's personal guinea pigs--and is likely not serious.
However--just to be sure--my boy has an appointment tomorrow morning.
As many here have pointed out, the vet informed me that guinea pigs are very good at hiding pain and they can make him comfortable.
Thanks for all of the feed back/advice.

 

[lunarminx]

Just a side note. I am going to assume the same is for animals just like humans. If it was broken and depending on the bone if its not set pretty quick within 24 hours they could have to rebreak it to set it properly.

 

[Umpire 73]

Well, leg not broken but a bad sprain.
He is on pain meds plus has to live in a separate cage away from his friend for 2 weeks--then a return vet visit.
Both cages are side by side but he other one keeps trying to lure him out to play.
What is the best way to keep the injured pig's spirits up until he is allowed to re join his buddy???

 

[MrWhistles]

Keep him with his cage mate. Separating them will only add more stress to the whole issue. In my experience, with my own sprains, I found movement helped me recover faster. However, if something hurts, the animal may not be inclined to "bite the bullet" like people do. I'd still keep him with his cage mate. I really see no benefit of separating them.

 

[Umpire 73]

Glad to say all is well.

 

[Kim37040]

Glad to say all is well.

Glad to hear.
What was the diagnosis?

 

[Umpire 73]

Just a sprain.
One week of medication and 2 weeks alone time in a separate
cage did the trick.

 

[GuineaPig333]

Yay! I'm happy to hear everything is okay!